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Neue Klasse, i7, iX3 and M Electric — Munich’s EV program from validation mule to showroom.

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Lucid

Lucid Motors Faces Backlash Over $7,600 Lease-End Bill As EV Startup Revises Wear Policies

Lucid Motors is scrambling to contain a customer relations crisis after lease-return customers reported receiving excessive wear-and-tear bills reaching thousands of dollars for minor cosmetic damage. One customer’s jaw-dropping $7,600 charge for issues including a nearly $5,000 taillight replacement has sparked widespread complaints on Reddit and owner forums, forcing the financially struggling E

Haye KestelooNov 3

Li Auto

Li Auto Recalls 11,000 Mega EVs After Battery Fire Highlights China’s Growing EV Safety Crisis

Li Auto is recalling 11,411 of its flagship Mega multi-purpose electric vehicles in China following a dramatic battery fire in Shanghai on October 23, 2025, according to Bloomberg. The recall covers all 2024 Mega models produced between February 18, 2024, and December 27, 2024, citing a coolant defect that could trigger thermal runaway in the…

Haye KestelooNov 1

Ford

Ford CEO Issues Dire Warning: China Can “Put Us All Out Of Business” With Existing Capacity

Ford CEO Jim Farley has escalated his warnings about Chinese automotive dominance to existential levels, declaring that China’s manufacturing capacity could single-handedly destroy the entire North American auto industry. In a stark CBS Sunday Morning interview that aired October 26, Farley compared the Chinese threat to 1980s Japan “on steroids”—his most alarming public assessment yet…

Haye KestelooOct 31

Volkswagen to Ditch ID Moniker for Traditional Names on Electric Vehicles

Porsche

Volkswagen Posts €1.3 Billion Loss As Porsche’s EV Disaster And Trump Tariffs Deliver Double Blow

Volkswagen Group reported a €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) operating loss for the third quarter of 2025, marking the German automaker’s first quarterly loss since the pandemic as it absorbs massive charges from Porsche’s failed electric vehicle strategy and President Trump’s punishing import tariffs. The Times reported that Europe’s biggest carmaker swung from a €2.8 billion…

Haye KestelooOct 30

BMW

BMW Unveils iX3 With Game-Changing 400 kW Charging At Japan Mobility Show 2025

BMW is showcasing its revolutionary iX3 electric SUV at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 in Tokyo, marking the Asian premiere of the first production model from the automaker’s groundbreaking Neue Klasse platform. The iX3 debuts with industry-leading 400 kW fast charging capability and next-generation electric drivetrain technology that BMW claims will redefine the premium EV…

Haye KestelooOct 29

Tesla

Yale Study Finds Musk’s Politics Cost Tesla Over 1 Million U.S. Sales, Threatens California’s EV Goals

A groundbreaking study from Yale University economists has quantified for the first time how CEO Elon Musk’s partisan political activities directly damaged Tesla’s U.S. sales. The National Bureau of Economic Research working paper concludes Tesla would have sold between 1 million and 1.26 million additional vehicles from October 2022 through April 2025 without what researchers…

Haye KestelooOct 28

Tesla

Tesla Automatically Extends Subscriptions During Service Visits—No Questions Asked

Tesla has quietly implemented a customer-friendly policy that automatically extends active subscriptions and free trials when vehicles are in service for more than one business day, according to NotATeslaApp.com. The policy ensures owners don’t pay for features they can’t use while their car sits in a service center, eliminating a longstanding frustration for customers paying…

Haye KestelooOct 26

Tesla

Tesla Recalls All 63,619 Cybertrucks Over Too-Bright Parking Lights—Fixed in 9 Days

Tesla has issued a recall for every Cybertruck built to date—all 63,619 units—due to front parking lights that shine brighter than federal regulations allow, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The company discovered the issue internally on October 1, 2025, and deployed a software fix just nine days later, showcasing…

Haye KestelooOct 26

BMW

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