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Kia's EV Sales Nearly Tripled in October, but Hybrids Set the Record

Kia's EV3, EV6 and EV9 sold 3,185 in October, up 171% from a weak post-credit October 2025, but the three EVs were 4% of a record 80,008-car month.

Damien KestelooNov 43 min read

White Kia PV5 van in Korean police livery with a blue and yellow stripe and a red and blue roof light bar, displayed on an exhibition stand

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Kia Unveils EV Police Cars as AI Police Van Patrols in Seoul

Kia showed PV5 and EV5 police concepts in Incheon on October 21. A separate AI-equipped PV5 patrol van has run with Seoul police since July.

Damien KestelooOct 21

Model Y

Tesla Model Y Long Wheelbase Arrives In The US At $61,990, The Six-Seater Answer To The Cramped 7-Seater

Tesla launched the Model Y Long Wheelbase in the US and Puerto Rico today, a stretched, three-row, six-seat version of its best-seller with 325 miles of range and a 4.4-second 0-60 time. Tesla’s configurator lists it as the Model Y L Premium at $61,990, in Launch Series trim with all-wheel drive, sitting above the $57,990…

Haye KestelooJul 2

Toyota

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Says He Feels ‘Very Alone’ as the Industry Shifts to EVs

Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda told British outlet Carwow this week that the industry-wide move to battery-electric vehicles is the single thing he fears most about the future of the car, and that his public defense of combustion engines has left him feeling isolated at the top of the world’s largest automaker. The interview, conducted by…

Haye KestelooJun 9

Jeep

Tesla Supercharger Now Open to Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, and Maserati EVs in North America

Stellantis brands including Dodge, Jeep, and Ram now have access to 27,500+ Tesla Supercharger stalls in North America. See the full list of 21 compatible automakers and what owners need to know about adapters.

Haye KestelooMar 19

Scout Motors Hits 160,000 Reservations — and 87% Chose the Gas Generator Over Full Electric

The single most telling number from Scout Motors’ reservation update isn’t 160,000. It’s 87%. That’s the share of reservation holders who chose the 500-mile extended-range version of the Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra pickup over the pure battery-electric option. For a brand launching in 2027 with the explicit goal of winning over American truck…

Haye KestelooMar 4

Ford

Ford’s PHEV Bet Hits a Wall: Fraunhofer Study Proves Plug-In Hybrids Burn 3x More Fuel Than Claimed

After spending a decade covering the EV market, one stat in a new 61-page Fraunhofer Institute study stopped me cold: the average Porsche PHEV driver charged their battery to less than 50% capacity exactly once over two years. That’s 7 kilowatt-hours total. You’d use more electricity running a space heater for an afternoon. The study,…

Haye KestelooFeb 24

BYD Recalls Nearly 97,000 EVs Over Potential Fire Risk

BYD

BYD Outsold Tesla by 620,000 EVs in 2025, and the Gap Is Still Growing

The final 2025 scorecard is brutal for Tesla. BYD sold 2.26 million battery-electric vehicles last year. Tesla delivered 1.64 million. That’s a 620,000-unit gap that grew every quarter, and it happened while BYD was locked out of the world’s second-largest auto market entirely. The damage extends far beyond the headline numbers. In the countries where…

Haye KestelooFeb 7

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