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BYD has overtaken Tesla in the United Kingdom’s electric vehicle market, marking a stunning reversal in one of Europe’s largest markets for plug-in cars. The Chinese manufacturer registered almost seven times more new cars than Tesla last month, according to data released Wednesday by the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The shift…
Tesla’s China-made electric vehicle sales fell 9.9% year-over-year in October 2025 to 61,497 units, reversing a brief September uptick and signaling renewed struggles in the world’s largest EV market. The decline, reported by the China Passenger Car Association, marks a troubling return to the downward trajectory that plagued the automaker for eight consecutive months earlier…
Porsche is testing heavily camouflaged electric 718 Cayman prototypes at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit, with the sports car wearing fake bodywork designed to make it resemble a 911. The testing comes as Porsche posts its first quarterly loss ever—a staggering $1.1 billion wipeout—while simultaneously developing both electric and combustion versions of its entry-level sports car for…
Tesla has pulled back the curtain on the engineering philosophy behind its new Model Y Performance, revealing how the electric automaker achieved blistering 3.3-second 0-60 mph times and 306 miles of EPA-estimated range through aerodynamic refinement rather than simply cranking up horsepower. In a detailed design walkthrough, Tesla’s engineering team explained how everything from extended…
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…
General Motors is laying off more than 3,300 electric vehicle workers across Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee as the automaker slashes EV production following the expiration of federal tax credits. The cuts represent one of the most significant workforce reductions in the industry since the $7,500 EV incentive ended on September 30, 2025. The layoffs come…
European car sales jumped 10.7% in September 2025, driven by a plug-in hybrid explosion that signals automakers are choosing profitable hybrids over money-losing pure electric vehicles to meet emissions targets. But the real story lies beneath the headline numbers: Tesla’s sales dropped 10.5% while Chinese rival BYD surged 398%, according to data released Tuesday by…
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…
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