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Tesla’s new car sales in Spain fell 8.75% in November compared to the same month last year, registering just 1,523 vehicles, according to data released Monday by industry group ANFAC. The decline comes as the broader Spanish electrified vehicle market doubled during the same period, report Reuters. We’ve been tracking Tesla’s European struggles throughout 2025,…
BMW’s all-electric coupe-SUV future just came into focus. Prototypes of the new iX4 have been spotted testing for the first time, revealing a sleek, range-topping electric crossover that could deliver more than 500 miles on a single charge, according to Autocar. We’ve been tracking BMW’s Neue Klasse transformation since prototypes began testing in southern France…
Germany just made it official. Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed today that he’s sending a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen demanding that Brussels allow plug-in hybrids and “highly efficient” combustion engines to be sold beyond the 2035 deadline. “We’re sending the right signal to the commission with this letter,” Merz said at…
Tesla’s top China executive publicly defended the company’s deep ties to Chinese suppliers on Wednesday, directly contradicting reports that the automaker is systematically removing China-made components from its American factories.
The founders of Harbinger Motors have watched EV startups collapse from the inside. Now FedEx is betting they learned the right lessons. Harbinger Motors, a medium-duty electric truck chassis maker led by veterans of failed EV companies Faraday Future, Canoo, and CODA, just closed a $160 million Series C funding round co-led by FedEx. The…
Tesla faces sales pressure in all three of the world’s biggest car markets simultaneously, with European registrations plunging 48.5% in October while industry-wide EV sales jumped 26%. The collapse comes as CEO Elon Musk has spent much of 2025 focused on robotics pursuits and winning shareholder approval for his freshly minted $1 trillion pay package.…
Europe’s embattled carmakers are hoping for regulatory relief when Brussels unveils an auto sector package on December 10, which could water down an effective ban on new combustion engines initially slated for 2035. The continent’s automakers from Volkswagen to Renault had high hopes for the electric vehicle shift when they set ambitious targets at the…
Volkswagen just admitted what we’ve been reporting for years: German engineering can’t keep up with China’s EV pace. The automaker completed its €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) test center in Hefei on Tuesday, claiming it can now slash development costs by up to 50% while accelerating timelines by 30%. This marks the first time in Volkswagen’s…
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