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Older VW ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq Owners Get Battery Preheating

Skoda pushes battery preheating to 200,000 Enyaqs built through 2023 from November 16. VW's ID. Software 3.9.1 adds it for older ID models. No US date yet.

Damien KestelooNov 53 min read

Rendering of a transparent electric car plugged into a wall charger, with its battery cells glowing green under the floor and the Power Converter electronics lit blue

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes Wants Its EVs to Hold Steady Voltage as Batteries Drain

Mercedes-Benz's Power Converter research tech holds 800 volts as battery cells drain or age. The prototype makes 3 kW, and no production car is named.

Damien KestelooNov 5

Front of a dark green Skoda Enyaq electric SUV against a green background, showing its illuminated light bar and headlights

United Kingdom

UK EV Share Hit 32% in October, but 2026 Forecast Is 27.2%

Electric cars took 32.0% of UK registrations in October, SMMT says, but the year-to-date share is 26.6% and the 2026 forecast 27.2% against a 33% target.

Damien KestelooNov 5

Stainless steel Tesla Cybertruck parked inside a Tesla showroom with a red Tesla sign behind it

xAI

Comedian Says Musk's xAI Offered a Tesla for a Week of Exclusive Clips

Comedian Matt Husk says Musk's xAI offered him a Tesla for a week to post videos only for it. OpenAI offered a timer patch and gifts. He turned both down.

Haye KestelooNov 5

Giga Berlin

Tesla to File for Giga Berlin's Second Hall in December, No New Water

Tesla plans a 536,000 m² second hall at Giga Berlin, filing in December for a 2027 start inside its water contract. Its utility says the wells are maxed.

Haye KestelooNov 4

White Kia EV3 compact electric SUV driving toward the camera on a two-lane mountain road with a guardrail and pine trees behind it

Kia

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 4

Tesla

Tesla Registrations Nearly Quadruple in Germany but Trail BYD

Tesla registered 2,932 cars in Germany in October, up 290.9% from 750, yet BYD and Leapmotor both registered more, and BYD leads the year by 219 cars.

Damien KestelooNov 4

Worker in a hard hat and safety vest beside a white Megapack battery unit with its doors open as a yellow robot arm works overhead on a factory line

Election

Tesla Falls After Musk's $474M Midterm Bet Loses in Texas and Congress

Tesla fell about 5% at the open after Musk-backed candidates lost Congress and Texas. A Democratic Congress now arrives as Tesla weighs a SpaceX merger.

Haye KestelooNov 4

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