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France

Macron Hails 42% EV Share. France's Top EV in September Was a Tesla

France's EV share hit 42% in September as Macron touted four gigafactories. The top EV was a Tesla Model Y, and only the Renault 5 is French-built.

Haye KestelooOct 13

BYD

BYD Denza Z9GT Claims World’s Longest EV Range at 1,036 Km, But CLTC Numbers Need Context

The updated Denza Z9GT will offer two battery pack options -- 102.326 kWh and 122.496 kWh -- delivering CLTC ranges of 820 km and 1,036 km respectively

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Tesla

Nankai University’s 700 Wh/kg Battery Makes CATL’s Best Look Like Yesterday’s Tech

Nankai University researchers published a 700 Wh/kg lithium metal battery in Nature on February 25 — nearly three times the energy density of CATL's Qilin. The same team already has a 500 Wh/kg battery installed in a FAW Hongqi vehicle targeting mass production by end of 2026.

Haye KestelooFeb 27

Ford

Ford and Xiaomi in Secret EV Talks: Why Dearborn’s China Bet Gets Riskier by the Week

Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving a Xiaomi SU7 for over a year and openly admits he doesn’t want to give it up. Now the Financial Times reports Ford and Xiaomi held actual talks about building EVs together on American soil. Ford says the report is “completely false.” Ford’s denial came directly from the…

Haye KestelooJan 31

Renault

Renault Kills Ampere: New CEO Dismantles De Meo’s EV Spinoff in Latest European Retreat

Renault SA plans to reintegrate its Ampere electric vehicle and software operations back into the parent company, reversing a strategy that never delivered the €10 billion valuation former CEO Luca de Meo once promised investors. The French automaker is meeting with labor unions today to discuss the reorganization. Bloomberg reports that CEO François Provost is…

Haye KestelooJan 21

Model S

Verge Motorcycles vs. The Solid-State Hype Machine: Why Scientists Don’t Believe Finland’s ‘Holy Grail’ Battery Claims

Finnish electric motorcycle maker Verge Motorcycles and its technology spinoff Donut Lab just announced the world’s first production vehicle with solid-state batteries at CES 2026. The $30,000 TS Pro promises 200+ miles of range, sub-10-minute charging, and 100,000 charge cycles. There’s just one problem: the company has shared zero technical data, zero third-party validation, and…

Haye KestelooJan 19

Ford and GM Spark Tesla's Charging Dominance. Tesla Model # Performance at a Tesla Supercharger location. Copyright EVXL.co

Model 3

EV Battery Degradation Study Reveals The Real Threat Isn’t Your Battery – It’s How You Charge It

For years, the biggest anxiety holding back prospective EV buyers wasn’t range – it was battery degradation. We’ve been covering this concern since EVXL’s founding, watching the narrative shift from “EV batteries die after 5 years” to something far more nuanced. Now, a comprehensive new study from fleet telematics company Geotab analyzing over 22,700 electric…

Haye KestelooJan 15

Tesla Senior Engineering Executive Bids Adieu for New Venture

Elon Musk

Cobalt Mining Exposé Reveals the Uncomfortable Truth Every EV Buyer Should Know

The electric vehicle revolution runs on cobalt, and a devastating new book exposes exactly whose hands dig it out of the ground. “The Elements of Power” by New Yorker journalist Nicolas Niarchos traces the battery supply chain from Congolese mines to Chinese factories to the EVs parked in American driveways, and the picture isn’t pretty.…

Haye KestelooJan 15

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