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White Volkswagen ID. Polo electric hatchback with a black roof driving on a country road past green vineyards

Fuel Shock

Volvo Calls the End of Diesel as EU EVs Outsell Gas and Diesel Cars

EU EVs outsold gas and diesel cars combined in August, 196,486 to 179,219, as diesel fell to 6.4%. Volvo's sales chief calls it the end of diesel.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Black Tesla Model 3 Performance plugged in at a Tesla Supercharger stall on a wet parking lot

Ember Data

Ember: EVs Saved Oil Importers $20 Billion Since Hormuz Shut

Ember: EV fleets displaced 200 million barrels of crude worth $20 billion in six months of the Hormuz crisis. China took $14 billion. The U.S. isn't on it.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Blue BYD Han EV sedan parked in front of a stone wall under a clear sky

Ember Data

China's Combustion Cars Fall to 33% of Sales in a Market Down 28%

Combustion cars fell to a record-low 33% of China's car sales in September as gas car sales dropped 43.5%. U.S. battery-electric share sits near 6%.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Volkswagen

VW Told NHTSA It Doesn't Know Why ID.4 Batteries Can Overheat

VW is preparing a European battery recall over fire risk. In the US, 22,524 ID.4s are under an 80% charge advisory with no known cause and no repair yet.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Rider with both arms raised behind a beige and black Zero DS electric motorcycle parked in a muddy puddle on a sandy track lined with wooden fencing in heavy rain

Record

Zero DS Rides 271 Miles on One Charge, Taking Verge's Guinness Record

A production Zero DS with a Power Tank rode 271 miles on one charge across France at about 32 mph, beating Verge's Guinness record by 78 miles.

Haye KestelooOct 15

Alpine

Alpine A310 VISION Revives a 1970s Coupe With Radical New Design

Alpine's A310 VISION reimagines the 1971 A310 on its new APP platform, with pop-down headlights and a split rear wing. No powertrain, no production plan.

Damien KestelooOct 14

Close-up of an orange Citroën 2 CV Concept electric car with a black roof, a red light strip along the rear pillar and round side mirrors

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

XPeng

Xpeng Outgrows Magna's Austria Plant As 'Made In Europe' Rules Loom

Xpeng says Magna's Graz plant can't keep up and plans a lower-cost second European line ahead of EU 'Made in Europe' rules that also count battery cells.

Haye KestelooOct 13

Europe

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