Porsche Manthey Kit Drops Taycan Turbo GT To 6:55.553 At Nürburgring, Outruns Yangwang U9 Xtreme
Porsche development driver Lars Kern set a 6:55.553 Nürburgring lap in a Taycan Turbo GT with the new Manthey Kit, faster than BYD's Yangwang U9 Xtreme.
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Porsche development driver Lars Kern set a 6:55.553 Nürburgring lap in a Taycan Turbo GT with the new Manthey Kit, faster than BYD's Yangwang U9 Xtreme.
Tesla vehicle registrations in California fell 24.3% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to the Q1 2026 California Auto Outlook released Tuesday by the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). Tesla’s statewide market share fell from 9.2% to 7.7% over that span, even as the company’s…
Mercedes-Benz has previewed the interior of the all-electric C-Class with EQ Technology ahead of its world debut on April 20 in South Korea. Carscoops reports the cabin is anchored by the 39.1-inch MBUX Hyperscreen first seen in the GLC EV, a multi-source heat pump Mercedes claims heats the cabin twice as fast as a combustion…
Ferrari released another interior video of the Luce, its first all-electric car, as the May 2026 full exterior reveal in Italy approaches. The clip continues the brand’s three-stage rollout: powertrain details emerged in Maranello in October 2025, the interior and name landed in San Francisco on February 9, and a series of video episodes has…
Avinox, the e-bike drive system brand whose motors power DJI‘s Amflow bikes, launched its next-generation M2S and M2 drive units on April 9, 2026. The official announcement from Shenzhen puts the M2S at 1,500W peak power and 150 Nm of peak torque — numbers well above the 85 Nm, 600W ceiling that Bosch and Shimano…
Thatcham Research, the UK’s only automotive risk intelligence body, has published its New Electric Vehicle Blueprint, calling on automakers to redesign EVs so that battery packs, charge ports, and high-voltage systems can be repaired rather than written off after minor accidents. A Thatcham survey conducted with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) found…
Lucid delivered 3,093 vehicles in Q1 2026, far below what’s needed to hit its 25,000–27,000 vehicle annual target. A Gravity seat defect caused a 29-day halt, but the guidance math was already tight.
A Reuters report published today describes the widening gap between what American EV shoppers want and what U.S. trade policy allows them to buy. With the average new car now costing $49,191 according to Kelley Blue Book — and hitting a record $50,326 in December — a growing share of buyers is eyeing Chinese models…
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