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Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Says He Feels 'Very Alone' as the Industry Shifts to EVs
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Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Says He Feels ‘Very Alone’ as the Industry Shifts to EVs

Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda told British outlet Carwow this week that the industry-wide move to battery-electric vehicles is the single thing he fears most about the future of the car, and that his public defense of combustion engines has left him feeling isolated at the top of the world’s largest automaker. The interview, conducted by…

Scout Motors Hits 160,000 Reservations — and 87% Chose the Gas Generator Over Full Electric
i3

Scout Motors Hits 160,000 Reservations — and 87% Chose the Gas Generator Over Full Electric

The single most telling number from Scout Motors’ reservation update isn’t 160,000. It’s 87%. That’s the share of reservation holders who chose the 500-mile extended-range version of the Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra pickup over the pure battery-electric option. For a brand launching in 2027 with the explicit goal of winning over American truck…

BYD Recalls Nearly 97,000 EVs Over Potential Fire Risk
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BYD Outsold Tesla by 620,000 EVs in 2025, and the Gap Is Still Growing

The final 2025 scorecard is brutal for Tesla. BYD sold 2.26 million battery-electric vehicles last year. Tesla delivered 1.64 million. That’s a 620,000-unit gap that grew every quarter, and it happened while BYD was locked out of the world’s second-largest auto market entirely. The damage extends far beyond the headline numbers. In the countries where…

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

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