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Silver and black Alpine A310 VISION concept coupe with triangular A-shaped wheels, photographed from the front three-quarter angle in a grey studio

Renault · 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 143 min read

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

Renault

Renault Built an Electric 8 Gordini Coupe and Says It Won't Sell It

Renault's 8 Gordini Concept turns the 1964 rally icon into a 270-hp, rear-drive electric two-seater. It debuts in Paris, then goes to a museum.

Damien KestelooSep 30

Yellow and black Renault 5 Turbo 3E electric hot hatch

Earnings

Renault Returns To Profit With One Hard Rule: Every New EV Must Earn Like A Hybrid

Renault posted a €721 million H1 2026 profit as EV sales jumped 47.6% in Europe. The rule behind it: no new EV is approved unless it earns like a full hybrid.

Haye KestelooJul 31

Polestar

Polestar Exits US Market As Connected Vehicle Rule Punishes Geely Ownership Over Factory Address

Polestar will stop selling new cars in the United States starting with the 2027 model year after the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security declined to grant it authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule. The Swedish brand announced the decision on Thursday, June 25. It is the first automaker pushed out of the American…

Haye KestelooJun 25

Ford

Ford’s $30,000 EV Pickup Breaks Cover in Long Beach, Far From the Detroit Roads Ford Flagged

Ford’s $30,000 electric pickup has been photographed on public streets for the first time, and the sighting happened in Long Beach, California, roughly 2,300 road miles from the metro Detroit area where the company said camouflaged prototypes would soon appear. The Autopian published exclusive spy photos on June 9, 2026, showing a camouflaged four-door pickup…

Haye KestelooJun 10

F-150 Lightning

Automakers’ 2026 EV Cancellations and Delays: A Running List of Who’s Pulling Back

tay updated on the wave of 2026 EV cancellations and delays. From Ford's F-150 Lightning exit to GM's Ultium collapse, we track the $53B retreat from all-electric commitments.

Haye KestelooMar 13

Porsche Bets On $165,000 Electric Cayenne Weeks After Declaring Luxury EV Pricing Model Broken

Formula E

Porsche’s Formula E Program Is the Real Source of the 2026 Cayenne Electric’s 600 kW Regen

The 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric can handle 97 percent of normal braking without touching its mechanical brakes. That’s not a marketing claim. It’s the direct result of six seasons of Formula E development, and it’s the clearest example yet of electric racing technology paying off in a production vehicle. Motor1 sat down with TAG Heuer…

Haye KestelooFeb 27

Renault

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