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Tesla Whistleblower Wins Legal Ruling Against Elon Musk

Engineer Cristina Balan wins latest round in her long-running defamation claim against Elon Musk's EV firm

14 hours ago

EV Maker Lucid Buys Plant From Bankrupt Nikola

Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors buys Arizona factory, former headquarters of bankrupt Nikola, offers jobs to 300 staff

4 days ago

Tesla Stops Taking China Orders For US-Made Vehicles

Tesla stops taking orders in China for US-made Model S and Model X electric vehicles amidst spiralling trade war, increasing…

4 days ago

Polestar Benefits From Targetting Disgruntled Tesla Owners – Report

Executive at Chinese owned Swedish EV maker Polestar admits targetting fed up Tesla owners with discount strategy

1 week ago

AI To Drive Data Centre Energy Demand

Report from International Energy Agency (IEA) warns AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres

1 week ago

BYD Launches Luxury Denza EV Brand In Europe

Chinese EV giant BYD launches high-end Denza brand in Europe to compete with Mercedes, BMW as it seeks to expand…

1 week ago

Tesla’ Software Chief Lau Reportedly To Step Down

Tesla vice president of software engineering David Lau reportedly planning to step down amidst political backlash, sliding sales

2 weeks ago

Tesla Sales Plummet Amid Elon Musk Backlash

Tesla sales have plummeted to lowest level in three years, as deliveries of new EVs plunge amid a backlash against…

2 weeks ago

Huawei Consumer Revenues Surge Amidst Smartphone Comeback

Huawei sees 38 percent jump in consumer revenues as its smartphone comeback continues to gather pace, as it adapts to…

2 weeks ago

China Approves First ‘Flying Car’ Licences

In world-first, China approves commercial flights for EHang autonomous passenger drone, paving way for imminent launch of aerial city tours

2 weeks ago

BYD Tops Tesla On Global Revenues

China's BYD beats out Tesla in worldwide revenues with $107bn in sales for 2024, as Tesla sees sales plummet in…

3 weeks ago

Waymo Confirms Washington DC Robotaxi Plan For 2026

Pioneering robotaxi service from Alphabet's Waymo to go live in Washington DC next year, as US expansion continues

3 weeks ago

Tesla Europe Sales Plummet, As Owners Return EVs At Record Levels

Chinese rival BYD overtakes global revenues of Elon Musk's Tesla, as record number of Tesla owners return their EVs

3 weeks ago

Xiaomi Raises $5.5bn In Expanded Share Sale

Smartphone maker Xiaomi reportedly raises about $5.5bn in Hong Kong share sale as it invests heavily in move to electric…

3 weeks ago

BYD Launches Rival To Tesla’s Model 3 At Half Price

BYD's Qin L EV sedan starts at about half the price of Tesla's Model 3, offers similar features, as Tesla's…

3 weeks ago

Tesla Recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks Over ‘Crash Risk’ Faulty Trim

All Cybertrucks manufactured between November 2023 and February 2025 recalled over trim that can fall off and increase risk of…

4 weeks ago

Xiaomi Raises EV Target Amidst Sales Surge

Xiaomi raises full-year EV delivery target to 350,000, says it has delivered more than 135,000 so far, as smartphone sales…

4 weeks ago

BYD Says Latest EVs Can Charge As Fast As Pumping Petrol

BYD says new electric vehicle platform can charge at 1,000 kW power, giving 400 kilometres of driving range in five…

1 month ago

Tesla Developing Cheaper Model Y To Stem China Losses

Tesla reportedly developing cheaper version of popular Model Y EV to stem market-share losses in China as sales sag worldwide

1 month ago

Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries On Hold Due To Faulty Side Trim

Deliveries of Telsa's 'bulletproof' Cybertruck are reportedly on hold, amid user complaints side trims are flying off

1 month ago

Trump Buys A Tesla, But Not Allowed To Drive It

Elon Musk turns White House driveway into Tesla showroom to allow Donald Trump to choose and purchase a Tesla EV

1 month ago

Amazon, Google, Meta Pledge Support To Triple Nuclear Capacity

Big name tech firms have backed a pledge to support a goal of at least tripling world's nuclear capacity by…

1 month ago

Northvolt Files For Bankruptcy In Sweden

After filing for bankruptcy protection in the US last year, struggling EV battery maker Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

1 month ago

Elon Musk’s Tesla Suffers Single Worst Day Sell-Off

Donald Trump backs billionaire backer Elon Musk and pledges to buy a Tesla, as Tesla EV sales plummet around the…

1 month ago

Waymo Begins Robotaxi Rides In Austin Via Uber App

Waymo and Uber expand partnership, with riders in Austin, Texas, now able to summon a robotaxi via the Uber app

1 month ago

Foxconn Breaks Ground On Massive EV Headquarters

Foxconn begins construction of massive headquarters in China for new businesses as it aims to become 'Android of EVs'

2 months ago

Tesla Value Declines As European Sales Plummet – Report

Consequences for Elon? Tesla's market cap falls below $1 trillion as EU, UK sales plummet by almost half in January

2 months ago

BYD, Geely, Great Wall Add DeepSeek AI To EVs

Chinese electric vehicle giants rush to incorporate DeepSeek AI tech to cars after it creates worldwide sensation

2 months ago

BYD To Equip Nearly All EVs With Driving Automation

World's biggest EV maker BYD to bring advanced self-driving features to nearly all vehicles, in major step toward ADAS accessibility

2 months ago

US China Restrictions Creating ‘Incentive To Innovate’

Experts tell US government advisory panel China export controls spurring innovative technologies like DeepSeek

2 months ago