DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot would be used for “AI interaction”, which enables a Tesla EV’s driver to have casual conversations with the system, while also getting the latest news and weather information, according to the updated terms of use posted this month on the US carmaker’s mainland website. ByteDance’s Doubao large language model (LLM) would facilitate…
As per reports, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is gearing up to launch its first electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe by 2027. The announcement came during the company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call, where President Lu Weibing revealed the milestone. The move marks Xiaomi’s first international expansion for its automotive division and reflects the brand’s rising ambitions…
Honda recently released a series of new patent images for an affordable electric motorcycle, exciting riders around the world, Electrek reported. The model is not yet in production, but the level of detail in the patent images signifies that the design is production-ready. “Honda could start prepping an assembly line for this thing tomorrow,” Electrek…
How Trump budget law will impact green energy How Trump’s budget law will impact green energy in the U.S. 08:06 The window to take advantage of clean energy credits is running out. After three years, the sun is setting on a series of tax credits aimed at lowering the cost of buying electric vehicles, as…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) –Tesla must face a certified class action by California drivers who said Elon Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of his company’s electric vehicles. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said the common question of whether Tesla lacked sensors to achieve high-level autonomy plus its inability to “demonstrate…
On August 1, China’s state planner announced a crackdown on “herd behaviour” in emerging industries, targeting the surge of capital into hot sectors such as electric vehicles (EVs), batteries and solar. Officials warned against “blind imitation” where firms large and small pile into the same space, sparking price wars and overcapacity. This frenzy, often dubbed…
As China continues to grow its electric vehicle (EV) industry, it has expanded to several new markets in recent years, opening multiple production and assembly plants across Latin America. Chinese EV companies now offer a wide variety of EV models at competitive prices, making them well-suited to the Latin American market, with a growing uptake…
The latest news in the electric vehicle world is that the manufacturer of the beloved Subaru Crosstrek is dabbling in electric again. The Solterra was Subaru’s first battery-powered vehicle after a long history of customer loyalty with internal combustion engine vehicles, commonly known as gas-powered. According to Inside EVs, more than 21,000 Solterras were sold…
Chinese automaker BYD could soon dominate the European market and add to Tesla‘s struggles to recapture the hearts of electric vehicle drivers. What’s happening? Fortune reported that BYD is now poised to produce around 300,000 EVs per year at its factory in Szeged, Hungary, by 2030. Starting next year, it estimates it will manufacture 150,000…
Ford is investing $5 billion to change the way it makes electric vehicles, a move the automaker says will allow it to manufacture models starting at $30,000 — far less than the current average price for an EV. The Dearborn, Michigan-based company on Monday said it will invest $2 billion to modernize its Louisville Assembly…