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06/16/26

Toyota’s new EVs are catching on as registrations jump 225% in April

With three fully electric SUVs now on sale, Toyota’s EV registrations surged 225% in April.

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06/16/26

Kia’s electric van delivers more driving range in the real world at 260 miles

It’s no wonder the PV5 is flying off dealer lots. With more than enough driving range, fast charging, and a high-tech, spacious interior, Kia’s electric van may be the ultimate people mover.

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06/16/26

Tesla ‘Robotaxis’ are not crashing because they are not running

Tesla didn’t report a single at-fault “Robotaxi” crash in the latest NHTSA autonomous-vehicle data — its only fresh incident was a Model Y getting rear-ended while stopped, clearly the other driver’s fault. That sounds l

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06/16/26

Ex-Tesla exec builds the home heat pump Tesla gave up for robots

Drew Baglino spent nearly two decades building Tesla’s batteries, motors, and power electronics. Now the former Tesla SVP is quietly building the one home energy product Tesla talked up for years and never shipped: a res

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06/16/26

Baidu Apollo Go wins Level 4 robotaxi approval in Switzerland as AmiGo

Baidu’s Apollo Go has received a Level 4 autonomous driving permit in Switzerland for AmiGo, a robotaxi service it is running with Swiss Post’s PostBus, putting the Chinese tech giant ahead of Waymo and Tesla in deployin

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06/16/26

Who killed the lightweight commuter e-bike?

There was a time, not all that long ago, when the electric bicycle industry seemed headed in a very different direction. The promise of the e-bike was elegantly simple: take a normal bicycle and make it easier. Easier to

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06/16/26

VinFast Needs To Work On Its Marketing In The USA

Raymond Tribdino has done a great job for us covering VinFast for us — its grand ambitions, it struggles, and how it is adapting to try to eventually achieve its vision. One of the company’s biggest challenges and failur

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06/16/26

8 New Fast EV Chargers Installed In Kentucky

It was just about one month ago that the Team Kentucky EV Charging program announced its tenth Kentucky EV fast-charging site was completed and open for charging. Two new EV fast-charging stations were recently installed

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06/16/26

EVs Will Come Roaring Back, Rivian Edition

The US startup Rivian has joined the ChargeScape collaborative, providing its customers with seamless access to utility discounts for EVs. The post EVs Will Come Roaring Back, Rivian Edition appeared first on CleanTechni

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06/16/26

Renault EV Demand Grew 50% in Some Markets from Iran War

As a result of the US and Israel war against Iran, Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz and much of the world’s oil couldn’t get to market. Countries have been relying on oil reserves for weeks, and there have been strong w

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06/16/26

Why Robotaxis Will Struggle To Compete

First of all, compared to taxis and app-based ride-hailing vehicles (Uber and Lyft vehicles), robotaxis may end up competing very well and driving those human-driven options out of the market. However, there’s a huge dif

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06/16/26

Tesla Cybercab Specs Are Public — But Questions Remain

Tesla Cybercab specs have been revealed via an EPA filing. It’s a 15-page document, but here are some of the key facts and figures: Battery Capacity: 326-volt system, 146 Ah — probably around 50 kWh energy storage capaci

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