Tesla Suspension Probe Puts 1.2 Million EVs in Focus

Tesla Suspension Probe Puts 1.2 Million EVs in Focus

Tesla is back under the safety spotlight after US regulators opened an investigation covering about 1.2 million Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles. The probe does not amount to a recall, but its scale—and the possibility that a front suspension component can detach...
Tesla Builds Its 10 Millionth EV as Rivals Accelerate

Tesla Builds Its 10 Millionth EV as Rivals Accelerate

Tesla has produced its 10 millionth electric vehicle, a landmark that captures both the company’s extraordinary influence and the tougher race now unfolding around it. The milestone vehicle was a Diamond Black Model Y built at Tesla’s Fremont factory in California,...
Ford Poaches BYD Executive as Europe’s EV Race Heats Up

Ford Poaches BYD Executive as Europe’s EV Race Heats Up

Europe’s electric-vehicle contest has produced a telling executive move: Ford has hired Maria Grazia Davino from fast-growing Chinese challenger BYD to become vice president of sales for Ford of Europe. Announced on July 29, the appointment puts an executive with...
BYD Racco Takes Its $13,000 EV Fight to Japan

BYD Racco Takes Its $13,000 EV Fight to Japan

BYD has made one of its boldest moves yet in Japan, launching the Racco electric kei car into a category traditionally dominated by home-grown brands. Revealed on 28 July, the Japan-specific mini EV starts at 1.95 million yen before taxes and subsidies—roughly...
BYD Great Han Revealed With 1,008km EV Range

BYD Great Han Revealed With 1,008km EV Range

BYD has pulled the covers off its biggest electric statement yet: the Great Han, a full-size flagship sedan promising up to 1,008 kilometres of range on China’s CLTC test cycle. Official images released on July 27 show a sleek, technology-heavy rival aimed above the...