EV Charging Push Upstages Tesla and BYD This Weekend

EV Charging Push Upstages Tesla and BYD This Weekend

The freshest electric-vehicle headline this weekend is not another price cut or a new badge on a familiar crossover. It is infrastructure. Pilot travel centers have reached a new DC fast-charging milestone in the United States, with Electrek reporting on July 19 that...
BYD Denza Z9S Takes Aim at Tesla With 920km EV Range

BYD Denza Z9S Takes Aim at Tesla With 920km EV Range

BYD’s premium Denza brand has pulled the covers off the Z9S, a sleek electric fastback that puts long range and high performance right in Tesla’s territory. The headline figure is hard to ignore: Chinese regulatory information points to up to 920km of CLTC driving...
Tesla Expands as BYD Chases Toyota’s Crown

Tesla Expands as BYD Chases Toyota’s Crown

Tesla has opened two new electric-car markets in less than 24 hours, launching in Latvia and Uruguay as the world’s best-known EV brand looks for growth outside its most heavily contested regions. The move is not huge in volume terms, but it says plenty about the next...
BYD Fast-Charge Sedan Steps Up the Tesla Fight

BYD Fast-Charge Sedan Steps Up the Tesla Fight

BYD’s next electric sedan has been spotted in public, and the timing could hardly be better for a brand that is already turning the global EV race into a street fight. Electrek reports that the upcoming Qin Max is being positioned as a “completely different” B-segment...
Tesla Recall Puts EV Reliability in the Spotlight

Tesla Recall Puts EV Reliability in the Spotlight

Tesla is back in the EV headlines, this time for a safety recall affecting certain newer Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that could lose power because of a high-voltage battery contactor issue. For a brand that has made over-the-air fixes feel routine, this one stands...