Time of the Cagers

Sales of new electric vehicles fell 6.3% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to Cox Automotive analysts.

BloombergNEF’s annual Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO) expects nearly 22 million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales this year, up 25% from 2024, as the cost of lithium-ion batteries falls and production of more affordable EV models ramp up. China accounts for nearly two thirds of those sales, followed by Europe at 17% and the US at 7%.

The new electric pickup truck packs interesting ideas into a small, highly customizable, affordable package. But a few key details could thwart its success.

Dodai plans to introduce motorcycles with exchangeable batteries as a strategy for growth.

Chinese electric vehicle company has benefited from rising demand for plug-in hybrids in its domestic market

The company said it would now focus its efforts on developing fully autonomous vehicles for personal use.

Billionaire says autonomous car expected ‘before 2027’ will have a pricetag of less than US$30,000, with a ‘Robovan’ that can carry 20 people to follow

Unregistered three-wheelers big enough for whole families are a popular antidote to the country's terrible gridlock.

Restricting or banning vehicles in congested city centers pays off with cleaner air and safer streets. We need to talk more about the other big benefit — less noise.

Losing ground in the race to produce electric vehicles, German and French carmakers are heading toward a disruptive wave of factory closures

Organización Autolibre is teaching individuals and companies across 14 countries to retrofit vehicles. Critics worry about the process’s safety.

Ethiopia became the first country in the world to ban the import of gas and diesel cars. But the country has only around 50 charging stations.

Chinese *public EV chargers* use more electricity than Greece 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ySfP7HHVem— Justin Guay (@Guay_JG) January 8, 2024

The new light would enable autonomous vehicles to help control traffic flow – and let human drivers know what’s going on.

Australian design student Alexander Burton has developed a prototype kit for cheaply converting petrol or diesel cars to hybrid electric.

Volvo’s last diesel-powered car will roll out next year as the Swedish automaker looks toward an all-electric future. As one...

All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label – making cars the worst category of products that we have ever reviewed

A video of a driverless Tesla Model Y slowly crashing into a private jet worth around $3 million is going viral. Shared on Reddit, the user said that the car...

Ethiopia's Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter the country unless they are electric. (!)

Cars have dominated the streetscape for so long that it’s hard to imagine a future without them — but that’s exactly what The Free Street Manifesto does. With images, comics…

Changes designed to encourage people in Paris to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials.

— Matthew Fraser 🇪🇺 (@frasermatthew)

Research looked at three London boroughs to value overall health benefits of active travel over 20 years at up to £4,800 per head

As the Apple car is no longer in the works, it's worth looking back at the company's history of its shelved projects, from AirPower to a TV.

Philippe Starck has created HRS by Starck, a hydrogen refuelling station that features a mirror-polished stainless-steel casing and dichroic glass.

A flood of cheap Chinese imports is upsetting the global industrial order.

Fourth-quarter sales from Elon Musk’s group beat estimates but fall behind Chinese rival for the first time

Bigger cars more likely to kill people, release more toxic gas and are outgrowing design of cities