Ford says 36,000 first-year Mach-Es average 92% battery health after 2 billion miles. The data is strong, and it points the depreciation problem away from the pack.
The automaker didn't give numbers, but Korean reports put the 10-year LG deal near €5.8 billion, with cells coming from Arizona.
Owners whose 2016–2019 plug-in Sonata waited 60 days or more for a warranty battery can claim $10 per day, or $15 if few people file, by December 28.
LED panels laminated into the glass could flash warning triangles to following traffic, while a cell-level converter rethinks how 800-volt EV batteries are built.
The multi-year deal targets vehicle sensing, secure data links, and battery materials, but most of the money pays graduate students, and results are decades away.
Bentley's first EV covered more than 1 million test kilometers, and the company now reveals the battery's weight and the fire and impact tests the pack had to pass.
Cox puts the used EV premium at $2,137 and shrinking. With regular at $4.23 and home charging at 18 cents, that gap disappears in under two years.
Audi doesn't know what is causing the battery fault in 9,048 2024–25 Q4s. It is the second VW Group EV in a month to get the same charging cap.
The 2027 Fathom sends more than 10 kW to a home from an inverter built into the truck, and Ford says the home-side hardware will cost about $2,100, not $5,205.
Rolls-Royce drove the updated Spectre on public roads for the first time in Stockholm. New cells add up to 18% range, torque climbs to 749 lb-ft, and charging gets quicker.
Every 2027 Mach-E now uses the extended-range pack, the Select RWD still starts under $40,000, and a new Trail package borrows hardware from the Rally.
A reported 509-hp Outback-bodied prototype is Subaru's first EV engineered without Toyota. The real story is Panasonic cells, a 2029 date, and what Honda and Mazda already got wrong.
The electric X5 can take far more power than any public charger in the U.S. delivers today. Here's what that means for buyers in 2027.
A hybrid CLA hit an electric CLA's driver door at 35 mph with no braking. All eight dummies stayed under injury limits, and the battery pack was untouched.
With production over and no tax credit, used Lightnings now trade at 50–60% of sticker. Which battery, trim, and recall history to insist on, and the five-year energy math.
The small electric SUV can now be ordered with a 37-kWh pack: 201 WLTP miles, 90-kW fast charging, and a price €3,000 above the ID. Polo.
Redwood Materials will now take Rivian’s production scrap and worn-out packs, sort them into grid storage or recycling, and keep building the 10 MWh battery farm at the Normal, Illinois plant.
Twelve GM models, the Cybertruck and new Teslas with a Powerwall can back up a home today. Kia, Ford and Subaru owners face a longer list of caveats.
Volkswagen says it hasn’t found the cause of a battery defect in 22,524 ID.4s. Owners get a charging cap and a warning sticker while a repair is developed.
Powershare Home Backup now covers Tesla’s best-sellers, but only cars ordered since October 1 are guaranteed to have it, and a Powerwall 3 is mandatory.