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BYD Is Rolling Out 5-Minute Charging on Several Popular EVs

BYD Is Rolling Out 5-Minute Charging on Several Popular EVs

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

The new Blade Battery 2.0 Flash Charging system can recharge EV batteries from 10% to 70% in five minutes.

EnergyAutomotive

Apr 15, 2026, 9:00 PM

Why Freshworks (FRSH) Is Building Its Agentic AI Case Around Freddy and Enterprise Adoption

Why Freshworks (FRSH) Is Building Its Agentic AI Case Around Freddy and Enterprise Adoption

Habib Ur Rehman, Yahoo Entertainment

Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ:FRSH) is one of the fastest-growing agentic AI stocks to buy. A current read on our thesis for the stocks came on March 4, 2026, when...

Technology RegulationEconomy & FinanceAutomotive

Apr 11, 2026, 5:06 PM

Automakers race to achieve 800 miles of driving range with 'holy grail' EV batteries

Automakers race to achieve 800 miles of driving range with 'holy grail' EV batteries

Rick Kazmer, Yahoo Entertainment

Solid-state packs are lighter, charge faster, provide longer ranges, and are safer than traditional batteries.

EnergyAutomotive

Apr 10, 2026, 10:00 AM

Volkswagen Shuts Down Tennessee Plant’s EV Production at the Worst Possible Time

Volkswagen Shuts Down Tennessee Plant’s EV Production at the Worst Possible Time

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

The American EV industry continues to shrink, even while gas prices soar.

Economy & FinanceAutomotive

Apr 9, 2026, 9:25 PM

Tesla is un-canceling its plan to build a smaller, cheaper EV: report

Tesla is un-canceling its plan to build a smaller, cheaper EV: report

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge

It looks like a smaller, cheaper Tesla is back on the menu. Today, Reuters is reporting that the electric automaker is calling around to suppliers about building an all-new - that is, not based on the Model 3 or the Model Y - electric SUV that would be more a…

AutomotiveEconomy & Finance

Apr 9, 2026, 3:03 PM

Ford recalls nearly 423,000 vehicles over windshield wiper issue

Ford recalls nearly 423,000 vehicles over windshield wiper issue

Mary Cunningham, CBS News

Federal regulators said the windshield wipers could fail, reducing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Automotive

Apr 7, 2026, 12:58 PM

Tesla Is Sitting on a Record 50k Unsold EVs

Tesla Is Sitting on a Record 50k Unsold EVs

Iulian Dnistran, InsideEVs

The American EV brand’s sales rebounded in the first quarter, but a new problem is making its presence felt.

AutomotiveEconomy & FinanceStock Market

Apr 4, 2026, 11:19 AM

Ford Reports Weak Q1 Sales as High Costs Hit Auto Demand, Reuters Reports

Ford Reports Weak Q1 Sales as High Costs Hit Auto Demand, Reuters Reports

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is included among the 15 Cheapest Stocks with Highest Dividends. According to an April 2 Reuters report, Ford Motor Company...

AutomotiveEconomy & Finance

Apr 4, 2026, 4:53 AM

Despite EV headwinds, Rivian’s sales are up

Despite EV headwinds, Rivian’s sales are up

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge

It's rough out there for the pure EV companies, but despite all the challenges, Rivian says its on target for a historic year. Ahead of the launch of the company's more affordable R2 electric SUV, Rivian released its sales and production report for the first …

AutomotiveEconomy & Finance

Apr 2, 2026, 3:30 PM

A record 50,000 unsold Teslas are sitting on the lot

A record 50,000 unsold Teslas are sitting on the lot

Tom Carter, Business Insider

Elon Musk's automaker announced on Thursday that it had produced 50,000 more vehicles than it sold in the first three months of the year.

AutomotiveEconomy & FinanceStock Market

Apr 2, 2026, 3:26 PM

Rising gas prices are good news for EV sales, for now

Rising gas prices are good news for EV sales, for now

Lawrence Ulrich, The Verge

It's become an American truism: Once you buy an SUV, there's no going back. And our love affair with pickups has been documented in a million country songs and TV commercials. But a brutal spike in gasoline prices - nipping $4 nationwide for a gallon of unlea…

Economy & FinanceEnergyAutomotive

Apr 2, 2026, 1:20 PM

SpaceX files to go public, paving way to make Elon Musk first trillionaire

SpaceX files to go public, paving way to make Elon Musk first trillionaire

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Company has captured public attention through vast network of satellites and focus on space exploration.

Economy & FinanceAutomotiveTechnology Regulation

Apr 1, 2026, 9:12 PM

Oracle Lays Off Thousands to Offset AI Spending

Oracle Lays Off Thousands to Offset AI Spending

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Over 500 Oracle workers are being laid off in Kansas City alone.

Economy & FinanceTechnology RegulationAutomotive

Apr 1, 2026, 6:55 PM

Not Toyota, Not Chevy: JD Power Says This Truck Brand Leads In Customer Loyalty

Not Toyota, Not Chevy: JD Power Says This Truck Brand Leads In Customer Loyalty

Olivia Richman, SlashGear

A 2025 JD Power study has revealed in its latest brand loyalty study that neither Chevy nor Toyota took the top spot for having loyal truck buyers.

Automotive

Mar 31, 2026, 7:15 PM

Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April

Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April

Emma Roth, The Verge

Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles globally starting April 2nd. In an announcement on Friday, Sony says that the standard PS5 will now cost $649.99, up from $549.99. Meanwhile, the PS5 Digital Edition now costs $599.99 instead of $499.99,…

Economy & FinanceAutomotive

Mar 27, 2026, 12:34 PM

Apple's making more iPhone parts in the US. The iPhone itself? Not so much

Apple's making more iPhone parts in the US. The iPhone itself? Not so much

Brandon Vigliarolo, Theregister.com

Maybe that's why Tim didn't get an invitation to the President's tech bro club? Apple's American Manufacturing Program (AMP) is expanding, with new suppliers signed on to produce iPhone components - though those parts will still be shipped overseas for final …

TradeEconomy & FinanceAutomotive

Mar 26, 2026, 5:09 PM

The great EV pullback: all the obstacles, cancellations, and delays

The great EV pullback: all the obstacles, cancellations, and delays

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge

The auto industry bet big on electric vehicles, but now those ambitious goals are falling apart. Demand was already slowing down when Donald Trump took office and took an ax to pro-EV policy: the elimination of the federal EV tax credit, kneecapping clean ene…

Economy & FinanceEnergyAutomotive

Mar 18, 2026, 1:00 PM

Tesla’s Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box

Tesla’s Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box

Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic

Elon Musk’s car company is quietly poised to power the AI boom.

Technology RegulationAutomotive

Mar 4, 2026, 9:05 PM

BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace

BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

The updated Denza Z9 GT can drive up to 1036 km (644 miles) on a single charge, the Chinese automaker says.

AutomotiveEnergy

Mar 3, 2026, 6:45 PM

Apple to Build the Mac Mini in the United States for the First Time

Apple to Build the Mac Mini in the United States for the First Time

Alex Valdes, CNET

Apple will begin manufacturing the wee desktop computer in Houston later this year.

AutomotiveTrade

Feb 24, 2026, 9:31 PM

Stellantis Poised To End 2025 With Its First Annual Loss

Stellantis Poised To End 2025 With Its First Annual Loss

staff@jalopnik.com (Amber DaSilva), Jalopnik

All that money for little more than a Christmas ornament.

Tariff Economic ImpactAutomotive

Feb 23, 2026, 3:07 PM

Cultural Architects, Trojan Horses, And Another EV Startup To Challenge Tesla

Cultural Architects, Trojan Horses, And Another EV Startup To Challenge Tesla

Tina Casey, CleanTechnica

The US startup 1854 Motors aims to be the first domestic automaker to introduce sodium-ion batteries in a full sized EV, beginning with the Pierce pickup truck. The post Cultural Architects, Trojan Horses, And Another EV Startup To Challenge Tesla appeared fi…

EnergyAutomotive

Feb 21, 2026, 2:52 PM

The Supreme Court's Tariff Ruling Won't Bring Car Prices Back to Earth

The Supreme Court's Tariff Ruling Won't Bring Car Prices Back to Earth

Aarian Marshall, Wired

Despite Friday's SCOTUS ruling, many tariffs affecting the auto industry will remain. So will the other dynamics that have led to today's historically high car prices.

Tariff Economic ImpactEconomy & FinanceAutomotive

Feb 21, 2026, 12:10 AM

America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater

America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge

For decades, America's auto industry was the envy of the world, driven by mass production, the rise of Detroit's Big Three automakers, and the iconic stylings of the 1950s and '60s. Then, through a series of blunders and missteps, things started to unravel. T…

AutomotiveEconomy & FinanceEnvironment

Feb 20, 2026, 7:52 PM

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