Drying out the EV battery manufacturing process. Reducing the cost of batteries is imperative #1 in today’s EV market. Battery costs have plummeted over the past few years, but by some estimates, the battery still accounts for roughly 40% of an EV’s total cost—and the higher upfront cost of EVs is the main impediment to broader adoption…. Read more »
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2026 Subaru Uncharted first drive: 308-mile range, NACS and AWD option
It’s quick where the Crosstrek is poky, more fun to drive, and offers some off-road capability. Is it a real Subaru? That’s for shoppers to decide. The 2026 Subaru Uncharted electric hatchback will arrive at dealers within several weeks. It’s the smallest of three EVs Subaru offers this year—along with the Solterra on sale since… Read more »
Hopes of a $35,000 Volvo EV are gone, but the EX30 remains fun to drive—for two people at a time
2026 Volvo EX30: Still fun, still zippy, not as cheap Exactly two years ago, we dubbed the Volvo EX30 one of the two most important new EVs of 2024. Then the world changed. Fast-forward to the end of 2024. Volvo was able to deliver a few 422 hp EX30 Twin Motor high-performance models that December,… Read more »
Matrix Charging Interest Group to standardize automated conductive EV charging
The Matrix Charging Interest Group (MCIG) has announced an industry initiative to standardize Matrix Charging, an automated conductive charging technology for electric vehicles developed by Easelink. MCIG’s cooperative platform aims to establish a cross-brand standard for this interface, enabling interoperability between all vehicles and automated charging infrastructure. Matrix Charging is already under consideration by multiple… Read more »
EVSE testing for safety and compliance
Sponsored by Advanced Test Equipment Corp. EVSE, or Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, transfers electrical power from a power source to an electric vehicle. These devices can come in many different forms, such as charging stations, EV chargers, and charging points, but they all function under that basic principle. EVSEs today can differ depending on many… Read more »
ChargeScape and PSEG Long Island enroll BMW and Ford EVs in grid reliability program
ChargeScape, a joint venture between BMW, Honda, Ford and Nissan, has formed a partnership with PSEG Long Island to enroll EVs in the utility’s Peak Load Reduction program. Designed to alleviate strain on the power grid during summer months, the initiative will use ChargeScape’s software to integrate more than 4,000 BMW EV drivers and 2,200… Read more »
2026 Subaru Uncharted: quirky brand’s third EV is, yes, another model shared with Toyota
If the company’s contribution to the Uncharted was largely AWD tuning, ride, and safety … what makes it a Subaru? Subaru unveiled its third dedicated electric vehicle Thursday night, a compact hatchback roughly the size of its Crosstrek, to be known as the Uncharted. The 2026 Subaru Uncharted is 7 inches shorter than its Solterra,… Read more »
Leap and ChargeScape envision a nationwide EV virtual power plant
Leap, a platform for building and scaling virtual power plants (VPPs), and ChargeScape, a joint venture of Ford, Honda, BMW and Nissan that provides managed charging to EV owners, have announced a new partnership to accelerate EV participation in grid services programs. Together, the companies aim to build “the nation’s largest EV virtual power plant.”… Read more »
Hyundai launches $18,000 Inster EV in Japan
Low-priced EVs are starting to appear in markets around the world—and not all of them are Chinese. Korean brand Hyundai has just opened orders for its Inster EV in Japan at a starting price equivalent to around $18,000. That’s even cheaper than BYD’s Dolphin at $24,500. (However, it’s not the cheapest EV available in Japan—the… Read more »
As the EU imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, Spain aims to become a “connector country”
New tariffs on EVs made in China have now come into effect in the European Union. The new tariffs, which will be added to existing import duties of 10 percent, are based on the amounts of subsidies that the EU has determined each automaker in China has received. The tariffs range from 7.8 percent for… Read more »