Sodium-Ion Batteries Have Landed In America. Now Comes The Hard Part An American company has started deploying grid-scale sodium-ion batteries in the country, but can it truly compete with existing tech? InsideEVs · Nov 14, 2025
Rivian's Also Reveals Base Pricing For Its Ridiculously Cool E-Bike The TM-B goes on sale in 2026 and applies a Rivian approach to the electric bike. InsideEVs · Nov 14, 2025
Everything We Know About The Rivian-Volkswagen Joint Venture On this week's Plugged-In Podcast: RV Tech makes progress, Tesla loses key execs and batteries are oversupplied. InsideEVs · Nov 14, 2025
Mazda Begins Testing Its Long-Overdue U.S. EV Mazda's EV game in America has been sorely lacking. That's set to change later this decade. InsideEVs · Nov 14, 2025
The Global Nissan-Honda Merger Failed. But A U.S. Partnership Is Very Much Alive Plus, Volkswagen is delaying its Audi plant in the U.S. and the country’s raw lithium production is getting a boost. InsideEVs · Nov 14, 2025
VW EVs Are Finally Getting Access To Tesla Superchargers Volkswagen is one of the last major EV companies to gain access, but it's finally coming next week after years of waiting. InsideEVs · Nov 14, 2025
Volkswagen Adds Smartwatch Support For U.S. Vehicles EV owners can check the charging status and unlock their vehicle from their wrist, as long as their smartphone is somewhere close. InsideEVs · Nov 14, 2025
New RV Trailer Boosts EV Range While Undercutting Competitors The American-made Pebble Flow Magic Pack undercuts its nearest rival by $15,500, and an even cheaper version is on the way. InsideEVs · Nov 14, 2025
China Is Cracking Down On Too-Quick EVs Regulators in China propose nerfing new cars by limiting the 0-62 mph acceleration to 5 seconds every time owners start a new drive. InsideEVs · Nov 13, 2025
Tesla May Add CarPlay. Here's Why It's A Smart Move Do Teslas have Apple CarPlay? Not yet. But they could gain the feature in the coming months according to a new report. InsideEVs · Nov 13, 2025
The Ford F-150 Lightning's Struggles Are A Terrifying Lesson For The EV World Shoppers are clearly interested in the Lightning. But Ford hasn't been able to get them to buy, for one major reason. InsideEVs · Nov 13, 2025
2026 Chevy Bolt: GM's President Explains What's New Chevrolet is reviving the Bolt after a long hiatus. GM President Mark Reuss explains the cheap EV's comeback. InsideEVs · Nov 13, 2025
Toyota's $10 Billion U.S. Investment Means It Could Export Cars Back To Japan Today on Critical Materials: Toyota invests $10 billion into U.S. factories, Xiaomi production capacity wins and Rivian's VW venture could extend to gas cars. InsideEVs · Nov 13, 2025
Breakthrough Device Promises To Cut Charging Times And Boost EV Range In independent testing, the Dectravalve showed it can slash the charging time from 30 minutes to roughly 10 minutes. InsideEVs · Nov 13, 2025
InsideEVs · Nov 13, 2025 Rivian's EV Tech Could Go Way Beyond Just Rivians And Volkswagens The Rivian-VW joint venture could make the
InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2025 Waymo Will Finally Let Its Cars Take The Freeway Waymo hits a milestone as it officially announces the intent to offer freeway rides for the first time ever in three major cities across the U.S.
InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2025 The Rivian-Volkswagen Partnership Will Go Even Further Than We Expected Rivian and Volkswagen are racing to bring next-generation software and electrical architecture to mass-market electric vehicles.
InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2025 28% Of Gas-Car Owners Would Never Buy An EV—But That's Not The Whole Story Younger folks are way more open to electrification than their parents or grandparents, a BCG study finds.
InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2025 GM To Suppliers: Get Your Supply Chains Out Of China (Report) GM has reportedly told suppliers to get their supply chains out of China by 2027. It's not the only company adjusting its China plans today.
InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2025 Google Maps Just Made EV Road Trips Far Less Stressful Google is now showing real-time Tesla Supercharger availability. More EV-friendly features are coming.
InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2025 The New Mercedes GLB EV Has More Screens Than Your Average Living Room The second-gen GLB has three screens, a starry panoramic roof and seven seats with “noticeably” more comfort for second-row passengers.
InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2025 More Americans Want EVs, Despite The End Of The Tax Credit The number of people who say they are “very likely” to consider a new EV was up last month, and there is one big reason for that.
InsideEVs · Nov 12, 2025 Aptera's Solar-Powered EV Just Hit A Crucial Milestone The long-awaited solar EV is officially no longer in the prototype stage.
InsideEVs · Nov 11, 2025 Volkswagen Has A China Problem. And It Can’t Fix It Alone German car giant VW has turned to local partners such as Xpeng to help it develop EVs specifically for China, where its current models are struggling.
InsideEVs · Nov 11, 2025 Some Plug-In Hybrid Batteries Degrade Much More Slowly Than Others Mercedes-Benz PHEVs showed minimal degradation over time, which can’t be said of Mitsubishi, according to a study.