The Latest Breaking News on Electric Vehicles

Toyota Tacomas are mainly assembled at a plant east of Tijuana in Mexico, which is subject to a 25 percent duty on auto imports.

Tesla is losing ground in France. Registrations of new vehicles have dropped 41 percent since the start of the year, while second-hand listings have shot up. Experts say model changes, stronger competition and growing unease with CEO Elon Musk are all playing a role.

California-based electric vehicle startup Rivian delivered 8,640 vehicles during the first three months of 2025, the company said on Wednesday. That's a 36% drop from the same quarter last year, when the automaker delivered 13,588 vehicles. It's also 40% lower than Rivian's deliveries in the prior quarter, which totaled 14,183 vehicles. 

China’s BYD is making waves on the global scene. It made headlines by beating Tesla at its own game. It’s reporting huge profits and has promised megawatt charging (though so far that’s only for China), something no one has done before. In Europe, the firm is aggressively expanding, promising reasonably…