The Latest Breaking News on Electric Vehicles

The $250 EV Tax Has No Legal Precedent In Over 200 Years

Republicans want to treat EVs like luxury carriages with an EV fee that would take America back by 235 years.

InsideEVs · Jun 16, 2025

Time Is a Circle: Stellantis Snags Patent for Three-Speed EV Gearbox

Stellantis’s new patent for a three-speed gearbox could bring off-road capability to its future electric vehicles. The patent describes how the gearbox could offer low-range, high-range, and direct-drive gearsets, the kinds of configurations you’d expect to find in a Jeep or a Ram.

Motor1 · Jun 16, 2025

‘Yeah, It’s Totaled:' Woman Sees Small Crack on Tesla Roof. Then She Sees What It Looks Like From the Inside

When hail hammered her Tesla, one owner didn’t realize the worst of it until she got in. What looked like a few dings from the curb turned out to be a death sentence for her EV, and a $20,000 problem she can’t drive anymore.

Motor1 · Jun 14, 2025

‘Don’t Forget the Dusty Filter:' Woman Calls Out Mechanics Who Show the Old Oil After a Change. Here’s the Real Reason For It

A woman has gone viral on TikTok after calling out what she saw as some oddly performative behavior from her local mechanic during a routine oil change. Amanda Rae (@.amanda_rae_) said she recently went in to get her oil changed when the mechanic pulled out the dipstick and showed it…

Motor1 · Jun 12, 2025

Americans Are Warming Up To EVs More And More: BMW Study

A full 92% of Americans surveyed by BMW believe that continued investment in EV technology is important.

InsideEVs · Jun 12, 2025

'Extreme-Right Totems': Tesla Owners Go To Court Over Musk's Politics

Plus, General Motors infuses $4 billion into U.S. production, and Volkswagen considers a smaller electric van after the ID. Buzz.

InsideEVs · Jun 12, 2025

Tesla milks fans for free content in sleazy ad competition

But hey, you might win a car.

Creative Bloq · Jun 12, 2025

Some Tesla owners sue Elon Musk’s company for damaging their reputation

A small group allege their vehicles have become ‘far-right totems’ that are harming their reputation

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Tesla customers in France sue over brand becoming 'extreme right'

Around 10 French clients with leases on Teslas are suing the US carmaker, run by Elon Musk, because they consider the vehicles to be "extreme-right" symbols, the law firm representing them said on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 11, 2025

This Electric SUV Could Be BMW’s Best Yet

A test of a prototype BMW iX3 reveals that the Neue Klasse EV platform may just live up to the hype—and it's a BMW through and through.

InsideEVs · Jun 11, 2025