InsideEVs breaking news of the day about electric vehicles

1. Honda Has A New Partner For Solid-State EV Batteries

   Honda and American startup QuantumScape will work together to develop solid-state batteries and manufacturing processes.

2. Forget Solid-State. This EV Battery Breakthrough Is Ready To Upend The Market Now

   General Motors is betting on silicon anodes as the next leap in EV battery technology.

3. Waymo Just Recalled A Bunch Of Robotaxis Because They Could Drive Into Closed Highway Construction Lanes

   It's the second Waymo recall in the last two months, after an earlier flaw allowed them to drive through flooded roads.

4. Skipping The Ferrari Luce Could Cost Collectors The Cars They Really Want

   Ferrari’s first EV may be controversial, but for loyal collectors, saying no could make the next dream allocation more difficult.

5. The Rivian R2 Is Just As Efficient As A Tesla Model Y, Despite Weighing More

   Rivian’s R2 Performance is roughly 500 pounds heavier than Tesla’s go-fast crossover, yet the energy consumption is identical.

6. Electrify America’s Next-Gen EV Charging Stations Are Bigger, Better, And Battery-Backed

   A huge battery energy storage system backs the American company’s newest large-format station in California.

7. The 2026 Jeep Recon’s EPA Rating Confirms It’s An Energy Guzzler

   Jeep expected the off-road EV’s range to be 230 miles, but the official estimate makes the Rivian R2 look better than ever.

8. Telo's Tiny Electric Truck For Cities Has Surprisingly High-Powered Charging

   The Telo MT1 is an ultra-compact truck that's supposed to go into production this year. Now we know its peak charging power.

9. The 2027 Porsche Taycan Gets Fake Gear Shifts And A Bigger Standard Battery

   The refreshed Taycan has a bigger standard battery and more theater through simulated gears.

10. Uber, Stellantis, And Wayve Want To Blanket The World In Robotaxis

    Uber seems to have spent the past year attaching itself to every major robotaxi effort it can, and now Stellantis is joining that list.

11. Tesla Owners Are Using Doll Heads To Fool Full Self-Driving

    Is that Dwayne Johnson driving your Tesla? Nope, just his likeness being used to defeat Tesla's driver monitoring systems.

12. The 2026 Mercedes CLA EV Is Really Impressive. But It Also Drove Me Nuts

    It is so lovely to drive. But the more I lived with it, the more annoyed I got.

13. Lucid And Uber Will Bring Robotaxis To Houston Next

    The Lucid, Nuro, and Uber partnership is moving fast. Their next stop after California is Texas.

14. Mobileye, Supplier Of Robotaxi Tech, Is Launching Its Own Robotaxi Fleet In The U.S.

    The Intel subsidiary’s self-driving tech is being used by Volkswagen’s MOIA. Now, Mobileye wants its own fleet of autonomous cabs.

15. BMW Is Opening i3 Orders Way Ahead Of Schedule Due To Huge Demand

    BMW had originally planned to open the order books for the all-electric 3 Series this fall. Customers had other ideas.