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Kia just set another US sales record in August, with more cars sold than in any month in company history. As demand for its first three-row electric SUV, the EV9, continues to build, Kia’s EV sales climbed 27% from last year. “Kia’s dealer sales were higher than any month in company history,” Kia America’s vice

A new report from China states that Tesla is planning a new 6-seat version of the Model Y with the planned design refreshed of the popular electric SUV. The automaker also reportedly plans to increase Model Y production capacity in Shanghai. As we have been reporting for months, Tesla is believed to be working on

According to communications sent to regulators, Tesla is hinting at making its self-driving vehicles with seats that can rotate to face backward. The advent of self-driving vehicles is going to open up new possibilities when it comes to vehicle design. Right now, they are mostly built on existing vehicles, which are built around human drivers

Tesla’s Sentry Mode features that record what is happening around the electric cars have often been used to help solve crimes, but Oakland Police is going a step further. After a wave of break-ins targeting Tesla vehicles in California in 2018-2019, Tesla came up with a new feature called ‘Sentry Mode’. It takes advantage of

Kia’s new low-cost EV is already making an impact. In its first full sales month, the company sold just over 4,000 EV3 models as the electric SUV hits new markets. The EV3 was first introduced last October as part of Kia’s first annual EV day. The compact electric SUV was showcased alongside other affordable EV concepts, including

Tesla has finally launched ‘actually smart summon’ or ‘ass’, an automated driver assist feature that was supposed to come two years ago. When Tesla moved to a vision-only (camera-only) system, several advanced driver assist systems weren’t working anymore. Tesla gradually brought them back, but one has been missing: smart summon, which is the ability for

Does every new version of a car have to be bigger than the one before it? Smart seems to think the answer is, “Yes!” And it’s launched a new, five-passenger electric crossover in Australia that it thinks will be able to take the fight to Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. Smart arrived on the automotive scene

A Youtuber has turned a Tesla Cybertruck into a Warthog, famous from the video game Halo, with a working machine gun on top. The fact that the Cybertruck only comes in a stainless steel finish is forcing some creativity out of the owners. You have to make a few modifications unless you want your Cybertruck

One of the doctors charged in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry is set to plead guilty. Perry was found dead at his home in Los Angeles, aged 54, on 28 October last year. The actor had been taking ketamine six to eight times a day before he died, according to court

A new report from the Tesla supply chain in China claims that the Tesla Model Y refresh is planned for Q1 2025. After the Model 3 refresh launched last year, we have been expecting a Model Y refresh to follow. It started last year with a Reuters report claiming Tesla was planning a Model Y refresh called

Tesla is asking for some relief from Canada’s newly announced tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. Some Canadian Tesla buyers thought that the newly introduced tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China would force Tesla to supply the market with American-made Tesla vehicles now, but apparently not. Earlier this week, we reported that Canada

The SANY SY215E electric excavator is the brand’s first medium-sized electric excavator to be marketed outside China. The company chose the Netherlands – known for its pioneering attitudes when it comes to electric equipment – for the first stop on its European tour. The SANY prototype arrived in the Netherlands earlier this summer, where it garnered significant

You can now lease a new Honda Prologue for less than a Civic. With a new Labor Day discount for up to $14,250 in potential savings, the Honda Prologue SUV is a better lease deal than the Civic. Honda’s first electric SUV began hitting US dealerships this March. Through July, Honda has sold nearly 5,000

The Electric G Wagon we’ve been waiting for is finally on sale. In the UK, the luxury Mercedes Electric G-Class will cost over $230,000 (£180,860). Is it worth the price tag? It’s been nearly three years since Mercedes first unveiled the electric G-Class EQG concept at the Munich Motor Show in 2021. Since then, Mercedes’

A Tesla Cybertruck caught on fire after hitting a fire hydrant in a bizarre crash and one of two known Cybertruck fires to date. According to official statistics, electric vehicles don’t catch fire at a higher rate than fossil fuel-powered vehicles. However, they do catch fire for different reasons and burn differently, which requires first

Hyundai IONIQ 9 (SEVEN) electric SUV concept (Source: Hyundai) After unveiling its new “Hyundai Way” strategy on Wednesday, Hyundai confirmed its highly anticipated three-row electric SUV, the IONIQ 9, will be built in the US. Hyundai also revealed plans to launch EREVs with over 550 miles (900 km) range. Here’s what else you can expect

A treasure trove of prints signed by Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali which had been “tucked away and forgotten” for 50 years have been found in a garage. The lithographs cost £500 when they were bought in the 1970s and could now fetch around £5,000 when they are put up for auction. The haul, which also

A hotel chain in Manchester has been accused of cancelling a booking after the Oasis reunion was announced – and relisting the room for a higher price. Sacha Lord, the night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester, wrote on X last night that he’d been contacted by “several people” who were told their rooms had been

Photo: SEIA Since 2014, solar capacity at K-12 schools has more than quadrupled across the US, according to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180. The “Brighter Future: A Study of Solar on K-12 Schools” report highlights that over 6.2 million students – more than 1 in 9 – now attend schools powered by

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we ponder the future of Nissan’s all-wheel drive hypercar, Tesla argues against Louisiana’s car dealers, and perpetual EV startup Mullen gets an order big enough to put it on the map for real. We’ve also got a new Chinese rival that’s gunning for the Tesla Model Y’s sales crown, a massive,