BYD’s new Racco is Japan’s first electric kei car with over 300 km range

BYD has launched the Racco, its first electric kei car for Japan, offering up to 320 km of range and a starting price below the Nissan Sakura.

Xiaomi spills SkyNomad EREV details ahead of July 30 debut and it rhymes with Kunlun

Xiaomi has revealed fresh SkyNomad EREV details, including its Kunlun range extender, fuel economy and testing progress ahead of the July 30 debut.

BMW could finally be building the electric convertible fans have always wanted

BMW’s electric i4 Convertible is locking in for 2028, but the i4 nameplate is taking a short break first.

Porsche is cutting another 5,000 jobs. Total layoffs now approach 9,400.
Porsche is cutting another 5,000 jobs. Total layoffs now approach 9,400.

Porsche will cut another 5,000 jobs by 2035 under a second restructuring package agreed between management and labour representatives. The cuts come on top of 3,900 job reductions and an additional 500 announced by CEO Michael Leiters earlier this year…

Waymo keeps parking in tow-away zones in Austin. It has been fined 64 times.
Waymo keeps parking in tow-away zones in Austin. It has been fined 64 times.

Waymo’s robotaxis have accumulated 83 parking citations and $9,325 in fines in Austin since the fleet arrived in 2024, according to city records obtained by The Wall Street Journal. The company has paid most of them. The more revealing number is 64: th…

Volkswagen wants tariff protection after Chinese brands grab 28% of Europe’s PHEV market
Volkswagen wants tariff protection after Chinese brands grab 28% of Europe’s PHEV market

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume is demanding the European Union impose higher tariffs on Chinese plug-in hybrids after the Tiguan PHEV dropped from Europe’s best-selling plug-in hybrid to fourth place in a single year. The BYD Seal U now leads the segment,…

Waymo’s driverless cars keep getting parking tickets in Austin, and humans aren’t the only ones complaining

Waymo’s Austin robotaxis have received 83 parking citations worth $9,325, exposing how repeated curbside mistakes can become a larger operational problem when they spread across an autonomous fleet.

Google Maps’ biggest Android Auto upgrade is reaching more users

Google is expanding Immersive Navigation and the live speedometer in Android Auto, bringing richer maps and better driving information to more users.

EV owners are more satisfied with their cars than gas car drivers in nearly every category, JD Power finds
EV owners are more satisfied with their cars than gas car drivers in nearly every category, JD Power finds

Electric vehicle owners are happier with their cars than drivers of combustion vehicles in nearly every category measured, according to JD Power’s 2026 Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout study released this week. The survey of 78,514 owners …

Tesla’s hidden door problem might end up fixing every car in America

NHTSA is pursuing new federal safety standards that would require all automakers to make emergency door releases more obvious.