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The updated sedan Tesla Model 3 Highland appeared in 2023 without indicator paddle switches - they were replaced by buttons on the steering wheel. Not all buyers liked this innovation and now Tesla decided to return the usual switches. At least in China.
Livan Auto, a sub-brand of China's Geely, has revealed the first images of the new Smurf electric city car. It is a compact model with a single engine and LFP battery.
In China, pre-orders for the new AUDI E5 Sportback - an electric station wagon created together with SAIC. The car has received the advanced Momenta autopilot and a giant 59-inch screen in the cabin.
In May 2025, the Ford Mustang GTD became the fastest American-built production car at the legendary Nürburgring in Germany with a 6:52.072 minutes per lap. But that result has now been surpassed by a very different Ford - the Transit SuperVan 4.2 electric van.
Automakers continue to experiment with subscriptions, and Volkswagen has decided to go beyond the usual features like smart lights or navigation. Now ID.3 Pro owners are offered to increase the electric motor's power from 150 to 170 kW for money.
The new Can-Am Outlander Electric 2026 has 47bhp, a range of 80km and a record towing capacity of up to 800kg. The electric-ATV is quieter than petrol ones and is already available for $13,000.
The Volkswagen brand has reached an important milestone on the road to electrification. The 1.5 millionth vehicle of the ID range was handed over to the customer at the Emden plant in Germany in the presence of the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, Olaf Lies. The jubilee vehicle was the black-coloured ID.7 Tourer Pro, which can travel up to 606 kilometres on a single WLTP charge.
The electric car market is increasingly resembling an elimination game, with carmakers competing to see who can cut prices the fastest. After a period of observation, Nissan entered the race by cutting the price of the Ariya crossover in the UK.
Mercedes-Benz has run out of battery stocks for the electric Smart 451 series (Smart ED3) produced from 2012 to 2015. Instead, the company now offers a "repair solution" through a third-party partner.
Almost a quarter-century ago, the Acura RSX replaced the Integra and was a more premium version of the Honda Civic. Now the model returns in a completely different image - in the form of an electric crossover with a sloping roof. The RSX prototype premiered in time for Monterey Car Week and precedes the production model.
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra electric sedan, which recently became the fastest production electric car at the Nürburgring, has shown that it can not only drive fast, but also glide spectacularly in a controlled skid. A new Gymkhana-inspired video shows spectacular drifts worthy of Ken Block's best work.
On 13 August 2025, Polestar announced a new achievement: the Polestar 3 electric crossover entered the Guinness Book of World Records by driving 935.44 km (581.3 miles) on a single charge. The record was set by the recently released Long range Single motor version.
Tesla has unveiled a new version of the Model 3 Long Range sedan in China. The price starts at 269,500 yuan (just under $38,000), with a claimed range of 830 kilometres on the optimistic CLTC cycle.
Finland's Kempower is the first electric vehicle charging station manufacturer to implement the CableGuard security system developed by Formula Space UK. The solution is designed to combat an increase in theft and vandalism of charging cables.
Solar-powered electric cars never became a mass phenomenon, and many companies that tried to bring them to the market ended up going bankrupt. German startup Sono Motors is one such example. Now you can buy a piece of the failed electric car revolution for just a few hundred euros.
