Every prior Slate Truck story ran on specifications and reservation counts alone. InsideEVs recently got behind the wheel for a genuine first drive, the first real test most readers have seen of the sub-$25,000 electric pickup. A hands-on test doesn’t just confirm marketing claims; it also reveals what a spec sheet alone can’t capture about…
GM CEO Mary Barra confirmed at a New York technology event that the Cadillac Escalade IQ will offer ‘eyes-off’ highway driving starting in 2028. A turquoise light across the dashboard and mirrors will signal when the system is active, letting drivers read or answer messages while the vehicle drives itself. The announcement marks GM’s clearest…
Geely says its next solid-state battery will hit 500 watt-hours per kilogram, roughly double today’s best production cells, enabling more than 1,000 kilometers of range. The announcement landed this week alongside a named materials partner and a 2027 pilot timeline. Several of Geely’s own rivals have made nearly identical claims for the same year, a…
Two of the longest-running names in affordable EVs just went through the same redesign cycle at the same time. The 2026 Nissan Leaf and 2026 Chevy Bolt now compete directly again, both targeting budget-conscious buyers with genuinely different engineering choices under the skin. Range, charging speed, and price all split differently between them than either…
Cadillac now sells four distinct electric vehicles, and the gaps between them are bigger than a simple size ladder suggests. The Optiq starts under $50,000. The Escalade IQ starts well above six figures in top trims. Picking the right one depends on seating needs and charging port type as much as it does on budget,…
The Pilot Company, GM, and EVgo charging partnership just passed 300 locations nationwide, and its PlugShare rating sits at 9.41 out of 10 as of July 2026. That score sits well above the industry average for public DC fast charging. The design choices behind that number reveal what actually drives reliability at a charging stop,…
Walmart added 27 new DC fast-charging locations in July alone, its fastest single-month pace yet. That growth pushed the retailer’s network past 100 locations and 838 individual charging stalls, putting it on the verge of cracking the top 10 largest DC charging networks in the country. Most shoppers still don’t know Walmart operates a charging…
Rivian isn’t launching the R2 as a single vehicle. It’s rolling out a price ladder across more than a year, and the trim that ships first isn’t the cheapest one. The Performance and Premium trims arrive before the more affordable Standard Long Range and base models even open for order. A buyer chasing the lowest…
Cadillac’s three-row electric SUV finally reached dealers this year, slotting between the two-row Lyriq and the full-size Escalade IQ. Pricing climbed twice since the Vistiq’s original reveal, and the destination fee alone jumped $300 earlier in 2026. A buyer comparing today’s real price against the number Cadillac first announced needs an updated figure, not the…
Battery fires dominate e-bike safety coverage, and for good reason. But 2026’s actual recall record tells a broader story. Trek and Electra recalled bikes for a wheel bolt defect. Specialized recalled models over a chain guard fall risk. Segway recalled roughly 220,000 scooters for a folding mechanism failure. None of these involved a battery at…
