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GM is spending $1 billion to shift its Spring Hill plant toward LMR battery cells. Here’s what that cathode chemistry actually trades off against today’s NMC cells, not just the marketing language around it.
The redesigned Nissan Leaf finally drops CHAdeMO after 15 years, switching to dual NACS and J1772 ports. Here’s what that change actually means for existing Leaf owners versus new buyers.
Vehicle-to-everything technology has mostly meant cars powering homes and grids until now. At Eurobike 2026 in Frankfurt, Canyon demonstrated how close a series-production e-bike with V2X capability actually is. That demonstration signals the same energy-sharing concept reshaping EV ownership is beginning to reach two-wheeled electric transportation, with a very different set of practical tradeoffs. What…
A retired EV battery doesn’t simply get shredded and thrown away. Modern hydrometallurgical recycling recovers 95 percent of a pack’s lithium and cobalt and 97 percent of its nickel, turning what used to be treated as hazardous waste into a genuine revenue line for recyclers. The global market processing these packs has grown to roughly…
Every major automaker selling EVs in the U.S. has now signed on to NACS, with Stellantis becoming the final holdout in late 2025. That agreement hasn’t translated into a native port yet. Current Stellantis EVs, including the Jeep Wagoneer S and Dodge Charger Daytona, still rely on a roughly $230 adapter, and the first native-NACS…
Ford didn’t reach a $28,350 electric truck by cutting features. The company redesigned how the vehicle gets built. A new process Ford calls ‘assembly tree’ manufacturing, combined with cell-to-structure battery integration, does most of the cost-cutting work traditionally invisible to a buyer scanning a spec sheet. What Assembly Tree Manufacturing Actually Changes Traditional automotive assembly…
GM confirmed it will fit native NACS charging ports to all 12 electric models across Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC by 2027. Ten of GM’s current 2026 models still need an adapter at NACS chargers today. That timeline reveals which vehicles get the upgrade first, and it shows how much of the current NACS transition remains…
The industry-wide shift to NACS charging is well underway, but 2026 remains what one industry tracker calls the messy middle of that transition. Only 32 of 96 tracked EV models currently ship with a native NACS port. The rest still rely on CCS1 with an adapter, and which specific vehicles fall into which group is…
Lectric eBikes crossed $1 billion in total e-commerce sales and sold its 750,000th electric bicycle on the same day. Most coverage will treat that as a single press release. The sharper read reveals where consumer transportation spending is actually moving, as EV purchase costs climb and lighter e-mobility options stay comparatively cheap. What Actually Happened…
At least eight states are developing programs to export power from EVs and electric buses. That number keeps climbing through 2026. Live payouts now exist in California, Maryland, and Texas, not just pilot proposals. Massachusetts stands out further, with some participants earning over $1,300 a year. Most coverage still treats vehicle-to-grid as a future concept….
