Rad Power Bikes, once North America’s largest e-bike brand with more than 350,000 units sold, told employees in late 2025 it faced significant financial challenges requiring operational cuts. That warning wasn’t isolated. Accell Group’s bankruptcy, a German component supplier’s insolvency, and founders returning to steady struggling companies all point to the same underlying pressure reshaping…
The count of EVs offering at least 300 miles of EPA-rated range just climbed to 46 models, four more than the previous tracked update. That growing club makes 300-mile range look increasingly like table stakes rather than a genuine differentiator. Whether all 46 actually deliver that range in typical driving is a separate question the…
President Trump signed a resolution this spring overturning a Biden-era mining ban across 225,504 acres of northern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest. The region, known as the Duluth Complex, holds an estimated 95 percent of America’s domestic nickel reserves and 88 percent of its cobalt reserves, both critical inputs for EV battery production most automakers currently…
The House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act on September 16 with overwhelming bipartisan support, sending it to the Senate. The bill would require every new vehicle, including EVs, to carry a working AM radio at no extra cost. Eight automakers, including Tesla and Rivian, have dropped AM from electric models specifically because…
Insurance quotes for the same coverage level swing by more than $7,600 a year depending on which EV a buyer chooses. The Toyota bZ and comparable mainstream models sit near the bottom of that range. The Audi SQ8 e-tron sits at the top, alongside every current Tesla model. Comparing specific vehicles side by side reveals…
A non-Tesla EV plugging into a Supercharger pays roughly 40 percent more per kilowatt-hour than a Tesla does at the same stall, by Tesla’s own published pricing structure. A $12.99 monthly membership erases that gap entirely, matching Tesla owner pricing for any driver willing to pay it. Whether that membership actually saves money depends entirely…
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…
