The week in electric cars: Ford's Fathom becomes a home generator, BYD names its Rolls-Royce rival, Audi recalls 9,048 Q4 e-trons, Rivian climbs to No. 2 and more.
China’s Solid-State Battery Race Has a Deadline: 2027
BYD and CATL both promise solid-state batteries in 2027. Our race tracker follows eight Chinese companies: what they have done, what they have only promised, and what Beijing wants by 2030.
The Best-Looking Car in Paris Was a Wagon
Opel's STX Concept is a long, low, lit-up electric estate with active aero, camera mirrors and 22-inch wheels. Take the tour, and see what Opel has and hasn't revealed.
This 28-Pound Motor Makes 1,000 Horsepower, and It Lives Inside the Wheel
YASA, the Mercedes-owned motor maker behind Ferrari and Lamborghini hybrids, put a record-setting axial flux motor inside the wheel. It could delete driveshafts, shrink rear brakes and cut up to 1,100 pounds. Here is the 126-year story, and the catch.
The 10 Best-Selling EVs in America in 2026 (So Far)
The Model Y outsold the next eight cars combined, Toyota doubled up, and the Equinox EV hit the brakes. Here are the 10 best-selling EVs in the US through September 2026.
BYD’s New Tang Has a Cabin Built Like a Starship Bridge
BYD's third-generation Tang trades the gauge cluster for a 35.4-inch cowl display and a 30-inch touchscreen. Here is the cabin, the specs and what we know so far.
The Electric Mercedes-AMG GT SUV Has 1,153 hp, and Its Plug Is Even Wilder
AMG's first in-house SUV packs three pancake motors, a 128 kWh pack and 710 kW charging. Here's what matters, and the one catch for US buyers.
We Just Watched the New Tesla Roadster Fly. Sort Of. We Have Questions.
Tesla's new Roadster drove upside down, flew off a ramp, barrel rolled over a line of Teslas and landed. Nobody was inside. Here are the videos, what Tesla actually said, and everything we still want to know.
Solid State, No. 2: The Kia Niro EV Just Got $10,000 Cheaper
Sticker prices held this week, but a $10,000 cash offer moves the Kia Niro EV from the bottom of our value ranking to the middle. Plus the October deals worth knowing and the Buyer's Desk.
Paris Motor Show 2026: The 5 Coolest Electric Concept Cars
A 500 hp Peugeot RCZ with solid-state cells, a €15,000 electric Citroën 2 CV, Renault's six-seat E-Space, Fiat's three-in-one Multiplay and the color-shifting DS F3VER. The five electric concepts worth the trip to Paris.