California city weighs banning Elon Musk companies like Tesla and SpaceX
A California City Council is planning to weigh whether it would adopt a resolution that would place a ban on its engagement with Elon Musk companies, like Tesla and SpaceX. The City of Davis, California, will have its City Council weigh a new proposal that would adopt a resolution “to divest from companies owned and/or […]
Elon Musk doubles down on Tesla Cybercab timeline once again
Tesla is starting the process of removing the ability to purchase the Full Self-Driving suite outright, as it pulled the purchase option in the United States over the weekend. However, there has been some indication by CEO Elon Musk that the price of the subscription will increase as the suite becomes more robust. But Tesla […]
Tesla ends Full Self-Driving purchase option in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s bankers are looking to trim the debt that xAI has taken on over the past few years, following the company’s merger with SpaceX, a new report from Bloomberg says. xAI has built up $18 billion in debt over the past few years, with some of this being attributed to the purchase of social media […]
SpaceX launches Crew-12 on Falcon 9, lands first booster at new LZ-40 pad
The Tesla Model Y was Europe’s most popular electric car in 2025, leading all EV models by a wide margin despite a year marked by production transition, intensifying competition, and anti-Elon Musk sentiments. The result highlights the Model Y’s continued strength in the region even as Volkswagen overtook Tesla as the top-selling EV brand overall. […]
Musk bankers looking to trim xAI debt after SpaceX merger: report
The Tesla Model Y was Europe’s most popular electric car in 2025, leading all EV models by a wide margin despite a year marked by production transition, intensifying competition, and anti-Elon Musk sentiments. The result highlights the Model Y’s continued strength in the region even as Volkswagen overtook Tesla as the top-selling EV brand overall. […]
Europe surges, US stumbles, China cools: EV sales dip in 2026
The new MG4 EV Urban (left) and 2026 MG4 EV (Source: MG Motor) 1.2 million EVs were sold globally in January – but the market shrank. Global EV sales fell 3% year-over-year and 44% in January 2026 from December to 1.2 million units, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The slowdown was largely driven by China, where […]
Toyota offering a $5,000 discount and 0% financing on its new EVs
The 2026 C-HR and bZ Woodland electric SUVs are just arriving at dealerships, and Toyota is already discounting them. Toyota offers discounts and 0% interest rates on new EVs While the new 2027 Highlander EV, Toyota’s first three-row electric SUV, is stealing the spotlight, the new C-HR and bZ Woodland quietly went on sale. The […]
The AI power crunch sparks a 1.5 GWh sodium-ion battery deal
photo: Energy Vault Utility-scale energy storage developer Energy Vault just signed a strategic agreement with Peak Energy, which manufactures sodium-ion energy battery storage systems, to build a battery platform specifically designed for “AI-first” data center operators. The pitch is simple: AI training and inference create sharp, unpredictable power spikes. Most battery energy storage systems (BESS) […]
Texas bets on Tesla bets on WeChat, and big oil bets on Toyota
On today’s Texas-sized episode of Quick Charge, Tesla Cybertruck owners in the Lone Star state get V2G access, Tesla Model 3 and Y models get WeChat via OTA, and Toyota has an all-new electric Toyota Highlander with up to 320 miles of range! We’re also taking a look at a Japanese joint venture involving oil […]
ChargePoint data shows a new EV bottleneck forming
Photo: ChargePoint ChargePoint enabled more than 100 million EV charging sessions over the past year, and it says demand is now growing faster than new chargers are being installed. Using its network data and 2025 EV sales figures, the company argues infrastructure isn’t keeping pace with the expanding fleet of EVs already on the road. […]