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US highway bill could add US$130 annual fee for EV owners
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has tabled a plan to charge electric vehicle owners an annual federal registration fee...
Read moreDetailsAudi A2 e-tron to debut in autumn 2026 as compact entry EV
Audi will unveil the A2 e-tron in autumn 2026, giving the brand a new all-electric entry model in the compact...
Read moreDetailsMazda survey says North American Gen Z favours cars over homes
Mazda says its North American survey of Gen Z respondents aged 14 to 29 found stronger interest in car ownership...
Read moreDetailsXiaomi YU7 GT breaks Nürburgring SUV lap record before China launch
Xiaomi Auto has returned to the Nürburgring record chase, this time with the YU7 GT. It said its performance electric...
Read moreDetailsXiaomi plots Sky Nomad sub-brand for big EREV SUV push
Xiaomi Auto is preparing a second car brand called Sky Nomad, or Xuntian in Chinese, as it moves beyond pure...
Read moreDetailsBMW iX3 and i3 to support solar-powered home energy use with Solarwatt system
BMW is expanding its partnership with Germany's Solarwatt to make its upcoming Neue Klasse EVs part of a home energy...
Read moreDetailsFord Fiesta revival teased as Europe product push adds five new models
Ford is preparing one of its biggest European product resets in years, with five new passenger vehicles due by the...
Read moreDetailsBYD Racco kei EV targets Japan launch in 2026
BYD is preparing to launch the Racco in Japan in 2026, taking the Chinese EV brand into one of the...
Read moreDetailsXPeng starts mass production of first robotaxi in Guangzhou
XPeng has started mass production of its first robotaxi in Guangzhou, moving its autonomous-driving programme from test fleets into factory-built...
Read moreDetailsBMW Alpina Vision concept previews V8 luxury future with EVs likely later
BMW Alpina is back under BMW Group control, and its first signal is not an EV, not a plug-in hybrid,...
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