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Vehicles powered by rechargeable batteries and electric motors instead of internal combustion engines, spanning mainstream and luxury models worldwide.
Tesla says its single-seat Roadster Rocket reaches 60 mph in under 0.59 seconds. TechSpot reports a one-second demo run and says it is unclear whether owners will get the full capability.
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Tesla is expected to unveil the redesigned Roadster on 15 October 2026 at a SpaceX site in Texas, six years after the 2020 deliveries it promised. Musk's range and acceleration claims have yet to be shown in a production-ready car, so the figures Tesla commits to are the test.
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Tesla showed a redesigned Roadster lifting over five Teslas on 10 cold-gas thrusters near Waco, Texas, with production slated for 2028. None of what the livestream showed has been recorded in a production vehicle, so the claims stay Tesla's own.
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Cox Automotive's third-quarter count of almost 263,000 US EV sales is about 40% below the tax-credit rush of a year earlier. Europe registered 277,006 in July alone, so a US plan should start from 263,000 and treat 2025 as a one-off.
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Mercedes-Benz chief Ola Källenius, as ACEA president, says excluding the UK from the EU's Made in Europe law would hurt carmakers on both sides. EU leaders hope to agree the text within weeks, and the UK is still lobbying to be included.
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Tesla plans to start Roadster 2 deliveries next year, six years after the car was supposed to reach driveways. Deposit holders from 2017 get a hypercar from a company its CEO now tells investors to treat as a robotics and autonomy business.
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Stellantis is launching six new models and nine concepts at the Paris show, including an affordable retro electric Citroen 2CV. Ars Technica's writer expects none of it to reach the United States, so US operators are likely to read about these cars without a chance to order one.
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BYD will grow its car-carrier fleet from 8 to 18 ships by 2029, according to shipping industry reports cited by Rest of World. One industry estimate puts the shipping saving over chartering at up to 40% a car.
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Ember, an energy think tank tracking EV sales in 56 countries, found 49 of them at record levels this year after the Iran war sent crude oil soaring. Its analyst ties Germany's jump to cheaper models and policy already in place, while US sales fell 30%.
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Lexus Korea launched the eighth-generation ES on Oct. 13 with its first electric version, the ES 350e, starting at 71.6 million won. It priced the 350e Premium 1.3 million won under the matching hybrid, Seoul Economic Daily reported.
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Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics named former Ford EV chief Doug Field president, a year after its founding and with more than $1 billion raised. Field takes over the daily business from Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, though the company has yet to show a robot in public.
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Chinese brands make up 20 of about 60 exhibitors at the Paris Motor Show, double the 2024 count, Korea JoongAng Daily reported. Schmidt Automotive Research put their European sales share at 10.7% in the second quarter, up from 5.7%.
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Citroen unveiled an electric revival of its 2CV as a concept at the Paris Motor Show, with a sub-£15,000 version planned for showrooms in 2028. It is the latest European attempt to lean on brand heritage as cheaper Chinese EVs crowd the market.
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EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic said a preliminary deal with China could cut Chinese electric and plug-in hybrid imports to the EU by up to 50%. Europe's side of the bargain has not been published, and leaders across the 27-nation bloc still have to approve the package.
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Some months-old 2026 Toyota Rav4s are listing for $3,000 to $6,000 above new dealer prices, according to CarGurus data. Toyota cannot build the hybrids fast enough, so sellers of nearly new ones are asking shoppers to pay to skip the wait.
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BYD executive vice president Stella Li said geopolitics is the biggest obstacle to the carmaker's growth abroad, speaking at a Milken Institute summit. She said long-term investment needs visibility, so the uncertainty now shapes where BYD builds and where it holds back.
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JLR unveiled the all-electric Jaguar Type 01 in New York at a minimum price of £130,000, the first car from a reinvention ridiculed as "woke" two years ago. With the old range already retired, the bet now depends on buyers who could just as easily choose a Porsche or a Mercedes-AMG.
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BMW's iX4 50 xDrive, the third Neue Klasse EV, starts at $66,200 for up to 428 miles of EPA-estimated range. BMW is selling distance and charging speed, so whether the car makes sense depends on how far a buyer's drivers actually go.
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Jaguar showed the production Type 01 in New York on Tuesday, claiming up to 400 miles of EPA range and 1,030 PS from three motors. Owners will judge it on the parts they touch every drive, and so far the evidence is launch specs and a ride in the passenger seat.
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Kia sold a record 846,764 vehicles in the third quarter, up 7.8%, with three SUV models making up 37% of them. About 93% of the added volume came from abroad, while its fast-rising electric sales are concentrated in South Korea.
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