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Toyota and Subaru Hit With a Lawsuit Over 12-Volt EV Batteries

It may sound surprising, but many electric vehicles still rely on a small 12-volt battery, and now owners are suing major automakers over failures. The lawsuit alleges that Toyota and Subaru sold bZ4X and Solterra EVs with defective 12-volt systems that drain rapidly, sometimes leaving vehicles unusable. If you own…

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Rivian R1T Quad Leak Accidentally Shows Off NACS Port

Rivian's upcoming R1T has finally been spotted with a NACS port, meaning Rivian's fleet will soon begin its conversion to the smaller Tesla-founded plug.

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We Drove The $8,000 BYD Seagull. When Do We Get Cheap EVs This Good?

On this week's episode of InsideEVs' Plugged-In Podcast: We drive the BYD Seagull and a promising plug-in hybrid from China.

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‘Thieves Taking Notes’: Tesla Jailbreak Exposes Trick To Get Inside Locked Glovebox

Tesla’s glovebox PIN is a privacy and security feature—a code that locks access to the glove compartment. This viral workaround skips the software entirely.

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How Ford And GM Are Plotting A Battery Breakup With China

Ford and General Motors are racing to develop a new type of electric vehicle battery. One engineer labeled it as “LFP of the West.”

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This EV Charger Is a Good Idea, But What's Wrong With the Gas Pump Concept?

Electric vehicles have a major issue, and that's public infrastructure. But that's largely an issue the industry has created itself as the gas station concept has been around for a century. Why isn't that copied.

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2025 Volvo EX30: What Do You Want To Know?

The compact electric Volvo EX30 has finally arrived on American shores after several tariff-related delays. But is it the car we really wanted?

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Why The 2026 Toyota bZ Doesn’t Get Crazy Fast Charging Speeds

The 2026 Toyota bZ gets huge upgrades in all areas, but its maximum charging speed is still the same.

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VW, BMW and Mercedes Are In Trouble. Here's How They Plan To Fix It

All three companies saw massive profit declines in the first quarter, and the challenges are far from over.

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Cadillac's EVs Are Seriously Poaching Tesla Owners

About 8 out of 10 Cadillac EV buyers are new to the brand. Also, Honda wants to wait out the U.S. government and hope the trade situation improves.

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The Mercedes CLA EV Will Work With Tesla Superchargers After All

The Mercedes-Benz CLA electric sedan will be compatible with both 400-volt and 800-volt DC fast chargers when customer deliveries start in the United States early next year. This is a big deal, and it means the four-door compact EV will be able to use the vast majority of fast chargers…

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Nissan's Hard Times Ain't Over Yet

When I spoke to Nissan executives in Japan in March, one thing was clear: The hardest work was still ahead of them. Executives like Chief Performance Officer Guillaume Cartier and incoming CEO Ivan Espinosa told me that, while the beginning of the transition plan was in motion, there was more to…

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'A Trump Gift To China': 17 States Sue Over EV Charger Funding Freeze

When the Trump administration kneecapped a key federal program that funds electric-vehicle charging infrastructure in February, it seemed inevitable that lawsuits would follow. Three months later, a group of 16 states, including California, New York, Colorado and Washington, have sued the federal government in an effort to keep money for…

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BYD's 5-Minute EV Fast Charging: We Tried It. It's A Game-Changer

Ask someone who drives a gasoline-powered car why they wouldn't want to get an electric one, and you're almost certain to hear this answer: they take way too long to charge.

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Both Biden's and Trump's Policies Are Making E.V.s More Expensive

Slate Auto hopes to offer affordable electric vehicles, but it has to navigate federal incentives and restrictions in the process.

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Waymo Is Far From Done With The Jaguar I-Pace

The sleek Jaguar I-Pace hit the streets in 2018 as one of the first modern electric efforts from a company that wasn't Tesla. And even though Jag axed the pioneering model from its lineup last year, Waymo isn't done with it yet.

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Why Audi Has A Unique Set Of Headaches These Days

I'm overdue in giving you, InsideEVs reader, my review of the new Audi SQ6 E-Tron. But the top-level takeaway is that I like it a lot. And I think it further proves my theory that every new Volkswagen Group electric vehicle I drive feels like a quantum leap over the…

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Here's Why There Are So Few EVs For Sale In America Right Now

There are too many moving pieces in the electric vehicle puzzle right now. Affordable EVs are allegedly on their way, as several automakers have promised. But tariffs, of course, got here first. Now there’s a real possibility that those low-cost EVs may not end up reaching their price targets.

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I Drove China's Advanced EVs. Now My Brain Is Broken

There's kind of a running joke at the InsideEVs office about Staff Writer Kevin Williams: he's been to China so many times, and driven so many of China's hyper-advanced electric vehicles, that he doesn't like anything we get offered stateside anymore.

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How The Lucid Gravity Became A Fast-Charging Monster

Charging an electric car still isn’t as quick as grabbing gas. But it’s getting there, and the tech is moving faster than ever.

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Why The Slate Truck Doesn’t Use LFP Batteries

Slate dropped a bombshell this week when it revealed both itself and its first model: a utilitarian electric pickup truck expected to cost under $20,000 after factoring in the federal tax credit for plug-in cars.

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Slate Unveiled A Cheap EV. Tesla's Is Still A Mystery.

I check out a lot of new electric cars here at InsideEVs. And sometimes I think to myself, "Yeah, I could really get used to this!"

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The Cheap Slate Truck EV Has No Screen, Uses Your Phone For Updates

As most car companies follow the Tesla playbook by doubling down on giant touchscreens and flashy software, Slate is going in the complete opposite direction. The startup debuted its first vehicle on Thursday, and it has virtually no tech whatsoever.

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We're At The Shanghai Auto Show To See The Future

When automotive executives in the United States and Europe talk about electric vehicles, they usually talk about tomorrow: the need to prepare for some vaguely defined "future" where their customers are largely moving beyond gasoline. But in China, that's not the future at all. It's the present.

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Does America Have Enough EV Chargers? It's Complicated

Electric vehicle sales have exploded, with over 3 million of them hitting U.S. roads in the last three calendar years alone. Is America’s public EV charging infrastructure keeping up? It’s a surprisingly tough question to answer. But it’s an important one, given that a perceived lack of charging stations is…

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