Oct 22, 2026 | Electric Vehicles, Policy & Regulations
In August 2026, China’s new-energy vehicle sales fell for the eighth month running — down about 10% year on year — while NEV market share hit a record 65.2%. Both numbers are real, and they are not in tension once you see what each one measures. Penetration is a...
Oct 22, 2026 | Electric Vehicles, Policy & Regulations, Trucks
The hardest vehicles in the world to electrify are already going electric — and a growing share of them are being built in China. This week Fortescue shipped its first battery-electric loaders, dozers, graders and water trucks into Western Australia’s Pilbara,...
Oct 21, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
BYD’s new Da Han flagship, launched on 13 October, pairs a 1,008 km range claim with a 10-to-97% charge in nine minutes. The battery behind both numbers is a modest 102.3 kWh — the same pack BYD drops into cars that travel a third less far. The range is not...
Oct 21, 2026 | Charging & Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles
Over China’s seven-day National Day holiday, Nio’s battery-swap network performed 1,192,221 swaps and BYD’s megawatt flash-charging network delivered about 1.22 million charges. The two totals are within three percent of each other. That near-tie is...
Oct 16, 2026 | Electric Vehicles
A car gets “sold” twice. Once when the factory ships it to a dealer — the wholesale number — and again when the dealer hands it to a buyer, which is the retail number. The two rarely match, and when they diverge far enough the gap is the story. In June...
Oct 16, 2026 | Battery Technology, Electric Vehicles
Tesla’s new Roadster can, according to Tesla, hop over a moving Cybertruck, spin in mid-air and drive upside down along a ceiling-style ramp. It also promises to hit 60 mph in about a second. The unveiling on 15 October, outside Waco, Texas, was built to be...
