Hongqi says its new EV tech can charge a battery in just eight minutes, beating BYD

FAW’s Hongqi brand claims a battery that charges from 10% to 90% in under 8 minutes, joining an increasingly wild Chinese EV charging race against BYD, CATL, and Geely.

BYD’s new Racco is Japan’s first electric kei car with over 300 km range

BYD has launched the Racco, its first electric kei car for Japan, offering up to 320 km of range and a starting price below the Nissan Sakura.

Australia’s 7 best-selling EVs are now all Chinese — even Tesla’s
Australia’s 7 best-selling EVs are now all Chinese — even Tesla’s

Australia just posted its biggest month ever for electric car sales, and for the first time seven different EVs each cleared 1,000 units in a single month.
Every one of them is either Chinese-owned or Chinese-built — and that includes the Tesla Model Y…

BYD wins 11.3 GWh battery deal for world’s largest solar+storage
BYD wins 11.3 GWh battery deal for world’s largest solar+storage

BYD Energy Storage has landed a contract to supply 11.275 GWh of battery storage for Masdar’s Round the Clock (RTC) project in Abu Dhabi — one of the single largest energy storage procurements ever signed.
The RTC project pairs a 5.2 GW solar array wit…

BYD Seal 08 makes a splash for under $30K, and It gives the Tesla Model 3 a run for its money

From zero-gravity seats to a 26-inch AR display and 1,660 km of PHEV range, BYD launched all of it for under $30,000 in China.

UK EV registrations hit 30% share in June as Tesla rebounds 42%
UK EV registrations hit 30% share in June as Tesla rebounds 42%

British battery-electric vehicle registrations jumped 38% in June to 64,440 units, pushing EVs to nearly 30% of the new car market — their strongest monthly performance outside seasonal peaks, according to New AutoMotive data released Friday.
The overa…

Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 deliveries jump 25% to 480,126, beating estimates
Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 deliveries jump 25% to 480,126, beating estimates

Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago and roughly 74,000 vehicles above Wall Street’s consensus estimate.
It’s Tesla’s strongest second quarter ever and its first year-over-year delivery…

BYD set to crush Tesla again in Q2 EV sales with 557,000 deliveries
BYD set to crush Tesla again in Q2 EV sales with 557,000 deliveries

BYD delivered 557,090 fully electric vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, according to figures compiled by Bloomberg, putting the Chinese automaker back on top of the global battery-electric race.
Tesla is expected to report around 396,500 deliverie…

Tesla’s arch rival has already won at charging tech. Now, it’s testing a self-driving breakthrough

BYD may be building its own powerful AI chip, but it’s not abandoning outside partners just yet. That delay could make its next wave of smart driving features cheaper and easier to roll out.

Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 delivery consensus: 406,000 vehicles expected
Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 delivery consensus: 406,000 vehicles expected

Tesla released its company-compiled delivery consensus for the second quarter of 2026, and Wall Street analysts now expect the automaker to deliver 406,024 vehicles.
That would be just 5.7% growth over the 384,122 vehicles Tesla delivered in Q2 2025 — …