Tesla’s Manufacturing Hangover Is Steering Musk Into Robotics

The electric vehicle maker used just 70% of its plant capacity last year – a level comparable to traditional auto rivals. Things could get worse in 2026.

What surprised us the most at CES 2026
What surprised us the most at CES 2026

There are some things you can reliably expect to see at the Consumer Electronics Show every year. Companies will announce big splashy TVs, there’s going to be a bunch of new gadgets for charging your other gadgets, and the odds are good that a robot or two is going to hilariously malfunction. But CES always […]

Europe’s EV Monopoly Requires Cheaper, Smaller Mass Market Vehicles

Europe’s plan for an EV monopoly requires tiny electric cars to create a mass market and that means concessions on safety, comfort and style.

Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M

Mentee Robotics was co-founded by Mobileye president Amnon Shashua.

At CES, EVs take a backseat to robotaxis and AI
At CES, EVs take a backseat to robotaxis and AI

It says a lot about the current moment when one of the world’s largest EV sellers shows up at the world’s biggest electronics show to announce not a new, more affordable model or a cool futuristic concept car, but a humanoid robot. And one we’ve seen already. Hyundai’s decision to use its CES keynote to […]

This RV will charge your electric truck after towing
This RV will charge your electric truck after towing

Electric trucks seem to have hit a pothole recently, ignored by truck owners who say they’re worried about losing too much ranging from towing. But what if the thing your towing could also pump electrons back into your truck’s battery when all’s said and done? That what California-company Evotrex is proposing with its new RV, […]

Segway’s new e-bikes are impressively high-tech and delightfully low-cost
Segway’s new e-bikes are impressively high-tech and delightfully low-cost

After causing a splash at last year’s CES with a pair of high-tech, high-powered e-bikes, Segway returned to the show with a little something more for everyone. The Ninebot-owned brand announced two new e-bikes – the seemingly conventional-looking Myon, and the low-step, short-tail Muxi – as well as a sharp-looking electric dirt bike called the […]

Evotrex Unveils Off-The-Grid RV At 2026 CES

California tech company Evotrex unveiled what it calls the world’s first power-generating RV at 2026 CES on Tuesday.

This free feature helps make stolen Bosch e-bikes unsellable
This free feature helps make stolen Bosch e-bikes unsellable

Stolen electric bikes built around Bosch motors will be harder to sell, service, and ride at the end of January. That’s when Bosch is rolling a new digital theft feature that lets owners mark the bike as stolen in the Bosch Flow app – no subscription required. Bosch rolled out a similar feature for expensive […]

Sony and Honda’s Afeela EV will start customer deliveries in late 2026
Sony and Honda’s Afeela EV will start customer deliveries in late 2026

Sony and Honda’s joint venture, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), said it will start customer deliveries of the $90,000 Afeela 1 electric vehicle in in the US in late 2026. The company also showed off an SUV concept that it said would inform a production model in the US for as early as 2028. The new […]