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Polestar says it is bringing buttons back to its vehicle interiors CEO Michael Lohscheller says customers have been crystal clear: “They say ‘we want more buttons’. It’s that simple. And yes, we will do buttons.” The company now plans to bring more physical controls back into future vehicles after growing frustration with touchscreen-heavy interiors. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/polestar-bri…

Tesla appears to have deployed a location-specific “quiet mode” feature at a San Francisco Supercharger After neighbors reportedly complained about loud music and overnight noise, Teslas charging at the site now display a pop-up asking drivers to lower their volume, complete with a one-tap “Lower” button. It’s a tiny feature, but also a very Tesla solution. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-answer…

Tesla’s Model Y has now surpassed 100,000 registrations in Norway 🇳🇴 According to OFV data, roughly 1 out of every 29 passenger cars on Norwegian roads is now a Model Y, less than five years after the vehicle first launched in the country. "The Model Y has been one of the models that has really contributed to making the electric car a common choice for Norwegian car buyers." --Geir Inge Stokke, OFV CEO Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-model-…

Tesla shared a first look at Optimus' pilot production line at the Fremont Factory The line is expected to produce 1 million robots per year, and create 12,000 human jobs. The footage shows a portion of the former Model S/X assembly area at Fremont being transformed into a humanoid robot manufacturing line. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-first-…

Tesla says the Cybercab has achieved just 165 Wh/mile According to Tesla VP Lars Moravy, that makes the Cybercab “the most efficient EV that has ever been certified and built.” For comparison, that’s roughly half the energy consumption of the original 2012 Model S and dramatically more efficient than today’s already-efficient EVs. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-cyberc…

Tesla’s Model Y has become South Korea’s hottest used EV🇰🇷 Used EV transactions surged more than 120% year-over-year, with the Model Y ranking as the country’s most traded used electric vehicle. The data also suggests the Tesla Model Y is holding its value better than several competing EVs in the Korean market. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-model-…

It's a familiar narrative: The Tesla Semi is still not being considered a threat by legacy truckmakers “I don't think it's disruptive,” says Peter Voorhoeve, president at Volvo Trucks North America This feels very familiar. Anyone else seeing some echoes of the Model S and Model 3 days? Our full article at EVwire: evwire.com/p/legacy-truck…

Greece wants to be the *second country in Europe to get FSD. 🇬🇷 “Our goal is in the next bill of the Ministry of Transport to be the second country in the European Union that, by accepting the type approval in the Netherlands, gives the same possibility to Greek roads.” -- Stelios Sakaretsios, Secretary General of Transport in Greece Well, Lithuania beat it to the punch.🇱🇹 But hey, being the *third in Europe to approve FSD Supervised is still very impressive! Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/greece-wants…

Tesla says European drivers have now logged more than 15 million km (9.32 million miles) using FSD Supervised 🇪🇺 The milestone comes less than 40 days after the Netherlands became the first European country to approve the system on April 10. Tesla had previously announced 10 million km on May 4, which means another 5 million km were added in only about 16 days. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-fsd-su…

Lithuania goes FSD! As a second country in Europe after the Netherlands, Lithuania fast-tracked the approval based on the Dutch RDW testing and is rolling out to Tesla owners in the country. Details on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-releas…

Tesla has officially begun rolling out FSD Supervised in Lithuania The country becomes FSD's second European market after the Netherlands. Tesla had already been conducting public ride-alongs and hiring FSD vehicle operators in Lithuania ahead of the customer rollout. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-releas…

Tesla made more money from batteries and energy products than EV sales in Australia last year Tesla’s Australian energy division generated roughly AU$2.5 billion in revenue in 2025, surpassing the company’s automotive business, which generated AU$1.92 billion. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/tesla-energy…

Ford is strongly hinting that the Fiesta could return — this time as an affordable EV After discontinuing the iconic hatchback in 2023, Ford now says it has “news to share in the future” about the Fiesta nameplate as the company pivots back toward lower-cost mass-market vehicles in Europe. Honestly, as long as they don't turn it into another crossover, it might do well. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/ford-europe-…

The first XPeng GX robotaxi rolled off mass production line today in Guangzhou, China. Its vision-only system runs on four in-house developed Turing AI chips, with ~3,000 TOPS of compute. XPeng plans to launch public robotaxi service in early 2027: evwire.com/p/xpeng-rolls-…

Xpeng says its first mass-produced robotaxi has officially rolled off the production line in China The company plans to begin pilot robotaxi operations later this year and says it aims to achieve fully autonomous daily operations without on-site safety officers by early 2027. The platform uses a pure-vision autonomous driving system without LiDAR, similar to Tesla. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/xpeng-rolls-…

Tesla's full unredacted reports for each of the Robotaxi's crashes in Austin from July 2025 to March 2026: As covered in our EVwire report: evwire.com/p/full-tesla-r…

When reports of Tesla's 17 Robotaxi crashes emerged, a lot of the coverage was very dramatic. "Scandal," "Hidden crashes," and other sinister-sounding, pearl-clutching headlines. But as always, the full data shows the real picture. The Robotaxi network is in its early stages. The incidents are minor. A lot were caused by human drivers. There are no dramatics here. Just a Robotaxi network that's progressing forward. We covered this story in EVwire: evwire.com/p/full-tesla-r…

Rivian has officially launched the public configurator for the R2 SUV Customers can now explore colors, wheels, interiors, and Launch Edition options for Rivian’s upcoming midsize EV ahead of customer deliveries expected later this year. The dual-motor R2 Performance Launch Edition starts at $57,990 and targets up to 330 miles of EPA-estimated range. Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/rivian-r2-co…

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Aptera says it has assembled its first validation vehicles on a new California production line The ultra-efficient three-wheeled solar EV startup claims its launch edition could deliver 400 miles of range from a 44 kWh battery pack while adding up to 40 miles of solar charging per day. "Every vehicle we run through this line teaches us something. With five vehicles now off the line, we have a growing foundation of data." --Aptera co-CEO Chris Anthony Full article on EVwire: evwire.com/p/aptera-assem…