Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of EVXL.co, where he covers all electric vehicle-related news, covering brands such as Tesla, Ford, GM, BMW, Nissan and others. He fulfills a similar role at the drone news site DroneXL.co. Haye can be reached at haye @ evxl.co or @hayekesteloo.
The electric vehicle revolution runs on cobalt, and a devastating new book exposes exactly whose hands dig it out of the ground. “The Elements of Power” by New Yorker journalist Nicolas Niarchos traces the battery supply chain from Congolese mines to Chinese factories to the EVs parked in American driveways, and the picture isn’t pretty.…
Four months after Tesla’s celebrated India debut, nearly one-third of its imported Model Y inventory sits unsold in warehouse limbo. Bloomberg reports that roughly 100 of 300 imported vehicles remain without buyers, forcing the American automaker into the same discount playbook that’s become painfully familiar across Europe and China. The India setback adds another chapter…
The timing tells you everything about Rivian’s strategy. While the company hemorrhages cash and cuts jobs, it’s quietly building infrastructure for a future that hinges entirely on the R2’s success. Rivian filed plans Tuesday with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a $9.5 million service and sales center in Round Rock, a fast-growing…
When an automaker announces ambitious sales targets while simultaneously declaring it doesn’t want to be known as a car company, something interesting is happening. Chinese EV maker Xpeng just revealed 2026 delivery goals of 550,000 to 600,000 vehicles, representing up to 40% growth, according to Chinese tech portal 36Kr citing an internal strategy meeting. A…
Four motors. No mechanical differentials. Software controlling every wheel independently. BMW just revealed the technical details behind its first fully electric M car, and while the spec sheet promises revolutionary performance, the real story is what this architecture means for the future of the driving experience that M badge buyers actually pay premium prices for.…
After years of promising that Full Self-Driving would become an “appreciating asset,” Tesla just admitted the opposite by killing the $8,000 purchase option entirely. CEO Elon Musk announced on X early this morning that Tesla will stop selling FSD as a one-time purchase after February 14, 2026, forcing all future buyers into subscription-only access at…
After nearly a year of waiting, the seven-seat option is finally back on Tesla’s US configurator for the 2026 Model Y. But before you start planning road trips with the entire extended family, there’s a critical detail buried in the marketing: this isn’t the stretched Model YL that Chinese buyers have been enjoying since August…
Cox Automotive’s Q4 2025 Kelley Blue Book EV Sales Report landed this morning, and while the headline numbers look familiar, the underlying story is anything but. Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 still dominate the top two positions, but the real drama unfolds when you compare the first nine months of 2025 to Q4. The…
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