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Tesla Model 3 Standard Launches in Europe at €37,970 as Chinese Rivals Close In
Tesla

Tesla Europe Sales Collapse: Market Share Halves as Chinese Rivals Surge

I’ve been documenting Tesla’s European decline all year, and the final numbers are in: it’s worse than even I expected. While the broader European EV market surged 27% in 2025, Tesla’s sales cratered 38.8% to just 129,000 units. That’s not missing a trend. That’s a market share collapse from 2.2% to 1.3% in 11 months while Chinese…

Porsche Bets On $165,000 Electric Cayenne Weeks After Declaring Luxury EV Pricing Model Broken
Porsche

Porsche Shutters China Charging Network, Dismantling the Premium Experience That Justified Its Prices

I’ve been tracking Porsche’s China collapse for months, and this move crystallizes what’s really happening. The German luxury automaker is shutting down its proprietary “Premium Charging” network across China starting March 2026, eliminating roughly 200 fast-charging stations that were supposed to differentiate the Porsche EV ownership experience from competitors. The company’s spin is predictable

Trump’s Tariffs Threaten EV Price Hikes, but Tesla and VW Gain Edge with U.S. Production
Ford

VW ID Buzz Cancelled for 2026 as Dealers Slash $25K Off Remaining Stock

I watched Volkswagen announce the ID Buzz as America’s nostalgic EV savior. Now, after one model year and fewer than 5,000 sales, dealers are telling customers it’s over while VW insists it might come back someday. Here’s what you need to know: VW confirmed to Carscoops they won’t produce 2026 ID Buzz models for the…

Porsche 718 EV Strategy Collapses: Automaker Now Reverse-Engineering Platform It Spent Billions Building
Porsche

Porsche 718 EV Strategy Collapses: Automaker Now Reverse-Engineering Platform It Spent Billions Building

Porsche just confirmed the most expensive engineering admission of defeat in automotive history. The German automaker is now paying to reverse-engineer the PPE Sport platform it paid billions to develop as EV-only, adding combustion engine capability across the entire next-generation 718 Boxster and Cayman lineup. This isn’t just a product strategy pivot. This is a…

Solid-State Batteries Won’t Save EVs Until 2035. Here’s What Will. BMW i3
BMW

Solid-State Batteries Won’t Save EVs Until 2035. Here’s What Will.

I’ve been tracking solid-state battery announcements for years now, and the gap between what manufacturers promise and what they actually deliver keeps getting wider. Top Gear’s latest deep-dive on next-generation EV tech finally puts some honest timelines on the table, and they’re not what most prospective buyers want to hear. Here’s what you need to…

Tesla's Grünheide Battery Promise Returns: Real Investment or PR Rescue?
Tesla

Tesla’s Grünheide Battery Promise Returns: Real Investment or PR Rescue?

I’ve been reporting Tesla’s German battery promises since 2020. Every year brings a new announcement. Every year, the cells don’t materialize. Today’s €1 billion battery investment news comes with the same hedged language we’ve heard before, and it drops on the exact day the European Union formally abandoned its 2035 EV mandate. The timing tells…

Ford F-150 Lightning Outpaces Tesla Cybertruck in Q1 2025 EV Pickup Race
Ford

EV Transition ‘Unraveling’? No, Legacy Automaker Strategies Are Failing

I’ve been covering the EV transition for years, and this week’s headlines declaring the electric revolution is “unraveling” miss the point entirely. What we’re actually watching is the predictable collapse of subsidy-dependent strategies by legacy automakers who never figured out how to build affordable EVs without government life support. The carnage is staggering. Bloomberg reports…

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