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Walmart Is Building Its Own Charging Network That's Growing Faster Than All The Non-Tesla Competition

staff@jalopnik.com (Justin Hughes) — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:25:00 +0000

Installing chargers at a rapid pace could position Walmart to steal business from other retailers who lack fast-charging options in their parking lots.

Why Battery-Swapping EVs Still Haven't Made Highway Fast Charging Obsolete

staff@jalopnik.com (Benjamin Gracias) — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:25:00 +0000

You pull into a bay, and automatically your EV's battery is removed and another inserted. It seems so easy, so why does fast charging still dominate?

Californians Are Shunning EVs For Hybrids

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:49:10 +0000

Hybrid vehicles made up just about 25% of California's new-vehicle registrations in the second quarter, while pure EVs accounted for 16%.

EVs On Track To Account For 29% Of Global New Car Sales This Year, Despite Republican Attempts To Kill EVs In The U.S.

staff@jalopnik.com (Collin Woodard) — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:35:09 +0000

Electric vehicle sales are still strong globally, despite drops in overall vehicle sales and the elimination of many EV incentives domestically.

Genesis GV60 Magma Is Shockingly Cheap Despite Having 641 HP And A Drift Mode

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:19:05 +0000

Starting at $71,495, the GV60 Magma is less than $10k more expensive than its Hyundai Ioniq 5 N sibling, and it's cheaper than the existing GV60 Performance.

2028 Mercedes-Benz GLA Is A Particularly Big, Beefy Subcompact With EV Or Hybrid Power

staff@jalopnik.com (Erin Marquis) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Like its CLA and GLB siblings, the third-generation GLA has lots of tech, nicer looks and new powertrains - and it's RWD in electric form.

BMW Already Built The 50,000th iX3 In Its Fastest New Product Launch Ever, And Demand Is Double That

staff@jalopnik.com (Logan K. Carter) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:30:17 +0000

The 50,000-unit milestone was reached in less than ten months, and BMW is about to take its 100,000th order for the electric iX3 crossover.

BYD Is Building A Kei Car

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:18:28 +0000

Can a Chinese company achieve what no other automaker has before?

Haters Be Damned: Ferrari Says The Luce EV Already Hit Its 2026 Sales Goal

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:41:43 +0000

Maybe Ferrari was right to ignore the peanut gallery?

How And Why The Vanguard CitiCar Failed To Revolutionize City Driving

staff@jalopnik.com (Chloe Clougher) — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:25:00 +0000

The tiny, plastic-bodied Vanguard CitiCar EV was America's best-selling postwar EV until the Tesla Model S, but it was quickly outclassed in the '80s.

The Land Rover Discovery Sport Is Dying, But Don't Worry, A More Appealing Defender Sport Is On The Way

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:41:40 +0000

The boxy baby Defender has already been spied, and it'll offer hybrid and EV powertrains.

5 Vehicles That Hit Top Speed Before The End Of The Quarter Mile

staff@jalopnik.com (Benjamin Gracias) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:25:00 +0000

These cars make quarter-mile testing almost pointless, putting a massive gap between their acceleration times and how fast they can actually go.

BMW Is Making An Electric i4 Convertible And I'm Vibratory With Excitement

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:20:17 +0000

The Neue Klasse 4 Series will be one of the few droptop EVs on the market.

2027 Mercedes-Benz C-Class EV Is 99% Good Clean Luxury And 1% AI Slop

staff@jalopnik.com (Erin Marquis) — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

The company is broadening the C-Class's horizons even further for its well-heeled customers despite it being a chaotic time in the EV market.

How Much Will The Slate Truck SUV Conversion Kit Cost (And Do You Have To Install It Yourself)?

staff@jalopnik.com (Michael Frank) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:05:00 +0000

Slate will allow you to turn your Blank Slate into the pricier Squareback or Fastback SUV down the line by shipping the conversion kit straight to your door.

Some Clown Tries To Flip Rivian R2 And Fails Because They're A Pathetic Loser

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:57:47 +0000

Flipping cars hurts everyone (including the flipper when it goes wrong), and it deserves ridicule whenever it's caught out in the wild.

Faraday Future Is Somehow Still Alive And Testing The FX Super One, And I'm Scared

staff@jalopnik.com (Daniel Golson) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:30:30 +0000

I think I'm being stalked by this definitely real rebadged Chinese van.

Toyota Fixed The Crown's Two-Tone Paint You Thought Was Ugly

staff@jalopnik.com (Amber DaSilva) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:29:45 +0000

Overall, the Crown remains largely the same, even if I'll miss seeing that weird-ass blacked-out rear end on my local streets.

2027 Toyota Sequoia Trying Out A 'More Assertive Exterior' Instead Of Going To Therapy

staff@jalopnik.com (Collin Woodard) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Heck, the Sequoia could be really busy between work and the kids, and with gas so expensive these days, it probably deserves to treat itself a little.

California Ranks Top Amongst EV-Friendly States But A Surge Of Oklahoma Drivers Are Adopting EVs

staff@jalopnik.com (Chris Tsui) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:25:00 +0000

Oklahoma isn't particularly good at providing residents with charging infrastructure, nor are the EV incentives great, but people are buying them there anyway.