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GM is discontinuing its hydrogen fuel cell development program

With all of the Q3 2025 sales reports now available, the expected surge in EV sales ahead of the expiry of federal tax credits did materialize. This included a record sales quarter for Tesla, but the brand's share of the US EV market continued to decline dropping below 37% for the quarter.

Chevrolet has announced details on the new 2027 Chevrolet Bolt which now has more range, faster charging, OTA updates and a starting price under $30,000

The German auto club ADAC has put out a proposal for a new electrified racing platform

Stellantis has had a lot of challenges in recent years with rising prices, falling sales and major quality issues but it plans a major investment in the US to try to address these issues

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe provided an update on the company's progress at an event at its Plymouth MI tech center 

Following the expiry of the US federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, Hyundai has slashed the price of the 2026 Ioniq 5 by an average of over $9,100

Ford and GM offered their dealers the opportunity to buy out their EV inventory before tax credits expired so they could still be leased at a discounted rate

Bosch Mobility is facing billions of euros in cost cuts and 13,000 job losses over the next five years

Telemetry has released a new market forecast report that projects adoption rates for assisted and automated driving systems through 2035. The report is available to purchase at https://www.telemetryagency.com/adasforecast

Stellantis' Free2Move business unit has launched a new subscription micro-lease model that may help get more people to try and maybe buy EVs

Automakers are continue to shift future product plans with Jeep reportedly killing one plug-in hybrid while Ford brings back a hybrid program it cancelled several years ago

Volvo is making major upgrades to the EX90 for its second model year with an 800V electrical architecture and new dual Nvidia Orin core computer

Stellantis has developed a new Intelligent Battery Integrated System that replaces the discrete power electronics module with inverters installed at the battery module level

Automakers are slowly realizing that touch interfaces for many controls simply don't work well and they are going back to physical controls most used functions

The Toyota Research Institute led by Dr Gill Pratt has found that subtle nudges to drivers can lead to behavioral changes that result in reduced emissions

Automakers are hiding price increases in their destination fees https://www.telemetryagency.com/post/vehicle-affordability-gets-worse-with-hidden-price-increases

Nissan has launched an all-new 2026 Leaf EV that brings a 303 mile range with a starting price of just over $31,000 delivered even without tax incentives.

Stellantis has cancelled plans to build a full battery electric version of the Ram 1500 pickup truck, but will proceed with the extended range EV variant

Mercedes-Benz has driven an EQS sedan with a prototype solid state battery from Factorial Energy 749 miles on a single charge

The federal imigration raid last week on a Hyundai-LG Energy Solution battery plant in Georgia could make companies reconsider investing in the US

US EV sales remain robust as consumers try to purchase ahead of the end of federal tax credits, but Tesla's share has dipped to its lowest level in 8 years

Ahead of next week's IAA Mobility Show in Munich, BMW has officially launched the first model from its new Neue Klasse EV architecture, the iX3

The 2026 Honda Prelude is arriving late this year as a two-door hatchback sport coupe based on the Civic hybrid but using suspension and brakes from the high-performance Type R

Despite the challenges of lack of hydrogen fueling infrastructure, BMW still has plans for a commercial launch of a fuel cell powered iX5 in 2028