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Tariffs are taking a toll on pricing and availability of more affordable models increasing since they went into effect earlier this year. 

Chargepoint has announced a DC charging architecture that will support up to 600-kW charging for passenger vehicles and 3.7 MW for heavy duty vehicles with 30% lower cost

Stellantis has reportedly cancelled plans to launch its Level 3 AutoDrive system.

Tensor Auto appears to be a spin-off of China's AutoX and it has announced plans to sell a robocar to consumers in 2026

Jeep is finally reentering the compact/midsize crossover segment with an all-new Cherokee for 2026 that at launch will be exclusively available as a hybrid. https://www.theautopian.com/the-2026-jeep-cherokee-is-a-big-boxy-hybrid-that-promises-37-mpg/

Hertz is partnering with Amazon to sell used rental vehicles through the e-commerce giant's site

Nissan has announced pricing for the all-new 2026 Leaf EV which will start at $31,485 delivered with 303 miles of range

Lucid Motors may be running out of time

At Monterey Car Week 2025 Acura showed off a prototype of its upcoming RSX electric SUV coupe, the first product of a new in-house developed electric platform

The latest EV charging study from JD Power shows signs that charging is getting more reliable in the US although customers aren't happy with increasing prices, especially at Tesla Superchargers

Despite the poltical and economic challenges to electric vehicle adoption, there continues to be positive signs of progress. https://pitch.paren.app/v/paren---state-of-the-ev-charging-industry-report---q2-2025-25kbce/f8c544be-1db5-4c14-b27f-5a13fe7cacf3

A day after Ford announced the new production system it will implement for next-generation lower cost EVs in Louisville Kentucky, I have more thoughts

Ford will retool its Louisville assembly plant to build a new generation of electric vehicles starting with a midsize pickup truck costing $30,000

Jeep is launching 4 new or refreshed models in North America in the next four months and keeping the V8-powered Wrangler in the lineup

Torc Robotics has opened a new engineering office in Ann Arbor Michigan

Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer is giving up on building EVs in Ohio

In the course of the investigation following a fatal 2019 crash that involved a Tesla Model S running on Autopilot, Tesla lied and misled investigators about the existance of a data file it uploaded from the car to its servers. https://electrek.co/2025/08/04/tesla-withheld-data-lied-misdirected-police-plaintiffs-avoid-blame-autopilot-crash/

Tesla has lost its first jury trial following the failure of enhanced Autopilot that resulted in 1 death and another pedestrian being severely injured.

Ford CEO Jim Farley has says the company will reveal more plans about building EVs in Kentucky on Aug 11

Chevrolet has released the first teaser images of the 2026 Chevrolet Bolt this fall

Motional CEO Laura Major published a blog post announcing a new techical direction for the automated driving company using large driving models https://motional.com/news/how-motional-accelerating-scale-affordability-and-safety-large-driving-models-ldms

Despite headwinds from Washington, public EV charging infrastructure continues to expand

Electric and automated vehicles may be exacerbating motion sickness

Data is increasingly showing that electric vehicle batteries hold up much better than expected. 

Tesla could be banned from selling cars in California for 30 days if it is found guilty of falsely advertising the autonomous capabilities of its vehicles