N-gated Hacker News3h ago
😆 Oh, the sweet taste of irony! #BYD just *zoomed* past #Tesla and Kia, leaving Elon to question his life choices 🚗💨. Meanwhile, Kia wonders if their cars are now just glorified paperweights 🤔.
https://electrek.co/2026/05/05/byd-overtakes-tesla-kia-best-selling-ev-brand-key-overseas-markets/ #Irony #ElectricVehicles #AutomotiveNews #HackerNews #ngated
BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets

With over 7% market share, BYD is now the top-selling EV brand in the UK so far in 2026, surpassing...

Electrek
Hacker News3h ago

BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets

https://electrek.co/2026/05/05/byd-overtakes-tesla-kia-best-selling-ev-brand-key-overseas-markets/

#HackerNews #BYD #Tesla #EV #Kia #sales #electricvehicles

BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets

With over 7% market share, BYD is now the top-selling EV brand in the UK so far in 2026, surpassing...

Electrek
Jack C.M4h ago
More than just an SUV? Rivian is working on more R2 variants. Via @arstechnica #EVs #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #KillGasCars ⚡🚘🔌🚗🔋

More than just an SUV? Rivian ...
More than just an SUV? Rivian is working on more R2 variants.

Without giving much away, CEO RJ Scaringe teased the idea of an R2 pickup and an R2X.

Ars Technica
Rachel Brindle4h ago

#LazyWeb (plus search sucks nowadays)

Any recommendations for a non-tesla-branded NACS home charger? Ideally one that doesn't have any app/internet connectivity involved.

From some quick searching, it looks like the "best" way to do that is to use a portable charger and install a NEMA 14-50 connector.

#ElectricVehicles

Crazypedia won't Comply 🧿4h ago
Hey, wake up, a new @TechConnectify video posted


https://youtu.be/KnUFH5GX_fI

#hybridCars #electricvehicles
Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars

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Jack C.M5h ago
How do you design a $30,000 electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks. Via @arstechnica #EVs #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #KillGasCars ⚡🚘🔌🚗🔋

How do you design a $30,000 el...
How do you design a $30,000 electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks.

We tour Ford’s top-secret Electric Vehicle Development Center in California.

Ars Technica
The News Robot7h ago

State Of Walmart EV Charging: May 2026 Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mwFXrFajnc

#ElectricVehicles #EV

State Of Walmart EV Charging: May 2026 Update

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Lowyat.NET7h ago

MITI Issues New Regulation For CBU EVs To Take Effect Starting 1 July #cbu #electricvehicles #evs #miti

https://www.lowyat.net/2026/391927/miti-new-regulation-cbu-evs-starting-1-july/

MITI Issues New Regulation For CBU EVs To Take Effect Starting 1 July

According to a circular to AP holders, it looks like MITI has new policies about CBU EVs, now needing their CIF value to be above RM200,000.

Lowyat Media Group
Sepia9h ago

China-sourced Tesla Model 3 starts at $39,490 in Canada

https://mander.xyz/post/51591350

China-sourced Tesla Model 3 starts at $39,490 in Canada - Mander

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/51591272 [https://mander.xyz/post/51591272] > Canada PM Mark Carney’s ‘landmark agreement’ with China in January 2026 was a trade deal in the oldest sense: agricultural commodities (mainly Canadian canola) for manufactured goods (EVs from China). > > The US, instead, was imposing tariffs. > > Thanks to the new trade deal, up to 49,000 EVs built in China can be imported into Canada at a reduced tariff rate of 6.1 percent, down from the 100 percent tariff imposed in 2024. > > Canada began issuing permits for the first 24,500 vehicles in March, and Tesla moved quickly to capitalize. > > It remains unclear how many of the initial 24,500 permits Tesla will lock down, though Tesla looks poised to walk away with the lion’s share according to several reports. > > This means that Tesla, the company run by the man closest to the US president who started the trade war in 2025, is the first and most aggressive beneficiary of Carney’s ‘landmark agreement.’ > > … >

anticonnor14h ago

electric pickups, am I chasing a unicorn?

https://lemmy.world/post/46493214

electric pickups, am I chasing a unicorn? - Lemmy.World

Question for this community: I currently have a 1998 toyota tacoma and, frankly, love the compact pickup form factor. I’ve been wanting to move to an electric truck for years, but am not seeing many options… am I being an idiot, hoping for a unicorn? - Slate looks attractive, but I’m hesitant about a first gen model from a brand new company. Maybe wait a year after release? - Telo also looks good, but same issue. - Ford Lightning is bigger than I’d prefer. - There are some smaller builds, like the Pickman, but not being able to get on the highway - I’ve also thought of paying for an electric conversion of my current truck, but that’s looking like $40k just to convert an already older vehicle that’s not in great shape. My main needs are to have a full bed, 2 seats, top speed of ~55mph, and hopefully be less than $50k. I don’t care for any other modern amenities, crank windows and dumb systems are perfect, and don’t need much range. Am I hoping for too little for too little?