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+== Study: Used EVs Are The Cheapest Vehicles To Own ==
+A lot of people leased EVs three years ago, and now they're turning them in. You should probably buy one.
+Zac Estrada - January 31, 2026
+After more research has uncovered the fact that battery life for electric vehicles is getting longer and better charging habits can increase that, another study strongly suggests that those looking for the most budget-friendly car in 2026 should look at the potentially large inventory of used EVs hitting the market.
+Three-year-old used electric vehicles are less expensive to own than new or used gasoline-powered cars over a 10-year lifespan, according to a study published Jan. 27 and sponsored by the Responsible Battery Coalition, the State of Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, and the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center.
+Factors in the study included purchase price, the cost of adding a Level 2 home charger, ongoing ownership costs such as fueling, insurance and routine maintenance, and eventual value of the vehicle after it’s ten years old. While full EVs are worth far less then what the window sticker showed they cost when new, the study found that the steep depreciation in price from the first three years significantly tapers off after. Prices then follow a similar trend to equivalent gas or hybrid vehicles. And anything with a gas engine incurs more maintenance costs for the seven remaining years of ownership requiring a greater outlay for the owner as the vehicle aged, as much as a $3,700 difference for some vehicle types.
+https://gizmodo.com/study-used-evs-are-the-cheapest-vehicles-to-own-2000716344
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+===== Technology =====
+== 'China Inside': How Chinese EV Tech Is Reshaping Global Auto Design ==
+Posted by msmash on Thursday September 11, 2025 09:01AM
+Global automakers are licensing Chinese electric vehicle technology to accelerate development and cut costs. Audi built its E5 Sportback in 18 months using SAIC's batteries, powertrain and software after the Zeekr 001 "shocked quite everyone" in 2021, according to Stefan Poetzl, president of SAIC Audi Sales and Marketing. Toyota and Volkswagen have joint development agreements for China-specific models using GAC and Xpeng technology respectively.
+Renault and Ford plan to develop global models on Chinese platforms, according to Reuters. The licensing deals provide Chinese automakers additional revenue amid domestic price wars. Ready-made Chinese EV chassis and software can save billions of dollars and years of development time, industry experts told the publication. CATL and other Chinese suppliers are expanding chassis production for domestic and international customers.
+https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/11/1542239/china-inside-how-chinese-ev-tech-is-reshaping-global-auto-design
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+== This ‘Magical’ Material That Dissolves Like Candy Is Exactly What EVs Have Been Missing ==
+The material self-assembles and dissolves easily, making it an easy-to-recycle alternative for manufacturing EV batteries.
+Gayoung Lee - August 29, 2025
+The irony of eco-friendly electric vehicles is the mountainous load of electronic waste they produce. So far, most targeted efforts to recycle EV batteries have been expensive and chemically toxic—and they haven’t stuck. That could change soon, however, thanks to a promising breakthrough from MIT.
+In a Nature Chemistry paper published August 28, researchers describe a new type of self-assembling material that easily dissolves in organic solvents. It works reasonably well as the electrolyte in a solid-state battery cell—the design major EV producers are racing to implement. Notably, the process doesn’t require the harsh chemical and thermal conditions that make EV battery recycling so difficult, offering promising opportunities for recycling the batteries at scale, the researchers said.
+“Our approach is to start with easily recyclable materials and figure out how to make them battery-compatible,” Yukio Cho, study lead author and a material scientist at Stanford, told MIT News. “Designing batteries for recyclability from the beginning is a new approach.”
+https://gizmodo.com/this-magical-material-that-dissolves-like-candy-is-exactly-what-evs-have-been-missing-2000650429
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+== Race for All-Solid-State EV Batteries Heats Up with New Samsung SDI/BMW/Solid Power Partnership ==
+Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday November 01, 2025 02:59PM
+All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) "are widely viewed as the 'holy grail' of EV battery tech," writes Electrek, "promising to double driving range, halve charging times, and reduce costs." Toyota hopes to launch its first production EV powered by the batteries in 2027 or 2028, and Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen are also testing the technology.
+But now Samsung SDI is teaming up with BMW and US-based battery company Solid Power for their own effort at commercializing all-solid-state EV batteries "in what's expected to be a trilateral powerhouse."
+<blockquote>
+BMW and Solid Power have been working together to develop the next-gen battery tech since 2022... Under the new agreement signed this week, Samsung will supply all-solid-state battery cells. Samsung will use Solid Power's Sulfide-Based Solid Electrolyte solution, while BMW will develop the battery pack and modules.
+</blockquote>
+https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/01/2158238/race-for-all-solid-state-ev-batteries-heats-up-with-new-samsung-sdibmwsolid-power-partnership
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+== China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top EV seller ==
+Osmond Chia & Danielle Kaye - 2 January 2026
+China's BYD has overtaken Elon Musk's Tesla as the world's biggest seller of electric vehicles (EVs), marking the first time it has outpaced its American rival in annual sales.
+Tesla car sales dropped by nearly 9% in 2025 to 1.64 million vehicles sold worldwide, the carmaker said on Friday - its second consecutive year of falling car deliveries.
+Those figures placed Tesla behind BYD, which said on Thursday that sales of its battery-powered cars rose last year by almost 28% to more than 2.25 million.
+The US firm has faced a tough year with a mixed reception to new offerings, unease over Musk's political activities and intensifying competition from Chinese rivals.
+Tesla's car sales fell 16% during the last three months of 2025. The drop was partly due to the repeal of a government subsidy that had helped knock as much as $7,500 (£5,570) off the price of certain battery electric, plug-in hybrid or fuel cell vehicles.
+Wall Street analysts have recently lowered their Tesla sales estimates for 2026, signalling an increasingly gloomy outlook.
+Chinese firms such as Geely, MG, and BYD - now the country's largest electric car company - have put pressure on Western rivals by pricing their vehicles below established brands.
+https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9rjwpvmpzo
+== BYD’s cheapest electric cars to have LiDAR self-driving tech ==
+January 2026 - Riz Akhtar
+Chinese car giant BYD has reportedly been offering LiDAR sensors in upcoming versions of some of its cheapest cars on the market.
+According to CNC, the latest to be approved versions of both the Seagull, known as the Atto 1 in Australia, and the Dolphin hatchback will come equipped with LiDAR sensors to improve advanced driver assistance system offerings on these cars.
+With this tech, both models are expected to come with 12 cameras, 5 mm wave radars, a dozen ultrasonic sensors as well as the new LiDAR sensor.
+These roof-mounted LiDAR sensors have previously been spotted on BYD and other EV makers’ models priced at more than  $A25,000, at least in international markets, so seeing them on cars that are priced under that is quite a big step in bringing this technology to the mass market.
+https://thedriven.io/2026/01/11/byds-cheapest-electric-cars-to-have-lidar-self-driving-tech/
+===== Battery =====
+== BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging’ — but there’s a catch ==
+Tim De Chant - 12:34 PM PST March 5, 2026
+Chinese automaker BYD unveiled a new battery pack Thursday that the company says is capable of charging from 10% to 70% in five minutes. Taking it to almost 100% takes about four minutes more.
+Recharge times like those would nullify concerns about electric vehicles’ charging times — one of the few places where internal combustion engines retain an advantage. Even in bitter cold weather (–4°F or –20°C), the pack can charge from 20% to 97% in under 12 minutes, according to BYD. The battery pack, known as the Blade Battery 2.0 system, is slated to debut in the Yangwang U7, a full-size luxury sedan.
+There is a critical caveat to this eye-popping figure. The Yangwang U7 sedan, or any other future BYD vehicle equipped with this next-generation battery pack, can only reach this ultra-fast charging time when paired with one of the company’s new Flash Charging EV chargers, which is capable of delivering 1.5 megawatts of electricity.
+Still, BYD is likely counting on this flashy charging tech to boost sales and give it an edge in a price war with other Chinese automakers that are rolling out new and improved EVs at a rapid clip.
+The Shenzhen-based company was a darling of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holdings for years. The investor bought a 10% stake in the automaker in 2008 for $230 million — long before it became a Tesla rival and household name. Berkshire sold its last shares in 2025, returning more than 20x the original investment.
+https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/byd-rolls-out-ev-batteries-with-5-minute-flash-charging-but-theres-a-catch/
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+====== Fiat ======
+== Fiat Will Sell Tiny EV in the U.S. With a 28 MPH Top Speed ==
+It's morning in America for cute little cars that Americans have historically rejected.
+Zac Estrada - December 9, 2025
+Just days after President Donald Trump declared tiny cars would make new vehicles more affordable (as if affordability had nothing to do with tariffs imposed by the White House earlier this year), one of the smallest electric cars for sale in Europe is set to appear Stateside next year.
+Fiat USA announced on Monday that it would import the all-electric Topolino to the U.S. starting next year. While exact federal specifications haven’t been detailed yet, the Topolino uses an 8-horsepower, 6-kilowatt electric motor with a top speed of 28 mph and a roughly 40-mile driving range.
+It accommodates an adult driver somewhat comfortably on what’s basically a plastic seat, and two adults somewhat less comfortably because of the car’s narrowness, but at least it has conveniences that a golf cart doesn’t normally have, such as doors, windows, a Bluetooth speaker, and a smartphone dock for directions.
+Stellantis has been strongly hinting at bringing the Topolino to the U.S. since it went on sale in some European countries in 2023, with the car making the rounds at auto shows across the country. While Fiat had some early success with its reintroduction in the early 2010s after it gained a controlling share of the former Chrysler Group, sales collapsed with lower fuel prices and an aging lineup. Its only model available in the U.S. now is the slow-selling, all-electric 500e small hatchback that has been adversely affected by the end of EV tax incentives, tariffs, and a relatively high price given its roughly 150-mile range.
+https://gizmodo.com/fiat-will-sell-tiny-ev-in-the-u-s-with-a-28-mph-top-speed-2000697415
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+===== Polestar 5 =====
+== The Polestar 5 electric sedan makes its world debut ==
+The electric grand tourer charges fast, accelerates even faster.
+Jonathan M. Gitlin – Sep 8, 2025 11:00 AM
+Today, Polestar debuted its newest model. Just as three is followed by four, next in the series comes five—in this case the Polestar 5. And the new EV is a little departure from the products we've seen so far from this Swedish/Chinese startup. It's a handsome if angular sedan that, like the Polestar 4 SUV, eschews a rear window in favor of more headroom for passengers and a rear-view camera.
+"Polestar 5 is bringing the future to our present. Our vision for Polestar's design, technology, and sustainability direction is no longer a dream but a reality our customers can buy," said Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller. "With its pure Scandinavian design inside and out, unique platform, powerful motors, sophisticated chassis, cutting-edge technology, and consciously sustainable materials, the Polestar 5 is a guiding star for the industry and the perfect Polestar flagship."
+As we found out when we met the car early during its development, the Polestar 5 uses a bonded aluminum chassis, similar to various Lotuses and most current Aston Martins. Indeed, plenty of the development engineers working at Polestar's UK R&D center in Coventry can count those brands on their CVs. The bonded aluminum approach results in a very stiff but quite light chassis, making it a good starting point for a performance car.
+The quick passenger ride we got back then convinced me that the Polestar 5 was going to be a problem for Porsche's Taycan, and a look at the powertrain specs confirms that. It's an 800 V setup, powered by a 106 kWh (useable, 112 kWh gross) battery pack that can fast-charge from 10–80 percent in just 22 minutes.
+https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/09/polestar-unveils-electric-gt-rival-to-the-porsche-taycan/