Everything Charjin published, day by day. Each piece is researched from primary sources and written here, with its evidence listed at the end.
On 15 October Tesla showed an uncrewed Roadster jumping, rolling and landing on SpaceX-style cold-gas thrusters. The stunts happened on camera. The price, delivery date, road approval and most of the performance figures are still claims.
Analysis Cars 11 sources
The latest full-year survey put the average lithium-ion pack at $108/kWh, with LFP packs far cheaper than NMC. Metal prices pushed cell quotes up in the first half of 2026, and sodium-ion is still a small business with more announcements than deliveries.
Analysis Batteries 11 sources
ADAC's test of the all-wheel-drive Seal U DM-i found 65 km of electric range and 7.7 l/100 km once the battery was empty, both worse than the official figures. The plug-in hybrid only pays off if it is charged often, and its five-star safety rating was carried over from the electric Seal U.
Analysis Hybrids 7 sources
Two-thirds of new cars sold to Chinese households in September 2026 plugged in. The oil effect is already visible in national fuel demand, while charging is still a small, fast-growing slice of electricity use.
Analysis Energy 10 sources
The same e-bike can be a bicycle in California, a moped in Britain and an insured vehicle in the EU. Before comparing range or price, check the power, speed, insurance and riding rules that apply to you.
Analysis E-bikes 11 sources
The Consumer Product Safety Commission hears oral comments on 21 October 2026 on a proposal to make UL battery standards mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooters. Until a final rule lands, certification is still a voluntary label buyers must look for themselves.
Report E-bikes 7 sources
EcoFlow's new US Titan series pairs a 5 kWh LFP battery with up to 7.2 kW of output for about $3,000, or about $7,000 installed with its transfer panel. On a California time-of-use tariff, moving 5 kWh a day from off-peak to peak saves about $110 a year at best, so the case rests on backup and solar.
Analysis Batteries 8 sources
In Norway's two most recent winter tests, electric cars fell 19% short of their WLTP range on average in a mild January and 38% short in a severe one. Plan around the weather where you live, not the brochure figure.
Analysis Cars 10 sources
Florida's transport department plans to spend its remaining NEVI charging funds on 32 charging sites for electric air taxis, arguing that private firms have already covered its highways. For drivers, the plan means no new state-funded road chargers, and public rapid charging there costs about three times as much per kilometre as charging at home.
Report Charging 10 sources
A Franco-German deal struck on 16 October would keep today's rules for calculating plug-in hybrid emissions in place until the end of the decade, six weeks before a tougher step was due. It is a negotiating position, not law, but it matters for official CO2 figures and the company car tax that follows them.
Report Hybrids 10 sources
On 13 October Greater Bay Technology began producing all-solid-state cells on a converted lithium-ion line near Guangzhou, and says third-party tests show they meet China's new definition. No car using them has been named, and the headline energy-density range covers future generations.
Report Batteries 10 sources
Independent tests broadly back up Hyundai's charging claims for the Ioniq 5 and put real-world efficiency about 16–17% above the official WLTP figure. Safety is five stars, but the rating dates from 2021, and the US recall list now includes three high-voltage battery campaigns.
Analysis Cars 11 sources
From 21 October 2026, households in England that park on the street will no longer need planning permission for an approved cable channel across the pavement and a charger on the front wall. The council still has to say yes, and the reward is large: off-peak home charging can cost a tenth of public rapid charging.
Analysis Charging 14 sources
The new AMG GT SUV, revealed on 17 October, promises 10 to 80 per cent in about 12 minutes. Charjin's arithmetic shows the average rate is well below the headline peak, and few public chargers can deliver either.
Report Cars 7 sources
About 86,000 PG&E customers lost power for safety between 14 and 17 October 2026. A bidirectional electric truck could have covered an average Californian home for that long, but PG&E's own programme for using EVs this way remains small.
Report Energy 9 sources
A new Transport & Environment report finds that plug-in hybrids registered in 2024 emitted close to six times their official CO2 figures on the road. Its answer is to steer incentives towards models built to be charged, including a fuel tank of no more than 15 litres.
Analysis Hybrids 11 sources
Official SMMT figures show plug-in hybrid registrations up 55.5% in the September plate-change month, while conventional hybrids slipped. Buyers joining the trend should factor in the pay-per-mile charge that reaches plug-in hybrids from April 2028.
Report Hybrids 9 sources
A new US and Canadian recall tells owners of about 28,000 ID.4s to stop charging above 80% because the battery may overheat. Volkswagen does not yet know the root cause, and the cap costs a typical car roughly 40 to 60 miles of rated range.
Report Charging 8 sources
Local production improves the conditions for a more attainable EV. It does not guarantee the price, specification, or charging support buyers will receive.
Analysis Cars 5 sources
Long electric range changes what a plug-in hybrid can do. Regular charging changes what it actually uses.
Analysis Hybrids 5 sources