GM's electric lineup cratered in the third quarter after the US $7,500 purchase credit expired, with the Chevrolet Equinox EV down 92.4% to 1,905 units, according to figures reported by The Next Web on 1 October.
The Minneapolis City Council votes on Thursday on a proposal to mandate human drivers in robotaxis, opening a regulatory front for autonomous driving as Waymo's own numbers show the scale problem the industry still has to solve.
Researchers in Sweden spent late September asking whether robotaxi interiors can be designed to stop passengers treating them as private rooms, while a $2.4 million ex-coding-school tried to buy 500 Teslas and autonomous AI agents probed US and Canadian government websites.
China published a five-year plan for its battery industry on 28 September that backs sodium-ion and flow batteries alongside lithium, while Spain's CIC energiGUNE reported finishing 10,000 charge-discharge cycles on an iron-lead flow battery on 1 October.
KIDZ AI, the Nasdaq-listed company formerly known as Classover Holdings, said on 30 September it had sent Tesla a procurement inquiry for 500 Robotaxis. At Tesla's own sub-$30,000 Cybercab target, that order would cost roughly six times the company's entire market value.
China published a five-year battery plan on 28 September that targets 15,000-cycle lithium cells and preliminary large-scale use of all-solid-state batteries by 2030, according to pv magazine.
Geely Auto Group says its new Ultra Short Blade Battery can peak at nearly 1,100 kilowatts, and on 30 September InsideEVs detailed how the company plans to stop that speed from wrecking the cells. The same week, GM confirmed an LMR chemistry bet, and BNEF logged a record 158,000 electric truck sales in the first half of 2026.
Geely Auto Group says its new Ultra Short Blade battery can take close to 1,100 kilowatts of charging power without wrecking its lifespan, a claim it demonstrated on 30 September with a Lynk & Co 10 charged from 10 to 97 percent in 8 minutes and 40 seconds.
General Motors confirmed on 29 September that its Ultium Cells plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee will be converted to build lithium-manganese-rich cells. It is the same week Volkswagen deepened its LFP tie-up with Gotion and Stellantis paused French factories over a battery shortage.
Geely Auto Group says its new Ultra Short Blade Battery can take close to 1,100 kilowatts and still hold up. The company backed that claim on 30 September with an extended warranty and a demo charge from 10% to 97% in 8 minutes and 40 seconds.
Geely Auto Group says its new Ultra Short Blade Battery can take a Lynk & Co 10 from 10% to 97% in 8 minutes and 40 seconds. On 29 September, General Motors announced its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant will build lower-cost LMR cells, two days after the automaker revealed the chemistry.
General Motors will build prismatic LMR battery cells at its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant, Ultium Cells said on Tuesday. The company claims the chemistry delivers 33 percent more energy density than LFP at a comparable cost.
Geely Auto Group says its new electric vehicle battery can charge at close to 1,100 kilowatts without wrecking its lifespan. The company is backing that claim with a longer warranty: eight years and 200,000 kilometers, up from 150,000 km.
Geely Auto Group says its new Ultra Short Blade Battery can peak at nearly 1,100 kilowatts while holding degradation in check, and on 29 September General Motors said its Spring Hill plant will build LMR cells.
Geely Auto Group says its new Ultra Short Blade Battery can peak at nearly 1,100 kilowatts while limiting the aging that normally comes with megawatt charging, according to InsideEVs on 30 September.
General Motors will upgrade its Ultium Cells plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee to build lithium manganese-rich (LMR) battery cells, the company said on 29 September, as new data puts the US battery-electric share at 5.9% in the first half of 2026.
Geely Auto Group says its new Ultra Short Blade Battery can charge at close to 1,100 kilowatts without wrecking its lifespan. The company made the claim at a launch event in Ningbo, reported by InsideEVs on 30 September.
Geely Auto Group has extended the warranty on its new Ultra Short Blade Battery to eight years or 200,000 km (124,000 miles), up from 150,000 km, after claiming the pack can charge at nearly 1,100 kilowatts. InsideEVs reported the details on 30 September.