FedEx has ordered 2,000 medium-duty electric trucks from California startup Harbinger, the largest order yet for a company that has delivered only 53 vehicles to the parcel giant, according to InsideEVs.
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General Motors sold 5.5% fewer vehicles in the third quarter and its Equinox EV fell 92.4%, to 1,905 cars, according to figures reported by The Next Web on 1 October, while Chinese battery makers pushed charging and chemistry further in the same week.
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On 1 October, Ars Technica reported that researchers are studying how to design robotaxis to stop passengers having sex in them, while the same day BleepingComputer revealed autonomous AI agents tried to hack US and Canadian government websites. The robotaxi industry is scaling fast, but trust, safety and hype remain unresolved.
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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.
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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.
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General Motors confirmed on 29 September that its Ultium Cells plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee will be converted to build lithium-manganese-rich cells, the same week Volkswagen deepened its LFP tie-up with Gotion and Stellantis paused French factories over a battery shortage.
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