June made it six consecutive months of US EV price declines while Lucid briefly appeared to be doing something more permanent before issuing corrections.
KBB's June data puts the average US EV transaction price at $56,238, down 4.5% year-over-year, with the Tesla Model Y specifically averaging $51,775. Manufacturers papered over the gap with incentives running at 13% of ATP — nearly double the industry norm.
A blog post claiming AlixPartners was advising Lucid's board on Chapter 11 options triggered two trading halts and a low of $2.46 before the company called the report 'completely false' and the stock clawed back to $4.64, still well below its January level of $11.69.
BYD's next mid-size sedan hit public roads equipped with Blade Batteries 2.0 and Flash Charging that refills from 10% to 97% in nine minutes; BEV variants offer up to 391 miles CLTC range, with PHEV options also planned.
Swedish used-car platform Carla's multi-year study of nearly 10,000 tests found that at 62,000 miles, the top-performing Kia e-Niro retained 97.25% battery capacity, and even the lowest-ranked model in the top 20 held above 91%.
Toyota Vice Chairman Koji Sato is pushing an industry-wide standardization plan across Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi — harmonizing steel, wiring harnesses, and plastics to free engineering budgets for software and batteries after Chinese brands outsold Japanese OEMs in Europe for the first time in May 2026.
About 29,119 BMW 330e, 530e, and 740Le plug-in hybrids from 2016 to 2020 are recalled in the US after water infiltrates the starter motor relay, corrodes contacts, and creates fire risk with the ignition off. BMW's immediate guidance: park outside.
Every 2026 Nissan Leaf sold so far is recalled after Consumer Reports found the rear outboard seat belt automatic locking retractors fail to meet federal child-seat safety standards. No remedy is available until winter 2026.
ChargePoint and travel-plaza operator Onvo will install Express Plus chargers — capable of up to 500 kW of shared capacity — at 12 plazas along I-80, I-81, I-78, and I-90 in Pennsylvania and New York, supporting both CCS1 and NACS.