Articles by Leon Poultney, EVs correspondent

Rivian boss says Level 4 autonomous driving is 'much closer than people think', but Tesla is struggling to convince its own employees that the technology is reliable

By Leon Poultney Published 3 June 26

Rivian's boss hypes up the company's self-driving systems, while Tesla's own employees claim the tech isn't ready

Aftermarket tuners are already going wild for Ferrari’s divisive Luce, but even a ton of carbon fiber can’t save it

By Leon Poultney Published 2 June 26

Aftermarket tuner thinks a wide body kit and plenty of carbon fiber could improve Ferrari's recent Luce design

A man driving the Porsche Cayenne Electric, next to an image of the car on the road

‘The performance is otherworldly’: I’ve driven the Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric — and it’s a serious amount of car for the money

By Leon Poultney Published 31 May 26

After driving the Cayenne Coupe Electric for a few days, Porsche continues to make a very convincing case for ditching the combustion engine.

I’ve driven the smallest Kia EV yet and there’s a lot to love about the baby of the bunch

By Leon Poultney Published 25 May 26

Small, spacious and styled to start conversations, Kia’s baby EV is actually the grown-up urban EV choice.

'We wouldn't encourage willingly driving your vehicle into the water' — man arrested for driving Cybertruck into a lake to test its Wade Mode, police say

By Leon Poultney Published 23 May 26

Tesla Cybertruck owner finds out the hard way after getting stuck in a lake and subsequently arrested for testing the vehicle’s Wade Mode.

Is this the future of drive-in movies? Huawei’s XPixel smart headlights can project games, TV and more onto any surface — technology demonstrated at the Beijing Auto Show is the first to offer full-color projection

By Leon Poultney Published 20 May 26

These Huawei headlights want to turn your car into a mobile movie theatre

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“I think it can be a point of no return” — experts issue warning as Chinese EV manufacturers hunt for European manufacturing plants

By Leon Poultney Published 15 May 26

Chinese EV makers are pushing into Europe with plans to snap up idle manufacturing facilities

“If you’re manufacturing EVs that can’t be repaired, it’s going to be a real challenge to sustain residual values” — experts call for more repairability in the battery industry

By Leon Poultney Published 14 May 26

Experts are calling for more EV repairability, as range-focussed battery packs could seriously hurt residual values

Think EV battery swap tech is a gimmick? Chinese EV company Nio says it swapped a million batteries in a week

By Leon Poultney Published 13 May 26

Nio is swapping more than 1 million EV batteries a week, as China pulls away on the innovative EV charging technology

Android Auto gets a massive AI-powered upgrade with YouTube, Dolby Atmos, and immersive 3D Maps

By Leon Poultney Published 12 May 26

Android Auto gets a premium new look, the ability to watch videos, and better integrated Gemini

'It’s real proof that the company wants to be more than a "Temu Tesla". It wants to usurp it’ — I’ve driven the new Xpeng G6 and it's more of a Tesla rival than ever, but it’s not perfect yet

By Leon Poultney Published 9 May 26

In less than a year, Xpeng updated its Tesla-rivaling G6 model with over 20,000 incremental developments and I’ve driven it

This Californian start-up just shocked the haulage world with its weird, cab-less autonomous delivery bot

By Leon Poultney Published 8 May 26

The Humble Hauler wants to change the face of freight with innovative and driverless truck

Tesla recalls all of its ‘budget’ Cybertrucks over fears that the wheels might fall off

By Leon Poultney Published 6 May 26

Off-road EV faces recall over faulty brake rotors, but also reveals just how few Tesla actually sold.

Google Gemini is coming to more cars, but some consumers aren’t cheering

By Leon Poultney Published 5 May 26

Google Gemini is rolling out to millions of cars, but some owners are concerned about data privacy.

The internals of an electric car showcasing a fast-charging battery, next to a person at a Beijing Auto Show stand for an electric battery

'Light years ahead of the rest of the world': China shows off the future of EV batteries at the Beijing Auto Show — as CATL and BYD race to cut charging times down to just five minutes

By Leon Poultney Published 2 May 26

The Beijing Auto Show played host to numerous rapid-charging demos, as China looks to cut EV charging time to a minimum

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The first Tesla Semi finally rolls off the production line — 7 years after Elon Musk unveiled the long-haul EVs

By Leon Poultney Published 30 April 26

It might be seven years later than planned, but the first Tesla Semi truck rolls off the mass production line

A Tesla Supercharger next to an angry man shouting out if his car window

Get in line! Tesla Supercharger fights are on the rise over queue-jumpers — so the EV giant is rolling out a new 'Virtual Queue' system to help diffuse 'screaming arguments'

By Leon Poultney Published 27 April 26

No more fisticuffs at Tesla Supercharger stations, as EV company introduces 'Virtual Queue' system to avoid fights over queue-jumping.

'Long term, the only manually driven car will be the Tesla Roadster': Elon Musk says future lineup is going to be almost entirely autonomous

By Leon Poultney Published 23 April 26

Tesla's CEO says that the only non-autonomous vehicle in the company's future line-up will be the Roadster.

The exterior of the Kia Vision Meta Turismo concept car next to an interior shot of the driver's seat

'EVs have to be fun': Kia lifts the lid on its wild Vision Meta Turismo concept that uses a joystick as a gear shifter

By Leon Poultney Published 22 April 26

Kia unveils a Vision Met Turismo concept that hints at future sporty electric saloon for the brand.

A new ‘color’ Lidar breakthrough just made 'hands-off' self-driving cars a reality, experts say — Chinese tech will 'significantly enhance' spatial intelligence and reduce the need to 'guess' objects like traffic lights

By Leon Poultney Published 21 April 26

A new color-capable Lidar system has been hailed as a “fundamental innovation” for self-driving car technology.

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Hyundai reinvents the hatchback with the 300-mile range Ioniq 3 — a compact, aerodynamic EV that runs on Android Automotive

By Leon Poultney Published 20 April 26

Hyundai reinvents the humble hatchback with the 300-mile range Ioniq 3 — a compact, aerodynamic EV that majors on interior roominess.

'I’ve waited seven years!': Tesla owners in Europe demand $7,500 refund as Full Self-Driving is locked out for older vehicles

By Leon Poultney Published 17 April 26

Anger rises in Europe as Tesla's Full Self-Driving system isn't available on older vehicles, despite years of promises

Rolls-Royce launches its most 'ambitious work' to date — as limited edition Project Nightingale takes electric luxury to a new level

By Leon Poultney Published 16 April 26

Project Nightingale will be based on the Rolls-Royce Spectre but limited to just 100 units.

A person in a self-driving Tesla next to the Optimus robot standing in front of a grey background

Elon Musk reveals Tesla’s powerful new AI5 chip — but don't expect it to improve Full Self-Driving anytime soon

By Leon Poultney Published 16 April 26

Tesla lifts the lid on its most powerful chip to date, but it’s destined for the Optimus robot and its supercomputers first.

The interface of a Tesla car next to an image of self-driving mode

Tesla's massive Spring update leaves older cars behind — as owners spot fresh clue about a big Full Self-Driving change

By Leon Poultney Published 14 April 26

Tesla's big Spring software update has landed — and its new Self-Driving app leaves a lot of questions unanswered.

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