Wednesday, 28 October 2026

BYD updated its Seagull, its lowest-priced electric car, which starts at around $10,000 in China, with a high-speed tire-blowout system designed to stabilize the vehicle at nearly 90 mph, according to Electrek.

The system keeps the Seagull in its lane until the car comes to a complete stop, Electrek reported.

A Rivian electric delivery van wrapped in Walmart+ branding was photographed on a car hauler on I-94 in northwest Indiana, according to Electrek.

A second photo shared by a commenter showed a van in the same Walmart+ livery parked at a Walmart Supercenter in Hammond, Indiana, about 30 miles to the west, Electrek reported.

Neither Rivian nor Walmart has announced a deal involving the electric delivery vans.

Volkswagen Group of America recalled 9,048 Audi Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron vehicles from model years 2024 to 2025, according to Electrek.

The recall followed battery thermal events involving other Volkswagen Group EVs that use the same batteries as the Audi Q4 E-Tron, Electrek reported.

Audi is advising affected owners to limit charging to 80% until a remedy is available, according to Electrek.

Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ultraviolette Automotive has introduced a 100-volt electrical architecture called VX-100, according to electrive.

The Bengaluru-based company launched the X-47 Venom, a crossover motorcycle, as the first application of the new architecture, electrive reported.

Ultraviolette says the VX-100 platform is built on three in-house-developed components: the SRB-11 battery pack, the Light Fury motor, and a new motor controller.

The SRB-11 holds 11 kWh of energy storage capacity and is described as the largest battery pack used in a two-wheeler in India, according to electrive.

Thailand's Board of Investment has approved Toyota's THB 1.49 billion investment in its Ban Pho factory in Chachoengsao Province for production of the Hilux FCEV, according to electrive.

The Board of Investment said the Hilux FCEV will be the first hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle manufactured in Thailand.

Toyota is setting up a new production line to build the model at its Ban Pho plant, where it also makes the internal combustion, mild-hybrid, and battery electric variants of the ninth-generation Hilux, according to electrive. The company expects production of the hydrogen fuel-cell electric variant to begin in December 2027.