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The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. No matter how you slice it, this is one heck of a time to try to launch an EV. Political headwinds abound. Federal subsidies are dead. Public sentiment toward is probably about as poor as it has been in close to a decade. That’s all a shame, too, because EVs are really starting to get interesting. Enter the Bentley Torcal. You may think “Interesting EV” is a contradiction in terms, and you’re entitled to believe so. But…

London police have apparently decided that if you can’t beat them, join them – or at least get yourself the same electric bike. The Metropolitan Police has expanded its fleet of high-powered electric two-wheelers used to chase suspects across London, adding 20 new electric motorbikes and bringing the fleet to 25. The machines can reach speeds of around 50 mph (80 km/h), hop curbs, tackle stairs, and follow suspects into places where a traditional police motorcycle, electric bicycle, or squad car simply can’t go. And judging by the photos released by Scotland Yard, those bikes are Sur-Rons – the very…

Automotive Porsche is giving aspiring racers a new way into its customer motorsport program with the 2027 911 Challenge, a track-only machine priced at $275,000 including U.S. import and delivery. With the Cayman-based race cars now out of the picture, Porsche has shifted its entire current GT racing lineup to the 911 platform. The new Challenge sits at the bottom of that ladder, below the significantly more expensive 911 GT4 R, and is designed to offer a more approachable path into organized Porsche racing without giving up the basic character of a modern 911 GT3. Underneath, the 911…

LiveWire just cut the price of its One motorcycle to $13,999 — down from the $29,799 it cost when it launched under the Harley-Davidson badge in 2019. That’s a $15,800 reduction over seven years, with the latest $2,500 trim announced this week. Factor in California’s ongoing EV incentive credits and the effective price could fall further still. It’s a remarkable number for a bike that once positioned itself as a premium halo product. But the price tag is almost secondary to what the cut reveals. LiveWire sold just 381 electric motorcycles in all of 2025 — against an original projection…

Sony has confirmed its PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September, and Sniper Elite: Resistance is easily the biggest draw. The World War 2 stealth shooter joins MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life, and the excellent indie JRPG Chained Echoes. All four games will be available from September 1 until October 5. We gave Sniper Elite: Resistance a 7 out of 10 in our review. It does not change much from Sniper Elite 5, but the series’ mix of stealth, large levels, and ridiculously violent killcams still works pretty well. Sniper Elite is still very good at one thing Resistance runs…

That new-car smell and the excitement of a fresh set of wheels can so easily conjure wonderful visions of hitting the open road and heading for the horizon without a care in the world. However, not all new cars, despite a manufacturer’s promise of comprehensive warranties and road-side support, are a sure-fire road to trouble-free motoring. Advertisement – Article continues belowThis is particularly important if, like so many Brits, you’re considering a Chinese car. Value-for-money is the big selling point with so many of them, and it’s a strategy that seems to be working, given how their sales figures continue…

A Firefly EV on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost The new model would be Firefly’s sixth special edition, extending its strategy of using small-batch design variants to sustain market interest. Firefly delivered 5,771 vehicles in July, up 143.9% year-on-year but down 16.9% from June. Firefly, the premium compact electric vehicle (EV) brand of Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO), hinted that it may launch a new special-edition model on Friday, August 28. Firefly posted a teaser video on Weibo on Thursday featuring themes of the southern Italian coast, summer and the ocean. It also used the…

Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as restrict their use during certain times.The settlement stems from a nationwide lawsuit alleging Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap failed to protect children and made their platforms “addictive” by design. A group of 51 US states and territories signed the agreement, including New York, New Jersey, California, Nevada, South Carolina, Washington, Illinois,…

We’ve got two flash sales leading our midweek Green Deals, starting with Bluetti’s 72-hour flash sale with up to $701 savings on six power station alternator charger bundles starting from $629, as well as a solo deal below it for the brand’s 288Wh Elite 30 V2 Portable Power Station at $219. Next, there is Lectric’s 24-hour 25% off pet accessory flash sale with deals starting from $44, which is running alongside the brand’s ongoing Labor Day e-bike Sale. From there, we spotted the Greenworks 60V 21-inch 4-in-1 Cordless Self-Propelled Mower with 2x batteries at $440, a constantly fluctuating discount on…

The console was subject to added fees under the Trump administration’s original (and illegal) tariff regime. Panic Panic, software publisher and creator of the Playdate, is refunding customers for any US tariff fees they paid to purchase its console, Game Developer reports. The Trump administration’s tariff regime was confirmed to be illegal following a Supreme Court decision in February 2026, and Panic, like other companies, applied for a refund. Unlike other companies, though, it’s not pocketing that money. “When you ordered from us, we charged you for the tariff we were being charged by the US…