Today’s top stories

• Lynk & Co Joins the Ultra-Fast Charge Race

• VW May Revive Touareg as a Luxury EV

• California’s New E-Bike Bill Could Ban Two-Up Bench Seats

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Lynk & Co just unveiled an EV that can charge from 10% to 97% in under nine minutes, turning China’s fast-charging race into something far more serious. Backed by a 900-volt system and megawatt-level charging, the 10+ shows how quickly the gap is widening between headline-grabbing EV tech and what many markets still lack.

BMW is giving the next all-electric i7 a serious edge by teaming up with Rimac on a new high-voltage battery built for more range and faster charging. The real story is bigger than one luxury sedan, because it shows how quickly BMW is pulling next-gen EV tech into its flagship lineup.

Toyota’s refreshed bZ is doing something its earlier EVs rarely managed: turning skeptical shoppers into excited first-time owners almost instantly. The mix of quiet speed, lower running costs, and surprisingly easy home charging is changing how drivers think about going electric.

Volkswagen may be preparing to bring the Touareg back from the edge, this time as a premium electric SUV instead of a gas-powered holdout. That move would turn a familiar badge into a fresh test of whether legacy nameplates still carry weight in the EV era.

Waymo just brought public driverless rides to Nashville, turning Music City into the latest real-world stage for autonomous transport. With a 60-square-mile launch zone and airport access already in testing, this is no longer a distant future story but a live shift in how cities move.

A new California e-bike bill could turn a routine passenger ride into a legal problem, especially for popular bench-seat models built for two. What looks like a technical wording change may end up redrawing the rules for how modern e-bikes are designed, sold, and used.

Nio just gave its Firefly EV more power, more tech, and more polish without asking buyers to pay a yuan more. That kind of value-first update stands out in a market where many automakers talk innovation but still move prices in the wrong direction.

China is exploring one of the wildest EV safety ideas yet: batteries that can separate from the car during an emergency.

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Until Saturday, stay charged and ready for your next drive!