Major battery breakthroughs seemingly happen every day, but only some of that tech ever leaves the lab. WIRED breaks down what’s actually going to change EVs and what’s just a dream.

Toyota says it is on track to introduce solid-state batteries (SSB) to its vehicles by 2027-2028. Reports now suggest that these batteries could last up to 40 years, four times longer than most current EV batteries. SSB technology is seen as a potential game-changer for electric vehicles.

While Honda is playing the long game, Ford is leaning in the opposite direction. CEO Jim Farley recently said that a $30,000 electric car is “right around the corner,” practically telling us that the Blue Oval’s ready to move faster in the affordable EV market.

French pilot project demonstrates wireless charging roads that can deliver over 300 kilowatts of power to EVs while driving, potentially eliminating range anxiety.

On November 4, Kia launched a new promotion offering a $10,000 customer cash discount across its entire EV lineup. The savings translate to a 24% discount on Kia’s cheapest electric vehicle, the Niro EV, with an MSRP of $41,045. On the lowest-priced EV6, that’s 23% off MSRP. And on the three-row EV9, $10,000 off MSRP is an 18% discount.

According to recent developments, Toyota is developing a Solid State Battery (SSB) that can last up to 40 years, which is four times the current lifespan of EV batteries. What is even more impressive is the claim that they are targeting production applications of their Solid State Batteries by 2027 or 2028.

After thoroughly testing dozens of chargers, these are InsideEVs' top picks for the best electric vehicle chargers of 2025.

November is offering some pretty solid EV lease deals, and a few of them are even better than those that included federal tax credits.

By Abhirup Roy, Akash Sriram and Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Electric pickup and SUV maker Rivian said on Friday it was giving its CEO a pay plan worth as much as $4.6 billion over the next decade, a deal similar to Tesla's record package for CEO Elon Musk,

The numbers are clear. Even without a federal rebate, owning an electric car costs less over its lifetime than owning a gas-powered vehicle.

With the EV tax credit gone, the average new-car transaction price shot back up in October and leases went down. But there are reasons to be optimistic, too.

In an age of touchscreen overload and Tesla look-alikes, Polestar is carving its own path. The 2026 Polestar 4, an all-electric coupe-SUV hybrid, fuses Swedish aesthetics with Chinese manufacturing.