Chris Lee — Industry Briefings
Weekly intelligence on electric vehicle technology — models, manufacturers, policy, and market signals.
September 15, 2026
Beijing writes down 11.5 kWh per 100 km
September 8, 2026
Six hours in a vacuum chamber at 120°C
September 1, 2026
The fast charger that brings its own battery
August 25, 2026
Four million cars called back over a piece of trim
August 18, 2026
Filming a battery cell as it fails, 1,000 frames a second
August 11, 2026
China's solid-state race gets a date: CATL and BYD both say 2027
August 4, 2026
Zoox gets the first paid-robotaxi exemption, and China charges a battery in under four minutes
July 28, 2026
Robotaxis lose the brake pedal, recycling gets a federal endorsement, and megawatt charging ships
July 22, 2026
Solid-state gets a rulebook, dendrites give up a secret, and the feds put robotaxis on the clock
July 15, 2026
US fast charging enters ‘Charging 2.0,’ Bosch makes silicon carbide in America, and a heavy-duty e-drive goes to production
July 8, 2026
A seven-minute commercial cell, a Teflon-free electrode, and Dongfeng’s solid-state timeline
July 1, 2026
CATL cools the solid-state hype, UC San Diego upcycles old LFP, and a charger that shares 800 kW
June 24, 2026
A sodium-cell teardown, QuantumScape’s manufacturing shortcut, and Volvo turns on Plug & Charge
June 17, 2026
Solid-state hits public roads, Ford ships US-built LFP, and a charger that runs off a 1.9 MW battery
June 10, 2026
Factorial lists on Nasdaq, BYD’s 1.5 MW chargers land in Europe, and GM feeds packs to Redwood
June 3, 2026
BYD’s in-house 4nm driving chip, off-grid solar chargers, and a sulfide solid-state roadmap
May 27, 2026
Ganfeng’s 500 Wh/kg cells, autonomous electric semis in Ohio, and software for a stressed grid
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