Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks to buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

EV federal policies have been reversed. Well-known vehicles have been discontinued. Sales plummeted. But interest is holding steady.

Almost all new cars sold in Norway last year were fully electric, according to registration data published Friday.

Samsung is teaming up with US tech company Solid Power and German auto giant BMW to put the batteries on the road by the end of 2026.

The political polarization of battery-powered cars may have started when Toyota released its first hybrid model 25 years ago.

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A "turtle" was used to cool the battery, a device that hooks onto a fire hose and sprays water onto the undercarriage of the car to cool things down. Once that was in use, crews threw a fire blanket over the car to control vapors and smoke.

The US electric vehicle market is facing a tough 2026. Federal incentives are no more, automakers are canceling all-electric models and sales are likely to sag. Hybrids, though, are having a moment. There are more models,