Chinese automaker BYD stunned the electric vehicle industry in March when it unveiled its 1,500-kW “Flash Charging” system, ...

The U.S. network of EV DC Fast Charging stations has seen rapid growth in the 2020s, but they’re coming with an unexpected side effect. Although EVs are pitched as a green alternative to ICE-powered ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

The world of EV charging often features a battle for the fastest possible charging. 150kW or 250kW are not enough, people want 350kW with an 800v battery, or the mostly mythical 5 or 10 minute charges ...

Testing of an ex-taxi Tesla Model Y almost exclusively fast charged over 180,000km found surprisingly good battery health.

While all USB-C connectors might look identical, some USB-C cables offer much slower charging speeds. Here's the reason and ...

My thoughts on the state of USB-C and gadget fast charging are well documented by now; an interoperability nightmare that causes not just a headache for users but has also spun a web for manufacturers ...

Recall now covers up to nearly 45,000 Leafs for battery fire risk and the fix is taking forever. Nissan expanded its Leaf recall to nearly 45,000 vehicles from 2019–2022 model years. Fast charging is ...

Michael Frank has been writing and editing car and motorcycle coverage for the past two decades. His outlets have included Forbes, Coolhunting, The Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Road & Track, The ...

YouTube channel HTX Studio conducted a massive smartphone battery charging experiment that involved buying 40 phones and spending two years conducting battery charging experiments using fast and slow ...

Whether it's an iPhone or an Android phone, most modern smartphones support fast battery charging, a feature that can come in handy when you have to top up the handset quickly during the day. That's ...

Tom has been covering technology since 2019, having worked as part of the phones team at TechRadar and then as an editor at What to Watch. Since 2025 he’s been a freelance contributor for many more ...