Rest of World - Electric Mobility https://restofworld.org Reporting Global Tech Stories Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:01:38 +0000 Copyright 2026 Rest of World daily 2 China’s EV makers are taking over the European factories Ford and Nissan can’t fill https://restofworld.org/2026/chinese-ev-europe-factory-takeover-tariffs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/chinese-ev-europe-factory-takeover-tariffs/ iStock Car industry. What happened to China’s overseas EV factory boom? https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ev-makers-overseas-factories-exports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ev-makers-overseas-factories-exports/ Rest of World/iStock China and the West are taking opposite paths on EV battery recycling https://restofworld.org/2026/ev-battery-recycling-china-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/ev-battery-recycling-china-us/ Rest of World/iStock As the world embraces EVs, the U.S. hits the brakes https://restofworld.org/2026/us-ev-sales-drop-global-outlook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/us-ev-sales-drop-global-outlook/ Rest of World/iStock EVs are getting more affordable worldwide — except in the U.S. https://restofworld.org/2026/iea-global-ev-outlook-us-sales-drop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/iea-global-ev-outlook-us-sales-drop/ Rest of World/iStock The Chinese EV standard winning globally is banned in the U.S. https://restofworld.org/2026/us-china-ev-tech-ban-isolation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/us-china-ev-tech-ban-isolation/ Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg/Getty Images A person demonstrates a video game on the touch screen in an Xpeng P7 electric vehicle outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Chinese electric-car startup Xpeng Inc. is set to raise $1.28 billion after guiding its U.S. initial public offering above a marketed range, people familiar with the matter said, showing strong investor interest in the sector is not abating. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images An old railroad is key to U.S.-China race for critical metals in Africa https://restofworld.org/2026/lobito-railroad-america-china-africa-metals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Nicolas Niarchos https://restofworld.org/2026/lobito-railroad-america-china-africa-metals/ Paul Popper/Getty Images A train on the Benguela railway between Lobito and Luau, Angola, circa 1910. EVs were meant to bypass oil. Now they’re stuck at the Strait of Hormuz https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-ev-aluminum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-ev-aluminum/ Rest of World/iStock Fire risks and ugly designs are stalling EV charger adoption https://restofworld.org/2026/ev-charger-backlash-fire-safety-aesthetics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:36 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/ev-charger-backlash-fire-safety-aesthetics/ Rest of World/iStock Why are Chinese EVs cheaper than Tesla? https://restofworld.org/2026/why-are-chinese-evs-cheaper-than-tesla/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:00:27 +0000 Ananya Bhattacharya https://restofworld.org/2026/why-are-chinese-evs-cheaper-than-tesla/ Rest of World/iStock Dubai taps U.S. startups to go over, under, and around its traffic https://restofworld.org/2026/elon-musk-dubai-boring-company-robotaxi-regulation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:00:41 +0000 Indranil Ghosh https://restofworld.org/2026/elon-musk-dubai-boring-company-robotaxi-regulation/ Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/Getty Images Traffic is seen on the main road of Dubai city, Sheikh Zayed Road during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 9, 2023. The main protest during the conference focused on Palestinian war and the climate consequences of colonialism. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on particular nations' decarbonisation goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) China’s rare-earth dominance is hard for EV makers to escape https://restofworld.org/2026/chinas-rare-earth-dominance-is-hard-for-ev-makers-to-escape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeds Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:41 +0000 Kinling Lo https://restofworld.org/2026/chinas-rare-earth-dominance-is-hard-for-ev-makers-to-escape/ Rest of World/iStock