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News
The industry desk. Daily developments in electric transportation — verified against documented sources before they run.
■ Now filing — first stories published 2026-10-11
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Latest on this desk
The verified stories this desk has filed so far, newest first.
- //evt/news2026’s pivotal EV launches so far: the cars and trucks that mattered
From Wolfsburg to Marysville, Ohio: the launches that defined electric transportation’s year — verified against the documented record, not the press release.Colin Mercer · 2026-10-11 - //evt/newsParis Motor Show opens tomorrow: the electric debuts to watch, October 12–18
Leapmotor’s B03 and D19 make their first appearance outside China, and smart’s all-electric #2 two-seater gets its world premiere — what’s confirmed for the 2026 Mondial de l’Auto.Colin Mercer · 2026-10-11 - //evt/newsThe electric vehicle year in ten numbers
From $108 battery packs to 1.19 million battery swaps, a 150,000th electric truck to a 24.9% market share — the figures that defined electric transportation in 2026.Colin Mercer · 2026-10-11
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What this desk files
Coverage areas plus the stories filed so far on this desk.
- Automaker announcementsStrategy shifts, leadership moves, and production news — reported, never relayed as rumor.Now filing
- Market developmentsSales data and market movement, sourced to the published figures.Now filing
- Launches as newsWhen a launch breaks, the desk covers the facts first and the analysis second.Now filing
- Regulatory movesIncentives, emissions rules, and trade policy as they land — with the policy beat in the loop.Now filing
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The desk
The editor accountable for every story on this wire.
Colin Mercer
EV industry & automakers
Runs the newsroom: automakers, launches, strategy, and the industry's big structural questions. Every lead story crosses his desk twice.
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In the pipeline
Technical explainers feeding this desk — researched against documented sources, published starting at launch.
- In the pipelineEPA vs WLTP RangeWhat each test cycle actually measures, why the numbers differ, and why we never present them as interchangeable.
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Running franchises
Named, recurring editorial products on this desk — each with a defined remit and a cadence you can set a watch by.
Technica's Take
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The desk editor's named opinion on the story that matters: what the news means, and what happens next. Opinion is labeled as opinion and never touches the reporting above it.
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Verification on this desk
The rules this desk files under — the full protocol is on our How we verify page.
- Sources
Two sources, always
Every factual claim traces to a documented source. News coverage follows a two-source rule.
- Standards
Specs carry their standard
EPA, WLTP, manufacturer estimate, and independent test results are labeled as such. Never blended, never compared as identical measurements.
- Record
The record stays open
Corrections publish fast and in the open. At launch, the top reader question on a story gets an editor's answer inside the piece.