Laurence Iliff

California leads the nation in EV sales, which made up 15 percent of the local market in the first quarter. But getting to 100% by 2035 under regulations now being developed remains a major challenge.

Rivian opened its first Adventure Network fast chargers in Colorado and California to access nearby recreational areas. The electric vehicle startup's initial goal for the network is 3,500 chargers at 600 sites across North America.

Tesla is once again selling Enhanced Autopilot after phasing it out in 2019. The $6,000 feature sits between standard Autopilot and the incomplete Full Self-Driving beta software at $12,000.

Lucid is opening stores in major U.S. cities, but at the same time, it's taking its "Grand Tour" pop-up on the road to let more people take a test drive.

Del Grande dealer group thrives in Silicon Valley by embracing the area's tech culture. The family enterprise invests in training, compensation and the perks expected in the California enclave.

Tesla's Cybertruck will be late to the party when it arrives late next year, but there are new signs of progress confirmed by CEO Elon Musk and a rare look at the interior of the latest prototype.

Tesla is running away with the luxury sales crown through April and dominating the U.S. for EVs overall, according to Experian registration data. Among mainstream brands, EVs from Ford, Kia and Hyundai lead.

Lucid is adding leasing for its Air sedan through financial services partner Bank of America. The California EV startup is also unveiling a digital platform called Lucid Financial Services, promising a fully online process.

Amid recent confusion over Tesla's plans to cut global head count, supporters of the automaker are urging CEO Elon Musk to reestablish a media operation in order to clarify false narratives in real time and calm jittery markets.

Investors and analysts worry that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is too focused on his Twitter purchase — and on his own daily musings on the site — as the automaker faces production losses in the critical China market and U.S. regulatory scrutiny.

Lucid Group CEO Peter Rawlinson breaks down the EV startup's engineering tricks that make the Air sedan small on the outside and big on the inside in a new video on the automaker's "Space Concept" design.

The calls come as Tesla's stock price plummets with the rest of the market and the controversial CEO steps up his criticism of Democrats, liberals and Twitter executives.

Hyundai Motor Group has faced a long road catching up to its Japanese rivals in combustion engine technology. But it's now passing them in the race to be No. 2 behind EV king Tesla.

EV registrations in the U.S. rose 60 percent in the first quarter to 158,689, representing 4.6 percent of total light-vehicle registrations, according to Experian. Tesla led the way, but Hyundai-Kia made big gains with new models.