MINI has announced that it will reveal three new EVs over the next 12 months.
MINI has gathered a cult following in the EV market following the introduction of its first EV, the MINI Cooper SE. This vehicle’s success has even garnered awards from KBB, which found that MINI had some of the most satisfied customers in the industry. The brand will reveal its set of three new EVs over the coming 12 months, according to Autocar.
MINI will launch three EVs, including the next-generation Cooper, the all-new Aceman electric crossover, and the slightly larger Countryman EV SUV.
The first launch will be the first generation electric Countryman in February of next year. Set to take on the Tesla Model Y, albeit in a slightly smaller form factor; the electric Countryman will be MINI’s first electric SUV. This will be followed up by the somewhat smaller 4-door MINI Aceman, which will be revealed in the coming year but will be launched at the beginning of 2025. Finally, the ever-popular next-generation MINI Cooper will also receive its next iteration within the next 12 months, though the brand was tight-lipped about a specific release date.
Each of these models will contribute to MINI’s goal of selling 50% EVs globally by 2025, up from only 15% of sales now.
MINI showed off some of its most detailed images of the electric Countryman since the vehicle was rumored to be in testing last year.
Unline the Countryman and the Aceman; MINI has released some specifications for the upcoming second-generation electric Cooper. Built on the all-new “Spotlight” EV platform, the MINI Cooper electric will come with two battery options, 40 kWh or 54 kWh, and two motor options, a 181 horsepower, and a 215 horsepower option. MINI has not specified the max range of the larger battery but has noted that the vehicle will have a minimum range of roughly 240 miles.
Sadly, the MINI Cooper electric, along with its boost in performance, will also see a slight bump in price. According to MINI executives, the Cooper electric will start just north of 30,000 pounds ($35,567) in its home market of England, up from its current starting price of just 29,000 pounds.
Perhaps more frustrating for American buys, none of the models will qualify for federal EV incentives as none will be assembled in the United States. The Countryman and Aceman will be produced in facilities in Germany, while the Cooper electric has shifted production from Oxford, England, to China.
While the price bump will certainly dampen demand for the vehicles, at least in the United States, the added capabilities of the vehicles make them considerably more attractive compared to the first-generation offering from the brand. And with the promise of keeping MINI’s “go-cart” feeling, any of these upcoming offerings may be attractive for those looking for an engaging mid-price point vehicle.
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Tesla’s Supercharger Diner in Los Angeles dominated the company’s global usage rankings after just one year, proving the concept is more than just a one-off novelty location that will fade away.
The performance could incite the company to build more locations, something that CEO Elon Musk has hinted at for some time.
Tesla’s Supercharger Diner delivered 21.2 GWh of energy in its first year of operation, the company’s head of Charging, Max de Zegher, revealed on X. Of the top 10 most utilized Supercharger locations in Tesla’s global infrastructure, the Diner in Los Angeles was the most used by drivers, and it wasn’t particularly close:
Tesla Diner opened exactly 1 year ago. Inspiring that futuristic places like this exist.
It’s our highest usage Supercharger in the world: 21.2 GWh delivered in a year, 1.6k sessions/day.
Top 10 Superchargers by energy delivered: https://t.co/9YvJ8lw696 pic.twitter.com/koB3AUJHws
— Max (@MdeZegher) July 21, 2026
On its launch day one year ago, nobody was too sure what the Tesla Diner would be about. It seemed like an interesting concept, and considering it had been in the works for years, it was a highly anticipated launch that many were looking forward to.
Based on its success, we could see additional Diners with Superchargers built throughout the United States, and potentially beyond. Musk has said on several occasions that the company would be willing to bring the Diner idea to more markets.
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Of the markets that Musk has mentioned, both Palo Alto and Austin have come to be perceived as ideal selections. However, there are no concrete plans as of now to build new Supercharger Diners anywhere; the location on Santa Monica Boulevard will remain the exclusive spot to pick up Tesla-inspired eats, at least for the time being.
Tesla short sellers won big following the company’s massive fall on Wall Street after it reported subpar Earnings on Wednesday.
Tesla short sellers collected about $4.12 billion in single-day profits on Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Shares fell as much as 15 percent during Thursday’s session. It closed as one of the worst days for Tesla on Wall Street in the past three years.
Investors sold off the stock after Tesla said it would aggressively direct its spending toward AI and its Optimus robot project. The company had record revenues, which were driven by one of the strongest quarters in terms of vehicle deliveries in company history.
However, it missed EPS estimates by reporting just $0.33, a far cry from the $0.53 analysts expected.
S3 Partners reported that about 3 percent of Tesla’s outstanding stock is sold short. Managing Director at S3, Ihor Dusaniwsky, provided the short seller’s potential profit, as well as another figure: shorts have likely had paper gains of $8.92 billion this year, as Tesla shares are down 30 percent in 2026.
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Tesla has burned short sellers many times in the past, but the company’s latest Earnings Call was a chance for those skeptics to taste some payback. Although the company gave some very transparent information regarding future projects, the rollout of Robotaxi, Optimus, and Semi, many investors took their profits on Thursday.
Notable short sellers like Michael Burry have been transparent about their skepticism around Tesla shares. Burry just revealed three weeks ago that he had opened up a new short on the stock, stating he shorted Tesla shares at $416.22. “Happy it jumped back to this level,” he said in a blog post.
At the time of publication, Tesla shares were down about 3 percent and the stock was trading at $309.92.
Tesla’s long-standing saga regarding its door handles and a manual release has entered its latest chapter, and as a result, a big change is coming.
On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) denied Tesla’s petition that was seeking a defect investigation into roughly 180,000 Model 3 vehicles for an issue involving the emergency mechanical door release.
🚨 The NHTSA denied a petition from Tesla that would have thrown out concerns regarding its door handles.
NHTSA said Tesla’s petition did not present evidence of a safety-related defect warranting an investigation. The agency said a rulemaking process would be a better strategy. pic.twitter.com/j6PzUBM1mT
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) July 24, 2026
NHTSA said that Tesla’s petition did not present evidence of a safety-related defect in the door handles or their emergency releases. Instead, the agency determined that it would rather solve the issue of the lack of labeling or location of emergency mechanical door releases and the federal safety rules that govern them.
Essentially, the NHTSA wants to create and enforce rules that would require automakers to make emergency door latch releases more clearly labeled in a car. Despite a Tesla having manual door releases on all four passenger doors, many people do not know they exist or how they work.
Tesla addresses door handle complaints with simple engineering fix
In recent times, Tesla has faced some criticism involving its door handles, specifically because some occupants have reported that they are unable to exit their vehicles after losing power. The door handles on a Tesla are electronically operated, but in the event that the 12V battery dies, there is a manual release that can be used.
The NHTSA only identified a single complaint involving the mechanical door releases: a 2022 Model 3 owner said the release was concealed and unlabeled after the vehicle lost power after a front-end collision. It has also already started to create a separate rulemaking process to make emergency door-egress systems more obvious.
It should be noted that all Teslas have mechanical emergency door releases, but they are placed in various locations as the vehicles have aged and been redesigned from year to year. Refer to the safety manual for your vehicle if you have any confusion about where the emergency releases are and how they work.
Tesla’s Supercharger Diner probably just secured more locations
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