//evt/companies
Companies
Automakers, startups, suppliers, operators — funding and partnerships with documented sources.
■ Now filing — first stories published 2026-10-11
//evt/companies/latest
Latest on this desk
The verified stories this desk has filed so far, newest first.
- //evt/companiesBYD builds its 150,000th commercial EV as the Q3 electric tractor targets long-haul freight
The milestone unit rolled off the Huai’an line on October 9, 2026 — and BYD says it signals a push from urban buses and delivery vans into heavy-duty, long-distance trucking.Nathan Pryce · 2026-10-11 - //evt/companiesVinFast signs 50-plus dealer partners to build its electric-motorcycle network in India
Letters of intent across 34 cities in 15 states and territories: the Vietnamese brand’s next push into the world’s largest two-wheeler market.Nathan Pryce · 2026-10-11 - //evt/companies2026 in electric trucks: from the Q3 to driverless freight
A 150,000-unit milestone, driverless trucks in daily service, and a Chinese heavy-truck market tipping electric — commercial EVs had their year.Nathan Pryce · 2026-10-11
//evt/companies/coverage
What this desk files
Coverage areas plus the stories filed so far on this desk.
- Automaker strategyWhere the established players are placing their bets — and what it costs them.Now filing
- StartupsNew entrants, tracked from first announcement through production or flameout.Now filing
- Funding and partnershipsDeals reported with documented sources — never rumor.Now filing
- Suppliers and operatorsThe companies behind the companies.Now filing
//evt/companies/desk
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.
//evt/companies/pipeline
In the pipeline
Technical explainers feeding this desk — researched against documented sources, published starting at launch.
- In the pipelineElectric Vehicle Supply ChainsFrom mine to pack: who supplies what, and where it bottlenecks.
//evt/companies/franchises
Running franchises
Named, recurring editorial products on this desk — each with a defined remit and a cadence you can set a watch by.
Industry
Weekly · from launch
Companies, money, factories, and policy: the business of electric transportation.
Conversations
When access permits
Interviews with engineers, founders, and operators. No access, no interview - never invented.
//evt/companies/protocol
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.
- 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.
- Disclosure
Disclosures on the page
Vehicle loans, affiliate relationships, sponsorships, manufacturer assistance: disclosed on the page, every time.