The Hyundai IONIQ 5 pretty much offers it all with up to 318 miles of driving range, fast charging, a surprisingly spacious interior, and an affordable starting price of just $35,000. It’s also a perfect fit for families looking to go electric.
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Hyundai IONIQ 5 crowned the best family EV
After cooperation on SMILE mission, ESA and China chart parallel but separate paths

ESA and China recently launched the joint SMILE magnetosphere mission after a decade of cooperation, but despite similar goals, another collaboration appears distant.
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Volkswagen’s push for more affordable EVs starts with these two
The first Volkswagen ID. Polo and Cupra Raval models rolled off the production line at the Group’s Martorell plant in Spain, the first of several new affordable, mass-market EVs.
Kia’s electric van is now available as a 7-seater for under $50,000
The PV5 is already a hit, but now you can buy Kia’s electric van with three rows of seating and enough room for seven.
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- Blue Origin says New Glenn rocket will launch again 'before the end of the year' after explosion
Blue Origin says New Glenn rocket will launch again 'before the end of the year' after explosion
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- Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence
Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence
Acquired genetic and cell-state changes in IDH-mutant glioma progression
Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10612-6
Longitudinal transcriptomic, chromatin and genomic analyses of the two types of IDH-mutant glioma reveal in detail how disease progression is influenced by interdependent genetic, epigenetic and microenvironmental factors.Cell-type-resolved genetic variation shapes inflammatory bowel disease risk
Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10627-z
Single-cell mapping of cis-expression quantitative trait loci in inflammatory bowel disease revealed distal, enhancer-enriched variants detected at the cell-type level more frequently co-localize with genome-wide association study loci than those identified at the tissue level.Chiral superfluorescence from perovskite superlattices at room temperature
Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10637-x
Chiral perovskite superlattices exhibit room-temperature circularly polarized superfluorescence, with emission intensity and polarization controllable by weak magnetic fields.Mechanophore cross-linking enhances ballistic energy dissipation of polymers
Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10557-w
Embedding a small fraction of force-sensitive mechanophores as cross-links into common polymers enhances ballistic energy dissipation.Cooperation conflicts with equality when allocating public goods
Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10550-3
Uniform sharing of public goods can boost cooperation in social networks, but often concentrates benefits among well-connected individuals, creating inequality despite greater collective success.Centromeric footprints preserve telomere integrity in ALT cancers
Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10598-1
Centromeric DNA repeat insertions and CENP-A chromatin assembly are identified as genomic signatures that preserve telomere integrity in ALT cancer cells.Here’s our first look at BYD’s new low-cost, 1,000 km-range PHEV in real life [Images]
BYD’s new PHEV is set to go on sale any day now as the brand’s first car specifically built for overseas markets, including Europe. With its debut just around the corner, the new plug-in hatch was recently spotted in public, giving us our first real look at the interior.
Caterpillar BEPU makes going electric as easy as swapping an engine
The new Battery Electric Power Unit (BEPU) from Caterpillar is a plug-and-play solution that can directly replace a diesel CAT engine in existing machines – occupying the same space, and even using the same motor mounts to make the conversion from diesel to electric (almost) as easy as swapping an engine.
AI in a box: Windrose wants to containerize the data center [update]
Windrose first published AI-generated drawings of its BESS-in-a-trailer and mobile AI data center concept back in February, but hand it to Windrose founder, Wen Han: he’s not leaving it at that – Han has signed a new strategic partnership with the mobile charging experts at LiFe-Younger to help turn his vision into reality.
Orange EV scores record, 600 unit order as demand for electric semi trucks soars
How do we know EVs are here to stay? Electric terminal brand Orange EV just announced a new, record single order that includes 600 new electric Class 8 trucks, proving that there’s a genuine market for HDEVs even without Federal incentives.
The 2027 Dodge Charger EV goes on sale with a NACS port, but it’s not cheap
Dodge opened orders for the 670-hp 2027 Charger Daytona EV, the “quickest and most powerful AWD muscle car,” but is it worth the price?
BYD says its cast aluminum frame is lighter, tougher, and safer than steel
If you’re from Pittsburgh, you may want to sit down for this one: global EV sales leader BYD claims the aluminum frame that underpins its new Yangwang U8L SUV passes a brutal, 12 ton lift test – despite weighing over 100 lbs. less than a comparable steel frame.