Tesla surged 15.9% to $400.62 on AI5 tape-out and OTA hype while Lucid collapsed -14.9% to $7.30 on a $1B+ capital raise. Full weekly EV stock breakdown for Apr 13-17, 2026.

Americans bought 216,399 new electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2026, a 27% drop from Q1 2025 and the sharpest year-over-year decline in U.S. EV sales since the pandemic-era collapse of early 2020. The numbers, published this week by Cox Automotive and Kelley Blue Book, cover the first full quarter after the federal $7,500 EV tax credit expired on September 30, 2025. They do not show a market in freefall — EV share of total new-vehicle sales held near 5.8%, roughly fla

By EVHQ Editorial Team - April 16, 2026 - EV News Video: "Tesla AI5 Chip Explained - Why This Changes Everything for FSD and Optimus" - Ryan Shaw (YouTube). All video rights belong to the original creator. Tesla AI5 Chip Taped Out: 40x Faster, $25B Terafab, and What It Means for FSD, Optimus, and TSLA Stock The Tesla AI5 chip is officially done. On April 15, 2026, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X that Tesla has completed the tape-out of its next-generation AI5 self-driving ch