Nio has launched its 1,000th highway battery swap station in China, finalising a network that links 550 cities. The company now operates 3,399 swap stations nationwide, alongside over 2,800 supercharging stations, as it continues domestic and European expansion. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz has now officially confirmed that its subsidiary Accumotive will take over the reconditioning of used batteries in addition to the assembly of the new battery generation from 2026 in Kamenz, Germany. Preparation work has already kicked off. Read more…

In Austria, 31,534 battery-electric cars were newly registered in the first half of the year, marking a 42.2 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. They accounted for a 22 per cent share of all new passenger car registrations. In the EV model ranking for H1, the Tesla Model Y was clearly in the lead. Read more…

ArcBest has completed a pilot using the Tesla Semi Class 8 electric truck in regular over-the-road freight routes in the US. The three-week trial covered 4,494 miles with an average daily range of 321 miles and energy efficiency of 1.55 kWh per mile. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging has signed a landmark agreement in the US with Federal Realty Investment Trust to become its preferred EV charging provider. The deal will bring 500 new 400 kW chargers to premium retail centres nationwide, accessible to all EV drivers. Read more…

Volkswagen has stopped exports of its electric ID.Buzz van to the US. While an official recall is cited as the reason, insiders point to punitive tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The abrupt halt could endanger VW’s plans to position the electric Bulli as a flagship model in North America. Read more…

Lucid claims to be the new holder of the Guinness World Record for the longest journey by an electric car without stopping to charge. The Air Grand Touring covered 1,205 kilometres at the weekend, replacing the previous Mercedes EQS 450. However, there was a lot of downhill driving. Read more…

With the EXP15 design concept, Bentley shows what an electric GT of the future could look like. The concept car combines modern lighting technology with design elements from the legendary 1930’s ‘Blue Train’ and surprises with an unusual three-seater layout. Read more…

The Serbian capital Belgrade is planning to procure a total of 100 new electric buses for the three-month World Expo in two years’ time. 50 of these are to use batteries and the other 50 supercapacitors for energy storage. Read more…

The Fraunhofer Research Facility for Battery Cell Production FFB has started the new KOOP project together with the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University and the German mixing technology developer hs-tumbler. The aim is to develop and produce a sodium-ion battery. Read more…

India has issued a tender for 10,000 electric buses under the PM E-Drive scheme, which the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) launched in October 2024. Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a government agency, is overseeing the tendering process. Read more…

The Japanese carmaker Mazda says its new R&D office will help strengthen the development of software for ‘intelligent vehicles’. The company is also planning to move its operations from its previous Tokyo office to the centre, which is located in Azabudai Hills. Read more…

The Volkswagen Group recorded 465,500 BEV deliveries worldwide in the first half of 2025, 47 per cent more than in the same period of the previous year. The VW Group’s electric cars were in demand in the USA and especially in Europe, however, there was a sharp decline in China. Read more…

Rivian has long held out the prospect of particularly powerful quad-motor versions of its R1 models. Now the company has presented the series versions with impressive performance data for large electric pickups and SUVs. Read more…

China is set to gain its first ever robotaxi-based car rental service. Users of the CAR vehicle rental app will be able to order a robotaxi to their location when making a reservation, and be picked up by a car automatically. Read more…

Daimler Truck is adopting an austerity programme and softening its previous drive strategy. The Stuttgart-based commercial vehicle manufacturer is considering the contract production of electric trucks and is postponing the launch of its H2 truck until the early 2030s. In addition, around 5,000 jobs are to be lost in Germany by 2030. Read more…

The UK’s second-largest airport is set to gain its first fully electric buses. Irizar e-mobility will provide 14 of its ie tram buses to Gatwick Airport, which will be used to shuttle passengers from long-stay car parks to the terminal buildings. Read more…

The parcel delivery startup Hived, which uses AI and an all-electric fleet of delivery vehicles to run its network, has just raised $42 million in Series B funding. Hived says it wants to use the funds to expand its delivery network beyond London to the rest of the UK. Read more…

After Honda, the second Japanese car manufacturer is adjusting its US plans after the Trump administration prematurely halted the tax credit for electric cars. Nissan will postpone the production of two mid-size electric SUVs to be built at its plant in the US state of Mississippi by up to a year. Read more…

The scientific consensus has long been clear: electric vehicles are the cleanest form of propulsion. A new study by the ICCT now shows that their climate advantage is growing faster than previously assumed. Today’s EVs sold in Europe emit 73 per cent fewer greenhouse gases over their lifetime compared to petrol cars. The reason is the positive development of the electricity mix through renewables. Read more…