JLR has announced the appointment of P.B. Balaji as its new CEO with effect from November 2025. Balaji succeeds Adrian Mardell, who is retiring after around three years in the top job. Read more…

The battery testing company Aviloo is taking a stance against reporting on a recently published Stanford study, which claims that occasional sprints extend the service life of electric car batteries. Read more…

The German grocery chain Rewe is expanding its electric delivery fleet in Berlin with another 40 electric transporters, as well as launching emissions-free deliveries in the city of Neuss. Read more…

Tesla has awarded CEO Elon Musk a new stock package valued at $29 billion to reinforce his commitment to the company. Tesla states this grant is designed to incentivise Musk to remain at the helm and strengthen his voting power. Read more…

The electric bus manufacturer GreenPower Motor has signed a contract with the state of New Mexico to run an all-electric school bus pilot project. It is to run over two years and will serve to evaluate routes and the required charging infrastructure. Read more…

CaetanoBus has been awarded a new €11.6 million contract by Porto’s public transport operator STCP for the supply of 30 e.City Gold electric buses. The order is the second consecutive one for CaetanoBus’ latest generation of zero-emission vehicles, equipped with CATL’s BC5 battery technology. Read more…

BYD has launched the Atto 1—also known as the Seagull, Dolphin Mini, and Dolphin Surf in other markets—as its new entry-level EV in Indonesia, marking the model’s first entry into an ASEAN country. The company has priced it aggressively, starting from just 195 million rupiah (around €10,400), with deliveries scheduled to begin in October. Read more…

With support from the California Energy Commission, LiCAP Technologies has completed installation and testing of a 300 MWh roll-to-roll dry electrode production line, accelerating domestic supply of advanced battery materials for electric vehicles. Read more…

Tata Motors has secured a new order for its Magna EV electric coach from Green Energy Mobility Solutions (GEMS). The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply 100 units of the electric bus to GEMS during the recently concluded Passenger Vehicle Expo 2.0 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Read more…

Battery-electric vehicle registrations in the UK rose 9.1% in July, significantly down on earlier 2025 growth rates. Delayed confirmation of Electric Car Grant eligibility and new fiscal pressures are dampening momentum as the sector seeks urgent policy support to meet ZEV targets. Read more…

Nissan has announced prices for the electric Micra, which was presented in May, on the first sales market: In the UK, it starts from £22,995. Nissan plans to open the order books on 1 September. Read more…

Chinese EV manufacturer Nio will begin deliveries of its compact car brand Firefly in Europe next week. Norway and the Netherlands will lead the rollout, with additional European markets to follow shortly after. Read more…

Tesla has inaugurated its first Supercharger location in Mumbai alongside the brand’s debut showroom. Featuring V4 hardware, the new site offers peak DC charging of up to 250 kW and supports the Model Y, now available with RWD and Long Range variants. Read more…

Changan Mazda has started mass production of the EZ-60 in China. The crossover SUV will be offered as a pure electric car and as a range extender variant and is the second Changan Mazda model destined for global markets. The five-seater is also set to come to Europe as the Mazda CX6-e. Read more…

Toyota-backed electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation is to acquire the passenger business of helicopter operator Blade Air Mobility for up to 125 million US dollars. Read more…

BMW has implemented “comprehensive measures along the supply chain, production and usage phase” for the new iX3 – the first model based on the Neue Klasse platform – aiming to conserve resources and reduce its environmental footprint. The Munich-based carmaker also provides specific figures indicating when the iX3 offsets its CO2 footprint from production and becomes cleaner than an internal combustion engine. Read more…

Lyft will deploy Baidu Apollo Go’s fully electric RT6 autonomous vehicles in Germany and the UK starting in 2026, marking a major milestone in both companies’ expansion into European e-mobility markets. The fleet is expected to scale to thousands of autonomous vehicles across the continent. Read more…

Neta Auto is set to resume production, which could signal a possible revival for the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, which is currently undergoing bankruptcy restructuring. Read more…

German supplier Brose has successfully completed the transfer of its e-bike drive business to Yamaha. For the time being, the business will continue to operate under its current name, BAT GmbH. Read more…

In the HiQ-CARB research project, a team of experts spent four years working on reducing and modifying the amount of conductive additives required in battery electrodes. In doing so, the researchers demonstrated that new additives with a lower carbon footprint can indeed be integrated into production. Read more…