Daimler Truck North America announced two significant investments at its headquarters complex on Swan Island, a new Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) training center adjacent to Electric Island and a new engineering facility at the DTNA campus. Read more…

China’s EV and battery manufacturer BYD has launched a joint venture for sodium-ion batteries with its partner Huaihai. The two sides started building the first factory for the corresponding batteries at the beginning of this year. Read more…

Nick Cassidy and Antonio Felix da Costa are the winners of the Formula E weekend in Berlin. Jaguar driver Cassidy won the first race of the E-Prix, Porsche driver da Costa the second. Jaguar extended its lead over Porsche in the team standings. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz is putting the brakes on investment with a change of course – and is no longer developing its electric platform “MB.EA-Large”, according to a media report. From 2028, the Stuttgart-based company actually wanted to electrify the new generation of its largest saloons and SUVs on the basis of this architecture. Read more…

Californian lithium-sulphur battery developer Lyten has started shipping A-samples of its 6.5 Ah pouch cells to Stellantis and other car manufacturers in the US and EU. Read more…

The Chinese electric car brand Avatr from the two partners Changan and CATL has unveiled its third model, the Avatr 07. The SUV crossover is positioned as a competitor to the Tesla Model Y and comes both as a fully electric vehicle and as a variant with an additional range extender. Read more…

BYD has released a new affordable electric SUV in China, and it’s headed to Europe next here. Called ‘BYD Sea Lion 07,’ the new model will slot above the BYD Seal and likely compete with the VW ID.5. Read more…

The VW ID. California that was confirmed in 2021 might not be coming in 2025 as rumoured in 2023. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles doesn’t look keen on launching the electric campervan anytime soon, although it’s not backtracking on its decision to launch this model. Read more…

Tesla is currently on tour in Europe with the Cybertruck, but only in showrooms. The edgy electric pickup is unlikely to make it onto the continent’s roads. To still get a chance to test drive a Cybertruck, our contributor from P3 travelled to the US to gather both positive and negative impressions of the stainless steel colossus. Here’s a somewhat different driving report—including the charging curve.

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A VW ID.1 could arrive as the VW e-up! successor later this decade. Volkswagen has begun initial planning but faces some challenges in bringing the new electric city car to the market, but the slowdown in EV sales is not one of them. Read more…

The Hyundai Nexo, the South Korean automaker’s hydrogen fuel cell electric SUV, is set for a full makeover and will enter its second generation in 2025. Along with a completely new design, the next-gen Hyundai Nexo will have significant engineering improvements for a higher and more practical driver range. Read more…

After confirming the launch of an all-new Golf EV, Volkswagen has started early design work on the car. That’s a new development coming directly from Thomas Schäfer, the CEO of the company. This time around, the Golf EV will be a high-volume car offered widely across Europe and possibly even in other regions. Read more…

Porsche is bringing two new Formula E safety cars to the Berlin E-Prix that will take place this weekend (11 and 12 May). Both cars will be modified variants of the new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT. Read more…

Under the new collaboration, Ascend Elements and Call2Recycle aim to provide car dealers, recyclers and repair technicians with customised battery management, logistics and recycling services for electric vehicles. Read more…

On the road to sustainable freight transport, Daimler Truck is bringing together battery-electric drive systems and autonomous driving for the first time in one platform: the autonomous Freightliner eCascadia. Read more…

Fisker Austria, the Austrian subsidiary of the US electric car manufacturer Fisker, has filed for insolvency in self-administration. The other Fisker companies are not involved, it is explicitly stated. Among other things, the sale of assets is now being considered. Read more…

Nio announced another partner for its battery swap business. This is the Chinese automotive group GAC. Both parties have agreed on a strategic cooperation in the field of battery replacement technology. Read more…

The Indian electric scooter OEM Pure EV has announced a joint venture with Pragmatic Design Solutions to develop a high-performance electric 2-wheeler on a solid-state battery technology platform for both international and Indian markets. Read more…

WattEV has opened its fourth electric truck charging depot in California. The new Bakersfield depot features a solar-powered microgrid with a battery energy storage system (BESS), capable of rapid megawatt charging. Read more…

Finnish retailer K-Lataus has teamed up with Finland’s Kempower to expand the fast charging network across the country. The K-Lataus’ charging network will grow by over a hundred DC charging points at vital commercial locations for Kesko and along the main roads.  Read more…