The Benteler Group has announced the acquisition of Ioki. The former subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn is considered a leading European provider of software-based mobility. Benteler anticipates synergies with the autonomous electric shuttles of its own subsidiary, Holon. Read more…

Berlin-based eMobility specialist Hubject has announced strategic partnerships with Go Electric Stations from Italy and Numocity from India. In both cases, Hubject is integrating its Plug&Charge technology into the charging management platforms of these providers. Read more…

Volvo is urging owners of certain variants of the EX30 to avoid charging their vehicles beyond 70 per cent to reduce the risk of battery fires. An official recall is being prepared, although only in right-hand drive markets. Read more…

At CES in Las Vegas, electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid, ride-hailing platform Uber, and tech company Nuro unveiled the production vehicle for their planned robotaxi service. Autonomous road tests with the vehicle, which is based on the Lucid Gravity electric SUV, have already begun. Read more…

The new electric car brand Afeela, a collaboration between Sony and Honda, showcased two vehicles ahead of CES in Las Vegas: a pre-production version of the already known Afeela 1 sedan and a prototype of an electric SUV inspired by the Afeela 1’s design. Read more…

Westminster has announced an additional budget of £18 million to support freight forwarders and fleet operators in procuring electric lorries. The funding is tiered based on the size of the lorries, reaching up to £120,000 (approximately €139,000) for lorries over 26 tonnes. Read more…

Chinese automotive giant Geely has fully integrated its premium subsidiary Zeekr into the group, completing a merger announced in July. As a result, Zeekr is now wholly owned by Geely again—and no longer publicly listed. Read more…

French sports car manufacturer Alpine has announced UK pricing for the upcoming electric flagship model A390, which will see order books open soon. Prices are currently planned to start at £61,390, when the market launch happens. Read more…

Leapmotor delivered 596,555 vehicles in 2025. This is slightly more than double the number (+103.1%) compared to 2024. For 2026, the Chinese manufacturer of electric and hybrid vehicles aims to achieve annual sales of one million vehicles. Read more…

The charging network operator GreenWay has further expanded its charging network in Eastern Europe as part of the EU project “Expand-E.” In Slovakia, 20 new fast-charging locations were added, three of which are suitable for electric heavy-duty transport. In Poland, an additional 48 charging parks were also commissioned, including locations for e-trucks. Read more…

Kiira Motors has successfully completed its tour, launched in November, with an electric coach covering over 13,000 kilometers across six African countries. In 39 days, the journey went from Uganda to Cape Town—and back. Read more…

The US food group Mars now uses five Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks in Germany via its German logistics partner Rigterink. More electric trucks will follow soon. By 2030, Mars plans to have 300 electric lorries on the road across Europe. Read more…

Finnish technology company Donut Lab has unveiled a solid-state battery that is now available for OEM use and will be deployed in all 2026 models of Verge Motorcycles’ motorcycles starting from the first quarter of 2026. The solid-state battery can be charged in five minutes. Read more…

The County of Maui has introduced four battery-electric transit buses to passenger service. The vehicles will begin on two core routes and are funded through a multi-agency partnership supporting zero-emission public transport. Read more…

Austria’s motorway and expressway operator ASFINAG has fully transitioned its passenger car fleet to electric vehicles. Just recently, the last combustion-engine car was phased out of the ASFINAG fleet, which now consists of a total of 502 electric service vehicles. Read more…

CATL has announced the current expansion of its battery swap station network at the turn of the year: The battery manufacturer has built a total of 1,325 stations in China by the end of 2025, including 1,020 for passenger cars and an additional 305 for trucks. The latter are managed by CATL subsidiary Qiji Energy. Read more…

Chinese electric vehicle newcomer Xiaomi aims to deliver 550,000 vehicles this year. This would represent a 34 per cent increase over the more than 410,000 units delivered in 2025 and an exceptionally impressive figure given that the tech manufacturer only began producing cars in 2024. Read more…

LG Energy Solution aims to sell the building of its joint-venture plant for electric vehicle batteries in the US state of Ohio to its partner Honda. Although production under the joint venture’s management is still set to start there as planned, LG Energy Solution wants to reduce its capital burden through the multi-billion transaction. Read more…

LG Energy Solution aims to sell the building of its joint-venture plant for electric vehicle batteries in the US state of Ohio to its partner Honda. Although production under the joint venture’s management is still set to start there as planned, LG Energy Solution wants to reduce its capital burden through the multi-billion transaction. Read more…

BMW has commenced trial production of its Neue Klasse electric vehicles at its factory in Shenyang. With the ongoing pre-series of the long-wheelbase BMW iX3, the company considers itself prepared for the start of series production in 2026. Read more…