Changan has unveiled the all-electric Deepal S05 as its second UK model. Order books open on 1 March, with pricing starting at £37,990 for the rear-wheel drive (RWD) version and £39,990 for the all-wheel drive (AWD) variant. Read more…
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CATL and BMW prepare for upcoming battery passport
CATL and BMW aim to deepen their existing partnership. In a new letter of intent, the focus is specifically on data exchange: Both parties intend to make progress in cross-border data transfer through pilot projects, with an eye on the upcoming battery passport requirements in the EU. Read more…
Tata Motors to deploy 40 H2 ICE trucks in India
India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, Tata Motors, has secured a government order for 40 hydrogen internal combustion engine-powered (H2 ICE) trucks. The company plans to fulfil the fleet order by 2028. Read more…
Tata Motors to deploy 40 H2 ICE trucks in India
India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, Tata Motors, has secured a government order for 40 hydrogen internal combustion engine-powered (H2 ICE) trucks. The company plans to fulfil the fleet order by 2028. Read more…
Fleete opens largest commercial charging hub in the UK
Fleete has officially opened the UK’s largest dedicated commercial vehicle electric charging hub yet at the Port of Tilbury. The 5MW facility features 16 ultra-rapid chargers enabling up to 16 electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to charge simultaneously, and is operated as a shared-user model. Read more…
Fleete opens largest commercial charging hub in the UK
Fleete has officially opened the UK’s largest dedicated commercial vehicle electric charging hub yet at the Port of Tilbury. The 5MW facility features 16 ultra-rapid chargers enabling up to 16 electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to charge simultaneously, and is operated as a shared-user model. Read more…
Aberdeen to sell hydrogen buses as city pivots to electric
Aberdeen plans to dispose of its 25 hydrogen double-decker buses after more than a year out of service. The Scottish city is exiting its hydrogen joint venture with BP and shifting its public transport strategy towards battery-electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Read more…
EU Council Simplifies Replacement of Damaged Charging Cables
The European Council has adopted a directive amending the requirements for measuring instruments. The new directive also addresses the issue of charging cable theft and aims to simplify the procedures. Read more…
Tesla identifies 66 sites for proprietary truck charging network
Tesla has expanded its ‘Find Us’ map to include more than 60 additional Megacharger sites across 15 US states, offering the clearest picture yet of the charging network planned for the Tesla Semi. What remains unclear, however, is when the new locations will go live. Read more…
Germany tops two million battery-electric cars in circulation
Germany has passed the two-million mark for electric cars on its roads. As of 1 January 2026, a total of 2,034,260 battery-electric vehicles were registered nationwide. Read more…
SK On secures three-year lithium supply from Posco
SK On and Posco have signed a lithium supply agreement that runs until 2028 and covers up to 25,000 tons of lithium concentrate from Argentina. This quantity is expected to be sufficient for the annual production of around 400,000 electric vehicle batteries. Read more…
Lyten completes acquisition of Swedish Northvolt units
US battery developer Lyten has announced the completion of its acquisition of Northvolt Ett and Ett Expansion (Skellefteå, Sweden) as well as Northvolt Labs (Västerås, Sweden). The deal was finalized months later than expected. Read more…
Personnel changes in global Audi sales team
Things are not going well for Audi in what were once important foreign markets, both for combustion engines and electric cars. Ingolstadt is now responding and has announced a series of management changes in key markets such as China and North America. Read more…
Stellantis posts billion-euro loss for 2025
Stellantis has presented its full-year figures for 2025, posting a net loss of €22.3 billion following substantial write-downs on its electric vehicle strategy. New CEO Antonio Filosa frames the result as a reset – and signals a shift in focus towards the future. Read more…
Bosch expands cooperation with Nio
Nio and Bosch signed a strategic cooperation agreement during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to China. The partnership will cover all three Nio brands—Nio, Onvo, and Firefly—and focus on core technologies for electric vehicle models. Read more…
Tesla brings back seven-seat Model Y in Europe
Following the Juniper facelift last year, the recently introduced seven-seat option for the Model Y was dropped from the line-up. Now, Tesla is bringing the third row back – albeit limited to a single drivetrain variant. Read more…
Hyundai Ioniq 9 impresses as refined, spacious long-distance cruiser in motorway test
When journalists first get behind the wheel of a new car, they are often limited to short test drives during launch events. During an initial summer drive, the Hyundai Ioniq 9 made a strong impression – including surprisingly low energy consumption. But how does that first impression hold up over 1,800 kilometres on German motorways in colder conditions? We put it to the test.
Will the EU strategy overturn Germany’s electric vehicle incentives?
The EU Commission’s ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’ was initially expected on February 25, but the strategy paper is now set to be presented on March 4. A draft from the Commission is already causing a stir, because it jeopardizes the German government’s planned EV subsidies in their current form. Read more…
Could Stellantis soon adopt Leapmotor technology?
According to insiders, the multi-brand group Stellantis is considering using the electric vehicle technology of its Chinese partner Leapmotor to reduce costs for its European mass-market brands such as Fiat, Opel, and Peugeot. Read more…
China introduces new regulations for autonomous driving
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has presented a draft of new safety requirements for highly automated and autonomous driving systems, set to be implemented by July 1, 2027. The regulations specifically target vehicles operating at SAE Level 3 and Level 4 automation. Read more…
