A few days ago, the Concept AMG GT XX attracted attention with a record-breaking drive of over 40,075 kilometres in less than eight days. Mercedes has now released further details about the integrated cooling concept, the operating strategy and the charging stops at the Alpitronic prototype charging station. Read more…

Nio’s small car brand Firefly has not officially launched in Germany, neither in terms of sales nor deliveries. Nevertheless, we got to test the first production model in Germany. And we found a very decent small electric car with familiar and occasionally unexpected strengths and weaknesses.

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Chinese vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dreame Technology has announced its entry into the high-end electric car market. The company’s first model is expected to be ready for market in 2027 and is planned to compete with the legendary Bugatti Veyron. Read more…

The Chery-owned brand has unveiled its first fully electric vehicle in the UK, the Jaecoo E5 compact eSUV. Prices start from £27,505. Read more…

Canadian battery manufacturer Electrovaya has signed a supply agreement with Janus Electric, a specialist in converting diesel trucks to fully electric trucks, which recently went public on the Australian stock exchange. The agreement involves the use of interchangeable battery systems. Read more…

Octopus Energy’s EV charging platform, Electroverse, has just announced a new ‘Business Payments Card’ for fleets to use to pay for charging and keep track of expenses. It’s being delivered in partnership with Visa and places all charging data in a single dashboard. Read more…

This will effectively see Shell integrate a combination of Shell Recharge sites, private charge points, semi-public depot sites, and third party locations into a single network. Shell says this is designed to aid heavy-duty fleet electrification across Europe. Read more…

German supplier Mahle is expanding production at its Morristown plant in the US to include components for electric vehicles. E-compressors for the North American market will now be manufactured in Tennessee. Read more…

Hyundai Mobis presented its future growth strategy at its CEO Investor Day. The supplier intends to concentrate on areas such as electrification, electronics, semiconductors and robotics. Solutions for software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and a battery system with an integrated fire extinguishing function will play an important role in this strategy. Read more…

ChargeTronix, a provider of EV charging hardware, is partnering with vendor finance company DLL on financing for charger infrastructure. It will mean more capital will become available for commercial fleets to lease charging systems. Read more…

It had already leaked that Turkish carmaker Togg planned to mark its launch in Germany with an appearance at the IAA in Munich this September. Togg has now confirmed it will showcase not only the familiar T10X SUV but also the T10F electric saloon. Read more…

Xpeng has set the price for the second generation of the P7 for the Chinese market. The electric sedan, based on an 800-volt architecture, costs the equivalent of €26,400. As the previous P7 model is also available in European markets, it is likely that the new version will also find its way over. Read more…

According to the European industry association ACEA, 1,011,903 new battery electric cars were registered in the first seven months of 2025, representing a 15.6 per cent share of the EU market. Some manufacturers already have a higher share of electric cars, which is important for CO2 fleet targets. Read more…

First Bus, one of the UK’s largest bus groups, says its battery storage site in Hampshire will enter operation next month. It will be used to store surplus energy for export to the grid, as well as provide power for over 1200 electric buses. Read more…

Huawei and SAIC have begun pre-sales of their first jointly developed model, the Shangjie H5 SUV. Priced from 169,800 yuan (around 20,400 euros), the vehicle is positioned as the most affordable model under Huawei’s Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA). The official market launch is scheduled for 23 September. Read more…

Vodafone UK will complete the electrification of its 1,000-strong company car fleet by 2026, one year ahead of schedule. The move is part of the operator’s wider strategy to achieve net zero emissions across its operations by 2030. Read more…

It was only at the beginning of the year that co-founder and long-standing Virta CEO Jussi Palola handed over the CEO position to Christian Girardeau. Juhani Hintikka has now been appointed as the new CEO, but Girardeau will remain in a management role at Virta. Read more…

The SAIC brand MG Motor apparently wants to launch a total of 13 electrified vehicles worldwide in the next two years, including BEVs, EREVs and PHEVs. The model development initiative is planned to cost about 10 billion yuan (1.2 billion euros).
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Together with partners, ‘electric trucker’ Tobias Wagner developed the ‘eTrucker’ app to make it easier to find truck-compatible charging stations. An update to the app has now been released, which also supports charging stations in Spain, Portugal, the UK, Belgium and Romania. Read more…

The Spanish charging provider Iberdrola | bp pulse has launched a new partnership with supermarket chain Alimerka. The aim is to install ultra-fast chargers at Alimerka stores in Asturias, Castilla y León, and Galicia. Read more…