The Chinese EV maker says it has just signed agreements with ‘leading distributors’ in Morocco and Tunisia. Following its earlier entry into Egypt, Xpeng says it now has a ‘solid foundation’ on the North African Mediterranean coast. Read more…

Toyota has joined “TOKYO H2,” a new hydrogen project launched by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The initiative introduces Toyota’s Crown fuel cell saloon into the taxi fleet and aims to accelerate hydrogen adoption across Tokyo’s mobility sector. Read more…

Porsche announced that it has brought an inductive 11 kW charging system with a one-box base plate for battery-electric vehicles to market maturity. Following a presentation in the UK, Porsche will show off the technology at the IAA. Read more…

The Malaysian logistics company Pos Malaysia has just added 136 battery-electric Maxus eDeliver 3 vans to its fleet. They will join 2,152 two-wheel and 264 four-wheel EVs in the company’s fleet, the largest in the country’s sector Read more…

Ashok Leyland, India’s second-largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has signed an agreement with CALB to localise battery production. The company intends to expand the scope of the deal beyond automotive applications. Read more…

Taiwanese company ProLogium Technology and French research organisation CEA are jointly developing a solid-state battery module designed for easy disassembly and recycling. The prototype, aimed at the automotive sector, will be presented at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich. Read more…

The Hawaiian city of Honolulu has just opened 20 new EV charging bays at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The OpConnect Level 2 chargers will be available to the public 24/7. Read more…

BYD has reportedly lowered its annual sales target from 5.5 to 4.6 million vehicles. Signs had already emerged that the company would struggle to reach the initial goal. In August, BYD reduced production for the second consecutive month. Read more…

Tesla is setting up a new European development centre in southeastern Berlin, namely in the district of Köpenick. The site will focus on material research as well as vehicle and drive development – plans that have long been in the pipeline. Read more…

The local authority for the UK county of Somerset has secured nearly £3.8 million to expand EV charging infrastructure for its residents. The council says it is now seeking a contractor to deliver the new chargers. Read more…

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has confirmed its intention to manufacture electric cars in Europe in the future. The existing plant in Kolin, Czech Republic, has been chosen for this purpose. Among other things, the plant is now to be expanded to include a battery assembly facility. However, it is not yet known which electric car will be manufactured in Kolin. Read more…

Charging infrastructure operator Allego has announced its entry into the extended mobility services business. Allego plans to work with Deftpower to develop and launch a new MSP (mobility service provider) platform. Read more…

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer cannot use an electric version of his armoured Range Rover. The manufacturer says current battery-electric technology cannot meet required levels of blast protection, forcing the head of government to rely on petrol models. So he has to stick with a petrol version. Read more…

At the ICNC, Hubject, together with Bosch Road Services, FRYTE and SBRS, presented a solution for the first fully interoperable reservation and POI data hub for commercial vehicles. What was previously only possible in individual projects is now to be implemented across providers. Read more…

India’s GST advisory panel has recommended higher taxes on expensive electric vehicles, potentially slowing uptake of imported EVs such as the Tesla Model Y, BMW iX and Mercedes EQ models. Domestic manufacturers such as Tata and Mahindra could also feel the impact. Read more…

Skoda has just revealed which of its EVs are eligible for the UK government’s Band 2 Electric Car Grant (ECG), which will give its customers £1,500 towards the purchase of a new vehicle. The company also announced the new long-range Elroq SE L 85. Read more…

Fraunhofer IWU is working with its partner EDAG Production Solutions to build an automated pilot plant for dismantling functional electric car batteries. The aim is to create an alternative to shredding used modules or entire high-voltage storage systems at the Chemnitz site. Read more…

Altilium and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are showcasing the UK’s first EV battery cells using recycled cathode and anode materials at Cenex Expo 2025. The partners want to show that circular material use can meet automotive performance standards. Read more…

BYD has achieved its first major milestone in its car business in India, clocking 10,000 units in retail sales. The company reached this figure solely through pure electric models. Read more…

Just ahead of the IAA, VW unveiled its new naming strategy for electric cars. As expected, it will drop the combination of the ID. prefix and a number, as VW intends to return to the names of its “established bestsellers.” The first model to follow this approach will be the production version of the ID.2all concept, which will launch not as the ID.2, but as the ID. Polo. Read more…