Munich Airport, together with its ground handling subsidiary AeroGround, has officially opened a new electric bus depot. The new depot in the southern part of the airport has 37 charging points for electric passenger buses. Read more…

A fire broke out in Tesla’s battery assembly building at Giga Berlin earlier this week. No injuries or environmental damage were reported, and production was temporarily halted while authorities and Tesla handled the incident. Read more…

The Chinese electric truck developer Windrose, which launched with major international ambitions, is reportedly insolvent. Kyle Maki, Director of Customer Success and Operations at Windrose, claims the company is 90 days behind on wage payments. No further evidence has yet been provided to support his statements. Read more…

Volkswagen has officially signed an agreement with the Portuguese government to produce the series version of the ID.Every1 at its Palmela plant. The government will support production of the electric small car with €30 million. Read more…

Australia Post has begun a pilot programme with 36 Mercedes-Benz eVito electric vans in metropolitan delivery operations. That expands the organisation’s fleet of over 5,000 electric vehicles and supports its target to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. Read more…

BYD has confirmed UK pricing for its fully-electric Atto 2 compact SUV. Available in two trim levels, the Boost variant starts at £30,850, while the Comfort model has a starting price of £34,950. Read more…

Nissan has entered into a partnership with US-based LiCAP Technologies to develop production process technology for the cathode electrode of all-solid-state batteries. The collaboration aims to accelerate the commercialisation of next-generation EV batteries. Read more…

Kia has started series production of the EV4 hatchback at its European facility in Zilina, Slovakia. This is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle to be manufactured in Europe, following a €108 million upgrade of production lines at its sole European plant. Read more…

The successor to the Mercedes EQE was originally supposed to hit the market in 2028. However, as the model is falling far short of expectations, Mercedes has now decided to bring the market launch forward by a year – which is probably why a change of platform is also on the cards. Read more…

The traction battery is the most valuable component in an electric car. And cell prices are continuing to plummet. The global ramp-up of electric vehicle production is therefore not only ecologically inevitable but also economically. Read more…

A UCLA study has found that fast-charging hubs have twice as much fine particulate air pollution as urban areas. Researchers said this may be down to an ‘engineering issue’ with charger power cabinets. Read more…

Porsche reportedly wants to almost completely shut down its battery unit Cellforce According to a media report, all that will remain at the Cellforce site in Kirchentellinsfurt, Swabia, is “at best a small unit for research and development.” Porsche itself has declined to comment. Read more…

The US-based battery recycling company Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) has just opened a commercial-scale Advanced Black Mass (ABM) and battery-grade cathode active material production facility. The site is now fully operational and located in Chester, South Carolina. Read more…

BlueOval SK, the battery cell joint venture between Ford and SK On, is celebrating the official start of production at its first plant. NMC batteries from the production facility in Glendale, Kentucky will be installed in the electric Ford F-150 Lightning and E-Transit – but will likely also be supplied to third-party customers in the future. Read more…

City authorities in Amsterdam have purchased 40 electric DAF XD refuse lorries. They’re set to be delivered in 2026 and will be used for waste collection across the city. Read more…

Leapmotor has reported its first-ever semi-annual net profit, making it only the second Chinese new energy vehicle startup to reach this milestone. With over 220,000 vehicles delivered in the first half of 2025 and revenue up 174% year-on-year, the company is scaling rapidly both domestically and abroad. Read more…

The charge point operator Electrify America has teamed up with the supermarket chain Royal Farms to offer high-powered charging at 8 retail locations. Two charging hubs are already open with more on the way. Read more…

The acquisition of air taxi pioneer Lilium is not yet complete – but investor AAMG is already speaking openly about new products and business areas. These include applications in defence and logistics as well as autonomous flying. Read more…

SAIC subsidiary Maxus plans to introduce the eDeliver 75, a fully electric truck with a gross vehicle weight of 7.5 tonnes, to the British market. Sales and deliveries should kick off in October. Read more…

The two US electric commercial vehicle manufacturers Workhorse Group and Motiv Electric Trucks (aka Motiv Power Systems) entered into a definitive merger agreement to form a leading North American OEM for medium-duty electric trucks. The all-stock deal aims to cut costs and expand lineups. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2025. Read more…