Pilot Company, General Motors and EVgo have jointly opened 200 fast charging sites across 40 states in the US, adding a total of 850 new public charge points. This is part of a wider plan to install up to 2000 stalls at 500 Pilot and Flying J travel centers. Read more…

VW’s appearance at the IAA is dominated by its upcoming family of compact electric cars. However, the trade fair mainly offered a glimpse of the design of the four electric cars and provided little information about the technology. Gradually, however, new, as yet unconfirmed information is coming to light. Read more…

Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the UK-based Octopus Energy Group, is preparing to launch an EV leasing service in Germany in early 2026. This will offer electric cars, home chargers, plus a bundled smart energy tariff. Read more…

Vulcan Energy has received a building permit for its commercial lithium processing plant in Frankfurt-Höchst. In the initial phase, the facility is expected to produce up to 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide. Customers include LG Energy Solution, Umicore and Stellantis, whose contracts have been amended accordingly. Read more…

This week, the EU is discussing the possibility of relaxing its own CO2 targets for 2035. The ICCT has looked at the data and believes that car manufacturers are well on track to meet the CO2 targets for 2027, thanks to rising sales of electric cars. Read more…

The Chinese brand Aito, owned by electronics group Huawei and car manufacturer Seres, presented its product range for the global market at the IAA. It consists of the SUV models Aito 5, Aito 7 and Aito 9. The vehicles are to be launched first in the Middle East. Read more…

ExxonMobil has acquired the US-based assets and technology of Superior Graphite, along with select international offices, to enter the synthetic graphite market. The move supports the development of a domestic supply chain for battery anode materials used in electric vehicles and battery energy storage systems. Read more…

UK-based Blink Charging has partnered with Paua, a EV charge point aggregator for commercial fleets and businesses. It brings Paua’s total number of connectors up to 67,000. Read more…

Ample and Repsol are adding three new battery swapping stations in Madrid, located at existing Repsol service stations. According to Ample, the facilities can provide a full charge in under five minutes. Read more…

The Volkswagen Group’s upcoming family of electric small cars will be built in Spain. At the IAA, Seat’s interim CEO expressed himself “absolutely optimistic” about ramping up production under the company’s responsibility to a capacity of 800,000 electric cars per year by the end of the decade. Read more…

Starting next month, single-occupant drivers of electric vehicles in California will no longer be permitted to use carpool lanes under the federal Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) decal programme. It expires after Congress and the Trump administration declined to extend the initiative. Similar programmes in 13 other US states will also come to an end. Read more…

Volkswagen Group used the 4th Semiconductor Summit at IAA Mobility to outline its semiconductor procurement strategy and highlight its new cooperation with Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies. The initiative introduces a procurement model spanning more than 50 semiconductor categories. Read more…

Leapmotor presented an attractive electric compact car at the IAA in the form of the B05. However, the vehicle on display in Munich surprised visitors with one detail: its windows were completely covered up. Here’s what that’s all about. Read more…

The electric car startup WM Motor, once supported by Chinese internet group Baidu, went bankrupt in 2023 but wanted to get back into business quickly with a restructuring plan. This took longer than expected, but now the company has announced that it wants to start producing cars again this month. Read more…

Celebrating the annual World EV Day this year, India’s Tata Power opened the largest Tata.ev MegaCharger hub so far in Mumbai (Maharashtra). The company set up this facility under a collaboration with Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited, Tata Motors’ electric car subsidiary. Read more…

The freight forwarder Ceva Logistics is introducing a comprehensive return logistics service for the transport, storage and processing of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. The company is investing several million euros in the necessary battery logistics centres. Read more…

Finnish manufacturer Kempower has installed its first megawatt charging stations with the MCS standard in Denmark and Sweden. They are being used at the depots of logistics companies Danske Fragtmænd in Odense and Alfredsson Transport in Norrköping. Read more…

BYD is showcasing its European commitment and progress at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich with the public debut of the only partially electric Seal 6 DM-i Touring, and also displaying the Dolphin Surf, which was awarded a five-star EuroNCAP safety rating and has been confirmed as the first BYD passenger car to be made in Europe. The Chinese carmaking giant has also announced a new BYD Certified Pre-owned scheme. Read more…

The French government wants to introduce an additional bonus of €1,000 for the purchase of electric cars on 1 October, provided they are assembled in Europe and equipped with a European battery. The bonus will be granted in addition to the existing environmental bonus. Read more…

With its Superchargers, Tesla has a very large fast-charging network in Europe. Now, the car manufacturer has introduced the ‘MultiPass’, a solution that allows Tesla account holders to charge their vehicles at other operators’ charging stations with centralised billing. The service is launching in the Netherlands, with other countries to follow. Read more…