
Last summer, MG Motor presented the MGS5 EV in China, an electric compact SUV that is intended as the successor to the ZS EV. The model is now coming to the UK in April and will also be launched in continental Europe in the second quarter. Read more…
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BYD launches electric compact SUV Sealion 05

BYD premiered a new electric model of its Sealion series in China. The compact SUV called Sealion 05 EV is priced at 117,800 yuan in China, which is the equivalent of around 15,000 euros. The EV is also supposed to be exported globally. Read more…
2024 results: Nio continues to grow, but moves further away from profitability

Nio presented its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and the past full year. Although the company was able to significantly increase deliveries and revenues, losses also increased slightly again. Nio now expects 2025 to be increasingly marked by profitability. Read more…
RAW Charging partners up with the Royal Horticultural Society

RAW Charging announced a new partnership with the British gardening charity Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). The first stage of the contract will see RAW deliver over 90 EV charging bays across five RHS Gardens in the UK. Read more…
Nova Scotia drops Tesla subsidies

Nova Scotia has become the latest Canadian province to scrap electric vehicle rebates for Teslas due to the CEO’s association with the U.S. administration and its trade war on Canada. Read more…
Rampini creates dedicated H2 fuel cell systems division

The Italian bus manufacturer Rampini is introducing its new H2EU Power division, which is launching a product line of hydrogen fuel cell systems for commercial vehicles as well as off-highway and stationary applications in Europe. Read more…
Vilnius orders 145 new electric buses

Vilniaus viešasis transportas (VVT), the public transport operator active in Vilnius, is inviting tenders for the procurement of 145 electric buses. Electric vehicles are to be purchased in four sizes with lengths of eight, ten, twelve and 18 metres. The contract is to be awarded in the third quarter of 2025 and the vehicles are to be put into operation in 2026 and 2027. Read more…
Kempower rolls out truck charging for Danske Fragtmænd

The Danish transport and logistics company Danske Fragtmænd has put its first charging hub for electric trucks into operation in Aalborg. The site has a Kempower charging system built by GodEnergi with four satellites, each of which can supply up to 400 kW. Further such charging hubs are to follow shortly at Danske Fragtmænd locations in Sakskøbing, Taastrup, Odense and Aarhus, among others. Read more…
Critical Raw Materials Act: EU funds 47 raw materials projects

As part of the Critical Raw Materials Act, the EU Commission has selected 47 strategic projects to secure and diversify access to raw materials in the EU. The 47 projects, located in 13 EU member states, cover one or more segments of the raw materials value chain – including battery production. Read more…
Tradelink operates 15 Volvo VNR Electric trucks from Californian ports

Californian haulage company Tradelink Transport has put 15 all-electric VNR Electric heavy-duty trucks from Volvo Trucks North America into operation at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. This means that almost a third of the company’s fleet is now purely electric. Read more…
Luca de Meo hands over leadership of Ampere

Since the spin-off in 2023, Renault CEO Luca de Meo has managed the electric car division Ampere in a dual role. That will be over in a few days: Josep Maria Recasens will become the new CEO of Ampere on 1 April 2025. There are also other new appointments in top management. Read more…
Nobina wants to use decommissioned electric bus batteries for second-life storage

Scandinavia’s largest public transport operator Nobina has entered into a strategic partnership with the Munich-based company STABL Energy. The aim is to utilise decommissioned batteries from Nobina’s extensive fleet of electric buses in stationary storage systems. Read more…
EV registrations rise by 28 per cent in the EU

According to the industry association ACEA, new registrations of battery-electric cars in the EU rose by 28.4 per cent year-on-year to 255,489 units in the first two months of 2025, achieving a market share of 15.2 per cent. Read more…
EV registrations rise by 28 per cent in the EU

According to the industry association ACEA, new registrations of battery-electric cars in the EU rose by 28.4 per cent year-on-year to 255,489 units in the first two months of 2025, achieving a market share of 15.2 per cent. Read more…
BYD increases revenue to 99 billion euros

In 2024, BYD was still just behind Tesla in electric vehicle sales. However, the Chinese automaker has surpassed the US company in terms of revenue: In its annual report, BYD reports a revenue of approximately 99 billion euros. Read more…
The Leapmotor B10 is expected to start production in Spain from early 2026

There are growing indications that Leapmotor International will make Spain the production hub for the Leapmotor B10 for the European market. According to the latest information, the electric SUV is expected to roll off the production line in Zaragoza starting in the first quarter of 2026. Read more…
Hyundai Motor Group expands investment in US production

Hyundai Motor Group has announced plans to invest a total of 21 billion US dollars in the United States between 2025 and 2028. This investment aims to increase the company’s US production capacity to 1.2 million vehicles. Additionally, component manufacturing will be strengthened, including the production of battery packs. Read more…
Hyundai Motor Group expands investment in US production

Hyundai Motor Group has announced plans to invest a total of 21 billion US dollars in the United States between 2025 and 2028. This investment aims to increase the company’s US production capacity to 1.2 million vehicles. Additionally, component manufacturing will be strengthened, including the production of battery packs. Read more…
Instavolt opens EV charging ‘superhub’ in the UK

InstaVolt has opened the largest and most advanced ultra-rapid charging superhub in the UK so far, located near the A34 and close to junction 9 of the M3, in Winchester, England. Read more…
JATO: Chinese brands overtake Tesla in Europe in February

In Europe, 164,148 new electric cars were registered in February, as reported by JATO Dynamics. Tesla sales fell to their lowest February figure in five years – but the two best-selling EVs still come from the US manufacturer. Read more…

