XPeng, a well-known Chinese electric vehicle maker, is cooking up an ambitious global takeover. The company’s already established a presence in some European nations, but it’s now got its eye on the UK, Germany, and the lucrative oil-rich markets of the Middle East. XPeng’s not exactly sneaking into these markets. It formed partnerships with big names in car distribution, like… Read more…
Mercedes drastically electric target for 2030
Mercedes-Benz is lagging far behind its target for EV sales and has now axed its electric target for 2030. Instead of the envisaged 20 per cent or more, battery-electric cars only accounted for 12 per cent of total sales last year. Read more…
Is VW planning an electric Scirocco for 2028?
VW is reportedly considering a comeback of the Scirocco as an electric car. According to a British media report, VW is working internally on a corresponding model – as part of a larger project with several Group brands, including Audi and Porsche. Read more…
Nio to report Q4 earnings on Mar 5
Nio delivered 50,045 vehicles in the fourth quarter, exceeding the upper end of its previous guidance range of 47,000 to 49,000 vehicles. Read more…
Stellantis to build electric vans in Luton in future
Stellantis has announced that it will start producing medium-sized electric vans at its plant in Luton, UK, in the first half of 2025. However, the British market will primarily be served from there. Read more…
Huawei strikes strategic partnership with Dongfeng’s electric off-road brand M Hero
Huawei and M Hero are still discussing specific partnership models, with those based on parts supply or the HI model being prioritized. Read more…
Nio needs to sort out its strategic direction to turn profitable in foreseeable future, analysts say
Nio still needs to get its strategic direction sorted out before it can expect to turn profitable in the foreseeable future, particularly for its second brand, Alps, analysts at CMB International said. Read more…
Nio App resumes showing wait times, most models 2-4 weeks
ET5 Touring, ES6, EC6, EC7, ES8 all have wait times of 2-4 weeks, while the ET5 has 9-11 weeks and the ES7 11-13 weeks. Read more…
Battery inspection
Getting inside a battery to check its integrity or to trace a fault in a non-destructive manner is technologically challenging, as Peter Donaldson explains
Mass producing large capacity lithium-ion batteries to meet the anticipated demand for EVs while ensuring that they are as safe, dependable and long-lived as possible is driving the need for faster, more thorough and more reliable inspection systems. Read more…
Xpeng announces dealer partnerships in 5 overseas markets, local deliveries to begin in Q2
Xpeng established dealer partnerships in the UAE, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Jordan and Lebanon, with plans to expand to other European markets including Germany, the UK, Italy and France this year. Read more…
Nio starts taking orders for 2024 models: Prices unchanged, deliveries of 5 models to start in Mar
Deliveries of the new ES8, EC7, ES6, EC6, and ET5 Touring will begin in March, the ET5 in April, and the ES7 in May. Read more…
Chalmers University: battery development will reduce electric aircraft life cycle impact
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, located in Göteborg, Sweden, have performed the first life-cycle assessment of a commercially available two-seater all-electric aircraft—the Pipistrel Alpha Electro, manufactured in Slovenia—directly comparing it to the fossil fuel-powered version of the same plane. The research, much of which was informed by records and data from the manufacturer, studied… Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 21, 2024
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Read more…
Great Wall-backed autonomous driving startup Haomo raises over RMB 100 million in new funding round
Haomo’s new funding is the first in the autonomous driving space after China’s Lunar New Year holiday, and one of the few large amounts raised in the space during the capital winter of the past couple of years. Read more…
Zeekr 001 refresh is getting official on February 27
Earlier this month, a refreshed Zeekr 001 got certified for sale in China, and, as usual, that process yielded a bunch of pictures and details about its specifications. What we didn’t know at the time was when Zeekr planned on making the new 001 official. That changes today. The company has announced that it’s getting introduced on February 27. Furthermore,… Read more…
Tesla’s union fight in Sweden may now affect Superchargers
Tesla’s decision to not sign a collective agreement with its service workers in Sweden may now affect Superchargers as another union joins the fight. Read more…
Rivian’s (RIVN) gross margins fall in Q4 2023, EV maker cuts staff, but there’s more to it
Rivian (RIVN) released its Q4 2023 earnings Wednesday, showing gross margin improvements over last year, but the numbers are down sequentially. Rivian also announced it will reduce its workforce by 10%. With cost-cutting measures in place and new affordable products, Rivian expects to achieve modest gross profit by the end of the year. Read more…
The US Southeast’s first NEVI EV charging station just broke ground
The first DC fast charging station in the US Southeast built with federal funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program just broke ground. Read more…
Rivian Lays Off Another 10% Of Salaried Staff
The EV startup said it faces “economic and geopolitical uncertainties” throughout 2024. Read more…
Webinar: Designing secure and remotely managed electric vehicle chargers
Discover the power of over-the-air updates and connectivity for EV chargers The electric vehicle landscape continues to evolve, ensuring the safety and efficiency of EV chargers becomes paramount. This is the third in a series of groundbreaking webinars on the future of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, where you can join us to discover the power… Read more…
