Norwegian battery materials company Vianode has received a letter of interest (LOI) from Euler Hermes, the German export credit agency, indicating that it is eligible in principle for a loan guarantee of up to $300 million for the planned development of a large-scale synthetic graphite plant. Vianode’s North American facility is designed to have an… Read more…
BYD’s New ‘Megawatt’ EV Charging Is So Fast It Makes Gas Irrelevant
Vehicles built on this platform will be able to add 249 miles of range in just five minutes, marking a turning point for electric cars. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz EQS Review: Lessons From The Future
Driving an EQS is an experience full of a-ha moments and utter confusion. I don’t think we’re going back, either.
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Voi presents new electric scooter and two e-bikes
Swedish electric scooter hire company Voi has unveiled three new electric vehicles to expand its micromobility offering in Europe. The new vehicles are set to increase the fleet by around 40 per cent. Read more…
X Games ban electric motorcycles
Starting this summer, only petrol motorcycles will be allowed to compete in the motocross competition at the X Games – after the first electric motorcycles competed very successfully last year. This decision has been met with criticism in the industry. Read more…
California EV carpool lane access ending in 2025
California electric vehicle drivers could lose single-occupancy carpool lane access later this year, Automotive News reported Monday. The federal law that allows California to grant this perk, one of the earliest such EV ownership incentives, is set to expire Sept. 30, according to the report. California lawmakers reportedly want to extend the… Read more…
Altilium starts producing EV battery cells in the UK
Altilium has announced that the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has successfully manufactured the UK’s first EV battery cells using recycled active cathode materials (CAM). Read more…
Mazda revises electrification strategy
Mazda is launching the new Mazda6e in Germany at prices starting at 44,900 euros in April, however, it remains unclear what will happen after launching electric sedan. The Japanese manufacturer has cut back its investment in electrification. Read more…
Tesla (TSLA) stock crash on new data from China: here’s what’s happening
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock crashed by as much as 4% in pre-market trading on new data coming from China. Read more…
Xiaomi hits 200,000 EV deliveries in a scorching 119 days and raises 2025 target
Young EV automaker Xiaomi Automotive continues to showcase that it is a force to be reckoned with in China. The automotive division of the massive electronics manufacturer Xiaomi Corporation recently hit 200,000 EV deliveries in record time. As such, the automaker has increased its delivery targets for 2025 as its second all-electric model looks to hit the market this summer. Read more…
Hyundai is about to shake things up its new ‘Pleos’ brand: Here’s what we know so far
In less than two weeks, Hyundai will unveil its “groundbreaking” new Pleos brand. The brand will introduce advanced new software and tech that will be used in upcoming Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis vehicles. We will also get our first look at its new development platform. Here’s what we know about Hyundai Pleos so far. Read more…
ZEEKR launches first door-to-door Level 3 autonomous driving technology
EV automaker ZEEKR held a live event in China today, unveiling several new forms of autonomous driving technology. The company launched a new smart driving solution called G-Pilot, which will enable Level 3 autonomous driving in one of its upcoming EV models before expanding to others. Read more…
Nio subsidiary Firefly to integrate CATL’s battery swap technology
Nio and CATL have reached an agreement on the joint development of a battery swapping network. CATL’s ‘Choco-Swap’ technology is to be utilised in newly developed models of the Nio subsidiary Firefly. Read more…
BYD targets 5-minute EV charge at thousands of sites in China
Chinese automaker BYD on Monday unveiled a new high-power charging system which it plans to deploy at thousands of locations in its home country. As reported by Reuters, the BYD “Super E-Platform” enables megawatt charging—1,000 kw of power—and can add 400 kilometers of range, or nearly 250 miles, in five minutes of charging at that… Read more…
BMW to integrate Huawei’s HiCar and HarmonyOS in its Chinese EVs
BMW decided that the best way to smarten up its cars in China is to partner with local tech giant Huawei. The two companies will work on the integration of Huawei’s HiCar system and HarmonyOS 5.0 into electric BMWs. BMW is following a similar decision by Audi in a sign of the growing influence of Chinese technology. The partnership focuses… Read more…
Cadillac launches right-hand-drive Lyriq in Japan
Cadillac is building an extensive line-up of right-hand-drive EVs in Japan, where it remained a niche left-hand-drive brand since it arrived in 1915. The company recently launched the Lyriq as its first right-hand-drive EV in the country. Read more…
DB Schenker successfully tests electric trucks in Finnish winter
DB Schenker had sent two Fuso eCanter electric trucks on a one-year mission in freezing temperatures in northern Finland – and now reports that the duo performed reliably. The two units are the latest generation of light-duty trucks. Read more…
Tesla Values Are Tanking Three Times Faster Than Any Other Brand
Plus, Audi weighs a new “entry-level” EV as well as big cost cuts, and Carlos Ghosn says Elon Musk could fix Nissan. Read more…
Xpeng Q4 2024 earnings call: Live updates
Starting with the P7+, all of Xpeng’s new products, including the just-launched 2025 G6 and G9, will be equipped with the industry-leading, free pure vision smart driving systems. Read more…
USA: Ford integrates NACS charger routing
Ford EV drivers in the US can now use Apple Maps in CarPlay to plan their routes and will automatically be guided to fast-chargers offering NACS along the way. That is, if they need to charge to get to their destination. Read more…
