The Italian sports car brand Ferrari has introduced a battery exchange programme for its plug-in hybrid models. The aim is to give customers the opportunity to have the battery of their sports cars replaced up to two times, also to preserve the residual value. Read more…
Ford U.S. EV Sales Improved In June And Q2 2024
It was the second best quarter, although not without challenges. Read more…
Xpeng Aeroht to build plant in Guangzhou for mass production of flying cars
Xpeng Aeroht will build a manufacturing center for flying cars in Guangzhou, which will first be used to produce the flying body of its modular flying car. Read more…
EU Commission slightly adjusts China special tariffs
The EU Commission has imposed the announced special tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China with effect from 5 July – but these are still provisional. Talks with the Chinese government are still ongoing. There have also been slight changes to the tariff rates for individual manufacturers. Read more…
Hyundai Motor Group to launch BaaS in South Korea this year
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) could start offering Battery as a Service (BaaS) in its EVs in South Korea this year. The new service is aimed to make its EVs more accessible in the domestic market. Read more…
CTEK and APCOA join forces on electric car charging in UK car parks
Car parks in the UK are to become better equipped for charging electric cars. Sweden-based charging specialist CTEK will install electric vehicle charging points in car parks managed by APCOA, which is active in the areas of parking, charging, technologies and urban solutions in 13 European countries. Read more…
CATL launches commercial vehicle battery brand Tianxing and 2 battery packs
The Tianxing L-series battery packs have already been mass-produced and have been selected for 21 models from 13 automakers. Read more…
EU imposes provisional tariffs on Chinese EVs as negotiations fail to reach an agreement
After announcing the new tariffs on Chinese EV imports in early June, the EU revised the tariffs before making them enter provisional effect today. The tariffs now range from 17.4% to 37.6%, depending on a couple of factors. The new import taxes on top of the already existing 10% import fees, will be provisional from Friday and turn into definitive… Read more…
Atlante establishes JV to build 500 HPC stations in France
Fast-charging provider Atlante and the French financial institution Banque des Territoires are setting up a joint venture to install over 500 fast-charging stations in France. Thanks to battery-powered chargers, the network should also reach areas with a weak grid.
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MAN presents electric truck portfolio
In the run-up to the IAA Transportation automotive trade show held in Germany coming up in autumn, MAN presented its entire truck drive portfolio. Electric trucks are to play a central role, while the company is still committed to diesel engines, now also hydrogen combustion engines as an interim solution, and has yet to bring its hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to market. Read more…
Nio, Xpeng respond to additional EU tariffs
Nio said it will maintain pricing for its on-sale products in the European market at this stage. Xpeng said it is actively assessing the feasibility of establishing local manufacturing capabilities in Europe. Read more…
Stellantis develops battery cells for cheaper electric cars with CEA
Stellantis and the French state research organisation CEA have agreed on a five-year collaboration to develop next-generation battery cells. The deal is likely to be directly related to the currently cancelled work on ACC plants in Germany and Italy. Read more…
BYD opens its first Southeast Asian auto plant in Thailand
The Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD is now also building its vehicles in two other countries. Two plug-in hybrids are coming off the production line in Jizzakh, Uzbekistan, while electric cars for South East Asia are being built at the factory in Thailand. Read more…
EU to impose additional tariffs on China EVs from Jul 5, rates reduced slightly from previously announced
The EU’s provisional tariffs will apply from July 5 for a maximum period of four months. Within this timeframe, a final decision on the definitive tariffs must be made through a vote of EU member states. Read more…
Polestar widens Q1 losses
Polestar has presented its results for the first quarter of 2024. The bottom line is lower income and higher losses. However, the increased deliveries in the second quarter are fuelling hope. Read more…
Spy shot reveals 1st glimpse of Nio ET9’s interior
The Nio ET9’s center screen uses a horizontal display similar to Tesla’s models and has another long, thin screen behind it. Read more…
BYD secures order for 160 electric buses from Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani government will also purchase 200 electric buses from BYD each year between 2025 and 2028, with localized assembling. Read more…
Kia’s upcoming high-powered EV9 GT spotted testing in Korea
Kia’s upcoming all-out EV9 GT was spotted testing in Korea. The video by Healer TV shows the Kia EV9 GT out on the streets in design-hiding cladding. Some changes are still poking out – like the different front bumper design and the colored (and likely more capable) brake calipers. The GT will have enormous power output and will make the… Read more…
Nio provides average of 68,876 battery swap services per day in Jun
On average, each Nio user used the battery swap service six times in June, each time taking about three minutes. Read more…
BYD Thailand plant opens as its 8 millionth NEV rolls off line
BYD officially entered the Thai market in 2022 and now has a 41 percent share of the local NEV market. Read more…
