London-based public transport operator Stagecoach has ordered 41 electric buses from Alexander Dennis, including 24 small electric buses and 17 electric double-deckers. They are to arrive in early 2025. Read more…
Nissan Ariya Nismo Heads To Europe To Resurrect Performance Brand
With several performance tweaks, the go-fast Ariya crossover is the first Nismo-branded car in Europe since the 370Z went bust. Read more…
Chinese startup Nullmax launches new tech to tackle self-driving challenges in more human-like ways
Nullmax has launched Nullmax Intelligence and plans to launch full-scenario intelligent driving solutions based on the technology by 2025. Read more…
Nissan Ariya NISMO is coming to Europe
Nissan’s performance division, NISMO, is making a grand re-entrance into Europe with the launch of the Ariya NISMO, its first fully electric model in the European market. To celebrate 40 years of NISMO Nissan reintroduces the brand to car enthusiasts across the Old Continent. Building on the already impressive Ariya e-4ORCE platform with its a choice of 63 kWh and… Read more…
HaPiPro2: Research project on efficient e-motor production comes to an end
After almost four years, the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University has completed the electric motor research project ‘Product and production concepts for variant-flexible hairpin stator production’ (HaPiPro2). PEM now wants to continue its research. Read more…
Porsche adds new RWD and 4S variants, off-road package to its electric Macan lineup [Videos]
With production of the all-electric Macan now underway in Germany, Porsche is launching two new variants to appeal to a broader customer base. The automaker has introduced a lighter RWD variant and a new dual-motor 4S version with an optional off-road design package. Read more…
Lucid confirms the 2025 Air Pure offers 5 miles per kWh, making it the most efficient car in the world
Lucid Motors shared details of a 2025 update to its Air Pure sedan today, which has achieved a landmark 5 miles of range per kWh of energy efficiency. Per Lucid, that figure solidifies the latest Air Pure as the most energy-efficient vehicle ever made. See more details of the 2025 Air lineup below. Read more…
The Lucid Air Just Hit A Huge EV Milestone
The EV startup announced some tweaks to its 2025 lineup. Most notably, the Air is now the country’s most efficient EV by a wide margin. Read more…
Zeekr launches right-hand drive Zeekr X in Thailand
Zeekr currently has four flash stores open in Bangkok and is expected to reach 14 stores in Thailand by the end of 2024. Read more…
Joby Aviation completes demonstration flight with hydrogen aircraft
Californian eVTOL startup Joby Aviation has successfully completed a 523-mile (842-kilometre) flight with a hydrogen-electric air taxi demonstrator built by H2FLY. Read more…
2025 Porsche Macan EV gets a lower price and likely more range
The electric Porsche Macan lineup gains two variants for 2025 Base Porsche Macan EVs are now single-motor and rear-wheel drive The 2025 Porsche Macan EV costs $77,295 Porsche’s electric Macan enters the 2025 model year with a new base model equipped with rear-wheel drive, a feature that should provide an efficiency boost for the battery-powered… Read more…
Porsche’s New Macan Trim Addresses Its Biggest Problem
The newly introduced rear-wheel drive Porsche Macan is the cheapest of the bunch, but there’s also a new Macan 4S. Read more…
NEV sales in China exceed the million mark
More than one million electric cars and plug-in hybrids were sold in China in June. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 1,049,000 of the so-called new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold – with BYD remaining the largest manufacturer. Read more…
SK On could start selling prismatic EV batteries
SK On could expand its product portfolio with prismatic batteries. The South Korean battery maker may overhaul its loss-making business with this diversification. Read more…
eLumina to manufacture EV chargers and BESS in Australia
Australian EV solutions company eLumina plans to open the country’s first factory for manufacturing EV chargers and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The company is investing 20 million Australian dollars in the upcoming plant. Read more…
Nio reaches 50 swap stations in Europe
As of July 15, Nio had 15 battery swap stations in Norway and 17 in Germany, according to data compiled by CnEVPost. Read more…
Musk falls back on donation promises & pledges for Trump
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now officially siding with the Republicans in the US presidential election campaign. “I fully support President Trump,” Musk posted after the assassination attempt and congratulated J.D. Vance on his nomination as Trump’s running mate. Read more…
Vattenfall to install 22,000 charging points in the Netherlands
Vattenfall InCharge has won a tender to install up to 22,000 additional charging points in Brabant and Limburg over the next few years. Vattenfall has already put more than 37,000 public charging points into operation in the two Dutch provinces. Read more…
BYD plans to build EV plant in Cambodia with annual capacity of 20,000 units
Cambodia’s Prime Minister met with BYD’s general manager of the Asia Pacific auto sales head, saying BYD’s plant in Cambodia will supply the local market and exports to international markets. Read more…
‘Crisis event’ made Xiaomi decide to join car-making bandwagon, says CEO
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun didn’t mention what the crisis event was, and he is expected to elaborate in a presentation this Friday. Read more…
