Commercial Trailer Leasing (CTL) has announced a partnership with Orange EV to deploy battery-electric and DOT-compliant yard trucks throughout the United States. Read more…
Italy sets aside nearly one billion euros for cleaner transportation
Italy’s government has presented the key points for the 2024 eco-bonus. It is primarily aimed at low-income households with particularly old cars. The budget amounts to 950 million euros by the end of the year. The purchase of “vehicles with low pollutant emissions” – including combustion engines – will be subsidised. Read more…
VW plans low-cost electric SUV from India before 2030
VW’s long-announced low-cost combustion car from India never made it into series production. Now the head of India has announced that the VW Group wants to launch a low-cost electric SUV in India in the second half of this decade, which could also be exported to other countries. Read more…
Tesla sells 71,447 China-made cars in Jan, down 24% from Dec
The Tesla sales, which include exports from China to overseas markets, were up 8.17 percent year-on-year, but down 24.1 percent from December. Read more…
China power battery cell prices fall as much as 7% in Jan, TrendForce says
Pouch-type ternary power battery cells saw the biggest drop, falling 7.3 percent to $0.51 per Wh in January, TrendForce said. Read more…
BMW equips Steyr plant for New Class electric drive production
BMW has completed the new halls for the future production of New Class electric drive systems at its Austrian plant in Steyr and is now starting to set up the plant. Pre-series production is scheduled to start there in July. Read more…
Norway saw 4,717 new electric cars in January 2024
Electric cars accounted for 92.1 per cent of all new car registrations in Norway in January. The most popular new car was once again the Tesla Model Y. However, January is generally a weak sales month in the country. Read more…
Xpeng offers up to $1,390 off for 2024 G9 in Feb
The offer lowers the G9’s starting price to RMB 253,900 in February. Read more…
Nio to launch active safety features based on end-to-end neural networks in H1, report says
If it moves forward smoothly, Nio will be the fastest among Chinese companies to mass-produce end-to-end features, LatePost said, citing a person close to the company. Read more…
BYD launches electric sedan Seal in Nepal
Seal is the third EV model launched by BYD in Nepal after Atto 3 and Dolphin. Read more…
eVTOL maker EHang prices its EH216-S unmanned aerial vehicle at about $333,000 in China
EHang’s EH216-S has an official guide price of RMB 2.39 million in China, which will be effective from April 1, 2024. Read more…
LFP cells charge in six minutes
DESTEN has developed the first Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cell that can charge in just six minutes at 6 C writes Nick Flaherty. The 160 Wh/kg pouch cell developed by DESTEN is capable of charging from 20% to 80% SOC in six minutes at a charging rate of 6 C. Moreover, the LFP chemistry means the cell is intrinsically safer than lithium ion cells. Read more…
New Renault Master E-Tech electric’s WLTP range – up to 460 km
Renault has chosen two batteries optimised for capacity, size and mass, combined with in-depth work on aerodynamics and a brand-new innovative platform.
The van comes with a choice of two energy storage capacity ratings: 40 kWh and 87 kWh. These two packs are built into a single casing and designed for driving requirements in cities as much as in suburbs. And they do not hamper the vehicle’s payload capacity – which is an essential criterion in this segment. Read more…
Great Wall Motor reportedly to launch new brand codenamed ZX, 1st model to be premium sedan
Great Wall Motor’s first model under the ZX brand will be a premium new-energy sedan in the D+ class, with a length of around 5,500 mm, according to local media. Read more…
Nio App stops showing delivery wait times as Chinese New Year holiday approaches
The upcoming Chinese New Year holiday is February 10-17 and will cause significant disruptions to production and deliveries in the automotive industry, making it harder to accurately predict delivery wait times. Read more…
BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high
After topping Tesla in the final three months of 2023, BYD is starting the year off strong with EV sales rising another 50% in January.. Read more…
Nio doubles NOP+ coverage of urban road mileage in Jan
At the end of January, NOP+ reached 651,640 kilometers of urban road coverage in 606 cities. Read more…
Leviton’s new 50 A heavy-duty receptacle is designed to meet the rugged requirements of EV charging
Professional EVSE installers understand that the standard electrical receptacles sold at big-box stores aren’t really suitable for use with plug-in EV charging stations (see our 2023 interview with Qmerit’s CEO). To support sustained high power levels and frequent insertions, you need something like Leviton’s new industrial-grade 50 Amp Heavy Duty EV Charging Receptacle. Leviton calls… Read more…
Mini Aceman is coming on April 24 with choice of 2 motors and 3 trims
Mini has only just completed the grueling extreme weather testing of the upcoming Aceman and now we know the debut date. The Aceman will be unveiled at the 18th Auto China show in Beijing on April 24. The funky crossover brings a lot of design ideas from the concept car we saw way back and promises decent performance, more room… Read more…
Majority of dealers complain US is bringing them too fast into the EV future
A strong majority of car dealers complain the US government’s strategy is bringing them too fast into the electric vehicle future. Read more…
