A mighty coalition is forming in the USA to advance charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles. Daimler Truck North America, Volvo Group and Navistar established a lobby organisation called Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT). Read more…
BYD signs preliminary land purchase deal for its NEV plant in Hungary
BYD plans to have the Hungarian plant, which will produce passenger car models for sale in Europe, up and running within three years. Read more…
China NEV retail sales at 596,000 in Jan 1-28, down 24% from same period last month
China’s passenger NEV retail sales stood at 596,000 units in January 1-28, up 92 percent from a year earlier but down 24 percent from a month earlier, data from the CPCA showed. Read more…
Xiaomi to begin mass production of its 1st EV model in Feb, output expected to reach 10,000 in Jul, report says
Xiaomi EV plans to see production of the SU7 reach around 2,000 units in March and complete capacity ramp-up by mid-2024, according to local media. Read more…
Chinese lithium producers expect net profit to plunge in 2023 on falling lithium prices
Lithium producers including Ganfeng and Tianqi expect their net profits in 2023 to be much lower than in 2022, with the common reason being a sharp drop in lithium prices. Read more…
GM ‘all-in on EVs’ goes back to plug-in hybrids amid setback with its electric car plans
General Motors claimed that it is “all-in on electric vehicles” for years, but today, CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the automaker is changing strategy and going back to plug-in hybrids amid setback in its electric car plans. Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 30, 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…
Xpeng to start developing globally available smart driving features in 2024
Xpeng said it will begin development of globally available highway NGP in 2024 and globally available XNGP functionality in 2025. Read more…
Polestar 3 is already on sale with a massive $7,500 purchase incentive
Polestar’s first electric SUV, the Polestar 3, is expected to begin rolling out in the US in the next few months. Ahead of its debut, Polestar is already offering a massive $7,500 purchase incentive on the new electric SUV.. Read more…
Elon Musk’s $55 billion Tesla CEO compensation gets voided by judge
A Delaware judge has sided with Tesla shareholders who filed a lawsuit claiming that Elon Musk unjustly secured a $55 billion CEO compensation plan. The plan is now voided by the court.. Read more…
Oxford claims the world record for solar panel efficiency
Oxford PV, a spin-off from the University of Oxford, says it’s achieved the world record for the most efficient solar panel. Read more…
BMW to launch third all-electric i5 variant in March as a dual motor 2025 model
BMW Group recently shared a spring update to its growing line of EVs, which now includes a new all-wheel drive variant of the i5. The BMW i5 xDrive40 will kick off production in March and arrive as a 2025 model-year EV, priced between the eDrive40 and M60 variants. Read more…
General Motors Is Getting Back To Hybrids, And It’s About Time
GM takes another stab at a market it once abandoned: plug-in hybrids. Can this get the automaker where it needs to go? Read more…
All-Electric Mini Aceman Aces Testing In Extreme Temperatures
The British company’s smallest crossover will show its uncamouflaged face in China in April. Read more…
The 2025 Electric Jeep Wagoneer S: First Look Inside
The interior looks “tech-focused” with four screens and upmarket materials. Read more…
Jeep Wagoneer S official images are out, showing both the exterior and interior
Earlier this month, Jeep teased the upcoming Wagoneer S by telling us that it hits 97 km/h in 3.5 seconds, further stressing the fact that the “S” in the name stands for “speed”. Today, the company is doing some more teasing, this time around with a bunch of images showing the Wagoneer from a lot of angles, both inside and… Read more…
This driverless tractor will haunt your dreams of the robot uprising
Firstgreen Industries is calling its new Elise CBL the world’s first cabinless, remotely operated electric skid steer. We just don’t want to make it mad. Read more…
This solar company just put its people in 100 VW ID. Buzz Cargos
Renewables firm Helion just switched its entire commercial fleet to fully electric with 100 VW ID. Buzz Cargo vehicles. Read more…
Nissan wants to lower EV prices with cheaper LFP batteries to rival BYD
Nissan plans to produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries as it looks to lower EV prices. With cheaper materials, the batteries are about 20% to 30% cheaper to build than lithium-ion batteries with NCM. The move will put it in direct competition with BYD, the leading LFP battery maker. Read more…
Congress finally agrees on electric bike bill – but not the one everyone wanted
Republicans and Democrats rarely agree on anything in the highly divided US House of Representatives. But one thing they have agreed on – unanimously this time – is electric bikes. Just not in the way we all hoped. Read more…
