Maximilian Günther has won the first Formula E race in Tokyo. The German Maserati driver won the E-Prix premiere in the Japanese capital ahead of the British drivers Oliver Rowland (Nissan) and Jake Dennis (Andretti). A second German driver also has reason to celebrate. Read more…
Xiaomi SU7, The Smartphone Maker’s First EV, Sold Out For 2024 In 24 Hours
Customers in China are facing wait times as long as seven months to get their cars delivered. Read more…
100 new fast-chargers for New York City
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state government will fund 100 new high-speed chargers in New York City. Most sites should be up and running next year – all of them by 2026. Read more…
Lado Taxi orders another 2,500 VinFast electric cars
In Vietnam, Lado Taxi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase and rent an additional 2,500 VinFast electric cars from Green and Smart Moving JSC (GSM) within three years. Read more…
Atlante to install fast charging for Emil Frey in France
Atlante and Emil Frey have agreed that a total of around 80 DC charging points will be installed by next year at 15 Autosphere locations in France. Read more…
8,709 new electric cars in Norway
The Norwegian Road Information Authority OFV registered over 8,700 new electric cars in March 2024. Overall, however, March was a relatively slow month. It was only a very good month for one model. Read more…
China’s Mar NEV wholesale at 820,000, up 84% from Feb, CPCA estimates show
Both production and sales of passenger vehicles increased significantly in March from February as industries quickly turned to normal operations after the Chinese New Year holiday, the CPCA said. Read more…
BYD’s Denza N7 SUV gets a refresh, substantial price cut
BYD-backed Denza gave its stylish N7 SUV a makeover today. Additionally, the 2024 Denza N7 got a new price that’s substantially lower than the outgoing version. Denza’s initial N7 launch in July 2023 didn’t make the splash the company hoped for. Now the updated N7’s starting price of RMB 239,800 (€30,900) represents a massive 20.5% savings over the current model.… Read more…
US finalises CO2 limits for heavy commercial vehicles
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the final emission standards for trucks and buses for the model year 2027 to 2032. Just as with the recently published emissions standards for new cars and vans, the former were initially weakened compared to the original proposal – but will become stricter towards the end of the six-year period. Read more…
Panasonic and Indian Oil consider setting up cell production in India
Panasonic is planning a joint venture with Indian Oil to produce round cells in India. These will be designed for the two- and three-wheeled vehicles and stationary energy storage systems that are widespread in India. Read more…
Hyundai presents electric race car based on the Ioniq 5 N
Hyundai has unveiled the Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup, an electric racing car developed for a new racing series called the eN1 class. The Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup uses the drive system of the regular Ioniq 5 N, but has several modifications for the race track. Read more…
Tesla sells 89,064 China-made cars in Mar, up 47.5% from Feb
Tesla’s China-made vehicle sales in March were essentially flat compared to the same month last year. Read more…
CATL and GM could build LFP battery factory in North America
According to Chinese media, CATL is negotiating with General Motors about the construction of a joint factory for LFP cells in North America. The annual production capacity would be at least that of the US plant for LFP cells planned by CATL and Ford. Read more…
Xiaomi reportedly asks suppliers to boost capacity to match monthly production of 10,000 EVs
Under the original plan, Xiaomi EV production will grow to 4,000 to 5,000 units by April, and thereafter stabilize at 6,000 units by the end of the year, according to local media. Read more…
Renault to build Flexis vans in Normandy
Renault has selected its plant in Sandouville, France, as the production site for the new electric vans from Flexis, Renault’s recently established joint venture with the Volvo Group. Production will kick off in 2026. Read more…
Xiaomi to hold SU7 delivery ceremony at its Beijing EV plant on Apr 3
Xiaomi EV’s first delivery centers in 28 cities in China will also start delivering vehicles to customers tomorrow. Read more…
Nio goes on hiring spree for Onvo sub-brand
Nio’s head of smart driving products and experiences says Onvo is set to will have surprises in smart driving. Read more…
Tests find Metis battery sensor detects thermal runaway faster than others
Metis Engineering has shared details of a publication by Sandia National Laboratories in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society. Tests found the Cell Guard sensor detected a thermal runaway incident seven minutes faster than other reported evaluations. Read more…
Xiaomi has reportedly secured 40,000 locked-in orders for SU7
Xiaomi EV, which originally had an April production plan of around 5,000 units, is negotiating with suppliers to increase production capacity, according to local media. Read more…
BYD targets 3.3 million sales for its Dynasty and Ocean series in 2024, report says
BYD’s sales targets for the Dynasty series in 2024 are 1.7 million units and the Ocean series 1.6 million units, representing year-on-year growth of 13.9 percent and 15.7 percent, respectively, according to local media. Read more…
