China’s December passenger NEV wholesale sales were estimated at 1.5 million units, up 5 percent from November.
This is the fifth consecutive month that China’s monthly NEV wholesale sales have exceeded 1 million units.
BYD teases Tang L SUV and Han L sedan with advanced LiDAR technology
BYD has just teased two new additions to its lineup: the Tang L SUV and the Han L sedan. These models promise enhanced intelligent driving capabilities, thanks to the inclusion of LiDAR technology. This is a big step for BYD, as LiDAR is not currently featured on any existing Tang or Han models. Details are still scarce, but the teaser… Read more…
Solaris receives first electric bus order from the US
Seattle’s public transport operator King County Metro has ordered four electric buses from Polish manufacturer Solaris. It is the company’s first order for the North American market and should be fulfilled in the second half of 2026. Read more…
Tesla China sells 93,766 cars in Dec, 3rd-highest ever
Tesla China sold 93,766 cars in December, including exports, up 18.91 percent from November.
In the fourth quarter, Tesla China’s sales including exports were about 240,900, contributing about 49 percent of the EV maker’s global deliveries.
BYD sold 1.76 million electric cars in 2024
BYD has only just missed out on the title of the world’s largest electric car manufacturer. With 1.76 million electric cars, the Chinese manufacturer is closing in on Tesla – but if you include plug-in hybrids, BYD is already far ahead of the US manufacturer. Read more…
Netherlands: About every third new car was electric in 2024
In the Netherlands, the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car across all drive systems in 2024 – for the second year in a row. The electric share of all car registrations in our neighbours is now 35 per cent. Read more…
All The EVs And PHEVs That Lost The Federal Tax Credit In 2025
The Chrysler Pacifica minivan is now the only PHEV that qualifies for a tax credit. Meanwhile, the Rivian R1T and R1S are out. Read more…
Xpeng sees Mona M03 cumulative deliveries hit 50,000 units
Xpeng delivered a record 36,695 cars in December, including over 15,000 of the Mona M03.
The Mona M03 was launched on August 27, 2024, and is Xpeng’s least expensive.
New investor consortium to fund Lilium with €200 million
It was almost a Christmas miracle. After it seemed that all hope had been lost for German eVTOL startup Lilium, the latter announced on Christmas Eve that it had found an investor. Now, the first concrete details have emerged. Read more…
Hyundai reveals Creta Electric low-cost EV for India
Hyundai has revealed its first locally manufactured EV in India – the Creta Electric. The company developed the model as a low-cost alternative to the globally available Kona Electric. Read more…
Pony AI plans to provide robotaxi commute for staff at Hong Kong International Airport
Pony AI plans to offer in-airport robotaxi commuting service for staff at Hong Kong International Airport, and plans to expand its service to downtown Hong Kong.
The company recently demonstrated its sixth-generation robotaxi in Hong Kong.
Deutsche Bank’s 2025 delivery estimates for Chinese EV trio: Nio 450,000, Xpeng 400,000, Li Auto 700,000
Deutsche Bank expects Nio to deliver 450,000 units in 2025, double the 221,970 units it delivered in 2024.
They expect Xpeng to deliver 400,000 units in 2025, up 110 percent from 190,068 units in 2024.
Li Auto is expected to deliver 700,000 units in 2025, up 40 percent from 500,508 units in 2024.
Autonomous forklifts and 20,000 electric delivery vans at Amazon
2024 was big year for Amazon – in addition to becoming the first online retailer for Hyundai cars, the company kept busy putting a fleet of autonomous forklifts, order picking AI-powered robots, and a milestone 20,000th electric delivery van on the road. Read more…
BYD teases new models Tang L SUV and Han L sedan
BYD has released teaser images of the Tang L and Han L, its first mention of the two all-new models.
The Tang family of models sold 153,365 units in 2024 and the Han family 258,452 units.
Nio reaches 3,000 swap stations in China
Nio’s first battery swap station went live on May 20, 2018.
The 1,000th station went live on July 6, 2022 and the 2,000th on October 26, 2023.
Tesla sells all-time high of about 83,000 cars in China in Dec
Tesla sold about 196,900 vehicles in China in the fourth quarter, contributing 40 percent of global deliveries.
It sold about 657,000 units in China for the full year 2024, up 8.8 percent. By contrast, it’s global deliveries in 2024 were down 1.07 percent from 2023, the first decline in more than a decade.
In Norway, only rental companies buy gas cars, because tourists don’t ‘get’ EVs
Norway’s full-year EV sales are in, and once again the country has broken its own record for EV adoption. In 2024, 88.9% of cars sold in Norway were all-electric, up from 82.4% in 2023. Read more…
In a world first, DHL deploys autonomous Oxa Ford in live airport traffic
International shipping giants DHL partnered with autonomous software company Oxa to deploy a self-driving car in live airport traffic at Heathrow, safely completing more than 800 miles of fully autonomous driving in just 14 days. Read more…
Hyundai and Kia EVs now available with the $7,500 tax credit
In a significant development for the electric vehicle market, Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis announced that five of their EV models now qualify for the $7,500 federal tax credit in the United States. This is the first time the Korean automaker has been eligible for the incentive since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) came into effect in 2022. Eligibility for the… Read more…
Volkswagen ID secured the best-selling joint venture EV series in China in 2024
Volkswagen’s joint venture with SAIC Motor was again the top-selling JV brand in China. With over 130,000 electric ID cars sold in China last year, the SAIC-Volkswagen ID series also secured the best-selling joint venture EV series. Read more…
