The battery recycling start-up Cylib, which was spun out of RWTH Aachen University, has completed a Series A financing round totalling 55 million euros. An initial pilot line in Aachen will soon be followed by a larger brownfield facility in Germany. The investors are well-known. Read more…
First Porsche Macan Electric rolls off the assembly line in Leipzig
Porsche’s first electric SUV, the electric Macan, has started rolling off the assembly line and will soon start reaching customers. Porsche manufactures the Macan Electric alongside the ICE-only Macan and the Panamera, which is optionally available as a PHEV. Read more…
First Xiaomi SUV may debut by the end 2024
Buoyed by the success of the SU7 electric sedan, Xiaomi is planning to release a pure electric SUV. The company will then expand to a wide range of electrified vehicles in the coming years, including range-extender models. Read more…
Xiaomi delivered 10,000 SU7 EVs, prepares to double the production in June
Xiaomi EV, the electric vehicle arm of Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, has reached a significant milestone with the delivery of its 10,000th SU7, its first electric vehicle model. The company is now focusing on increasing production capacity to achieve its ambitious goal of delivering 100,000 SU7 units by the end of the year. The SU7, officially launched on March 28th,… Read more…
Baidu Apollo launches 6th-gen robotaxi with 60% lower cost
Baidu’s self-driving ride hailing platform Apollo Go is close to break-even and aims to be profitable by 2025. Read more…
Daimler Buses & ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Celebrate Completion Of Electrified e-Bus Depot – CleanTechnica
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Wiesbaden — Daimler Buses delivered a turnkey, electrified depot for ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft in Wiesbaden and supplied a total of 120 battery-electric eCitaro buses since the start of the project in 2019. The experts from Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Buses, set up the entire e-infrastructure required to operate the electric bus fleet. Acting as a general contractor, Daimler supervised all construction work and installed a total of 120 charging stations. Today, Andreas Kowol, Head of Building and Transport of the City of Wiesbaden and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft, Marion Hebding, Managing Director of ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft, and Till Oberwörder, CEO of Daimler Buses, celebrated finalization of the project along with other company representatives. Read more…
Xiaomi EV plans to start double-shift production in Jun, report says
Xiaomi EV plans to increase its daily production time from 8 hours to 16 hours starting in June, with monthly production capacity expected to rise to nearly 20,000 units, according to local media. Read more…
BYD launches 1st pickup truck Shark in Mexico with starting price of $53,400
The BYD Shark can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.7 seconds and supports features including in-vehicle voice control and remote vehicle management. Read more…
Who is head of Onvo? Nio president explains
Onvo’s president met Nio’s management in 2015 and joined Nio in January 2021 to work on creating Onvo’s team. Read more…
Leapmotor EV sales start in Europe in September as part of joint venture with Stellantis
Ever since last year we’ve been hearing that Stellantis would create a joint venture with Leapmotor, through which Stellantis would offer some of Leapmotor’s EVs in markets outside of China. And today this has been made official. The joint venture is called Leapmotor International. Stellantis owns 51% of it, with Leapmotor holding the remaining 49%. Sales will start in September… Read more…
Xiaomi completes delivery of 10,000th SU7
Xiaomi EV said it is working on increasing its production capacity to ensure it meets its 100,000-unit delivery target this year. Read more…
BYD Shark pickup’s specs revealed ahead of debut
The BYD Shark can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 5.7 seconds, with an NEDC battery range of 100 kilometers and a combined range of 840 kilometers. Read more…
Will Biden’s new 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles affect e-bikes?
The Biden Administration announced sweeping new tariffs on imported goods from China, including increasing tariffs on electric vehicles from China. But will electric bicycles be impacted. Read more…
Ford set up a secret course in its backyard to fine-tune the new Mustang Mach-E Rally
To ensure its new Mustang Mach-E Rally car is ready to tackle any terrain, Ford set up a secret course to test it. Ford says its new electric rally car is a testament to what’s possible when you combine passion with design and engineering. Check out how the Mach-E Rally car evolved below. Read more…
Toyota once again ranked as worst automaker on climate lobbying globally
Toyota has the worst climate lobbying score of any automaker, and the third-worst 2030 EV production plans, according to InfluenceMap’s annual report on climate lobbying. Read more…
US quadruples import tariff for Chinese EVs to 100%
In a move that’s meant to “protect American manufacturers”, the Biden administration has quadrupled the import tariff for Chinese EVs, taking it from 25% to 100%. The reasoning here has to do with China being accused of subsidizing its own EV makers, “flooding global markets with artificially low-priced exports”, and the response is ironically doing the exact same thing, aka… Read more…
Subaru will build three more electric SUVs with Toyota’s help
Subaru, traditionally known for its all-wheel-drive vehicles and outdoorsy image, is embarking on a significant expansion into the electric vehicle market. The company announced a partnership with Toyota to co-develop three new electric SUVs by 2026. Subaru’s current EV portfolio consists solely of the Solterra, an SUV co-developed with Toyota. Subaru now aims to diversify its electric lineup and tap… Read more…
I tested the Tromox MC10 electric trail bike. It’s a Sur Ron/Talaria killer
On a recent trip to China where I met with several micromobility companies, I was fortunate enough to spend an afternoon with the electric motorcycle maker Tromox. The team gave me the chance to be one of the first Westerners to ever take a test ride on Tromox’s new MC10 TrailX.. Read more…
Tesla loses a top AI lead
Tesla has lost a top AI engineer in charge of “planning, imitation learning & RL team for Tesla AI” amid a broader talent exodus. Read more…
This retail fueling giant is about to integrate DC fast charging at a lot of gas stations
Gas pump and convenience store equipment technology giant Gilbarco Veeder-Root (GVR) has launched a DC fast charging system that can be seamlessly integrated into its retailers’ gas stations. Read more…
