Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. The agreement expands Toyota’s battery recycling network and optimizes its logistics network for end-of-life lithium-ion battery collection from Midwest and East Coast regions, including those from hybrid and battery EVs. Processing will take place at… Read more…
XPeng X9 MPV makes official debut
Guangzhou-based XPeng has officially unveiled its latest offering – the X9 MPV. It caters to families, promising spacious interior, advanced safety features, and intelligent driving capabilities. XPeng has priced the X9, starting at RMB 359,800 (€47,000), a significant drop from the pre-sale price of RMB 388,000 (€50,800). This maneuver, often seen in the playbook of Chinese EV manufacturers, is intended… Read more…
Schneider deploys 50 electric trucks through project JETSI
The partners behind the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI) project have announced that Schneider has deployed all 50 of its planned battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia trucks funded through the project. Read more…
Researchers develop approaches to extend service life of electric motors
In the REASSERT research project, representatives from science and industry are working on new approaches to extend the service life of electric motors. Until now, these are shredded and then recycled. However, individual components and assemblies are destroyed in the process. Read more…
Tesla Sets New Record For Total Deliveries In Q4 2023
Tesla delivered nearly half a million cars last quarter. Read more…
Tesla delivers 484,507 cars globally in Q4, 1.81 million for full year 2023
For the full year 2023, Tesla delivered 1,808,581 units globally, up 37.65 percent year-on-year. Read more…
Yamaha to offer battery swapping for e-bikes
Yamaha Motor has founded the ENYRING GmbH. The new company is based in Berlin and will work with partners to offer replaceable batteries for compact urban electric vehicles, mainly electric bikes, through subscription services. Read more…
EMT Madrid orders 50 electric buses from Solaris
The Polish manufacturer Solaris has received an order from EMT Madrid for 50 new electric buses. Delivery of the 30 Urbino 12 Electric and 20 Urbino 9 LE Electric buses to the public transport operator will be completed by the end of July 2024. Read more…
Norway’s EV registrations crack 100,000 over 2023
A total of 104,590 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in 2023, although sales of electric cars weakened slightly in December. Over the past twelve months, all-electric cars accounted for 82.4 per cent of all new car registrations. Read more…
BYD Plug-In Car Sales Hit Massive Record In December 2023
With over a half million all-electric cars sold in Q4, BYD might be able to challenge Tesla. Read more…
China’s BYD tops sales of 3 million EVs in 2023
It was a huge year for profits at Chinese auto behemoth BYD. In 2023, the company sold 1.6 million fully battery-electric vehicles, coming close to Tesla’s projected goal of 1.8 million vehicles. Adding up sales for all so-called new energy vehicles, including battery-only vehicles and plug-in hybrids, BYD sold a whooping 3 million vehicles in 2023. Read more…
HummingbirdEV tech powers Keshi Group electric mining vehicles in China
US-based vehicle electrification system supplier HummingbirdEV has provided 393 electric mining vehicles powered by its EV technologies under a licensing agreement with Keshi Group, a China-based manufacturer of coal mining vehicles and equipment. They are now in operation in Chinese mines. The vehicles have payload capacities of between 16,000 and 30,000 lbs. They include HummingbirdEV’s… Read more…
Xiaomi presents new electric saloon SU7
Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has unveiled its first electric car and is aiming for the electric saloon segment on the Chinese market with its new model. In terms of design, the Xiaomi SU7 is reminiscent of a Porsche. Read more…
Schaeffler receives a major EIB loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Schaeffler AG a development loan totalling 420 million euros. These funds have a term of up to ten years and are intended for research and development in selected areas with a focus on sustainable technologies in the EU. Read more…
US introduces new battery ruling for EV subsidies
The USA has introduced a new subsidy requirement for batteries, now causing many electric vehicles to lose eligibility for the available tax credit of up to $7,500. The list of eligible electric and hybrid vehicles was reduced from 43 to 19. Read more…
First sodium-ion battery EVs go into serial production in China
The first electric cars with sodium-ion batteries have gone into production in China. The two small electric car models are being manufactured by Yiwei and JMEV. Read more…
Cupra kicks off production of the all-electric Tavascan in China
Volkswagen started production of the second electric model from its Cupra brand in China. The Cupra Tavascan, based on the Group’s MEB platform, is now being built in Anhui and will be exported to European markets. Read more…
Xiaomi EV to build hybrid sales network, signs up 14 sales partners
Xiaomi EV’s retail will include a directly-managed system and leverage external forces in pursuit of ultimate business efficiency and user experience, an executive said. Read more…
XPeng expands XNGP smart driving across 243 cities, aiming for Tesla-like autonomy
XPeng has significantly broadened the coverage of its XNGP (Navigation Guided Pilot) assisted driving feature, which aims to rival Tesla’s forever-delayed FSD (Full Self-Driving). The expansion, encompassing 191 additional cities, brings the total support to 243 cities. XNGP, XPeng’s Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), initially focused on highways and was aptly named Highway NGP. However, the company has now expanded… Read more…
Nio unveils new flagship model ET9
The Nio ET9 is a luxury saloon, around 5.33 metres long and based on a 900-volt platform. It can already be pre-ordered in China for prices starting at 800,000 yuan (around 102,000 euros). Deliveries will begin in the first quarter of 2025. Read more…
