New factories producing EVs and their batteries are bringing more jobs to the Southeast, but utilities are trying to meet the power demands of these factories with natural-gas power plants rather than renewable energy, reports Energy News Network. Anticipated demand from the auto industry—as well as solar-panel manufacturing and data… Read more…
The Kia EV5 GT leaks ahead of launch
The GT version of the Kia EV5 was announced last year and it seems it’s already time for the high-performance configuration to hit the market. But before the official unveiling, the Kia EV5 GT stopped by the Chinese MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) for its certification papers. As usual, the listing on the MIIT’s website is quite revealing… Read more…
VinFast reports major production increase in Q1 of 2024
The Vietnamese EV startup VinFast managed to deliver a total of 9,689 vehicles in the first quarter of 2024, marking an increase of 444% year-over-year. Next, the company plans to expand internationally. Read more…
Estonia: Solaris delivers 15 electric buses to Tallinn
Solaris has delivered 15 of its Solaris Urbino 12 electric to the Estonian capital of Tallinn. According to the manufacturer, these are the first electric buses in all of Estonia. Read more…
Tritium files for insolvency and is on the lookout for a buyer
The Australian fast charging station manufacturer Tritium is insolvent. Self-appointed administrators and insolvency administrators appointed by creditors have taken control and begun the search for lenders and buyers. Read more…
Mexico may cut subsidies for Chinese manufacturers
Under pressure from the US, the Mexican government could stop incentivising Chinese EV manufacturers when building a factory there. BYD will be one of the manufacturers affected by this new policy. Read more…
Milence commissions its first truck charging hub in France
Milence, the electric truck charging joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group and the Volvo Group, has opened its first site in France. It is located in Heudebouville in Normandy, around 40 kilometres south of Rouen. It is the company’s second charge hub to date. Read more…
Tata and JLR to build 200,000 EVs per year in Ranipet
JLR and its Indian parent company, Tata Motors, want to produce EVs on a large scale in India. Tata Motors will likely build its new EV plant in Ranipet in the state of Tamil Nadu. Read more…
electrive LIVE: High Power Charging networks in Europe
As high power charging (HPC) networks are expanding across Europe, charge point operators, manufacturers, and users are facing new and existing challenges. For the first global edition of our online conference electrive LIVE, we asked a CPO, legal experts, a manufacturer, and a political lobbyist: What is the status quo, and where are we headed? A summary. Read more…
Germany: BMW expands production of EV components in Landshut
BMW will invest 200 million euros in its component plant in Landshut, Germany, and expand production capacity there. Specifically, production of the central housing for the electric drive unit of the Neue Klasse will be carried out there. Read more…
Comau joins zero-defect cell-production project
Comau has joined a pan-European energy transformation initiative in the field of e-mobility in support of the BATTwin project.
The company will work with the project’s partners to identify and define crucial data parameters, hardware, software and digitalisation technologies that can be used to meet the goal of zero-defect cell production. Read more…
Spy video: Nio Onvo L60 seen making battery swap
A camouflaged Onvo L60 exits a Nio battery swap station, marking the first time the model has been seen performing a battery swap. Read more…
Daily EV Recap: EVs that can power your home
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and… Read more…
Nio to hold events on NOP+ on Apr 20, full rollout timeline expected
Nio will hold an event on NOP+ on Saturday, April 20, starting at 2 pm Beijing Time, followed by a user communication session, where a timeline for the full rollout of NOP+ is expected to be announced. Read more…
Hongqi will make its own smartphone too, following Nio and Polestar
If you’re a car maker in China, you have to have your own smartphone too. That seems to be the trendy thinking over there nowadays. Nio launched its smartphone last year, and Polestar will be joining it later this month (Polestar is owned by Chinese auto giant Geely). Now another player is ready to get into it – we’re talking… Read more…
Disneyland faces pressure to electrify its stinky ‘Autopia’ ride, and quick
Disney’s Autopia ride has been making headlines recently, after a park spokesperson told the LA Times that the park is “evaluating technology that will enable us to convert from gas engines in the next few years.” But activists want to put the pressure on to ensure that Disney goes all-EV with the ride, and fast. Read more…
Li L6 to be Li Auto sales growth driver, but will face stiff competition, says Deutsche Bank
The Li L6 will be the biggest driver of Li Auto’s sales growth this year, but the segment is highly competitive due to the natural effect of falling price ranges, says Deutsche Bank. Read more…
Porsche Taycan goes into submarine mode in Dubai
Last year, Elon Musk said the Tesla Cybertruck would double as a boat, and this February we saw it attempt just that. Now the Porsche Taycan wants to play this game too. A Taycan has gone into what can only be described as Submarine Mode in Dubai a couple of days ago during the record flooding the city had to… Read more…
Volvo and CATL have big plans for old EV batteries
Volvo and battery giant CATL are teaming up to turn old EV batteries into new ones. The partnership aims to further reduce the carbon footprint of EVs by recycling key battery materials. Read more…
The size of Washington State’s largest wind farm just got cut by 50%
Washington State’s energy board cut the size of what would have been the state’s largest wind farm in half yesterday – here’s why. Read more…
