The London-based ride-hailing provider WeFlex has placed an initial order for 165 vehicles with Toyota for the electric bZ4X SUV. WeFlex currently has over 2,300 battery-electric vehicles in its fleet. Read more…
Nio says it has over 300,000 total smart driving users
Nio said it has reached 307,783 total smart driving users and 193,174 NOP+ users. Read more…
Hyundai purchases LFP cells from Exide in India
Hyundai and Kia want to equip their electric cars in India with LFP batteries from the local manufacturer Exide. The companies have signed a strategic partnership. It is still unclear which models these batteries will be used in. Read more…
UK-based initiative to set up funding platform for electric buses
The UK Infrastructure Bank, Rock Rail and Aviva have formed a partnership to provide a new funding platform for zero emission bus financier Rock Road. Read more…
Global EV battery market share in Jan-Feb 2024: CATL 38.4%, BYD 13.1%
CATL continued to be No. 1, while BYD dropped to No. 3 after being overtaken by LG Energy Solution for the first time since December 2022. Read more…
GAC Aion and Didi build autonomous electric cars
GAC Aion, the electric car offshoot of the Chinese GAC Group, has founded a joint venture with ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing for the production of autonomous EVs. The first production model is apparently set to debut next year. Read more…
Stellantis CEO claims EVs need battery breakthrough to be green
Automakers must reduce EV battery weight by 50% in the next decade in order to make electrification truly green, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said Wednesday during the automaker’s Freedom of Mobility Forum. As Reuters reports, Tavares said that making a battery pack for an EV with a “decent range” of 250 miles currently takes, on average 1,000… Read more…
Voith launches subsidiary for hydrogen storage systems
On 1 April, the Voith Group founded Voith HySTech GmbH at its Garching location. With the new company, Voith is pooling its expertise in hydrogen storage systems – with a focus on heavy-duty vehicles. Read more…
No US subsidies for EU cars: the raw materials partnership stalemate continues
Europe’s car manufacturers continue to be excluded from large parts of EV subsidies in the US. The EU Commission and the US government failed to agree on a raw materials partnership at a meeting on Friday. Read more…
What will the vehicle battery of the future look like? An interview with Prof Markus Lienkamp, TU Munich
How sustainable is the LFP trend? What role does the sodium-ion battery play for electric mobility? What are the consequences of the extensive funding freeze for battery research in Germany? And will this leave Germany further behind? We asked an expert: Markus Lienkamp, Professor of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. Read more…
Toyota sings Huawei to help accelerate smart driving development
Toyota inside sources reveal that the automotive giant is integrating a system developed jointly with Huawei and Momenta into its global vehicles. It will bring a renewed push towards enhanced safety and increased automation. This unique collaboration departs from existing off-the-shelf solutions. Instead, Toyota will take charge of system integration. At the same time, Huawei will provide the hardware backbone,… Read more…
EVs on track to overtake petrol cars in Norway in 2024
Electric cars are on their way to overtaking petrol cars in Norway – possibly even this year. According to the latest data, the lead of petrol-only cars is now only 76,000 vehicles and is shrinking further month by month. Read more…
Nio to put 150-kWh semi-solid battery packs into service in late Apr, CEO says
Nio’s 150-kWh battery packs, of which some have been produced recently, are expected to begin entering service in late April, William Li said today. Read more…
LG Energy Solution is on track with Arizona battery factory
LG Energy Solution is on track to start series production of large cylindrical cells for electric cars at its new plant in the US state of Arizona in early 2026. To this end, a major recruitment offensive will be launched in the second half of 2025. Read more…
UK: Volvo Cars announces new EC40 and EX40 variant
Volvo has confirmed the pricing and specifications for its renamed EC40 and EX40 models in the UK. Pricing starts at £52,555 and £45,955, respectively. The carmaker also introduced a new Single Motor Extended Range powertrain for both models. Read more…
HiPhi may have struck restructuring deal with Changan’s EV arm Avatr, report says
Avatr has approached HiPhi and may have struck a partnership deal, with the two now reorganizing their teams, according to local media. Read more…
Li Auto to launch lower-priced Li L6 SUV on Apr 18
The launch event for the Li L6, which is expected to be the lowest priced in the company’s product lineup, will begin at 8 pm Beijing Time on April 18. Read more…
Altilium and Talga team up to recover graphite from waste EV batteries
Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group, is partnering battery materials company Talga Group to recover graphite from old electric vehicle (EV) batteries to produce a battery-grade product for use in new anodes. Read more…
Former Xpeng exec reportedly joins Geely’s Meizu
Liao Qinghong, who had served as chief talent officer at Xpeng and spent 18 years at Huawei, has joined Xingji Meizu, according to local media. Read more…
Nio ET5, ES7 wait times get shorter
Wait times for the ET5 have been shortened from 7-8 weeks to 4-5 weeks, and for the ES7 from 7-8 weeks to 6-7 weeks. Read more…
