Stellantis has received an order to support Scottish Water’s vehicle replacement programme, which has purchased 111 Fiat Professional vans including 69 Fiat Doblo, 39 Fiat E-Doblo and 3 Fiat E-Scudo. Read more…
$25,500 Dongfeng Nammi Box comes to shake up Europe’s EV market
The European electric car market is bracing itself for a potentially disruptive new entrant. China’s automotive titan, Dongfeng Motor, has launched its new, low-cost EV, the Nammi Box, in Switzerland. With a starting price of just CHF 21,990 (€23,800), it’s already generating a lot of interest as one of the most affordable electric cars on the continent. Dongfeng, one of… Read more…
Xpeng sees gross margin improve further in Q2, net loss narrows
Xpeng reported revenues largely in line with expectations in the second quarter, with gross margin increasing sequentially for the fourth consecutive quarter and net loss narrowing slightly from the first quarter. Read more…
Pennsylvania funds charging infrastructure expansion
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced $7.1 million in investments for Round 1B of federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding. Read more…
Waymo’s New Robotaxi Is Designed For Bad Weather
The Chinese-built Zeekr driverless minivan has a new, more advanced sensor suite compared to the Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis. Read more…
Avatr signs deal to become 2nd-largest shareholder in Huawei’s auto unit Newcool
Newcool’s business scope will cover full-stack solutions for smart cars and is expected to grow into China’s largest smart car solution provider, analysts said. Read more…
Mercedes drops prices in Germany
Mercedes-Benz abolished the PDF price lists at the end of July due to the agency model. Now, in addition to the list prices, significantly lower promotional prices can also be found in the configurator, including for electric vehicles. Read more…
Finally, A Tesla Cybertruck For Real Billionaires (Apocalypse Bunker Not Included)
It’s armored, it has a generator that runs on jet fuel and its makers claim it can protect occupants from 14.5mm rounds. Read more…
Morrow Batteries opens Gigafactory in southern Norway
Morrow Batteries has inaugurated its gigawatt factory for LFP batteries in Norway. It has a production capacity of one gigawatt – or up to three million battery cells. Read more…
BYD is probably planning its own sales in Germany
BYD reportedly plans to end its cooperation with the Swedish Hedin Group as its importer in Germany and take over sales from 1 October. The reason is said to be the weak sales figures to date. Read more…
Nio Power Up 2024 event: Live updates
Nio Power will build a new battery swap station manufacturing center in Wuhan, targeting an annual capacity of over 1,000 battery swap stations. Read more…
AZL Aachen invites firms to join rotor sleeves project
AZL Aachen has announced a Joint Partner Project, focusing on the technology for reinforcing electric motors with fibre-composite reinforcement sleeves.
The nine-month scheme will investigate current and future applications for electric motors, their requirements for armouring sleeves and provide technological insights. Read more…
Northvolt moves lithium-metal technology development to Sweden
Northvolt will move the development of its next-generation lithium metal battery technology from California to its Northvolt Labs research and development campus in Västerås, Sweden. The goal is to consolidate R&D activities and industrialise Northvolt’s cell product portfolio. Read more…
China EV insurance registrations for week ending Aug 18: Nio 3,300, Tesla 14,300, Xiaomi 2,600, BYD 78,500
Li Auto had 10,700 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 2,300 and Zeekr 3,500. Read more…
2025 BYD Song Plus launches with new features, same price
BYD has today launched the 2025 version of the Song Plus EV, first unveiled last year. The new model comes with an unchanged starting price, but with added features. The car still starts at CNY 149,800 (approximately €19,500 at the current exchange rates). The entry-level model gets 520 km of CLTC range, while the top dog costs CNY 175,800 (€22,900)… Read more…
BYD enters Pakistan with 3 models, considers local plant
BYD has launched the Atto 3, Seal EV, and Sealion 6 in Pakistan and said it may open an NEV assembly plant in Karachi. Read more…
Xpeng Mona M03 launch event to begin at 7 pm Beijing Time on Aug 27
The Xpeng Mona M03 will have a starting price of no more than RMB 135,900 ($19,030), according to a previous poster from the company. Read more…
US power grid boosts capacity by 20.2 GW in the first half of 2024
In the first half of 2024, the US power grid got a major boost, with developers and power plant owners adding a hefty 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity.. Read more…
BYD says time for ‘China’s supercars to get serious’ as 1,200 hp Yangwang U9 rolls out
BYD is preparing to deliver its first electric supercar, the Yangwang U9. As the first Chinese automaker to complete large-scale testing at Germany’s famous Nurburgring track, BYD said, “It’s time for China’s supercars to get serious.” BYD’s 1,200 hp Yangwang U9 electric supercar is expected to challenge Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, and other high-end car makers as it expands into new segments. Read more…
Cybertruck goes to war, CASE breaks new ground, and Oakland goes 100% EV
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk has a lot of fans in the Russian war criminal demographic, Unplugged Performance wants to sell you an idea, CASE debuts an all-electric backhoe, and the city of Oakland converts 100% of its school bus fleet to electric. Read more…
