BYD is globally most renowned for large electric vehicles and batteries powering e-buses and cars. This is about to change, as the company announced this week that it would increase its R&D investment to develop two-wheeler batteries. The move could help iron out recent safety risks. Read more…
Renault presents the electric Renault 5: A nostalgia-evoking concept in bright green
Renault debuts the Renault 5 in an electric reimagining that ventures into the future by returning to a classic icon. The Renault 5 E-Tech Electric takes design elements from the historic R5 and is set to shake up the small electric car segment this coming autumn. We got the full report and first pricing. Read more…
BYD launches electric super sports car with 960 kW
BYD has unveiled its first battery-electric super sports car under its Yangwang brand. The Yangwang U9 has four motors, each with an output of 240 kW – totalling 960 kW. Prices and the Chinese market launch date are also available. Read more…
Stellantis to supply up to 500,000 cars to Ayvens’ leasing fleet
The merged mobility brand from ALD Automotive and Leaseplan, has concluded a framework agreement with Stellantis to purchase up to half a million vehicles by 2026. The deal with Ayvens includes several Stellantis brands and cars with different drives, including electric. Read more…
Xpeng to report Q4 earnings on Mar 19
Li Auto already reported its fourth-quarter earnings earlier today, while Nio will report its earnings on March 5. Read more…
Nio signs technology license agreement with CYVN subsidiary Forseven
Nio will grant Forseven a worldwide license to use certain of the company’s existing and future technologies related to or subsisting in the company’s smart EV platforms. Read more…
Fiat presents five concept cars for the electric future
The Stellantis brand Fiat has given a glimpse into the near electric future in the form of five concept vehicles. The concept vehicles are all set to lead to series models by 2027 – starting with a small electric car in July 2024. Read more…
Nio’s power unit ties up with China Southern Power Grid’s energy storage arm
China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage will work with Nio Power in areas including battery banks, battery swap stations, and virtual power plants. Read more…
Li Auto posts 20.3% revenue growth in Q4 from Q3, gross margin improves to 23.5%
Li Auto expects to deliver 100,000 to 103,000 units in the first quarter. Read more…
Renault 5 Returns As Retrolicious EV With Up To 248 Miles Of WLTP Range
The modern reinterpretation of the Renault Le Car can power your appliances and has Google Maps and Waze built-in. Read more…
Li Auto reveals supercharging station buildout plan for this year
Li Auto vaguely said it has 2,000 supercharging stations planned for 2024. Read more…
AURUM thermoplastic polyimide offers Tg of 245 C
Electrical breakdown of high-temperature insulation materials can be prevented by using thermoplastic polyimide (TPI), a high-performance polymer.
This is important with the transition to electric vehicles, with polymers that offer higher electrical and thermal properties being sought. To enable faster charging and travel over longer distances, electrical breakdown must be prevented by high-temperature insulation materials. Read more…
IM Motors launches 2024 L7 sedan with lower starting price
The L7, IM Motors’ first model, has been updated with its starting price cut by RMB 38,900, or 11.5 percent. Read more…
BYD’s initial plan for its 2024 sales target is 4 million units, report says
BYD is set to announce a 4-million-unit target, with a higher 4.2 million sales forecast given to suppliers, including 2 million BEVs, and 2.2 million PHEVs, according to local media. Read more…
BYD says updated Qin Plus gets 23,590 orders in 1st week on market
BYD launched the updated Qin Plus sedan on February 19, the first model it’s updating in its second offensive against traditional fuel cars. Read more…
IM Motors to become latest Chinese EV maker to add gas engines to EV models
IM Motors CEO said the company’s fifth model will be an EREV, set to become the latest after Avatr to look to gasoline engines to boost sales. Read more…
BYD launches 1,287 hp Yangwang U9 with price tag matching its performance
It seems like every week brings a fresh announcement of another mind-bogglingly fast electric supercar, and China’s BYD is joining the fray with their Yangwang U9. The U9 instantly becomes one of the most powerful EVs on the market and the company is not shy about its ambitions, asking an eye-watering €219,900 (RMB 1,680,000) for one of China’s first electric… Read more…
2035 E-Mobility Taiwan: The platform shaping the future of mobility
Sponsored by 2035 E-Mobility Taiwan. 2035 E-Mobility Taiwan, Taiwan’s foremost E-Mobility trade show, returns to Taipei from April 17 to 20 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1). The trade show serves as a complete sourcing platform for electric vehicle and autonomous driving technologies where top-tier brands, promising startups, industry experts, influential media,… Read more…
Trade group asks administration to reinstate tariffs on Chinese graphite, critical material for EV batteries
The North American Graphite Alliance (NAGA), which represents US and Canadian producers of battery-grade graphite, has submitted a request to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai to reinstate Section 301 tariffs on three graphite products from China. The group also commissioned a market report from Oxford Economics that explains the rationale behind reinstating the tariffs, and… Read more…
10 EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, Model Y, more
There’s a loophole in the stricter IRA federal tax credit that only applies $3750 rebates on North American-built cars and separately $3750 on domestic batteries. For whatever reason, all EVs get the full $7500 applied to leases, however. So that has more people leasing EVs than ever before.. Read more…
