Li said batteries with lifetimes of up to 15 years are technically feasible, but it will take a concerted effort by the entire industry to advance the goal. Read more…
Rising Auto says it’s moving forward with asset-light strategy, denies recent rumors as ‘untrue’
Rising Auto said all is well with it and will launch a new model in the middle of the year. Read more…
Zeekr sees firm orders for updated Zeekr 001 exceed 20,000 units
Zeekr is targeting 30,000 firm orders for the updated Zeekr 001, which was launched on February 27, in its first month of availability. Read more…
Li Auto mulls lowering Li Mega sales target as orders less than 4,000 after half month on market, report says
Li Auto’s management was expecting 70,000 to 80,000 units of the Li Mega for the full year prior to its launch, and is now discussing whether to lower that to 50,000 to 60,000 units, according to local media. Read more…
First drive in the Maserati Grecale Folgore SUV: Italian luxury is going all-electric and we love it
Italian luxury automaker Maserati is now entering its fourth year of its 100% electric strategy and sits on the precipice of launching its second BEV model – the Grecale Folgore SUV. I got invited to Southern Italy to take the Grecale Folgore to the road (and off the road) to see if the famed automaker’s niche for power and luxury translates to the all-electric age. Read more…
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta v12 finally rolls out – get your minds blown
Tesla is finally starting to roll out Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v12 to customers — another “mind-blowing” update, according to CEO Elon Musk. Read more…
BMW Vision Neue Klasse X will be unveiled next week
BMW is teasing an all-new electric SUV concept – the Vision Neue Klasse X. The sleek newcomer draws inspiration from the Vision Neue Klasse sedan, which wowed audiences last September and set the stage for a radical design shift in the automaker’s EV lineup. The Vision Neue Klasse X promises a future of thrilling electric performance, futuristic design, and luxurious… Read more…
Volkswagen teases amped up sporty ID. Buzz GTX
Forget those notions of boring minivans – Volkswagen is turning up the heat with the upcoming ID. Buzz GTX. Slated for a March 21st debut, the iconic VW minivan is getting an electrifying makeover. GTX version promises performance, style, and all-wheel-drive punch in a package that’s – apparently – surprisingly sporty. If the name “GTX” sounds familiar, it should. Volkswagen… Read more…
BYD chairman expects China’s NEV penetration to exceed 50% within next 3 months
BYD’s chairman predicted a month ago that China’s monthly NEV penetration rate would exceed 50 percent within this year, and now he expects that figure to be seen within the next three months. Read more…
Tesla warns of Model Y price increase as new end-of-quarter incentive
Tesla has announced that it will increase Model Y prices by $1,000 on April 1st, as a new end-of-quarter incentive. Read more…
Nio launches new 75-kWh battery pack using only LFP cells, expected to further reduce costs
The new 75-kWh battery pack will not use both LFP cells and ternary cells like its predecessor and will begin deliveries soon with the 2024 models. Read more…
Hyundai Motor Global EV Wholesale Sales Hit The Brakes In February 2024
The volume decreased by almost half year-over-year. Read more…
Xpeng to launch new brand within 1 month, targeting lower-priced market
Xpeng will launch a new brand in the next month, targeting markets priced between RMB 100,000 and RMB 150,000, the company’s CEO said. Read more…
Weird Alibaba: Anybody want an electric airplane stair truck?
Remember how the Bluth family drove that airplane staircase truck in the TV series Arrested Development? My apologies if not, since that’s a bit critical to the lead image gag above. But either way, you can surely appreciate how ridiculous it would be to actually own and drive one of those as a real vehicle. And now thanks to Alibaba, you might not have to purely imagine it anymore. Read more…
Solaris builds more H2 buses for Cologne and the greater Paris area
The German public transport operator Regionalverkehr Köln (RVK) has ordered 20 new fuel cell buses from Solaris. These will be delivered by the end of April 2025. Solaris will provide a further 22 Urbino 12 Hydrogen buses to France by 2025. Read more…
Kia EV9 AWD GT-Line review
Kia has been rapidly expanding its EV range and the latest addition is arguably the most exciting of them all. The EV9 is a large three-row fully electric SUV. Beyond that at the end of the year we expect to see the EV5 join the range with the same design, but in a body smaller than the EV6. In fact… Read more…
Stockholm public transport company invites tenders for 380 electric buses
Stockholm’s public transport company SL will soon launch three tenders for a total of 380 new electric buses, which will go into service in the Swedish capital and surrounding municipalities from 2026. There are currently only 29 electric buses on the road in the SL area. Read more…
Norway supports Vianode’s anode material factory
Vianode, the battery material subsidiary of Norwegian metal producer Elkem, received a grant of 30 million euros from Innovation Norway as part of the second major European battery cell production project (EuBatIn). Read more…
More details emerge about Zeekr MIX
The words “minivan” and “exciting” don’t typically go together. But Zeekr, Geely’s premium electric vehicle brand, is determined to change that with its latest creation, the MIX. This futuristic electric minivan blends crossover-inspired style with groundbreaking practicality, challenging our preconceived notions of what a family transporter should be. While some details were revealed yesterday, courtesy of the MIIT filing, there… Read more…
One of Europe’s largest truck stops is about to be electrified
bp’s EV charging brand, bp pulse, will electrify one of Europe’s largest and busiest truck stops to power up electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). Read more…
