Renault is ramping up development of its upcoming all-electric Twingo, hoping to shave off as much time as possible to launch the car in three years and get an EV for under $22K out to consumers. Read more…
2025 Porsche Taycan First Drive: One Of The Best EVs Gets Even Better
Iterative improvements in all areas add up to something great. Read more…
These Electric Cars Offer Plug & Charge In 2024
Only these EVs can simply pull up to a public fast charger, plug in and begin charging. It can be a bit more complicated for other EVs. Read more…
IKEA supports Drive Electric with $100 million
A global initiative to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles has received $100 million in funding from the IKEA Foundation to help developing countries move away from gasoline-powered vehicles and directly to electric vehicles. Read more…
CMA CGM joins EV transporter JV Flexis
Logistics company CMA CGM is now officially the third partner in the joint venture Flexis, recently established by Renault and the Volvo Group for new electric vans. CMA CGM remains the smallest shareholder with a ten per cent stake. Read more…
Tesla offers 0-interest loans for up to 5 years in China to boost sales
Tesla is offering a limited-time finance policy in China with down payments as low as RMB 79,900 and 0-interest loans for up to 5 years. Read more…
UK: Equipmake delivers 12 retrofitted buses to York
The British conversion company Equipmake has delivered twelve retrofitted to public transport operator First York. The former diesel buses are now fitted with an electric drivetrain and a 274 kWh battery. Read more…
Kenya launches green plate scheme and draft e-mobility policy
Kenya’s Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced the introduction of special green-coloured number plates for EVs. This is part of Kenya’s first electric mobility draft policy that has just been launched in Nairobi. Read more…
Geely upgrades the Zeekr 007 – more luxury, same price
Geely’s premium Zeekr brand is making sure it’s not left behind in China’s competitive electric car market. It is updating its sleek Zeekr 007 sedan with impressive features that promise not to break the bank. The brand has a reputation for cutting-edge tech and eye-catching design, and its newest entry-level model is here to prove that point. Just three months… Read more…
China’s Mar NEV retail up 80% MoM to 698,000, preliminary CPCA data show
China’s retail sales of all passenger vehicles totaled 1.699 million units in March, up 7 percent year-on-year and up 54 percent from February. Read more…
Ballard announces record order for FC modules from Solaris
Ballard Power Systems has announced its largest order to date.
It comes from Polish bus manufacturer Solaris and comprises 1,000 fuel cell modules, which will be delivered for fuel cell buses for the European market by the end of 2027. Read more…
China eases auto loan policy to spur consumption
Cars for personal use will be eligible for 0 percent down payment, while previously consumers were required to pay at least 20 percent of down payment for conventional cars and at least 15 percent for NEVs. Read more…
Fenecon opens factory for second-life battery storage systems
Fenecon has opened its CarBatteryReFactory. The factory in Iggensbach, Lower Bavaria (Germany), produces large-scale stationary storage systems from new, disused electric vehicle batteries. Read more…
Ultium Cells delivers first battery cells from Tennessee factory
Ultium Cells, the battery cell joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, has delivered the first cells to GM from its Spring Hill plant in the US state of Tennessee. Two and a half years after the ground-breaking ceremony, the first battery cells have been produced in series. Read more…
IM Motors says its upcoming L6 can perform driverless moose tests
A video shared by IM Motors shows the IM L6 completing a driverless moose test at 71 km/h with no one in the car. Read more…
Renault to cut development time for new electric Twingo
Renault’s EV division Ampere has begun development of the new electric Twingo. According to an agency report, the design has been finalised, and series production will start in Slovenia in 2026. The company is thus giving itself just three years until the electric Twingo hits the road. Read more…
Rivian produces less – but sticks to 2024 production target
The US electric carmaker Rivian produced significantly fewer EVs in Q1/2024 than in the previous quarter. Nevertheless, the company is sticking to its most 2024 production target of 57,000 vehicles. Read more…
Vauxhall launches special edition Mokka Electric Griffin
The British carmaker Vauxhall has released a special edition of the all-electric Mokka in the UK, called the Mokka Electric Griffin. It is the cheapest variant to date, starting at 29,495 pounds. Read more…
Xiaomi delivers first SU7 in China
Xiaomi has started deliveries of its first electric car. The first SU7s were handed over to selected owners at the factory in Beijing, while deliveries also started at Xiaomi branches in 28 Chinese cities. Read more…
Solid-state battery startup Talent New Energy unveils cell with ultra-high energy density
Talent said its solid-state battery cell prototype has an energy density of 720 Wh/kg, which is twice the energy density of Nio supplier WeLion’s semi-solid-state battery cell. Read more…
