During the Japan Mobility Show back in October 2023, Nissan introduced its Hyper Force EV concept – a bold new 1,341 hp sports car with a blurred logo. Many believed that the blurred logo belongs to the GT-R and in a recent statement, the design director of the Hyper Force EV, Giovanny Arroba, confirmed that. He said that an all-electric… Read more…
Morgan Stanley cuts earnings estimates across China’s auto chain
Morgan Stanley cut its price targets on Nio and Xpeng, while raising its price target on Li Auto and maintaining its Overweight rating on them. Read more…
BYD & Yutong to deliver electric buses to Italy
Chinese manufacturers Yutong and BYD have been awarded the contract for two electric bus tenders for the Italian cities of Bari and Taranto. This involves a total of 144 electric buses for the two cities in Apulia. Read more…
Stellantis likely planning another European battery factory without ACC
Stellantis is apparently looking for a location for its fourth European battery gigafactory – in addition to the three factories planned by the Automotive Cells Company (ACC) joint venture in France, Germany and Italy. One country is probably the favourite for the factory. Read more…
WiTricity presents inductive charging solution for light vehicles
WiTricity will be presenting a solution for the inductive charging of electric golf carts and other light vehicles for the first time at this week’s CES in Las Vegas. The system is expected to be available from summer 2024. Read more…
Hyundai applies for patent for solid-state battery system
Hyundai wants to patent its version of a solid-state battery system in the USA. The Korean car manufacturer is cooperating with the US company Factorial Energy on the development. Read more…
Great Wall Motor’s cars to be assembled in Malaysia starting in 2024
Malaysia’s EPMB will locally assemble Great Wall Motor’s electric vehicles, as well as a number of its models including its SUVs. Read more…
Vinfast gets a new CEO and announces EV factory in India
Vinfast has appointed its founder and most prominent financial backer Pham Nhat Vuong as its new CEO. The Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer has also confirmed plans to build a production facility in India. Read more…
VinFast unrolls ambitious plan to sell more cars to Americans
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast has announced a new CEO at the helm, and an aggressive new strategy to expand globally while gaining a foothold in the US. In addition to announcing plans for a $2 billion in factory in India, it just announced a fresh crop of dealership openings in the US, with plans to expand the network to 125 points of sale across the country. Read more…
Why the National Renewable Energy Laboratory just banned electric bikes
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has recently announced a hardline approach that bans the entrance of electric bicycles by visitors or staff due to safety concerns. Read more…
Honda looks to build a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada
Japanese automaker Honda has been, shall we say, laying very low when it comes to developing a decent electric vehicle, although we can expect its second EV attempt in the US, the Prologue, soon. After calling off beats with GM to “beat out Tesla” with a cheap SUV, it has now emerged with news that it is mulling over a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada. Read more…
Dongfeng Nammi 01 EV launched with €9,700 starting price
Dongfeng has just unveiled its latest offering in the electric vehicle market, the Nammi 01. This compact electric vehicle offers impressive range for its very aggressive price tag and may become a runaway success among city cars. The Nammi 01 comes in six different versions priced from RMB 74,800 to RMB 104,800 (€9,700 to €13,600), making it one of the… Read more…
Geely launches the Galaxy E8 in China
Geely has launched its Galaxy E8 on the Chinese market, marking the first battery-electric vehicle from the series. It is aimed at the “mainstream plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicle markets.” By 2025, seven models are to be included in the series. Read more…
Xiaomi EV says ultimate goal to get its cars on every street in the world
Xiaomi EV’s ultimate goal is to have Xiaomi vehicles driving around on every street in the world, it said. Read more…
Honda could soon make EVs and batteries in Canada
Honda could build an electric car plant in Canada and even produce its own batteries there, Japanese media reports. It would be the carmaker’s second production facility in North America. Read more…
Streetscooter is saved by its initial founder
The electric delivery van has lived through many ups and downs. After B-ON, which owns the vehicle formerly known as Streetscooter, filed for insolvency in Germany in September, its initial founder Günther Schuh has again taken over the reins. Read more…
Zeekr aims to deliver over 200,000 vehicles in 2024, exec hints
Zeekr delivered its 200,000th vehicle since its inception today, and an executive said the next 200,000 deliveries will be made within 12 months. Read more…
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility launches its first Pure EV architecture – ‘acti.ev’
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM), have introduced its first advanced Pure EV architecture – acti.ev (pronounced as active). acti.ev stands for (Advanced Connected Tech-Intelligent Electric Vehicle).
The acti.ev architecture is based on the key pillars of Performance, Technology, Modularity, and Space Efficiency and consists of four layers: Read more…
Evergrande NEV president detained on suspicion of criminal behavior
Evergrande NEV president Liu Yongzhuo has been taken into criminal detention on suspicion of violating the law, an announcement said. Read more…
Chery’s Exeed brand rolls out new variant for Sterra ES, lowers starting price by $3,770
The Sterra ES hit the market less than 20 days ago, and the new variant lowers the starting price by 12 percent, underscoring the brutal competition in China’s EV market. Read more…
