Xpeng is asking dealers to purchase vehicles for half of their target sales each month, rather than requiring them to purchase the entirety of their target sales as traditional brands do, according to local media. Read more…
LG Energy Solution launches scooter battery swapping network with Kooroo
LG Energy Solution is launching an electric scooter battery swapping network in South Korea together with its subsidiary Kooroo. The venture started out as a pilot project, which was particularly successful with delivery drivers. Read more…
Robot duo produces fuel cell stacks in 13 minutes
Researchers at Fraunhofer IPA and the Black Forest Campus have teamed up with industrial partners in the “H2FastCell” project to build a robot duo that stacks fuel cells in seconds. Until now, fuel cell stacks have been manufactured in factories involving a lot of manual labour. Read more…
Solaris gives Urbino 12 electric battery update for a good 600 kWh
Solaris presented a new version of its 12-metre city bus at the VDV Mobility Move electric bus conference in Berlin. The revised Solaris Urbino 12 features a new drive design, improved batteries and more seats. Read more…
STREAMS research project to examine flexible battery supply chains
A European consortium led by the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology has initiated the STREAMS research project. The research teams want to focus on sustainability and make the supply chains for battery raw materials stronger and more independent. Read more…
First Bus adds 57 new electric buses to Leeds fleet
British transport company First Bus is adding 57 electric buses from Wrightbus to its fleet in Leeds this month. These are 32 GB Kite Electroliner solo buses and 25 StreetDeck Electroliner double-deckers. Read more…
China’s Feb NEV retail sales down 41% MoM to 401,000, preliminary CPCA data show
In February, China’s retail sales of all passenger vehicles totaled 1.092 million units, down 21 percent year-on-year and down 47 percent from January. Read more…
Report: Xiaomi SU7 sales to open at the end of this month
Xiaomi may be gearing up to officially launch its SU7 at a special event at the end of March. The information was reported by Lanjinger, citing unnamed internal sources. The event plays nicely with deliveries of the vehicle, which Xiaomi President Lu Weibing revealed are targeted for Q2. The report continues that Xiaomi has begun building its special 2S stores… Read more…
Nio increases turnover and net loss
Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has presented its business figures for 2023. Although the company was able to increase deliveries and turnover noticeably, losses have also increased significantly. There is also news about the new sub-brand Alps. Read more…
Dodge presents first electric muscle car, including exhaust sound
The US Stellantis brand Dodge has presented its first purely electric model and the first ever electric “muscle car”. Although the Dodge Charger Daytona takes on an iconic name, it has little in common with its V8 predecessor. Read more…
BYD to buy back RMB 400 million of shares in China’s A-share market
The number of shares BYD plans to buy back is about 0.05 percent of its total issued share capital and will be used for cancellation to reduce registered capital. Read more…
Daimler Trucks North America launches BEV certification programme
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has launched a “BEV Dealer Certification Programme” so dealerships can offer a “world-class customer experience” when selling an electric truck. It will also help DTNA to control service quality at its Freightliner dealerships. Read more…
BYD starts construction of production complex in Brazil
BYD’s Brazilian production base complex will start production in late 2024 to early 2025, with an expected annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year in the first phase. Read more…
EU could impose retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs
According to media reports, the European Commission has gathered sufficient evidence to support its claim that China subsidises its carmakers, distorting the automotive market in Europe. It will begin registering Chinese EVs in the coming days and could impose provisional tariffs as early as July. Read more…
Xiaomi expected to officially launch SU7 at end of Mar, report says
Xiaomi EV is expected to officially launch its first EV model, the SU7, at the end of this month, with deliveries set to begin soon after that, according to local media. Read more…
RS Electric Boats Pulse 63
Peter Donaldson explores a new generation rigid hull inflatable boat that obtains benchmark performance from electrical energy.
While sailing is emissions free, the IC-engined boats that regularly support sailing events and training operations tarnish that clean image somewhat. This led the principals at RS Sailing, now part of the RS Marine Group, to begin development of an electrical Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) in 2018, incorporating a new company, RS Electric Boats. The resulting Pulse 63 is now operational in its intended role as a sailing coach boat and is also offered as a work boat, a leisure boat and a superyacht tender. Read more…
The 2025 Mini Countryman Makes The Most Sense As An EV
The Countryman SE is a fun, charming EV crossover. You just have to accept its price and frustrating infotainment system. Read more…
Global EV battery market share in Jan 2024: CATL 39.7%, BYD 14.4%
CATL’s battery installations in January were 20.5 GWh, up 88.1 percent year-on-year, while BYD’s were 7.4 GWh, up 34.4 percent year-on-year. Read more…
Florida has no wind turbines but it’s going to ban them anyway
Florida legislature is about to ban offshore wind turbines in state waters, which wouldn’t be put there to begin with, to protect the beaches. Read more…
BYD refreshes its cheapest model Seagull, lowering prices further
BYD has launched an updated version of the Seagull, lowering the starting price to RMB 69,800, or about $9,700. Read more…
