Zeekr, a subsidiary of the Geely Holding Group, is set to unveil its first-ever electric sedan, the Zeekr 007. The car will debut and go on pre-sale on on November 17, at the start of the Guangzhou auto show. Zeekr’s journey began in 2021 with the launch of its first model, the Zeekr 001, a shooting-brake-style SUV that sold 71,941 units in 2022 despite its substantial price tag. Following the 001, Zeekr introduced the Zeekr 009 MPV and the urban SUV Zeekr X, both unique in design and targeting specific market segments. However, the introduction of the Zeekr 007 sedan is a pivot… More…
Stellantis builds another battery factory in the US
After building two battery factories in Indiana – together with Samsung SDI – Stellantis is looking to set a third production facility in the US. As part of its preliminary agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, Stellantis agreed to build a new battery factory with a still unnamed partner. Read more…
Fisker promotes head of Body Engineering to new CTO
The electric car manufacturer Fisker has named David King as its new Chief Technical Officer. King was previously Senior Vice President, heading up global Body Engineering. Read more…
Volvo energy business will tap into EVs’ bidirectional charging
Volvo on Thursday announced a new business unit focused on tapping into the potential of EV bidirectional charging. Volvo Cars Energy Solutions will offer “energy storage and charging-related technologies and services,” according to a company press release. But that won’t be a reality in the U.S. until the launch of the Volvo EX90, the first Volvo… More…
Tesla plans to build its $25,000 electric car at Gigafactory Berlin
Tesla has reportedly confirmed that it plans to build its upcoming $25,000 electric car at Gigafactory Berlin. More…
Honda’s new electric scooter and e-bike show it’s serious about electric two-wheelers
Honda has been on a roll lately, pumping out interesting and innovative electric two-wheelers including scooters and bicycles. Could the Japanese automaker suddenly be taking the segment more seriously. More…
Polestar 5 receives 56-centimetre-long cells from SK On
SK On will supply the battery cells for the Polestar 5 GT model from 2025. These will be “ultra-long high-nickel batteries.” The format is thus fundamentally different from the majority of cells currently used in other models. Read more…
Municipal charging infrastructure completed in Islington
In the UK, the Council of the North London Borough Islington has installed “hundreds” of vehicle chargers for small cars and up to 26-tonne refuse collection vehicles to support the electrification of its entire fleet. Read more…
Graphene-free liquid cooling
Researchers at Samsung have developed a design for a liquid-cooled thermal management system (TMS) for large lithium-ion battery packs (writes Nick Flaherty).
They first built a coupled 3D electrochemical/thermal model of a battery pack that avoids the use of materials such as graphene. Simulation showed that it is the contact resistance that has the greatest impact on the pack’s thermal performance, and the temperature performance across the pack could be determined from a single cell. More…
BMW continues to rely on Toyota fuel cells
Toyota recently announced that it would concentrate its fuel cell development on the commercial vehicle sector in future – the Mirai FC saloon may not get a successor. BMW, on the other hand, wants to continue to develop fuel cell cars – and extend the cooperation with Toyota. Read more…
Volvo reveals US prices for 2024 lineup
Volvo Car USA reveals complete pricing for its 2024 lineup, which now consists exclusively of mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Read more…
Huawei and Chery’s joint EV brand Luxeed to start pre-sales of its debut model on Nov 9
Luxeed shared images of the Luxeed S7 on Weibo, showing off the exterior details of the sedan. Read more…
Nio lays off around 3,000 employees
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is laying off around ten per cent of its employees to lower costs. All the concerned positions will be cut before the end of November. Read more…
Gogoro’s latest move to roll out thousands of new battery swapping stations
Battery-swapping leader Gogoro has just inked a new deal to see thousands of new battery-swapping GoStations added to the company’s existing force of swap stations already operating around Asia and the Middle East. More…
Tesla to integrate Elon Musk’s new AI assistant in its vehicles
Tesla is going to integrate Elon Musk’s newly launched Grok AI assistant in its electric vehicles, according to the CEO. More…
XPeng unveils affordable LFP battery variants of P7i
XPeng announced the launch of two new variants of its flagship sedan, the P7i. These new versions, named the P7i 550 Pro and P7i 550 Max, come with a significant reduction in asking price enabled by new battery chemistry. XPeng’s new P7i come with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery packs. Cheaper than traditional lithium-ion ternary battery packs, yet still offer decent density and reliable performance. This allowed Xpeng to lower the starting price of the P7i by RMB 26,000 (approximately €3,400). The P7i 550 Pro now starts at RMB 223,900, and the P7i 550 Max at RMB 239,900. The… More…
BYD could soon build electric cars in Hungary
According to a German media report, BYD’s first EV factory in Europe will be built in Hungary. Officially, however, the Chinese manufacturer will not announce the location of the first European plant until the end of the year. Read more…
Tesla: Musk announces another model from Grünheide
Tesla also wants to produce its future compact model in Germany. There are reports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed this last Friday during another visit to the plant in Grünheide. Read more…
Nio’s job cut could save up to RMB 2 billion per year, says Deutsche Bank
“While management still has a long way to go in restoring creditability among investors, this should be viewed as a meaningful step in the right direction,” Edison Yu’s team said. Read more…
Review: 2025 Volvo EX30 sets out for the sustainable horizon
Volvo has a question for the ranks of the EV-curious: Is the 2025 Volvo EX30’s small carbon footprint a fair trade for its small physical footprint? The Chinese-owned Swedish car company has its most tidy SUV to date with the 2025 Volvo EX30, a crossover that’s not much larger than a Mini Cooper. With its battery-electric drivetrain… More…
