Electric aircraft propulsion specialist ZeroAvia is partnering with energy supplier ScottishPower to work on the development of a hydrogen supply for key airport sites to drive the decarbonisation of the aviation sector. Read more…
2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 undercuts Tesla Model 3 by more than $9,000
New incentives can make the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 much cheaper than the newly updated Tesla Model 3, according to CarsDirect. A dealer bulletin shows that all versions of the 2024 Ioniq 6 are eligible for $7,500 in “retail bonus cash”—a rebate that can essentially be applied only to purchases, and not with Hyundai’s current low-interest… Read more…
Top All-Electric Car OEMs By Sales In Q4 And 2023: Tesla Vs. BYD
BYD won in Q4, but Tesla still sold more BEVs in 2023. Read more…
CATL to build battery plant in Beijing
CATL is planning its first battery plant in Beijing – probably to supply Li Auto and Xiaomi in the future. Construction of the production facility is set to begin this year. CATL is not yet represented in the Chinese capital. Read more…
Fiat 500e hits road bump, Stellantis lays off thousands of workers
Stellantis has decided to temporarily lay off some 2,250 workers at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy. More than half of the affected workers handle production of its all-electric pint-sized Fiat 500e, Stellantis’s first all-electric vehicle to launch in the US. Another 1,000 workers producing Maserati models will also be affected by the layoffs. Read more…
Xiaomi trademarks Hyperfactory and Gigafactory names in China
Xiaomi applied for a couple of intriguing trademarks. “Xiaomi Automobile Gigafactory” and “Xiaomi EV Hyperfactory” were registered by the company, suggesting the next steps it plans to take on its EV journey. Beyond the factory names, which suggests high production rate, we also get some material and product related trademarks. We have the “Xiaomi Titan” and “Xiaomi Titan Alloy” clearly… Read more…
Volkswagen considers sourcing solid-state batteries from Blue Solutions
Volkswagen is negotiating with the French company Blue Solutions, which already produces solid-state batteries for Daimler electric buses. The aim is to adapt the battery design for cars. Both sides are said to have ambitions for a joint development cooperation. Read more…
Northvolt secures new billion-dollar loan
Northvolt announces a new project financing of 5 billion US dollars. With this loan, Northvolt now has more than 13 billion US dollars in equity and debt capital to drive its expansion in Europe and North America. Read more…
Xos will merge with ElectraMeccanica
The US truck manufacturer Xos and EV manufacturer ElectraMeccanica have entered “into a definite agreement” to combine their businesses. This comes after a previous deal between ElectraMeccanica and British electric truck manufacturer Tevva ended in a legal dispute. Read more…
Johannes Roscheck becomes President of Audi China
Audi is getting a new boss for China. Johannes Roscheck will manage the brand’s operating business there as President of Audi China starting 1 April. It is one of the first personnel decisions in the management team of the new Audi CEO Gernot Döllner. Read more…
Mercedes launches sales for the updated eSprinter
Mercedes-Benz Vans has started selling the new eSprinter. The new edition of the electric van, which was presented around a year ago, is now available to order as a panel van in combination with 56 kWh or 113 kWh of usable battery capacity. Read more…
Hyundai Kona 2024 vs Hyundai Kona 2019 range test
Hyundai came out with a new, completely redesigned generation of the popular Kona Electric and today we share with you the test results on how the two models compare. For testing we have the biggest batteries for each model – 64 kWh in the old and 65.4 kWh in the new one. Our full review of the new 2024 Kona… Read more…
Changan’s JV with Huawei tentatively named ‘Newcool’
Under the agreement between the two, Huawei has committed not to engage in the automobile manufacturing business and not to engage in the same business as the new company, Changan chairman said. Read more…
China EV insurance registrations for week ending Jan 14: Nio 1,700, Xpeng 1,400, Li Auto 6,800, Tesla 7,400
During January 1-14, Nio was 4,700, Xpeng 2,800, Li Auto 11,000 and Tesla 10,600 units. Read more…
Littelfuse offers fast-response overtemperature detector for Li-ion battery packs
Littelfuse, a Chicago-based industrial technology manufacturing company, has launched an overtemperature-detection platform, designed to transform the management of lithium iron (Li-ion) battery systems. Read more…
Xpeng begins X9 MPV volume deliveries in China
The X9 is the highest-priced in Xpeng’s product lineup and is seen as helping Xpeng improve gross margins. Read more…
BYD Yangwang U7 and U8 Master Edition details revealed
Chinese automaker BYD is making headlines once again with the revelation of the core specifications of its much-anticipated Yangwang U7 sedan. Due to the regulatory framework in China, all manufacturers need to apply for a sales license for each vehicle and the application process is public. That’s how we get an early peek into details of the upcoming EVs -… Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 15, 2024
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Read more…
Eve Energy to set up JV in Turkey to produce batteries
The joint venture will manufacture and sell products including battery modules and outdoor battery cabinets, as well as build energy storage system projects there. Read more…
Regulatory filing: Core specs of BYD Sea Lion 07 revealed
The BYD Sea Lion 07 will be available in single- and dual-motor versions and support a top speed of 225 km/h. Read more…
