Toyota’s premium brand Lexus will present two battery-electric concept vehicles at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo. While the Lexus LF-ZC sedan hints at a production model planned for 2026, the LF-ZL is said to embody the vision of an all-electric SUV flagship. Read more…
Infiniti presents electric sedan concept to launch in 2026
Nissan’s luxury subsidiary Infiniti has given a preview of the design of its first all-electric model with the Vision Qe concept car. This is the electric sedan that is due to be launched in 2026. Read more…
China’s NEV retail sales at 472,000 in Oct 1-22, up 4% from same period last month
China’s retail penetration of NEVs was 38.9 percent in the October 1-22 period. Read more…
Xpeng to report Q3 earnings on Nov 15
Xpeng delivered 40,008 vehicles in Q3, within guidance range, with new SUV G6 contributing 48.6 percent. Read more…
Stellantis and Orano to recycle EV batteries
The two companies want to form a joint venture to recycle used EV batteries and scrap “from gigafactories in Enlarged Europe and North America.” Stellantis hopes to gain access to additional materials needed for new batteries, such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium. Read more…
Go home, Cruise, you’re drunk – but call a Waymo, cause you can’t drive in CA anymore
Cruise’s license to operate autonomous vehicles in the state of California has been suspended effective immediately, announced the California Department of Motor Vehicles today. More…
Honda unveils new Prelude as an electric 2-door coupe
Honda has unveiled a new electric Prelude concept – bringing back the once popular two-door coupe after 20 years. More…
Toyota’s Compact Electric Truck Concept Even Has A Pass-Through Bed
Toyota just out-Maverick’d the Maverick with an EV concept that deserves to be built. More…
Chinese autonomous driving startup Pony confirms $100 million investment from Saudi Arabia
Pony.ai plans to set up a joint venture with Neom in Northwest Saudi Arabia to provide autonomous driving technology solutions for the region. Read more…
The Honda Prelude Concept Looks Production-Ready, Might Come In 2026
The electric two-door coupe brings back the nameplate that died at the beginning of the 2000s. More…
Premium Chinese EV brand HiPhi reportedly making massive layoffs
Rumors on Chinese social media said HiPhi will lay off up to 20 percent of its workforce and up to 50 percent in some divisions. Read more…
California Suspends GM’s Cruise Robotaxis Citing Safety Risks
The state DMV said the company had “misrepresented” the safety of the technology deployed in the driverless taxis. More…
Canalys expects China’s auto exports to reach 5.4 million in 2023, NEVs to contribute 40%
MG, Tesla, and BYD were the brands that exported the most NEVs from China in the first half of the year, contributing 25.3 percent, 22 percent, and 15.4 percent, respectively. Read more…
Busbars and interconnects
Large EV battery packs can contain thousands of cells that have to be connected to form modules and packs, then connected via busbars to other driveline components such as inverters and DC-DC converters to make robust and reliable connections quickly and efficiently in confined spaces while keeping costs down.
That has made the design and construction of busbars and interconnect systems an important subject of r&d as voltages get higher and the thermal conductivity of their components becomes increasingly important to cooling. Engineers therefore face a set of challenges in designing and manufacturing these systems, particularly in mass-production environments. More…
Nissan unveils electric hypercar with insane 1 MW of power
Nissan has unveiled the Hyper Force, an electric hypercar with an insane 1 MW of power output, but there’s no plan to bring it to production. More…
Nio among 1st adopters of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset
Qualcomm overnight launched its latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which is expected to be standard on flagship Android-powered phones in 2024. Read more…
Lexus LF-ZL: Meet The Lexus Flagship’s Electric Future
It’s said to be “a prestigious ownership experience beyond just the car.” More…
Tesla Is Hiring In Chile! The EV Leader Is Finally Arriving In South America – CleanTechnica
Here at CleanTechnica, we’ve been reporting on the Latin American EV markets for a while now, and though the presence of electric vehicles in the region is still small, it has been growing steadily, in some places already reaching what José Pontes calls “the disruption zone.” Read more…
Nio’s 2nd swap station in Macau goes live
The station is Nio’s 1999th in China and appears to commemorate Macau’s return to China in 1999. Read more…
Meeting NYC’s Electrification Goals Will Require Public/Private Partnerships, Says Panel – CleanTechnica
Like many urban areas, New York City suffers from excessive noise, traffic and pollution from passenger and commercial vehicles as they travel the city streets day and night. Under mayor Eric Adams, New York City has set aggressive timelines for full-scale electrification of passenger vehicles in order to improve air quality and help avoid the catastrophes of widespread climate change. One of the city’s standout goals is the conversion of the city’s “for hire” vehicle fleet to 100% zero emissions by 2030. Read more…
