Three years ago, Porsche joined Group14, a battery material developer specialising in silicon anodes, and is now one of the US start-up’s most important cooperation partners. The sports car manufacturer, along with the parent company of battery manufacturer SK On and other companies, has now invested a total of $463 million in Group14. Read more…
Porsche invests in battery material developer Group14
Three years ago, Porsche joined Group14, a battery material developer specialising in silicon anodes, and is now one of the US start-up’s most important cooperation partners. The sports car manufacturer, along with the parent company of battery manufacturer SK On and other companies, has now invested a total of $463 million in Group14. Read more…
Toyota Is Using Old EV Batteries To Power Mazda’s Car Factory
The system integrates whole battery packs, including inverters, as a buffer in the factory’s energy supply. Lire la suite…
Scania to deliver first electric buses to Norway
Scania will supply 41 battery-electric city and suburban buses to operator Tide Buss for service in Vestfold, Norway, from summer 2026. The buses mark the manufacturer’s first electric deliveries in the country. Read more…
Munich airport opens bus charging depot
Munich Airport, together with its ground handling subsidiary AeroGround, has officially opened a new electric bus depot. The new depot in the southern part of the airport has 37 charging points for electric passenger buses. Read more…
Bentley EXP 15 debuts at Monterey Car Week
At one of the world’s most prestigious car shows, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, Bentley Motors its new EXP 15 full-size concept, a rolling sculpture meant to give the public a clear look at where the brand is headed. For a company famous for its powerful gasoline engines, this concept is literally a sign pointing directly toward its… Read more…
Grünheide: Fire at Tesla’s German factory
A fire broke out in Tesla’s battery assembly building at Giga Berlin earlier this week. No injuries or environmental damage were reported, and production was temporarily halted while authorities and Tesla handled the incident. Read more…
Windrose allegedly insolvent – claims made by own manager
The Chinese electric truck developer Windrose, which launched with major international ambitions, is reportedly insolvent. Kyle Maki, Director of Customer Success and Operations at Windrose, claims the company is 90 days behind on wage payments. No further evidence has yet been provided to support his statements. Read more…
ID.1 production: VW seals deal with Portugal
Volkswagen has officially signed an agreement with the Portuguese government to produce the series version of the ID.Every1 at its Palmela plant. The government will support production of the electric small car with €30 million. Read more…
Australia Post trials Mercedes eVito electric vans
Australia Post has begun a pilot programme with 36 Mercedes-Benz eVito electric vans in metropolitan delivery operations. That expands the organisation’s fleet of over 5,000 electric vehicles and supports its target to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. Read more…
You Can Now Buy A Cheap Used EV From Hertz On Amazon
The car rental giant is currently selling used EVs in a handful of states through Amazon Autos, and there are some good deals. Lire la suite…
New ES8 show cars now available at over 300 Nio stores
A Nio executive hinted that the starting price for the third-generation ES8 under the BaaS plan will be less than RMB 400,000 ($55,730).
The starting price of its predecessor under the BaaS model was RMB 428,000.
BYD announces UK pricing and specifications for new Atto 2
BYD has confirmed UK pricing for its fully-electric Atto 2 compact SUV. Available in two trim levels, the Boost variant starts at £30,850, while the Comfort model has a starting price of £34,950. Read more…
Nissan teams up with LiCAP on all-solid-state battery production
Nissan has entered into a partnership with US-based LiCAP Technologies to develop production process technology for the cathode electrode of all-solid-state batteries. The collaboration aims to accelerate the commercialisation of next-generation EV batteries. Read more…
2025 Chengdu auto show booth map released as event to start on Aug 29
Nio shares a booth with Firefly, while Onvo has an independent booth.
BYD Group occupies the entire Hall 9, showcasing models from its brands including BYD, Denza, Fang Cheng Bao, and Yangwang.
New AITO M7 moves LiDAR inside the cabin
One of the tell-tale signs of a car packed with advanced driver-assistance technology has always been an unflattering bump on its roof. That bump was hiding a sensor known as LiDAR – a key component for many electric cars offering higher levels of autonomy. Chinese automaker AITO is now challenging that design convention with its all-new M7, a new EV… Read more…
Kia launches EV production in Europe with the EV4
Kia has started series production of the EV4 hatchback at its European facility in Zilina, Slovakia. This is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle to be manufactured in Europe, following a €108 million upgrade of production lines at its sole European plant. Read more…
Leapmotor hits 900,000 car delivery milestone
So far this month, Leapmotor has delivered at least 28,659 vehicles.
Leapmotor delivered 50,129 vehicles in July, marking the first time monthly deliveries exceeded the 50,000-unit threshold.
E-quipment highlight: HG E3000 3 tonne electric site dumper
Danish equipment makers HG build job site dumpers that help move sand, rocks, debris, construction waste, and building supplies across rugged, uneven urban job sites. And with the introduction of their newest E3000 model, they’re helping move more than three tons of that stuff without emissions and — just as crucially — without noise. Read more…
Tesla offers used car leases with $0 down as it desperately tries move cars
Tesla has started offering leases of certified pre-owned cars, which is relatively rare in the industry, with $0 down as it desperately tries to move vehicles before the end of the quarter. Read more…
