Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2023 crash in which a Model S on Autopilot slammed into a parked fire truck, killing the driver and seriously injuring his brother. Read more…
Nio opens first Nio House in Macau as ES9 deliveries begin
Nio’s sales and service network in Macau now includes 1 Nio House, 1 Nio Space, and 2 battery swap stations. Read more…
EVN acquires BayWa Mobility Charging
Austrian energy supplier EVN is taking over BayWa Mobility Charging, thereby entering the German fast-charging market. The portfolio currently includes 170 HPC charging points at 30 locations. Read more…
Ford’s $30,000 Fathom EV Truck Appears More Conventional Than Promised
Ford’s CEO called the Fathom “not a pickup” with “new silhouette.” New photos show something much more familiar beneath the camo. Read More…
Tesla China’s August wholesale sales total 86,166, snapping 3-month sequential gain streak
Tesla China’s August wholesale sales rose 3.57% year-on-year but fell 7.92% from July. Read more…
Range Rover Electric makes long-awaited market debut
After almost 60 years, Range Rover is going electric. JLR has finally opened order books for the long-awaited Range Rover Electric, the brand’s first model without a combustion engine. The electric luxury SUV boasts features such as 405 kW of system power, a charging capacity of 350 kW, and a range of 600 km. Read more…
BYD sells more than 250,000 BEVs in a single month for first time
BYD recorded a fourth consecutive month of growth in August, marking a return to steady growth for the Chinese manufacturer after a period of declining sales figures. Strong exports continue to offset weakening demand in its home market. Read more…
‘SHERLOCK’ project aims to standardise black mass for battery recycling
A new German research project is developing standardised quality classes for black mass, a key intermediate product in the recycling of lithium-ion batteries, with the aim of making battery recycling more efficient. Read more…
BYD launches Sealion 08 SUV, bolstering Ocean lineup’s flagship push
The Sealion 08 comes in BEV and plug-in hybrid versions, supports flash charging, and offers up to 900 km of CLTC range. Read more…
Kia’s Bigger Electric Van Looks Ready For More Than Just Deliveries
The PV7 combines a cavernous body with a modular EV platform intended to support numerous work and lifestyle conversions. Read More…
Schneider’s New Home EV Charger Undercuts Tesla’s By Bundling A Big Feature
Tesla’s Wall Connector needs additional hardware to take advantage of all the installed power. Schneider includes it in the box. Read More…
BYD starts mass production of new 4D radar chip, deepening in-house push
The chip uses BYD’s Xuanji A3 smart-driving chip as its computing hub and can support Level 2 through Level 4 driving systems. Read more…
This Study Covered 500,000 EV Batteries. Some Models Aged Much Better Than Others
EV diagnostics company Aviloo released the results of thousands of battery health checks for 20 popular EVs. One stood out. Read More…
The New Polestar 4 SUV Is An Electric Wagon In Disguise
It gets a proper rear window, a big trunk, and a new Camping mode—perfect for those family road trips. Read More…
Chery Auto August sales rise 14% as exports account for over 70%
Chery Auto sold 262,990 vehicles in August, including 187,154 exports, which accounted for 71.2% of the total. Read more…
Xiaomi again delivers 30,000 EVs in August
Xiaomi Auto announced that its monthly vehicle deliveries stayed above 30,000 vehicles in August, extending the streak of five months in a row past that baseline. On paper, moving thirty thousand high-tech EVs every thirty days sounds like a win for a fledgling car division. But dig under the sheen, and the picture gets a bit murky. Xiaomi decided not… Read more…
IM Motors to open pre-sales of updated LS6 SUV on September 10 with steer-by-wire chassis
IM Motors said the new-generation LS6 will bring “aviation-grade safety” to the SUV market priced around 200,000 yuan ($29,490). Read more…
Geely’s August sales rise 8% as record exports offset domestic slump
Geely Auto exported 110,094 vehicles in August, up 205% year-on-year and accounting for 41% of total sales. Read more…
E-quipment highlight: iPad-sized 70 kW electric PTO by Windrose
Electric semi truck brand Windrose has developed an all-electric power take-off (PTO) that puts out up to 70 kW of power without burning a drop of diesel – and it could give his big BEV a real market advantage. Read more…
Xiaomi to launch Sky Nomad EREV SUV lineup on September 7
The previously unannounced Sky Nomad N70 Pro will join the N70 Max and N90 Max in their official launch on September 7. Read more…
