Ballard Power Systems, the hydrogen fuel cell company, is due for a major strategic overhaul under its new CEO, Marty Neese. The company has revealed a new plan to move toward profitability through cost-cutting and a narrower product focus. Read more…
BMW kicks off serial drive production in Steyr
The BMW plant in Steyr has started series production of the electric drive unit for the Neue Klasse cars. The electric motor for the sixth generation of the BMW eDrive (Gen6) is the first fully electric drive unit to be manufactured at the Steyr plant. Read more…
EV Chargers Keep Spreading Across America. These Numbers Prove It
On this week’s Plugged-In Podcast: More good news for EV charging. Plus, more and more drivers want to go hands-free. Lire la suite…
BYD Jul sales breakdown: Qin 53,907 units, Song 52,648
The Qin family replaced the Song family as the best-selling BYD lineup in July.
The BYD Seal sold 46,850 units in July, making it the third-best-selling BYD model.
Italy plans new EV purchase incentive from September
Italy’s government wants to launch a new incentive programme for electric cars, apparently starting in September. The Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, has announced this and provided initial details. Read more…
Some Octopus Energy customers can get a free Ohme EV charger – if they act fast
Octopus Energy has teamed up with Uber to offer free home Ohme ePod chargers to its rideshare drivers. The offer is limited to the first 1000 drivers who switch to Octopus’ Intelligent Octopus Go EV tariff. Read more…
Dutch postal service expands emission-free delivery area
The Dutch postal and parcel service PostNL now completes 30 per cent of its last-mile deliveries emission-free. According to the postal service, this exceeds the local legal requirements. Read more…
Zeekr Group delivers 44,193 cars in Jul, with Zeekr brand at 16,977
The Zeekr brand delivered 16,977 vehicles in July, up 8.44 percent year-on-year and 1.65 percent from June.
Lynk & Co delivered 27,216 vehicles in July, up 27.94 percent year-on-year and 3.44 percent from June.
$21 million for ‘Clean Mobility’ in New York State
Kathy Hochul, the Governor of New York State, has announced that $21 million in funding is now available for ‘zero-emission mobility’ solutions in the state. The Clean Mobility Program will award funding to pilot projects that ‘expand access to shared zero-emission transportation’. Read more…
Tesla launches ride-hailing service in San Francisco
A few weeks after launching its Robotaxi service in the Texas city of Austin, Tesla is now also offering a ride-hailing service in San Francisco and the surrounding area. However, there is one crucial difference to the service in Austin: in San Francisco, a driver is behind the wheel. Read more…
Wheel-E Podcast: ’70 MPH e-bikes’, Vietnam bans gasoline bikes, more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes “70 MPH e-bikes” prompting new law changes, recalled Amazon/Walmart e-bikes, Vietnam banning gasoline-powered motorcycles, and more. Read more…
Italy plans new e-car purchase incentive from September
Italy’s government wants to launch a new incentive programme for electric cars, apparently starting in September. The Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, has announced this and provided initial details. Read more…
Norway’s July vehicle registrations show 97 per cent EVs
9,291 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in July. They achieved a record market share of 97.2 per cent. The Tesla Model Y once again took first place in the model rankings in July. Read more…
BYD Jul NEV sales drop to last year’s level as PHEVs continue to decline
BYD sold 344,296 NEVs in July, remaining largely flat from the same period last year, as PHEV sales declined sequentially for the fourth consecutive month.
Overseas sales also declined sequentially in July, ending the previous trend of seven consecutive months of record-breaking growth.
Xiaomi delivers over 30,000 EVs in July, YU7 waiting times stretch to H2 2026
Xiaomi has a problem, but it is the kind of problem most automakers would kill for: its new electric car is so popular that it can’t build them fast enough. The company announced it delivered over 30,000 electric vehicles in July, a new monthly record for its fledgling automotive division. This impressive figure is largely thanks to the overwhelming reception… Read more…
Nio delivers 21,017 cars in Jul, up 2.53% year-on-year
Nio Inc delivered 21,017 vehicles in July, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.53 percent, despite a 15.68 percent decrease from June. Read more…
JLR CEO Adrian Mardell steps down
Adrian Mardell, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), wants to retire after around three years in the top job. Under his leadership, the British manufacturer achieved its highest profit for ten years, massively reduced its debts – and recently carried out a controversial rebranding of the Jaguar brand. Read more…
Lyft completes acquisition of Freenow
The US rideshare company Lyft has just finished acquiring the FreeNow e-mobility app from Mercedes-Benz and BMW. First announced in April, the acquisition means that Lyft can now offer ride-hailing and taxi services in 11 countries and almost 1000 cities. Read more…
Nio to unveil new ES8 later this month, official launch set for Nio Day 2025 in Sept
Nio will hold a product and technology event for the third-generation ES8 in late August, with display vehicles available at stores at that time.
The third-generation ES8 will be officially launched at the Nio Day 2025 event in late September and will begin deliveries shortly thereafter.
Onvo officially launches flagship L90 SUV in China
About two weeks after starting pre-orders, Nio brand Onvo has officially started selling its flagship electric SUV, the L90, in China. Priced from 265,800 yuan (or 179,800 yuan if the battery is rented), the starting price is 14,100 yuan lower than at the start of pre-sales. Read more…
