Agata Stańda has been named the new CEO of Solaris Bus & Coach, effective 1 July 2025. She succeeds Javier Iriarte, who becomes Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board while leading CAF Rolling Stock. Read more…
Pony AI begins robotaxi road tests in Luxembourg
Pony AI has team up with a local partner to deploy multiple robotaxis for testing in Luxembourg.
Pony AI plans to expand its autonomous driving services to more regions in Luxembourg within the coming months.
Italy launches €650 million tender for 600 electric buses
Italy’s central purchasing body Consip has launched a €650 million tender for 600 electric buses, ranging from minibuses to articulated models. Delivery will cover urban, intercity, and regional needs. Read more…
BYD launches wagon variant of Seal 06 DM-i with starting price of $15,320
The hybrid BYD Seal 06 DM-i Touring Edition has a range of up to 2,000 km and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds.
More automakers are joining the ranks of those launching wagon models as domestic consumer preferences become increasingly diverse.
Fraunhofer FEP optimises production process for metal-polymer electrodes
Fraunhofer FEP has developed a new roll-to-roll production process for manufacturing metal-on-polymer current collectors. This enables electrodes to be made using polymer films instead of metal foils – reducing battery weight while maintaining comparable performance. Read more…
Ohme becomes home charging partner of XPENG UK
The partnership will see Ohme provide XPENG customers with a ‘complete charger, installation and support package’. Additionally, customers that buy an XPENG G6 Long Range between now and the end of September will be eligible for a complimentary Ohme home charger. Read more…
Xpeng G7 officially goes on sale in China
Xpeng has launched its new G7 electric SUV in China, starting at RMB 195,800 (about €23,000). The mid-size EV offers up to 702 km CLTC range, a Turing L3-ready chip with 2,250 TOPS, and a Huawei AR-HUD to rival Tesla’s Model Y and Xiaomi’s YU7. Read more…
Changan looks for factory sites in Europe
Chinese carmaker Changan has confirmed its intention to build its own plant for electric passenger cars in Europe. A European manager from the company stated that the planning phase has begun, and possible sites are being assessed. Read more…
Lucid increases quarterly deliveries – again
It is the third consecutive delivery record! Lucid Motors produced 3,863 electric cars in the second quarter and delivered 3,309 vehicles. This also marks the best half-year in the company’s history. Read more…
China’s nationwide ‘cash for clunkers’ trade-in program causing huge e-bike boom
While much of the Western world is still figuring out how to get more people on electric bikes, China just flipped a switch, and the results are staggering. Thanks to a generous nationwide trade-in program rolled out around six months ago, China has seen an explosive surge in electric bicycle sales, with over 8.47 million new e-bikes hitting the road in the first half of 2025 alone. Read more…
Xpeng G7 secures over 10,000 orders in first 9 minutes; analysts project 55,000 deliveries in H2
Deutsche Bank expects Xpeng to deliver 134,000 and 149,000 cars in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, driving full-year 2025 volume to 480,000 units.
Deliveries of the G7 will begin soon, with some Weibo bloggers sharing screenshots indicating they may receive their vehicles within 1-2 weeks.
Didi unveils 1600 kW super-charger
The race to eliminate the electric car’s most persistent bugbear – the time it takes to recharge – has a new and formidable contender. Orange Charging, a company tied to the ride-hailing Chinese giant Didi, has pulled the curtain back on a startlingly powerful new charger. This liquid-cooled monster is capable of pumping out 1,600 kW of power. According to… Read more…
Tesla launches Oasis Supercharger with solar farm and off-grid batteries
Tesla has launched its new Oasis Supercharger, the long-promised EV charging station of the future, with a solar farm and off-grid batteries. Read more…
Day 1 of the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2025 [Gallery]
Today was the official start of racing at the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2025! There was a tremendous energy (and heat) on the ground at NCM Motorsports Park as nearly a dozen teams took to the track. Currently, as of writing, Stanford is ranked #1 in the SOV (Single-Occupant Vehicle) class with 68 registered laps. However, the fastest lap so far belongs to UC Berkeley, which clocked a 4:45 on the 3.15-mile track. That’s an average speed of just under 40 mph on nothing but solar energy. Not bad. Read more…
New details about the Neue Klasse BMW iX3 emerge
BMW is almost ready to launch its next-generation electric vehicle, the 2026 iX3. This new model is built on the company’s innovative “Neue Klasse” platform – a big step for the brand’s electric ambitions, moving beyond adapting existing gasoline-powered cars and introducing a vehicle designed from the ground up as an EV. Leaked details provide a comprehensive picture of what… Read more…
Tesla sold 5,000 Cybertrucks Q2, Optimus is in chaos, plus: the Infinity Train!
The numbers are in and they are all bad for Tesla fans – the company sold just 5,000 Cybertruck models in Q4 of 2025, and built some 30% more “other” vehicles than it delivered. It just gets worse and worse, on today’s tension-building episode of Quick Charge. Read more…
Scientists develop lithium-air battery design to increase energy storage
Scientists at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new approach based on a four-electron reaction process to produce lithium-air batteries that have higher energy density than current Li-ion technology. So far, lithium-air battery demonstrations have been limited to only one- or two-electron reaction processes, resulting in the formation of… Read more…
Toyota Was ‘Flabbergasted’ By BYD’s EV Development Speed
Tesla first upended how cars are made. Chinese carmakers took Tesla’s playbook and went ballistic with it. Lire la suite…
The EV Tax Credit Is Dead. Here’s Why I Still Have Hope
Automakers and politicians can try to snuff out EV enthusiasm, but the cars are too damn good to go away. Lire la suite…
Hyundai again teases Ioniq 6 N ahead of its Goodwood unveiling
Hyundai confirmed the impending debut of its new Ioniq 6 N with a short video teaser. The sleek electric sedan will have its global reveal at the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed, promising to build upon the surprising success of its sibling, the Ioniq 5 N crossover. Hyundai’s N performance division has been methodically building its reputation for many years,… Read more…
