CATL has commissioned its first production lines for battery packs housed in another company’s factory. Two Cell-to-Pack 2.0 production lines began manufacturing battery packs at Seres’ factory in Chongqing. Read more…
ChargePoint unveil Flex Plus charger for company cars
The company ChargePoint has announced sales of its new Flex Plus charger, a home charging solution designed specifically for company cars. It will be paired with ChargePoint’s Driver Management Solution to give businesses an overview of their entire fleet. Read more…
Australia: Ausgrid integrates first V2G connection into New South Wales grid
Australia’s largest electricity distributor Ausgrid has integrated its first vehicle-to-grid connection into the New South Wales grid, paving the way for EVs to become mobile batteries that support grid stability and unlock income streams for customers. Read more…
Leapmotor to begin pre-sales of updated C11 SUV on Jul 3
The C11 was first launched in September 2021 and has sold over 250,000 units to date.
Leapmotor has launched updated versions of the C16 SUV, C10 SUV, T03, and the all-new B10 SUV this year.
Svolt Energy Thailand plant rolls off 10,000th EV battery pack
Svolt witnessed the roll-off of the 10,000th EV battery pack from its Thailand joint venture plant, following the production of the first battery pack in December 2023.
Svolt is accelerating the construction of its energy storage assembly production line in Thailand.
Traton Group unites 9,000 engineers in new R&D unit
The Traton Group has launched its joint Group Research & Development organisation, uniting 9,000 engineers from Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus. The goal is to accelerate modular electric and connected vehicle technologies under one umbrella. Read more…
Recharge equips all Nordic fast chargers with card terminals
Recharge has installed card terminals across its 2,500 fast-chargers in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. Alongside, it launches two new subscription plans via its app to make EV charging more accessible and cost-effective for Nordic electric car drivers this summer. Read more…
New ‘world’s lightest, most efficient’ e-bike motor lands on another model
Last week, we reported that the e-bike world had a new motor claiming to be the lightest and most efficient. Now, we’re already seeing TQ’s new TQHPR40 motor proliferate on more road and gravel e-bikes, including the recently announced E-ASTR from Ridely. Read more…
Kia reveals UK pricing for EV4 with up to 388 miles of range
Kia has announced UK pricing for its first fully electric C-segment hatchback, the EV4, starting from £34,695. Two battery options offer up to 388 miles of WLTP range. Deliveries begin this autumn as Kia targets European hatchback electrification. Read more…
Over 70,000 BMW EVs Recalled For Sudden Power Loss Risk
The manufacturer blames software for the issue, which erroneously triggers a fail-safe shutdown of the high-voltage system. Lire la suite…
BYD passenger car plant in Brazil begins production as local sales exceed 130,000 units
The first model produced at BYD’s passenger car plant in Brazil is the Seagull, which has been renamed the Dolphin Mini locally.
Other models, including the Song Pro and Chaser 05, will also be produced locally here.
BYD passenger car plant in Brazil begins production as local sales exceed 130,000 units
The first model produced at BYD’s passenger car plant in Brazil is the Seagull, which has been renamed the Dolphin Mini locally.
Other models, including the Song Pro and Chaser 05, will also be produced locally here.
Nio Onvo to begin pre-sales of L90 SUV on Jul 10, unveiling interior for first time
Onvo L90 will begin pre-sales on July 10, with display vehicles available in all stores at that time.
The interior of the large SUV was first revealed, showing a setup similar to current mainstream premium SUVs.
Geely raises 2025 sales target following strong growth in H1
Geely has raised its 2025 sales target by about 11 percent, from 2.71 million units to 3 million units.
Geely said that this is due to the group’s strong sales performance so far this year.
Komatsu scores $440 million electric mining equipment sale in Pakistan
Barrick Mining Corp. and Komatsu have formalized a $440 million deal that will see the Japanese construction giant begin delivering electric and electrified mining equipment assets to the company’s Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan. Read more…
Senate votes to send 2 million US jobs to China, increase deficit, energy costs
Senate republicans passed their version of the republican tax bill previously passed by the House. The bill retains most of the bad parts of the House bill, and still kills a slew of tax credits to help working families become more energy efficient, improve US air quality, and boost US manufacturing – instead channeling that money to wealthy elites, increasing the deficit by trillions of dollars along the way. Read more…
Tesla unveils its LFP battery factory, claims it’s almost ready
Tesla has unveiled its lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery cell factory in Nevada and claims that it is nearly ready to start production. Read more…
Hyundai is about to reveal a new EV and it could be the affordable IONIQ 2
Hyundai is getting ready to shake things up. A new electric crossover SUV, likely the Hyundai IONIQ 2, is set to debut in the coming months. It will sit below the Kona Electric as Hyundai expands its entry-level EV lineup. Read more…
Tesla, Trump alliance falls apart – but there’s BIG news for electric semi fleets
After a month off trying to wrap our heads around all the chaos surrounding EVs, solar, and everything else in Washington, we’re back with the biggest EV news stories of the day from Tesla, Ford, Volvo, and everyone else on today’s hiatus-busting episode of Quick Charge. Read more…
LEM launches new series of DC energy meters for DC fast and megawatt EV chargers
Swiss electrical measurement technology specialist LEM (Life Energy Motion) has launched a new series of DC meters. The DCES600 and DCES1500 meters address a range of DC current-sensing requirements. They are designed to achieve Class B accuracy at charger level at currents of up to 1,500 A and operating temperatures from -40° to +85° C,… Read more…
