With production of the all-electric Macan now underway in Germany, Porsche is launching two new variants to appeal to a broader customer base. The automaker has introduced a lighter RWD variant and a new dual-motor 4S version with an optional off-road design package. Read more…
Lucid confirms the 2025 Air Pure offers 5 miles per kWh, making it the most efficient car in the world
Lucid Motors shared details of a 2025 update to its Air Pure sedan today, which has achieved a landmark 5 miles of range per kWh of energy efficiency. Per Lucid, that figure solidifies the latest Air Pure as the most energy-efficient vehicle ever made. See more details of the 2025 Air lineup below. Read more…
The Lucid Air Just Hit A Huge EV Milestone
The EV startup announced some tweaks to its 2025 lineup. Most notably, the Air is now the country’s most efficient EV by a wide margin. Read more…
Zeekr launches right-hand drive Zeekr X in Thailand
Zeekr currently has four flash stores open in Bangkok and is expected to reach 14 stores in Thailand by the end of 2024. Read more…
Joby Aviation completes demonstration flight with hydrogen aircraft
Californian eVTOL startup Joby Aviation has successfully completed a 523-mile (842-kilometre) flight with a hydrogen-electric air taxi demonstrator built by H2FLY. Read more…
2025 Porsche Macan EV gets a lower price and likely more range
The electric Porsche Macan lineup gains two variants for 2025 Base Porsche Macan EVs are now single-motor and rear-wheel drive The 2025 Porsche Macan EV costs $77,295 Porsche’s electric Macan enters the 2025 model year with a new base model equipped with rear-wheel drive, a feature that should provide an efficiency boost for the battery-powered… Read more…
Porsche’s New Macan Trim Addresses Its Biggest Problem
The newly introduced rear-wheel drive Porsche Macan is the cheapest of the bunch, but there’s also a new Macan 4S. Read more…
NEV sales in China exceed the million mark
More than one million electric cars and plug-in hybrids were sold in China in June. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 1,049,000 of the so-called new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold – with BYD remaining the largest manufacturer. Read more…
SK On could start selling prismatic EV batteries
SK On could expand its product portfolio with prismatic batteries. The South Korean battery maker may overhaul its loss-making business with this diversification. Read more…
eLumina to manufacture EV chargers and BESS in Australia
Australian EV solutions company eLumina plans to open the country’s first factory for manufacturing EV chargers and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The company is investing 20 million Australian dollars in the upcoming plant. Read more…
Nio reaches 50 swap stations in Europe
As of July 15, Nio had 15 battery swap stations in Norway and 17 in Germany, according to data compiled by CnEVPost. Read more…
Musk falls back on donation promises & pledges for Trump
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now officially siding with the Republicans in the US presidential election campaign. “I fully support President Trump,” Musk posted after the assassination attempt and congratulated J.D. Vance on his nomination as Trump’s running mate. Read more…
Vattenfall to install 22,000 charging points in the Netherlands
Vattenfall InCharge has won a tender to install up to 22,000 additional charging points in Brabant and Limburg over the next few years. Vattenfall has already put more than 37,000 public charging points into operation in the two Dutch provinces. Read more…
BYD plans to build EV plant in Cambodia with annual capacity of 20,000 units
Cambodia’s Prime Minister met with BYD’s general manager of the Asia Pacific auto sales head, saying BYD’s plant in Cambodia will supply the local market and exports to international markets. Read more…
‘Crisis event’ made Xiaomi decide to join car-making bandwagon, says CEO
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun didn’t mention what the crisis event was, and he is expected to elaborate in a presentation this Friday. Read more…
Report: MG Motor to set up a Spanish factory amid EU tariff turmoil
Electric vehicle manufacturer MG Motor, a subsidiary of SAIC Motor Corp., is reportedly eyeing Galicia, Spain, as the potential site for its first European manufacturing plant. This news comes as the company looks to avoid the hefty tariffs imposed by the European Union on Chinese EV imports. MG Motor wants to finalize its decision by September 30, aiming to start… Read more…
Eramet inaugurates lithium extraction plant in Argentina
Production is scheduled to start in November 2024. At full capacity, the plant will produce 24,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year, which corresponds to the demand for 600,000 electric vehicles. Read more…
Jaguar scraps production of five models
British carmaker Jaguar will stop building all but one of its current models by the end of the year, as it looks to become an all-electric brand in 2025. However, profitability also has something to do with the decision. Read more…
Will Audi Still Go All-Electric By 2026? It’s Staying ‘Flexible.’
“We have a perfect strategy to be flexible for the next 10 years,” Audi’s chairman told InsideEVs as it readies a new e-tron and gas sedan. Read more…
MG probably favours northern Spain for European plant
SAIC brand MG Motor is considering Galicia in northwest Spain as the location for its planned European factory. The decision is expected to be made by the end of September – but other locations are also being considered. Read more…
