Hesai said it delivered more than 100,000 LiDARs in December, the first LiDAR maker in the world to reach the milestone. Read more…
Deepal sees 400,000th car roll off line, targets 500,000 sales in 2025
Deepal saw deliveries surpass 36,000 units in December and more than 240,000 units for the entire 2024. Read more…
China NEV sales in 2025 estimated to rise by 30% to 16.5 million
China’s NEV sales, including exports, are expected to reach about 16.5 million units in 2025, with a penetration rate of more than 50 percent, a think tank expert said. Read more…
Tesla denies Cybertruck will go on sale in China in Jan after rumors resurface
Tesla has denied that it plans to start selling the Cybertruck electric pickup truck in China on January 1, after recent rumors surfaced. Read more…
NY Governor Hochul announces $28.5 million funding for DC fast chargers
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $28.5 million in additional funding being made available to install DC fast chargers for private and commercial EVs driving along major travel corridors across the Empire State. Read more…
Volvo L20 Electric wheel loader exceeding expectations of Kiwi landscaper
Volvo has delivered the first of its L20 Electric wheel loaders to New Zealand, with a leading landscape manufacturer putting it through its paces in an early pilot program. The verdict: Volvo’s new electric loader is exceeding expectations. Read more…
Milestone: Motiv Electric Trucks logs its 5 millionth electric mile
Motiv Electric Trucks may not grab all the headlines, but it’s been quietly putting electric box vans to work throughout California for the past fifteen years. And, last week, the company’s commercial EV fleet logged its five millionth all-electric mile driven. Read more…
Finally, An Electric Minivan With Six Wheels That Launches A Drone
Chinese automaker Xpeng’s Land Aircraft Carrier will make an appearance at CES 2025. It may end up as the wildest car at the show. Read more…
GM working on mixed-chemistry EV battery packs
General Motors is following a handful of other automakers and battery firms in developing mixed-chemistry battery packs for electric vehicles. GM laid out its version of this concept in a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 28, 2024. In that document, which was first filed by GM Aug. 2, 2023, the… Read more…
Nio management reveals 2025 product roadmap in communication with Goldman Sachs
The Onvo sub-brand will launch two SUVs in the second half of 2025, and the Nio brand’s facelifted models will have larger sizes, lower costs, and more LiDARs, according to Goldman Sachs. Read more…
Nio exceeds 2,900 swap stations in China, with 1,000 available to Onvo
To date, Nio has 2,905 battery swap stations in China, 929 of which are located along highways. Read more…
First autonomous electric loaders in North America get to work
Swedish multinational Sandvik says it’s successfully deployed a pair of fully autonomous Toro LH518iB battery-electric underground loaders at the New Gold Inc. ($NGD) New Afton mine in British Columbia, Canada. Read more…
Stig drifts 2,000 hp electric Ford Supervan around Top Gear test track [video]
The Top Gear TV show might be over, but its tamed racing driver – a masked, anonymous hot shoe known only as “the Stig” – lives on … and his latest adventure involves pitching the 1,400 hp electric Ford SuperVan demonstration vehicle around the famed Top Gear test track. Sideways. Read more…
Contargo logistics adds 20 Mercedes eActros 600 electric semis to fleet
European logistics firm Contargo is adding twenty of Mercedes’ new, 600 km-capable eActros battery electric semi trucks to its trimodal delivery fleet, bringing zero-emission shipping to Germany’s hinterland. Read more…
Tesla Has Portable Supercharger Stations That Can Go Online Lightning Quick
Tesla is deploying a handful of these MegapackChargers during the holiday season. Read more…
Nio sues multiple bloggers for spreading misinformation, insulting its brand and users
Some online accounts fabricated inaccurate information and some others consistently attacked the Nio brand and users, an announcement said. Read more…
Podcast: Electrek car of the year, NIO Day, what’s coming for EVs in 2025, and more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss our choice for Electrek car of the year, NIO Day, what’s coming for EVs in 2025, and more. Read more…
Xiaomi EV says SU7 deliveries exceed 130,000, meets adjusted full-year target
Xiaomi EV said it has delivered more than 130,000 units of the SU7, as the electric sedan marks the one-year anniversary from its debut. Read more…
VW has a fix for its ID.4 recall, and sales are starting back up now
Volkswagen has identified a solution for its ID.4 recall and is ready to start producing post-recall ID.4s, with sales restarting now or soon at a dealership near you. Read more…
Schneider electric semi truck fleet hits 6 million miles driven
Just a year after it hit the 1 million electric mile mark, Schneider National ($SNDR) and its unmistakable orange semi trucks have thrown down the gauntlet – adding more than 5 million miles to its BEV tally and crossing the 6 million electric mile mark. Read more…
