This means that the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra has seen a net increase of around 13,000 units in locked-in orders over the past roughly three months.
The SU7 Ultra starts at RMB 529,900 ($73,650), which is 2.5 times the price of the regular SU7.
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra’s cumulative locked-in orders exceed 23,000 units
This means that the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra has seen a net increase of around 13,000 units in locked-in orders over the past roughly three months.
The SU7 Ultra starts at RMB 529,900 ($73,650), which is 2.5 times the price of the regular SU7.
Tallinn Airport opens revamped EV charging hub
Tallinn Airport has just finished an overhaul of the electric vehicle charging area in its multi-storey car park. New AC chargers have been installed in existing parking bays on the basement level. Read more…
RetailSonar merges with Ladeplan
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DeLorean, Which Doesn’t Make Cars Yet, Wants You To Buy Crypto
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DJI may be best known for drones, but the company just launched a ground-based product that has the power to keep all your tech airborne – and then some. The new DJI Power 2000 is a 2,048 Wh portable power station with a 3,000 W output that quietly muscles its way into the heavy-hitter end of the mobile power world. I’ve been testing it for the past week in a wide range of scenarios – from charging up my electric tractor in the field to power my family’s chest freezer. And of course smaller jobs like charging up my phone and drone are easy jobs too. From my experience so far, I can tell you that this thing delivers. Read more…
First ever ‘robotaxi’ trials begin in Germany
The German public transport project KIRA is performing real-world road tests of its robotaxi vehicles for the first time. The robotaxis are being tested in two municipalities in the Offenbach district using Level 4 automation. Read more…
2026 Toyota bZ First Drive: The EV America Needs Right Now
The refreshed and renamed bZ gets over 300 miles of range, Tesla charger access and a lot of speed. Can it save the day?
Android Auto’s New Features Will Make Being Parked Less Boring
You’ll be able to watch full-screen videos and even browse websites through your car’s infotainment screen. Read more…
Hyundai to manufacture electric vehicles in Turkey
From August 2026, Hyundai wants to build electric cars at its Turkish plant in İzmit as well as combustion engines. The plans cast their shadows ahead: to make room for the new production line, Hyundai is apparently already reducing its combustion engine production from 245,000 to 190,000 units this year. Read more…
VW reveals key points for the SSP electric platform
The Scalable Systems Platform, or SSP for short, is to become the VW Group’s electric modular system of the future and serve as the basis for as many model series as possible. The ‘architecture freeze’ has now apparently taken place, with which the Wolfsburg-based company has laid the foundations for the coming generations of electric cars. Read more…
“EV charging infrastructure: quo vadis? ChargeUp Europe’s State of the Industry” – Lucie Mattera from ChargeUp Europe
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Mitsubishi considers a new, electric generation of Colt
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Huawei-Chery joint brand Luxeed reaches 100,000th delivery milestone
This comes 18 months after the launch of Luxeed’s first model, the Luxeed S7 sedan.
Luxeed currently has two models on sale, the other being the Luxeed R7 coupe SUV.
Xiaomi’s EV business brings in $2.5 billion in revenue in Q1, up 11% from Q4
Xiaomi’s innovative businesses, which include EV and AI, posted a gross margin of 23.2 percent in the first quarter, up from 20.4 percent in the fourth quarter last year.
In the first quarter, Xiaomi delivered 75,869 SU7 series vehicles, up 8.86 percent from 69,697 in the fourth quarter.
Chinese autonomous driving tech firm WeRide expands into Saudi market
WeRide will begin robotaxi pilot operations on the Uber platform in the coming months and plans to launch commercial robotaxi operations in Saudi Arabia within 2025.
WeRide has tested and deployed autonomous driving products including Robotaxi, Robobus, and Robosweeper in several Saudi cities.
Xiaomi YU7 is coming to the Shenzhen Auto Show on May 31
After wowing the automotive world with its SU7 electric sedan, Xiaomi is not hitting the brakes. The company is now steering its ambitions into the popular electric SUV segment with its brand-new model, the YU7. After unveiling the car only last week, it is set to make its public auto show debut at the 2025 Auto Shenzhen, which kicks off… Read more…
First Bus charging depots now open to third party use
The UK-based commercial charging service Paua has just launched Paua Share, a new scheme which gives commercial EV fleets access to charging at shared First Bus depots. It means Paua’s business fleet customers gain access to 11 depot locations fitted with fast chargers. Read more…
China’s 1st large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station goes into operation
The energy storage station uses the latest high-capacity sodium-ion batteries with a top response speed six times faster than other existing sodium-ion batteries.
It can store 800,000 kWh of electricity per day, which can be used by 270,000 households.
Li Auto’s updated Li L6 exceeds 10,000 deliveries
The Li L6 is Li Auto’s main-selling model, contributing 48.19 percent of the company’s deliveries in the January-April period.
Li Auto launched the updated L-series EREVs on May 8 and began their deliveries on May 9.
