There’s good news and bad news in General Motors’ Q1 2025 results, CEO Mary Barra said in a letter to shareholders. Read more…
ZF’s New EV Range Extender Also Powers The Wheels, But Not Like You Think
A small gas engine turns a generator to charge the batteries. But that generator can also be another electric motor. Read more…
Xiaomi EV rides high on strong demand with 28,000 vehicles delivered last month
Xiaomi EV, the electric vehicle arm of the technology giant Xiaomi, announced on the social media platform Weibo that it delivered over 28,000 vehicles in April. This is the seventh consecutive month with Xiaomi EV’s monthly deliveries going over the 20,000 mark. While this figure is slightly below the “over 29,000 units” reported in March, it still shows the huge… Read more…
BYD sells 380,089 NEVs in Apr, overseas sales hit another record high
BYD sold 79,086 NEVs overseas in April, marking the fifth consecutive month of record sales.
BYD’s BEV sales rose sequentially in April, while PHEV sales declined.
ABB E-mobility launches trio of new EV chargers
ABB E-mobility have announced the expansion of its comprehensive EV charging portfolio, based on platforms addressing critical usability, reliability and scalability challenges that have hampered mass EV adoption. With the expansion of this portfolio through three new charging products: the field-upgradable A200/300 All-in-One Read more…
Citroën reveals prices for Ami & Ami Buggy
The new Ami, which was announced last year, will start at €7,990 – the same base price as its predecessor model. Citroën has also unveiled the Ami Buggy at the Paris Motor Show, starting at €9,590. Read more…
Tesla Semi public charging network coming with 46 stations in 2027
Tesla plans to deploy a public charging network for its Tesla Semi truck, starting with 46 stations in 2027, according to a new presentation. Read more…
LEAD to supply end-of-line systems for Italian battery factory
Chinese mechanical engineering company LEAD has received a major order from Italian battery manufacturer FAAM. The order includes the delivery of an end-of-line (EOL) for the new 8 GWh LFP factory Teverola 2 near Naples. Read more…
Skycharger secures $10 million grant for electric truck stops in California
Skycharger will set up two public charging hubs for electric trucks in Southern California, an effort supported with funds from the California Energy Commission. Read more…
Nio delivers 23,900 cars in Apr, its second highest ever
The Nio main brand delivered 19,269 vehicles in April, with Onvo at 4,400 and Firefly at 231 units. Read more…
Rivian Built A Secret Stash Of Batteries From Asia To Skirt Trump Tariffs: Report
The startup started stockpiling LFP batteries last year. Read more…
Zeekr Group delivers 41,316 cars in Apr, with Lynk & Co seeing 47% YoY growth
The Zeekr brand delivered 13,727 vehicles in April, down 14.68 percent from the same month last year.
Lynk & Co delivered 27,589 vehicles in April, up 47.32 percent year-on-year.
Hyundai Mobis develops pulsating heat pipes for ultrafast charging
Hyundai Mobis has developed a ‘pulsating’ heat-pipe (PHP) material to improve the thermal performance of battery packs during fast charging. It aims to prevent overheating during the ultra-fast charging of EVs, writes Nick Flaherty. Read more…
Rivian (RIVN) quietly built an EV battery supply to brace for Trump’s tariffs
Rivian (RIVN) is already preparing for changes under the Trump administration. In anticipation of Trump’s new auto tariffs, Rivian built a reserve of EV batteries from Asia as a countermeasure. Read more…
Home solar prices just hit record lows – and storage is even cheaper
If you’ve been holding off on going solar, now might be the time to revisit that quote. According to EnergySage’s new Solar & Storage Marketplace Report, prices for both home solar and solar + storage reached record lows in the second half of 2024. Read more…
China’s 3-row 872hp SUV would destroy the EU/US market: $40K Lynk & Co 900 PHEV
On our trip to Shanghai auto show facilitated by Zeekr, my colleague Scooter and I got to see an unbelievable amount of EVs from 20+ makers, many of which we’d never heard of. Each maker offered an incredible array of models but one in particular stood out to me: the Lynk & Co 900. Read more…
Tesla board is reportedly floating replacing Elon Musk as CEO
According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Tesla’s board has taken steps toward potentially seeking a new CEO to replace Elon Musk. Read more…
Xpeng delivers 35,045 cars in Apr, its second highest ever
In the January-April period, Xpeng delivered 129,053 vehicles, up 313.45 percent year-on-year.
Nio’s team shake-up reportedly continues for sales channel integration of Nio and Onvo brands
In several cities, sales of Nio and Onvo brands are starting to be headed by the same person.
These changes are aimed at integrating the sales channels of the Nio and Onvo brands to improve organizational efficiency.
Xiaomi EV says it delivered over 28,000 units in Apr
This is the seventh consecutive month that Xiaomi EV has seen monthly deliveries exceed 20,000 units.
Customers ordering the regular SU7 now will still have to wait about 40 weeks for delivery.
