The sleek new electric sedan is off to a hot start. Nissan announced its new N7 EV set a new record in China on Thursday, with over 10,000 orders in just 18 days. Read more…
No panel upgrade needed! ELECQ balances EV charging with your home’s power load
North American homeowners who drive EVs can bump up against limited residential electrical capacities when it comes to installing Level 2 chargers. ELECQ is changing the game with the debut of its Power Monitor, which places smart EV charging at the core of home load balancing and solar integration. Read more…
2026 Mercedes CLA EV for the US market to support 400V chargers
The Mercedes CLA EV will be available in the US in early 2026. In some markets the car will be compatible with only 800V charging stations, which would be a huge issue given that most charging stations in the US are 400V. Additionally, the car comes with Tesla’s NACS charging port, meaning customers would have to use an adapter to… Read more…
Maxus tests bidirectional charging and plans market launch
The SAIC brand Maxus has successfully tested bidirectional DC charging for the battery-electric eDeliver 5 and eDeliver 7 vans, and the eTerron 9 electric pickup in collaboration with power electronics specialist Ambibox. A customer release with a ‘certified charger’ is said to be in preparation. Read more…
First ride in the Range Rover Electric: A cosy ride into the future
While Jaguar is currently shocking the establishment with a radical electric vision, the engineers at JLR are showing more sensitivity to the original design with the electric Range Rover and remain true to their brand.
Toyota unveils estate version of bZ4X
Toyota is set to launch an estate car version of its all-electric SUV model the bZ4X next year. It will be called the BZ4X Touring and will be 14cm longer than the standard bZ4X. Its European launch is planned for the first half of 2026. Read more…
OMV to retire a third of CNG fuel stations in Austria
The Austrian mineral oil company OMV has announced that it intends to shut down 10 of its 28 CNG fuel stations in the country. The company plans to start shutting them down this summer. Read more…
The 2026 GMC Hummer EV Just Got Even More Outrageous
With 1,160 horsepower, the 2026 GMC Hummer EV will race to 60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds. Read more…
Ionity secures €600m to expand charging infrastructure
Ionity has just secured one of the European EV charging sector’s largest ever loan deals to date. It plans to fund a major expansion of its charging network with credit from nine commercial banks, aiming to more than double its current number of charging points. Read more…
This Plan Could Break The EV Market
House Republicans have proposed deleting the EV tax credit and, critically, closing the “leasing loophole.” Read more…
Tesla Board Scrambles To Redo Musk’s Multi-Billion Dollar Payday
Plus, Subaru is rethinking its electrification plans in favor of hybrids and America’s favorite Chinese EV is under fire. Read more…
Toyota unveils 2026 C-HR EV for North America
Today, Toyota officially introduces the new 2026 C-HR battery EV for the North American market, describing it as “a bold entry in its electrified lineup”. The C-HR has all-wheel drive, 338 hp, and an estimated 0 to 97 km/h time of around 5 seconds. It uses a 74.7 kW battery which will give it an estimated range of 467 km.… Read more…
UrbanLink & Regent Craft to expand seaglider collaboration
Regent Craft, the US designer and manufacturer of electric seagliders, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Florida-based UrbanLink Air Mobility. Read more…
Ryvid
The ambitious founders of Ryvid have created a range of motorbikes designed to electrify the mass market in the Far East, then take over the streets of every major town and city on the planet, reports Will Gray.
Ryvid was founded by three California-based engineers who grew up in Vietnam. Their birthplace has now become one of the most polluted places on Earth, ranked plum last of the 180 countries in last year’s Environmental Performance Index. In early January, it was home to not one but two of the world’s five most polluted cities. Read more…
XPeng just teased its next-generation P7 sedan and it is SLEEK [Video]
It’s been less than a month since XPeng Motors began teasing a new camouflage sedan codenamed the E29. This morning (or this evening if you’re in China), XPeng unveiled the mystery sedan as its next-generation P7. This vast redesign of the Chinese automaker’s flagship BEV sedan is a bona fide stunner, and makes me wish I could drive one of my own in the US. Read more…
Royal Enfield’s Flying Flea electric motorcycles launching early next year
Royal Enfield’s eagerly anticipated electric motorcycles, unveiled late last year under the Flying Flea brand, are now confirmed to hit the market early next year. Eicher Motors Managing Director B. Govindarajan narrowed down the release window, confirming that the two models currently in testing, the FF-C6 and S6, will debut in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2026, corresponding to January through March 2026. Read more…
Archer Aviation becomes the exclusive air taxi provider to the 2028 Olympic Games in LA
eVTOL developer Archer Aviation has signed on as the official air taxi partner of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. As a partner to the event and Team USA, Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft will transport VIPs, fans, and athletes around event venues in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Read more…
Arc boats announces new, cheaper Arc Coast center console electric boat
Arc, the company behind the powerful Arc One and Arc Sport electric boats, announced its next model today: the Arc Coast, a center console boat with many of the capabilities of its predecessors at a significantly lower price. Read more…
Damera to open electric bus factory in Illinois
Damera, the exclusive North American distributor of the Karsan eJEST, plans to invest $31.5 million in the new factory and create 90 full-time jobs to open its first U.S. assembly plant, backed by state tax incentives. Read more…
São Paulo expands electric bus fleet
A $248.3m public bus electrification program is going ahead in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, following approval from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Authorities hope to deploy a total of 2,200 buses ‘powered by clean energy’, including BEVs, across the Caribbean’s largest city. Read more…
