Plus, Tesla is in the middle of a stock rout, and more drama surfaces amid the scuttled Honda-Nissan merger. Read more…
Eve Energy plant in Malaysia sees 1st battery unit roll off line
The Malaysian plant is Eve Energy’s first overseas factory, and 53rd globally.
The plant has an annual production capacity of 680 million cylindrical batteries, mainly for power tools and electric two-wheelers.
MPK Poznań orders more hydrogen buses from Solaris
Public transport operator MPK Poznań has placed an order for additional hydrogen-powered buses from Solaris. A total of nine Urbino 12 hydrogen units will be delivered to the Polish city of Poznań by the end of April 2026, expanding the existing hydrogen fleet from 25 to 34 vehicles. Read more…
TotalEnergies Trials Dynamic Charging Tariffs in Utrecht
TotalEnergies has launched a pilot project in Utrecht to test dynamic charging tariffs. During the trial phase, tariffs at 15 charging stations across the Dutch city will be adjusted based on the expected availability of solar and wind energy. Read more…
Stellantis working on tires made from eggshells
Driving on eggshells—not walking on them—might be a good thing. Stellantis is looking to patent a process for incorporating them, or other biowaste material, into tires in order to further lower their environmental impact. In a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jan. 23, 2025 and submitted… Read more…
Kia EV4’s design officially revealed
Kia will fully announce the EV4 on February 27 during its EV Day event alongside the EV2 and the PV5, but the company is already eager to share more. Today Kia fully revealed the exterior of its EV4, and revealed it will be available in two versions – sedan and hatchback. Kia EV4 sedan The first thing to notice about… Read more…
Integrals Power Reports Progress on LMFP Cell Chemistry
Integrals Power has provided new details on the discharge rates and durability of its innovative LMFP cathode material. The British battery technology company emphasises that its approach delivers higher energy density than LFP technology while remaining more cost-effective than NMC cell chemistry. Read more…
BYD has already produced its first solid-state cells
Chinese car and battery manufacturer BYD apparently already produced its first solid-state cells last year. The source for this is not an anonymous informant, but the company’s Chief Technology Officer. However, BYD does not expect series production in the near future. Read more…
NEV Sales in January: China sees seasonal dip – but at a high level
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) in China fell below the one-million mark in January, largely due to the Chinese New Year holiday. Despite this seasonal dip, year-on-year growth remains strong at 29 per cent. Read more…
Peugeot gives e-3008 and e-5008 second electric motor
Peugeot’s electric SUVs, the e-3008 and the e-5008, will each receive a new all-wheel drive version in the coming weeks, the Dual Motor with 239 kW of power. With the duo, Peugeot launches the first all-wheel drive vehicles on the Stellantis STLA Medium platform. Read more…
Mercedes EQA and EQB affected by battery recall
The impending global recall of the Mercedes-Benz EQB is having a wider impact than previously assumed. The recall database of the German Federal Motor Transport Authority shows that the sister model EQA is also affected. Read more…
Here’s How Much Range This Tesla Model S Has After 250,000 Miles
The car was bought for just $9,000 and still has a battery warranty from Tesla. Read more…
Regulatory filing: Xiaomi YU7 SUV has CLTC range of up to 820 km
The single-motor version of the Xiaomi YU7 SUV is powered by BYD batteries and has a CLTC range of up to 820 km.
The dual-motor version is powered by CATL batteries and has a range of 670-760 km.
BYD lays out all-solid-state batteries for electric cars plans, trial use to start in 2027
BYD has announced its plans for the development and implementation of all-solid-state batteries. BYD’s battery business CTO, Sun Huajun, revealed at a recent forum that the company anticipates beginning “demonstration use” of all-solid-state batteries around 2027. This milestone is a crucial step toward the widespread integration of this advanced technology in electric cars. While demonstration use is on the horizon… Read more…
Kia unveils the design of the EV4
Kia plans to present several electric cars at its EV Day at the end of February – some as studies and new series models. These include the EV4 electric saloon. And so Kia’s next-series production car doesn’t get lost among all these premieres, the Koran carmaker unveiled the design of the mid-size saloon in advance. Read more…
China EV battery installations in Jan: CATL share at 47.08%, BYD 22.90%
CATL’s share grew by 1.6 percentage points in January from December, while BYD saw its share decrease by 0.29 percentage points due to lower NEV sales.
China’s overall power battery installations was 38.8 GWh in January, up 20.1 percent year-on-year but down 48.6 percent from December.
Regulatory filing: Nio Firefly has 42.1-kWh battery pack, 420 km CLTC range
Firefly’s first model consumes about 10 kWh per 100 km.
The car is powered by LFP batteries from Sunwoda, marking the first time the battery maker has been among Nio’s suppliers.
Hyundai-Kia buys more batteries from SK On in the US
SK On is apparently ramping up its US battery production because Hyundai and Kia want to significantly increase EV production in the US. According to insiders, the US subsidiary SK Battery America in Georgia will manufacture batteries for Hyundai and Kia electric cars on nine of twelve production lines from March. Read more…
BMW showcases the control unit for the Neue Klasse
BWM refers to it as the ‘Heart of Joy’ control unit, which it will install in its upcoming Neue Klasse electric vehicles. The German carmaker developed a new test vehicle called the BMW Vision Driving Experience to showcase the new drivetrain and driving dynamics management technology. Read more…
No Skoda variant of the ID.1 planned after all
According to a media report from Germany, Volkswagen’s planned small electric car for around 20,000 euros will probably not get a sister model from Skoda after all. The Czechs are said to be afraid of losses with the small electric car, referred to as the ID.1. Read more…
