Kia just pulled the covers off its new electric van, the PV5, giving us our first look at the futuristic model. The mid-size model is the first in Kia’s upcoming lineup of purpose-built electric vans that’s expected to shake up the growing market. From the first look, the PV5 will rival the Volkswagen ID.Buzz and Ford E-Transit. Check it out below. Read more…
Tesla to finally launch Supercharger wait queue after fight broke out
Tesla announced that it would finally launch wait queues at Superchargers, a feature long requested by Tesla owners after a fight broke out at a station between owners arguing about who is next to charge. Read more…
New Electric Mercedes C-Class, E-Class, Steer-By-Wire Mark Turnaround Plan
Mercedes aims to rebound from a tough 2024 with more tech and electrification—but also a renewed focus on “combustion” cars. Read more…
Ola Electric launches electric motorcycles with up to 501 km range
Indian electric two-wheeler maker Ola Electric has launched a ‘Roadster X’ range of electric motorcycles. The company plans to commence their deliveries by 15 March. Read more…
Bosch discontinues its ‘Charge My EV’ charging service
Automotive supplier Bosch will discontinue its own charging service at the end of the first quarter. In an e-mail to customers, the company announced that it will end its “activities in the area of charging services” on 31 March 2025. Bosch had only entered into a new partnership for its charging service last year. Read more…
Kia PV5 Electric Vans Keep The Concept’s Futuristic Design
The PV5 van will be available in several passenger and cargo configurations, and it should debut later this year. Read more…
CPCA expects China Feb NEV retail at 600,000, down 19% from Jan
Overall passenger car retail sales for February are expected to be around 1.25 million units, up 13.6 percent year-on-year but down 30.3 percent from January.
The Chinese New Year holiday in 2024 was on February 10-17, while this year the holiday was on January 28-February 4.
Dacia is working on an electric city car for Europe
The Renault subsidiary Dacia has started developing a new electric city car for Europe. The model is to be offered at prices below £15,000 – probably also thanks to its close relationship to the Renault Twingo E-Tech. Read more…
Android Automotive gets over 70 new apps, Volvo and Polestar first to get them
Google just announced a big new upgrade to Android Automotive – support for over 70 new apps. Up until now, Google’s native infotainment system platform supported just under 200 apps, but with the new update, the library is now closer to 300. But there’s a big caveat. Almost all newly added apps can only run when the vehicle is stationary.… Read more…
Tesla store under attack, arson and gunshots, FBI gets involved again
A Tesla store in Oregon was attacked with arson and gunshots on two separate occasions. The FBI got involved, which is the second time federal law enforcement intervened in incidents at Tesla stores. Read more…
Volocopter and Jet Systems want to bring eVTOLs to France
The German air taxi developer Volocopter and the French company Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services have signed an agreement to bring services for electric vertical take-off aircraft to France. And that while Volocopter is still going through insolvency proceedings in Germany.
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Ionna to integrate Plug&Charge into charging network
The North American fast-charging joint venture Ionna from BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Toyota has decided to integrate Hubject’s Plug&Charge ecosystem. Read more…
Electric truck service provider WattEV orders 40 Tesla Semi
Californian electric truck specialist WattEV has ordered 40 Tesla Semi vehicles. The first two units have already been handed over to the company, while the remaining vehicles should arrive by the end of next year. Read more…
Huawei-JAC joint brand Maextro to officially launch S800 luxury sedan at end of May
The Maextro S800, a model designed on the L3 autonomous driving architecture, will be launched at the Shenzhen auto show at the end of May.
The model is expected to be priced between RMB 1 million ($138,000) and RMB 1.5 million.
Research project for faster battery production
The development and industrialisation of a new type of production system for the manufacture of battery cell stacks is the aim of the EXINOS2 joint project, which involves Siemens, KIT and Fraunhofer FFB, among others. Read more…
Polestar 3 Gets Apple Digital Key Support, New Nvidia Processor
Owners will get the new Nvidia Drive AGX Orin processor as a free hardware upgrade. Read more…
Symbio showcases new fuel cell system
Symbio, the fuel cell joint venture Symbio from Forvia, Michelin and Stellantis, has unveiled its StackPack 75 hydrogen fuel cell system at the H2 & FC Expo in Tokyo, Japan. It is meant for electric commercial vehicles and construction equipment. Read more…
Kia shows the design of the PV5 in advance
After recently unveiling the series design of the EV4, Kia has now also revealed the design of the PV5. The brand’s first dedicated PBV model (Platform Beyond Vehicle) comes in variants for passenger transport and goods transport. The range will be supplemented by special conversion options, which will be presented at the Kia EV Day 2025 at the end of February. Read more…
Mercedes plots new ICE vans, reverses course on electric-only
Mercedes-Benz has said up until now that its future vans would be based on a dedicated electric architecture, but on Thursday it confirmed plans for a new internal-combustion van architecture as well. Electric vans based on the new Van.EA platform will still debut in 2026, as previously discussed. They’ll now be joined by other fuel-burning models… Read more…
The 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Didn’t Get This Important Update
In Europe, the refreshed Outlander PHEV comes with a bigger battery for more electric range. In the U.S., not so much. Read more…
