A coalition of clean energy groups – representing over 2,000 companies and hundreds of billions in private investment – is holding more than 100 meetings today with bipartisan members of Congress to underscore the critical role of IRA clean energy tax credits. Read more…
Toyota’s first EV battery plant in the US is ready for business, but there’s more
The world’s largest automaker wants to catch up in the global EV race after falling behind rivals like Tesla and BYD. On Wednesday, Toyota announced that its $14 billion EV battery plant in North Carolina is open for business. The new facility will begin shipping batteries for Toyota’s electric vehicles in April. Meanwhile, Toyota revealed separate plans to challenge BYD and other EV leaders in China. Read more…
Volkswagen’s New EV Is The Affordable Car Tesla Won’t Build
It launches for Europe in 2027 with a €20,000 price tag. That’s just $20,800 in US currency … if VW sends it to North America. Read more…
Other EV Companies Ditched Dealers. Polestar Is All-In On Them
Polestar’s new CEO says dealers are needed, even as other EV brands move away from that model. Read more…
2024 Chevy Blazer EV Owner Review At Six Months: A Mixed Bag
Another quality issue and some winter road trip range issues have dampened some of my enthusiasm. Read more…
HBK launches cloud-based FMEA software with AI-powered insights
Testing and measurement company Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) has released a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of its failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) software, Reliasoft Cloud to support centralized management. ReliaSoft Cloud uses artificial intelligence (AI)-powered insights, intuitive risk visualization and team collaboration for improved decision-making and scalability. The single, web-based platform helps streamline… Read more…
Qmerit partners with Wisetack to offer financing options for home EV charging installation
Qmerit, a North America installer of EV charging equipment, has partnered with Wisetack, an embedded finance platform for home services, to offer financing options to EV owners. The Qmerit-Wisetack partnership will give EV buyers more flexibility in paying for Level 2 home charger installations. Instead of billing installation as a single payment, customers can choose… Read more…
Xiaomi CEO sets ambitious SU7 Ultra sales target ahead of release
Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun has set an ambitious sales target of 10,000 units for the upcoming SU7 Ultra supercar throughout this year. The SU7 Ultra will be fully launched at the end of this month alongside the Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphone. Starting today, Xiaomi is showing the SU7 Ultra in 112 stores across 42 cities in China. Lei… Read more…
Rivian Owners, Rejoice: No More Service Visits To Update Your Wheel Size
A software update will “soon” allow owners to make the change themselves. Read more…
Rising star Vammo rides past 1 million battery swaps for electric motorcycles
Vammo, a battery-swapping service for electric motorcycles in Latin America, has just announced that the company has surpassed an impressive 1 million battery swaps in a little over a year. Read more…
Why The Honda-Nissan Merger May Be Dead Before It Started
The planned $60 billion merger between two Japanese carmaking giants may be DOA. Plus, what tariffs mean for China’s growth. Read more…
Chinese property giant Greenland launches unit dedicated to exporting NEVs
Greenland aims to achieve annual exports of 100,000 NEVs over the next three years.
It signed its first export order, totaling 5,000 vehicles and valued at about $70 million.
Mercedes-Benz EVs can now charge on Tesla Superchargers
As promised, Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles can now charge at 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. market. Mercedes-Benz said in January access to Tesla’s Supercharger charging network would open to the German EVs in February. While Mercedes didn’t announce the switch has been flipped, Tesla updated its list of automakers with access to… Read more…
Ionna scales up toward targeted 30,000 EV chargers by 2030
The U.S. EV charging network Ionna is picking up speed in its infrastructure build-out as the nascent network aims to make good on its promise of installing tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers over the next five years. It said on Tuesday in a press release that it is transitioning “from public beta to full-scale national release”… Read more…
First photos of the Genesis GV90 testing in Korea surface
We have finally caught a glimpse of the Genesis GV90, the all-electric SUV that promises to redefine the ultra-luxury segment. Spotted for the first time on the streets of South Korea, the production-ready unit of the GV90 offers some clues about its design and capabilities. After the first blurry spy shots and teaser images of the GV90, this latest video… Read more…
Nio adds 111 swap stations in China in Jan, average daily services reach 95,160
Nio currently has 3,106 battery swap stations in China, of which 964 are located along highways.
It provided 2,949,969 battery swap services in China in January, a daily average of 95,160.
IM Motors offers limited-time $4,130 discount on L6 electric sedan
The discount, available this month, lowers the starting price of the IM L6 by 13.64 percent to RMB 189,900 yuan.
Earlier today, Tesla announced an RMB 8,000 insurance subsidy in China for all variants of the Model 3 electric sedan.
Xiaomi aims to sell 10,000 units of SU7 Ultra in 2025
Xiaomi will introduce the SU7 Ultra again when it launches the Xiaomi 15 Ultra phone at the end of this month.
Xiaomi EV is showcasing the SU7 Ultra in 112 stores in 42 cities starting February 5.
Mercedes-Benz EVs Get Access To The Tesla Supercharger Network Today
Owners can get a discounted NACS to CCS1 adapter from Mercedes-Benz dealers. Read more…
Xpeng to achieve L3 autonomous driving in H2 2025, CEO says in internal letter
Xpeng CEO said L3 autonomous driving will drive AI cars into the “iPhone 4 era”.
He mentioned DeepSeek, saying that AI is bringing huge opportunities to all industries.
