Nio founder, chairman and CEO William Li said he’s completely unaware of any new layoff plans. Read more…
VinFast Delivered Almost 10,000 EVs Globally In Q1 2024
The first batch of VinFast VF 9 is set to arrive in the U.S. this month. Read more…
E-Mobility Engineering partner’s The Magnetics Show North America
The Magnetics Show is a commercial exhibition and technical conference combined. Featuring technical sessions, two conferences, 50+ speakers and 100+ exhibitors, this one-of-a-kind event is this year’s focal meeting point for the entire magnetics industry, held at The Pasadena Convention Center, California on 22-23 May. Read more…
The Three-Row Toyota Highlander Is Going Electric: Report
There’s also a bZ3x electric crossover in the pipeline for launch in 2026. Read more…
Switch Mobility to deliver 2,500 small electric trucks to MoEVing
Indian logistics provider MoEVing is expanding its electric fleet. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Switch Mobility, according to which the latter will deliver 2,500 units of its IeV4 electric light commercial vehicles. Read more…
Range test: Nio ET7 does over 1,000 km on a single charge with new 150 kWh battery
Electric vehicles constantly push the boundaries of mileage range, but Chinese automaker Nio just made a huge leap forward. The Nio ET7 sedan achieved over 1,000 km in a real-world test thanks to its new 150 kWh semi-solid battery pack. In recent range trials, three Nio ET7 sedans set out across China on different routes. The ET7 traveling between Kunming… Read more…
Volvo, CATL sign partnership on battery recycling and material reuse
Volvo will recycle retired batteries from its vehicles, leaving them to suppliers to dismantle and extract the metal materials, and CATL will use the recycled materials to produce new batteries that will be used in the production of new Volvo vehicles. Read more…
Piedmont Lithium receives mining permit in North Carolina
Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium has received an important mining permit in North Carolina to develop one of the largest lithium sources in the USA. Read more…
LG and Doosan present charging robot
Doosan Robotics and LG Electronics have jointly developed an automated charger for electric vehicles that is operated by a robot. It has been in pilot operation at LG’s research and development complex in Seoul for a few days now. Read more…
Wrightbus delivers electric buses to Limerick
The Irish city of Limerick is getting 55 electric double-decker buses. The first batch of 34 StreetDeck Electroliner from Wrightbus is about to enter into service, while the remaining 21 will be delivered in early 2025. Read more…
Citroën launches new C3 Aircross with electric drive
Citroën has published the first images of the new generation of the C3 Aircross. The new edition of the C3 Aircross with up to seven seats is not only similar in design to the small e-C3 – but also in its drive system. Read more…
China FAW to launch high-end smartphone under Hongqi brand
China FAW will work with Geely-backed parts supplier Ecarx to create high-end smartphones for the Hongqi brand that will bring an intelligent interactive experience to users, according to a statement. Read more…
Rizon expands to Canada
The Daimler Group’s electric truck brand Rizon is ready to hit the road in Canada. This comes a few weeks after Rizon delivered the first trucks to customers in the US. Parent company Daimler Truck is also bringing light-duty electric trucks to India. Read more…
Tesla Model 3 Highland: noticeably better, but not perfect
Tesla has redesigned the Model 3 – and the whole world is talking about the indicator buttons. However, the efficiency and noise insulation are more important than the operating concept. As our car review shows, the new Model 3 is impressive in these areas – but not in others.
Li Auto to start deliveries of new model Li L6 next week
The launch event of the Li L6 will begin in a few hours at 8 pm Beijing Time. Read more…
Luxeed S7 expected to deliver over 4,500 units in Apr, says Huawei’s Richard Yu
Luxeed S7 orders averaged over 1,000 units per day just this past weekend, according to Huawei’s Richard Yu, head of the company’s automotive business. Read more…
VW and Xpeng sign deal on E/E architecture
VW and Xpeng have signed a framework agreement on technical cooperation for the Electrical/Electronic architecture (“E/E Architecture”). It will be integrated into VW’s China-specific EV platform CMP. Read more…
Canada extends electric car purchase incentive
The Canadian government is extending the duration of its purchase incentives for electric vehicles. Ottawa is subsidizing the purchase with up to 5,000 Canadian dollars – or the equivalent of 3,400 euros. Additional funding for charging infrastructure is not included in the new budget plan. Read more…
Zhido, which went through boom and bust, launches mini EV with starting price of $4,400
Founded in 2006, Zhido once dominated China’s all-electric mini EV market, but entered bankruptcy reorganization in 2019. Read more…
Upgraded Tesla Model 3 Performance Packs Adaptive Suspension, Over 500 HP: Website Leak
The source code on Tesla UK’s website spilled the beans ahead of schedule. Read more…
