Nissan has published more information about its Ariya Nismo. The performance version of the electric SUV will go on sale in Europe from January 2025 – in almost all countries where the standard model is also available. The Japanese motorsport brand is thus celebrating its comeback in Europe. Read more…
Panasonic is ready for series production of 4680 cells
Tesla’s battery partner Panasonic is starting series production of 4680 battery cells. The plant in Wakayama, Japan, has been remodelled for this purpose. According to the company, it will now act as a ‘mother factory’ for the new cells and thus serve as a blueprint for other plants. Read more…
How Ted Cruz is preventing safer e-bike batteries in the US
It’s a widely held opinion that improving safety in lithium-ion batteries used for electric bikes and e-scooters is generally considered to be a good thing. And yet you may be surprised at why Texas senator Ted Cruz is obstructing a bipartisan bill to improve battery safety in the US. Believe it or not, it largely comes down to a strange culture war over gas stoves. Read more…
Omoda opens UK order books for the Omoda E5
The Chery subsidiary has officially opened the UK order books for the battery-electric Omoda E5 mid-size SUV. The first customer cars have already arrived in the UK. A hybrid variant will also follow at a later date. Read more…
BYD launches 2025 Han sedan with lower prices and upgraded specs
BYD rolled out the 2025 Han sedan, with the hybrid Han DM-i upgraded to the DM 5.0 system and the pure electric Han EV upgraded to the 800 V high-voltage architecture. Read more…
Tesla Universal Wall Connector Not Charging Your Non-Tesla EV? Here’s The Solution
In most cases, there’s nothing wrong with the car or the wall charger. You just need to adjust some settings. Read more…
Swiss electric mobility roadmap extended until 2030
Switzerland’s electric mobility roadmap, launched in 2018, is once again being extended and expanded. It will now run until 2030 and, in addition to cars, will include trucks, light commercial vehicles, and buses in the future. Read more…
Cylib starts building battery recycling plant in Germany
The German battery recycling company Cylib has started construction of its first industrial plant at Chempark Dormagen in North Rhine-Westphalia. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned in 2026 with an annual recycling capacity of 30,000 tonnes. Read more…
Tesla sells 63,456 cars in China in Aug, highest year to date
Tesla sold 63,456 vehicles in China in August, the highest of the year, up 37.27 percent from July, though down 1.91 percent year-on-year. Read more…
China NEV retail exceeds 1 million mark for 1st time in Aug with strong growth in hybrids
China’s PHEV retail sales hit a record high for the third consecutive month, while BEV retail sales grew again, ending two consecutive months of sequential declines. Read more…
Ford converts Mexico plant to EV drive production
Ford is investing 273 million dollars in its plant in Mexico to produce drives for its electric Mustang Mach-E. That includes building the electric motor and the car’s propulsion system. Read more…
It’s now official: Germany to stop funding battery research
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has confirmed what battery researchers in Germany had been dreading with regard to the upcoming budget. From 2025, it will probably no longer fund new battery research projects. Only ongoing projects will receive the necessary cash to continue. Read more…
Nio donates compensation from rights defense to typhoon relief efforts
Nio said it has donated compensation it received in several lawsuits over false rumors to the relief efforts for Super Typhoon Yagi. Read more…
Erwin Quarder metal-plastic bonding delivers heat exchanger advances
Thermal management is a major issue in the development of new electronic architectures. Current state-of-the-art heat-exchanger designs are restricted by the use of classic aluminium manufacturing options such as extrusion, forming or roll-bonding, but a new approach from Quarder Group could be about to revolutionise things. Read more…
Dustin Schell from the CEC: How California will build 850,000 chargers by 2030
Looking at the US, the state of California is a pioneer in terms of electric mobility. Its laws and regulations have been modelled across the country. So, have its policies paid off? And where does California have some catching up to do? We spoke to Dustin Schell from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to get the answers. Read more…
Shenzhen has nearly twice as many supercharging stations as gas stations
Shenzhen has built a total of 550 supercharging stations so far, nearly twice the number of gas stations in the southern Chinese mega city. Read more…
Zion becomes first national park with an all-electric shuttle bus service
Zion National Park’s shuttle fleet has become one of the first bus fleets in the US to go all electric, and the first at a National Park. Read more…
Nio surges 14% in HK early trading as Q2 earnings beat
Nio surged in early hours of Hong Kong trading today, as trading resumed in the city’s stock market after being suspended due to a typhoon on Friday. Read more…
Japanese Government Certifies Toyota’s Solid-State Battery Production Plans
The plan states that Toyota will begin solid-state battery production in 2026, although the initial ramp-up will be slow. Read more…
We Thought Automakers Would Give Up On Hydrogen. BMW’s Betting On It
Electrification might be the current focus for automakers, but BMW is betting hydrogen will still be the next big thing. Read more…
