Logistics provider DHL Group opened an EV Center of Excellence in Shanghai, the company’s first such establishment in China. These are not about delivery with electric vehicles, but about transport services for goods such as batteries. Read more…
FLO opens its first factory in the USA
North American EV charging company announces the start of production of the FLO Ultra charger in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The company considers this a milestone in its “continued commitment to deploying fast-charging EV infrastructure across the United States and Canada”. Read more…
Tesla’s Autopilot technology achieves new safety heights in Q1 2024
Tesla has just dropped its latest Vehicle Safety Report, and the numbers are turning heads. The report, covering the first quarter of 2024, reveals a significant leap in the safety performance of its Autopilot technology. According to the report, Tesla vehicles equipped with Autopilot cruised an average of 7.63 million miles (12.2 million km) before encountering an accident. This is… Read more…
ADS-TEC becomes Porsche’s service provider for high-power chargers
ADS-TEC Energy and Porsche have signed a worldwide service agreement. The deal makes the manufacturer of battery-boosted fast chargers the “recommended and preferred service partner” for their joint charging platforms in Europe and North America. Read more…
Redwood Materials to recycle Ultium Cells’ production waste
Former Tesla CTO JB Straubel’s US battery recycling company Redwood Materials is joining forces with Ultium Cells, the battery cell joint venture between General Motor and LG Energy Solution. Redwood now has contracts with most battery cell manufacturers in North America. Read more…
Rizon presents two new electric truck models
Daimler Truck brand Rizon is expanding its electric truck portfolio. It introduced a new Class 4 and a Class 5 model at the 2024 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Las Vegas, USA. Read more…
Tesla cuts Model Y production in Shanghai by at least 20% in Mar-Jun, report says
The production cut is aimed at addressing weakening demand for Tesla’s aged model in China, Reuters said. Read more…
Impact Report 2023 reveals Tesla’s 2030 sales targets cancelled
Tesla has published its Impact Report for the year 2023. The detailed report describes the environmental impact of the Tesla product ecosystem and operations over the past year and contains a number of interesting facts and figures. However, there is no longer a 2030 sales figure in it, unlike the previous reports. Read more…
EU law on securing critical raw materials comes into force
The European Critical Raw Materials Act is now officially taking effect. The regulatory framework now in force is intended to secure the EU’s supply of critical raw materials for electric car batteries, among other things. At the same time, the Critical Raw Materials Board has now met for the first time. Read more…
Surging demand for Xiaomi SU7 fuels ambitious production boost
Xiaomi has entered the electric vehicle market with a bang. Their inaugural model, the SU7, is experiencing a wave of demand, prompting the company to raise its production targets. Initially, Xiaomi aimed to deliver 100,000 SU7 units in 2024. However, the overwhelming response to this new EV has led the company to swiftly revise its goal. Xiaomi now expects to… Read more…
Xpeng replaces sales chief, wholesale approach faces headwinds, report says
Amid Xpeng’s internal concerns and distributor resistance, its wholesale sales model has only been tested on a small scale so far, according to local media. Read more…
US special tariffs on EVs from China to take effect in August
A few days ago, the US government announced a massive increase in import duties on electric vehicles and other products from China. It is now also clear when these will apply. According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, the tariff increases are planned for 1 August 2024. Read more…
BYD to launch 5th-gen DM hybrid tech on May 28
BYD will launch its fifth-generation DM (Dual Mode) hybrid technology on May 28, which is expected to give vehicles a range of up to 2,000 km on a full tank of fuel and a full charge. Read more…
Volvo EX30 with up to 590 km of range launched in China
Volvo Cars launched the EX30, its new small SUV, in China last Sunday. Fully electric and manufactured locally, the new model has been priced affordably from approximately 25,500 euros and is crucial to the company’s growth in the country. Read more…
Turntide Technologies unveils next-gen, low-voltage inverter
Turntide Technologies, a trailblazer in sustainable energy solutions, proudly announces the launch of Turntide Whitehaven, the sixth and most advanced high-performance product in its inverter portfolio. Read more…
Xiaomi says working on new EV model, current efforts focused on SU7 deliveries
Multiple media reports have previously suggested that Xiaomi’s second model will be an all-electric SUV that will go into production in 2025. Read more…
Nio adds new Nio House in Netherlands, its largest in Europe to date
The Nio House in Amsterdam is Nio’s second in the Netherlands and seventh in Europe. Read more…
Ford slashes 2024 Mustang Mach-E price with new 0% APR offer
Just when you thought the EV deals couldn’t get better, Ford is cutting 2024 Mustang Mach-E prices with a new 0% APR offer. The deal comes after Ford slashed Mach-E prices by up to $8,100 earlier this year. Read more…
FLO’s new Ultra DC fast chargers can charge EVs to 80% in 15 minutes
The first FLO Ultra DC fast chargers are rolling off the assembly line at the company’s Auburn Hills, Michigan, factory – and they’re pretty powerful. Read more…
Tesla officially breaks ground at Megafactory in China
Tesla has officially broken ground on its new Megafactory project to build Megapacks for energy storage in China. Read more…
