Leapmotor A05 will target the highly competitive compact hatchback market and is expected to offer LiDAR options. Read more…
Dreame debuts the world’s first rocket-powered electric car
Most people know Dreame for making the machines that are really good at picking Cheerios out of carpets. The Chinese company is a giant in the world of robot vacuums and high-tech floor cleaners. But the company showed up to an event in Silicon Valley with something much louder than a vacuum. At the DREAME NEXT event in San Francisco,… Read more…
Tesla unveils its first mass-produced electric truck
Tesla’s first electric truck has rolled off the new high-volume production line at Gigafactory Nevada. The automaker released an image of the truck alongside the workforce in a new section of the plant – thus confirming that Semi series production has begun. Read more…
Nio’s battery operator Mirattery expands financing with 1 billion yuan green ABN
This marks Mirattery’s second issuance of green ABNs in 2026, following another RMB 1 billion issuance in late March. Read more…
The Tesla Semi Is Finally Going Into Mass Production
Unveiled in 2017, the Class 8 electric big rig took its sweet time to get to this point. Read More…
Changan Nevo raises EV price as chip costs surge
Changan Nevo raised the official guide price of its LiDAR-equipped Q07 SUV due to soaring automotive-grade chip costs. Read more…
BYD sells $2.9 million electric supercar at Beijing Auto Show
Yangwang U9 Xtreme becomes the most expensive model sold at this year’s Beijing Auto Show, with a price tag exceeding 20 million yuan ($2.9 million). Read more…
Power2Drive South America—LATAM’s key exhibition and conference for charging infrastructure and e-mobility
Power2Drive South America is LATAM’s key exhibition and conference for charging infrastructure and e-mobility. Strongly connected to the Latin American market, it showcases innovative charging solutions, battery concepts and business models that are shaping the future of sustainable mobility. It underlines the growing role of electric vehicles in the energy mix and their contribution to… Read more » Read more…
Why China just put the brakes on new electric robotaxis
Wuhan is a city in China, over 1,000 km south of Beijing, with more than 13 million people. On the night of March 31, 2026, the streets of this busy place turned into a parking lot. Dozens of electric cars stopped moving right in the middle of the road. But these were not cars with people behind the wheel -… Read more…
BYD’s new Linghui sub-brand teases e9 flagship sedan for business travel
The Linghui e9 is the second model launched by the BYD sub-brand, following the Linghui e7 that went on sale earlier this month. Read more…
Chinese automakers’ Q1 earnings highlight impact of currency fluctuations
As overseas businesses expand rapidly, fluctuations in the yuan exchange rate are significantly impacting the profits of Chinese automakers. Read more…
The week in electric bus news: e-buses motor past inflection point in Europe
European electric bus fleets surge with major deployments by Yutong, Temsa, De Lijn, and Stagecoach, backed by new charging infrastructure investments. Read more…
Tesla Semi: first truck rolls off high-volume production line
Tesla has produced the first Semi truck off its new high-volume production line at Gigafactory Nevada, marking a critical milestone for the long-delayed electric truck program. Read more…
2027 Chevy Blazer EV drops CCS for Tesla-style NACS port
GM is continuing its shift to Tesla’s NACS charging standard, and the 2027 Chevy Blazer EV is next in line. Read more…
CHINA RECAP: Beijing, Xiaomi test drive, BYD news, and a fresh home battery pilot
On today’s totally true episode of Quick Charge, Fred returns from the Beijing Auto Show with a fresh look at the future of the car business, and a test drive in a 2nd generation Xiaomi SU7 does nothing to convince him that China hasn’t just set the bar even higher. Read more…
BMW iX3 gets more range ahead of its US launch
While BMW has already launched the new iX3 in many markets, it hasn’t officially landed in the US yet. Ahead of that, it’s received a boosted range estimate from its maker for the US market (using the EPA testing cycle). The iX3 xDrive50 version is now estimated by BMW to reach 698 km on one charge using the EPA testing… Read more…
Big Orange goes green: UT Knoxville to deploy nine electric trucks
University of Tennessee Knoxville deploys nine electric trucks including Volterra refuse trucks with 499 kWh batteries for campus fleet electrification. Read more…
This EV Charging Robot Actually Makes A Ton Of Sense For Charging Robotaxis
Watch this company’s clever solution to one of the most human-operated robotaxi functions. Read More…
Rivian is adding 150+ fast chargers at popular LA shopping hubs
Rivian is scaling up in Southern California with a big expansion of its Caruso partnership, adding two showrooms and lining up more than 150 fast chargers across some of LA’s busiest retail properties. Read more…
Rocsys unveils hands-free charging system for robotaxis, raises $13M
Rocsys launched the M1, which it calls the world’s first hands-free charging system capable of serving multiple bays in robotaxi depot operations. A single overhead-mounted unit can charge vehicles across up to 10 bays without human intervention. Read more…
