Tesla returned to sixth place with a 5.0% share, while Leapmotor retained third place and posted the fastest year-on-year growth among the top 10. Read more…
Xiaomi SkyNomad family goes on sale with 10,000 snapped up in 4 minutes
Xiaomi, the smartphone colossus turned automaker, has decided that conquering the Nürburgring was only an appetizer. To feed the beast of mass-market scale, you do not build low-slung electric sports sedans forever – you build family wagons that can swallow three generations of relatives, their luggage, and enough camping gear to survive a minor apocalypse. Lei Jun’s automotive upstart achieved… Read more…
ZF introduces new repair kits for electric drivetrains
ZF Aftermarket is expanding its range of repair kits for electric and hybrid vehicles. These are designed to enable workshops to repair individual components of the electrified drivetrain. Read more…
Foton to showcase battery-electric and hydrogen trucks at IAA Transportation
Foton has announced the international premiere of the Cavan Beacon platform for the IAA Transportation next week. This is a platform for heavy-duty trucks designed for low-emission and zero-emission drivetrains. Foton has already previewed a battery-electric and a hydrogen-powered 40-tonne truck based on this platform. Read more…
Mercedes VLE with all-wheel drive starts at €78,500
Mercedes-Benz is expanding its electric VLE lineup with a new all-wheel drive variant: the VLE 400 4MATIC. Prices for the five- or six-seater start at just under €80,000 in Germany. Read more…
Vietnam: VinBus deploys 50 electric school buses
VinBus, a Vingroup-owned public transport service provider, has deployed 50 electric school buses in Quang Ninh City, Vietnam. It operates this fleet across the Ha Long, Hong Gai, and Ha Tu wards. Read more…
China NEV export share in August: BYD leads with 35.4%, Tesla slips to fourth
BYD exported 183,746 NEVs in August, with its share rising 3.2 percentage points from July. Read more…
Tesla Will Make Supercharger Stations Just For Robotaxis
Public Superchargers are being used at night right now, where operators manually plug in the electric cabs. Read More…
Scania tests hydrogen trucks with Toyota fuel cell technology
Toyota and Scania are stepping up their hydrogen fuel cell partnership, with 40 Scania trucks set to be equipped with Toyota’s current fuel cell system. The collaboration aims to explore real-world use cases for the technology. Read more…
RGNT’s 85 MPH retro electric motorcycle just got a scrambler makeover
Swedish electric motorcycle maker RGNT has expanded its lineup with a new scrambler version of its retro-inspired electric motorcycle, adding a bit more off-road attitude without messing too much with the formula underneath. Read more…
The Slate Truck’s Trailer Hitch Installation Is As Simple As It Gets
The startup says that anyone can install the $99.99 receiver in as little as 30 minutes with simple tools. Read More…
Tesla August China deliveries breakdown: Model Y falls 26%, extending decline to third month
Model Y deliveries in China totaled 29,260, down 25.76% year-on-year, with the decline deepening for a third consecutive month. Read more…
Tesla FSD gains collision avoidance feature during manual driving
With an update to FSD (Supervised), Tesla is introducing a feature that turns the tables: While drivers must always monitor automated drives with FSD, FSD can now, conversely, monitor manual driving and, according to Tesla, intervene if a collision is imminent. Meanwhile, Slovenia has also approved FSD. Read more…
End after 700 e-buses: Bolloré pulls the plug on Bluebus
French conglomerate Bolloré has decided to discontinue electric bus production at its subsidiary Bluebus. According to Bolloré, Bluebus never achieved the necessary scale to compete seriously with established manufacturers. At the same time, the activities of battery division Blue Solutions are being realigned. Read more…
Toyota Recalls 10,000 C-HR EVs That May Lose Power While Driving
One of Toyota’s newest EVs launched in the U.S. has a software issue, and a dealership visit is the only way to fix it. Read More…
Nio August deliveries breakdown: ES9 delivers 6,479 units, joins ES8 in topping 82% of main brand volume
ES9 deliveries rose 2.60% sequentially, with the model and ES8 accounting for nearly half of Nio Inc’s total. Read more…
I Drove The All-Electric Jeep Recon. It Wasn’t What I Expected
The Recon is far more happy on the road than any Wrangler. But it’s still a Jeep EV, and that’s a big caveat. Read More…
Here’s Our Best Look Yet At Tesla’s ‘Unboxed’ Manufacturing For The Cybercab
By building the two-door EV in modules on parallel lines, Tesla says it can cut the overall line size in half. Read More…
Li Auto to launch i9 flagship electric SUV on September 16 with focus on family comfort
Li i9 Home features rotating zero-gravity seats and will be Li Auto’s second model to offer a Home version, following the Li Mega MPV. Read more…
Energy Fuels’ Utah-produced terbium oxide qualifies for magnet production in Japan
Energy Fuels’ Utah-produced terbium oxide qualifies for use in Japan’s rare earth magnet manufacturing, advancing Western supply chain goals. Read more…
