If the plan materializes, Epicland would be among the first brands in Huawei’s automotive partnership ecosystem to explore battery swapping. Read more…
Indian bus operator Fresh Bus adds 400 electric buses to ChargeZone’s charging network
ChargeZone expands its EV charging network in India with 400 new electric buses from Fresh Bus, adding 30 MW capacity across 20 cities and 17 towns. Read more…
Nickel exposure at CATL plant in Hungary
The occupational safety authority in CATL’s battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary, has temporarily suspended work in three areas when nine employees were found to have experienced elevated nickel exposure. The incident affects CATL amid the already delayed ramp-up of its cell production. Read more…
UK order books are open for Chery’s first all-electric SUV
Lepas has confirmed full UK specifications for the new L6 EV, the Chery brand’s first all-electric SUV. The L6 EV offers up to 279 miles of range. Order books are due to open early in the fourth quarter of 2026. UK customers can choose between two trim levels. Read more…
Wheel-E Podcast: Powerful Bafangs, cops on Sur-Rons, Qronge, more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bikes from Flit and SONDORS (yep, that one), testing a battery charging cabinet and the Qronge e-moto, London cops riding Sur-Rons, and more. Read more…
Private equity bribed Trump $1M, then got $900M for a methane terminal
The largest benefactor of the Interior Department’s most recent illegal wind buyout is an Australian-American billionaire whose private equity firm will receive $900 million in exchange for a stake in a methane gas terminal in Louisiana. The near-billion-dollar buyout comes after the same billionaire gave a $1 million bribe to the originator of the deal. Read more…
IM Motors launches all-new L6 sedan to take on Tesla and Xiaomi
The all-new L6 starts at a limited-time promotional price of 199,900 yuan ($29,480) and offers up to 850 km of CLTC range. Read more…
BYD H1 profit falls 20.5% as overseas growth fails to offset China weakness
Overseas expansion lifted gross margin to 18.85%, but NEV weakness and foreign-exchange losses weighed on profit. Read more…
600 Wh/kg energy density is here – almost
Colin Chapman’s sacred motorsport gospel – “Simplify, then add lightness” – has taken a proper beating in the electric era. Every time I fling a modern, high-voltage missile into a tight hairpin, I can feel the tortured rubber screaming under the mass of it all. We have built remarkable machines with earth-shattering torque, but the dirty secret beneath every carbon-trimmed… Read more…
Study highlights potential solutions to economic barriers in battery recycling
Recycling EV batteries is currently not economically viable in Europe even thought it is technically well advanced. A study conducted as part of the EU project called Safeloop estimates the current loss at around 1.90 euros per kilogram of battery pack. Researchers estimate this could be rectified with different approaches – particularly in business models and more efficient processes. Read more…
Hubject advances Plug&Charge in Japan in collaboration with Plugo
The roaming specialist Hubject is advancing Plug&Charge initiative with a cooperation in Japan. There, the Berlin-based company is joining forces with Plugo, a charging infrastructure company that wants to implement Plug&Charge in the Japanese market. Read more…
Nio Onvo L60 deliveries reach 110,000 as August sales rebound
The L60 delivered at least 3,201 units in the first 28 days of August, compared to 4,949 units in July. Read more…
The electric camper van ID. California Cruise is on its way!
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is presenting the ID. California Cruise at the Caravan Salon 2026 – the first representative of a new all-electric California family. The recreational vehicle is based on the ID. Buzz Pro. Prices for the electric camper in the Bulli format start at 60,761 euros. Read more…
Mahle launches e-compressor production in India
Mahle has opened a production facility for electric compressors in Coimbatore, India. At full capacity, more than 300,000 units are expected to be produced there annually. The components play a particularly important role in the thermal management of electric vehicles. Read more…
BYD reports 10,000 Flash Chargers installed in China
In spring, BYD unveiled the second generation of its Flash Charger and announced the goal of installing 20,000 of these stations by the end of this year. The T-shaped charging stations each feature two charging cables and 1,500 kW of charging power. BYD now reports having reached half of this target. Read more…
Toyota to begin China production of Lexus electric SUV in H2 2027 at 1,000 units a month, report says
The new model will be assembled at a wholly owned plant in Shanghai, with annual output planned to rise to tens of thousands of units from 2028. Read more…
Nio, BYD and Xiaomi provide relief funding after Xizang mudslide
The 3 companies have committed a combined 22 million yuan ($3.24 million) for emergency relief, temporary resettlement and post-disaster reconstruction. Read more…
Nio Firefly launches new special edition limited to 666 units at 13% premium
The new special edition is priced at 135,800 yuan ($20,030), with differentiation mainly coming from exclusive paint, decals and interior details. Read more…
Kia’s new EV3 is the same price as the Niro Hybrid, and nearly $10,000 less than the Niro EV
The new Kia EV3 is essentially an upgraded version of the now-retired Niro EV, and it’s about $10,000 cheaper. Read more…
130-ton electric trucks 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Earth [video]
Swedish mining company LKAB is putting a pair of massive, 130-ton GVW electric Scania haul trucks to work at its Malmberget iron ore mine – which happens to be more than 4,000 feet below the surface of the Earth. Read more…
