Smart, the brand once synonymous with tiny, two-seat runabouts, is no longer playing in the small end of the sandbox. With every new model being larger than the one before it, the new Smart #6 EHD follows this trend as well. Revealed through China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the newest Smart looks serious about competing in the… Read more…
RoboSense gets another LiDAR order for nearly 1 million units from FAW Toyota
RoboSense will supply nearly one million LiDAR units over the next five years for a hot-selling model from FAW Toyota.
In November alone, RoboSense delivered over 150,000 LiDAR units.
Tesla hits milestone of 4 million cars produced in China
The milestone comes 14 months after the production of the three-millionth Tesla vehicle made in China.
Over the past six years, Giga Shanghai has contributed nearly half of Tesla’s global electric vehicle deliveries.
Tesla Model 3 Performance wait time in China extends to Feb 2026
Chinese customers hoping for delivery before year-end can opt for in-stock vehicles.
Customers receiving deliveries next year will face higher purchase tax costs.
Chinese quality: BYD launches ‘Zero Defects’ as it crosses 113 GWh in Q3
This week, BYD crossed a major manufacturing milestone as its battery production crossed 113 GWh in the first three quarters of 2025 – but instead of celebrating, the company is doubling down with a new “Zero Defects” initiative to bring battery quality to an even higher level. Read more…
Nio may launch Clean Parks Edition for ET5 and ET5 Touring, filing shows
Nio has filed for the Clean Parks Edition of the ET5 and ET5 Touring, potentially commemorating the fourth anniversary of the Clean Parks environmental initiative.
The launch date for the new variants remains unknown, though December 18 is a noteworthy date to watch.
CATL’s Ship-Shore-Cloud zero-carbon shipping and smart port integrated solution
Contemporary Amperex Electric Vessel (CAEV), a subsidiary of Chinese battery giant CATL, has launched a “zero-carbon shipping and integrated smart port solution,” called Ship-Shore-Cloud. CATL has delivered nearly 900 electric ships, setting multiple records, and has learned that electric ships are not simply adaptation of land-based technologies. “Their development needs to face the challenges of… Read more…
USPS finally gets some EVs on the road
How long does it take for a fleet to electrify? The answer depends on various factors, but it really shouldn’t take nine years—unless the fleet in question belongs to a quasi-governmental agency, and the transition is taking place against a background of unprecedented political turmoil. Postal delivery vehicles are a picture-perfect use case for EVs—short,… Read more…
Siemens’s Heliox brand launches new 44 kW V2G-capable DC charger
Heliox, a Siemens business, has launched a next-generation, all-in-one DC fast charging system with intelligent vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. The Heliox 44 kW V2G charger provides bidirectional charging and discharging capability, allowing vehicles to return energy to the grid. Programmability features enable time-of-use charging and scheduled energy transfers, enabling fleet operators to generate new revenue streams… Read more…
World premiere of the Mercedes GLB: the practical number three
Even in the internal combustion engine era, the GLB was the most practical of Mercedes’ entry-level models. The new GLB with EQ technology aims to maintain this reputation in the electric age. Following the CLA and its Shooting Brake variant, Stuttgart has now unveiled the most versatile model based on the MMA platform. While the drivetrain options hold no surprises, the design certainly does. Read more…
Operando X-ray tomography reveals silicon-electrolyte interface dynamics in solid-state batteries
Silicon anodes can greatly boost the energy density of all-solid-state batteries, but their large volume changes often cause contact loss with solid electrolytes. Si can store more lithium than graphite, but its volume can expand by as much as 410% during charging, generating mechanical stress that cracks particles and weakens their contact with the solid… Read more…
Vulcan Energy secures €1 billion in financing for lithium production in Germany
The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has granted an export loan of €100 million to Vulcan Energy for its Phase One Lionheart Project, bringing the total debt package for the project to approximately €1 billion. Located in the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field (URVBF) in southwestern Germany, the Lionheart Project aims to establish… Read more…
Vulcan Energy secures €1 billion in financing for lithium production in Germany
The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has granted an export loan of €100 million to Vulcan Energy for its Phase One Lionheart Project, bringing the total debt package for the project to approximately €1 billion. Located in the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field (URVBF) in southwestern Germany, the Lionheart Project aims to establish… Read more…
DOT opens public comment on plan to hike fuel costs during affordability crisis
This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to make cars less efficient when Americans are already paying record-high energy bills during an affordability crisis fueled by tariff-driven inflation. That plan is now up for public comment. Read more…
Tesla’s new update arrives just in time for Christmas
The annual Tesla Holiday Update has arrived, and while past versions focused on big-ticket integrations, the 2025 release focuses on smarter navigation and useful everyday features. The biggest change sees the artificial intelligence Grok take on a co-pilot role. Grok, which was previously only a chatbot running in the car’s computer, can now interact with vehicle functions. By setting Grok’s… Read more…
I got a 5-ton electric tractor from China. Here’s what showed up
When a 40-foot container rolled up to my property and the doors swung open, I finally got to meet a machine I’d only last seen half-finished on a factory floor in China. Sitting up front, nose practically pressed against the container doors, was my new 10,000-plus-pound (4,700 kg) electric tractor: the NESHER L3000 wheel loader. Read more…
You Can Still Get A Polestar 3 With An Outrageous Discount
With Polestar’s Clean Vehicle Incentive, you can snag a 350-mile electric Polestar 3 with $18,000 off the sticker price. Lire la suite…
This Electric Conversion Is The Original BMW Neue Klasse EV
Here is an EV swap where using the manual gearbox actually makes sense. Lire la suite…
This Breakthrough EV Motor Makes 1,000 Horsepower—And Fits Inside A Wheel
Yasa’s record-breaking, insanely powerful axial flux motor made is now being tested for in-wheel powertrains. Lire la suite…
2026 XPeng Mona M03 interior, design and features review
XPeng unveiled the Mona M03 a while ago. This compact sedan immediately attracted a lot of attention and quickly became the company’s bestseller. It significantly undercuts the Tesla Model 3 in terms of pricing, starting at RMB 119,800, which translates to roughly €14,400. At that price point, you could expect a “cheap-and-cheerful” vehicle. The logic dictates that this has to… Read more…
