The new guidelines call on automakers to avoid frequent, steep overseas price changes and respect local dealers’ pricing autonomy. Read more…
BYD to bring its kei car technology to Europe
Chinese manufacturer BYD is reportedly planning to develop an electric micro car for Europe and other markets based on its Racco kei car, which has so far only been available in Japan. This will include the use of the X-Pack, a novel battery pack with an inverter. Read more…
The return of Belloni: Stellantis restructures European leadership
Stellantis is reshaping its leadership team in Europe: Arnaud Belloni returns from Renault to become CEO of the Fiat, Abarth, and Lancia brands as well as Chief Marketing Officer for Europe. Xavier Chardon and Xavier Peugeot are also assuming new responsibilities. All three will report directly to Emanuele Cappellano, Stellantis Europe CEO. Read more…
LG Energy Solution secures US lithium supply for ten years
LG Energy Solution has signed a long-term supply agreement with Smackover Lithium. Starting in 2029, the battery manufacturer plans to source 8,000 tons of lithium carbonate from Arkansas annually as it scales US production of batteries for EVs and stationary storage. Read more…
Vietnam: VinFast to supply 3,000 electric cars for Green SM
Vietnamese automaker VinFast has secured an order for 3,000 EVs to homegrown transport operator Xe Nhanh Viet Nam. The latter will deploy these EVs on the Green SM platform by 2027. Read more…
ChargePoint appoints John Saffrett to head up European operations
US charging firm ChargePoint is looking to further expand its presence in Europe, where it is already generating a growing share of its revenue. To this end, the company has appointed industry veteran John Saffrett as Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Europe. Read more…
Tracking the fatal Tesla Autopilot and FSD crashes hidden in its data
Tesla reports its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” crashes to the federal government, as it’s required to — and then blacks out almost everything in those reports, so the public never learns what happened in those crashes. Tesla always end up blaming the driver. Read more…
Nio extends adjusted operating-profit streak as product mix lifts margins
Nio recorded adjusted profit from operations of 206.9 million yuan in the second quarter, about 3.1 times the first-quarter figure. Read more…
Xiaomi Skynomad N90 Max rewrites the long-distance EV rules
The grand road trip is the ultimate acid test for the electric era, and cross-country marathons mean playing a wild game of hopscotch between highway charging stations. But while automakers in the West spent years talking up pure battery solutions, Chinese engineers recognized something possibly a bit more practical: families hitting the open road do not want to spend their… Read more…
Zeekr delivers 36,981 vehicles in August, fifth straight monthly record
Zeekr’s August deliveries rose 109.8% year-on-year and 3.19% from July. Read more…
Honda and Nissan are jointly developing vehicle software
Honda and Nissan are teaming up to jointly develop standardized electronic control units (ECUs) for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The companies will introduce an architecture that will incorporate the jointly-developed ECUs and software in next-generation vehicles arriving from 2029 onwards. They aim to establish common specifications for core ECUs for their upcoming vehicles’ electrical and electronic systems, as well as operating… Read more…
Nio Hong Kong shares plunge 9% as August deliveries show Onvo weakness
Nio’s Hong Kong-listed shares fell to their lowest since July 2025. The company is set to report second-quarter results hours later. Read more…
Xpeng delivers 39,107 vehicles in August, second-highest this year
Xpeng’s August deliveries rose 2.84% from July, reaching their second-highest monthly level this year after 40,126 vehicles in June. Read more…
Kempower data indicates that more charging plugs drive higher public EV charging site utilization
Kempower data shows more charging plugs boost public EV charging site utilization and improve long-term economics with dynamic power sharing. Read more…
The US added a record 20.2 GWh of battery storage in just 3 months
The US battery storage market just posted its biggest quarter ever, adding 20.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity in Q2 2026. Read more…
MG 07 starts deliveries in China as locked-in orders top 31,000
The MG 07 was launched on August 21 with a limited-time starting price of 105,900 yuan ($15,620). Read more…
Xiaomi says August vehicle deliveries stayed above 30,000 as Sky Nomad launch nears
This marked the fifth consecutive month Xiaomi delivered more than 30,000 vehicles, though the company again withheld an exact figure. Read more…
PowerFlex acquires The Mobility House North America
PowerFlex acquires The Mobility House North America to expand fleet charging and vehicle-to-grid energy management solutions for commercial fleets. Read more…
San Francisco residents can now choose where EV curbside chargers go
San Francisco has launched a citywide curbside EV charging program, giving companies a clear path to install public chargers in neighborhoods across the city. Read more…
Slate gets a high-roof cargo variant, Tiger tugs, and CEO Tim Cook leaves Apple
On today’s hard-working episode of Quick Charge, we tip our collective hat to Apple CEO Tim Cook on his last day at work before taking a look at Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto’s approach to the compact truck market, and ponder its chances against The House That Henry Built. Read more…
