A BMW team had allegedly been working on a purely electric super sports car. A clay model was ready to go, but the Board of Management shelved the project due to doubts about its profitability and technical feasibility. Read more…
Honda’s 0 Series EVs are coming to CES 2025
Honda is coming to CES 2025 with two prototype electric vehicles from its highly anticipated 0 Series lineup. These prototypes, teased by the automaker, offer a glimpse into Honda’s electric future and apparently will hit the global market in 2026. While Honda used to be a dominant player in the automotive world, its presence in the EV market has been… Read more…
Indonesia: TransJakarta expands fleet with 200 new electric buses
In Jakarta, the city-owned bus operator PT Transportasi Jakarta (TransJakarta) has introduced 200 new electric buses, bringing its total number of electric vehicles to 300. Read more…
Hyundai Mobis presents new battery cooling material
Hyundai Mobis has developed a new battery cell cooling material to prevent battery overheating during ultra-fast charging of electric vehicles. Read more…
ChargePoint & GM to cooperate on charging infrastructure
ChargePoint and General Motors are joining forces to install up to 500 ultra-fast charging ports with up to 500 kW at strategic locations in the USA by the end of 2025. Under the GM Energy brand, many suitable locations will be equipped with ChargePoint’s Omni-Port system. Read more…
California’s $2,000 electric bike vouchers came and went in just minutes
California finally got its act together this month, rolling out an electric bike incentive program yesterday that had been in the works for years. But while the noble program was designed to help low-income riders afford a sustainable, independent form of longer-range transportation, it was exhausted in less than an hour and left many more people frustrated with its inaccessibility.. Read more…
Archer completes construction of US assembly plant, eVTOL production to begin in early 2025
Archer Aviation announced it has completed construction of a new 400,000 square-foot eVTOL manufacturing facility in Georgia and is already implementing tooling to begin building its proprietary Midnight aircraft in early 2025. Longtime partner Stellantis assisted in the development of the new facility, and Archer will look to the global OEM to help it scale eVTOL production in the US through the end of the decade. Read more…
Rivian R1S And R1T EVs Finally Get Native YouTube, Google Cast And SiriusXM
Netflix is still unavailable, but owners can use other apps like Disney+ and Max to cast videos to their vehicle’s screen. Read more…
VW may save its German factories after all
According to insiders, a possible solution is emerging in the wage dispute at Volkswagen in order to retain all VW brand plants in Germany. Nevertheless, it would be a turning point for the Zwickau electric car plant – something similar is also emerging for the iconic Golf. Read more…
Novonix receives conditional loan commitment in the US
The US Department of Energy (DOE) could give battery materials company Novonix a loan of up to $754 million. However, the loan commitment is still conditional. If granted, the money will be used to partially fund a new facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Read more…
EPA approves California EV mandate, before likely Trump reversal
One waiver allows California to set stricter rules for new vehicles—progressively mandating EVs A second EPA waiver green-lights the state’s heavy-duty vehicle emissions rules Trump may attempt to withdraw the waiver, continuing the regulatory ping-pong The EPA on Wednesday granted two requests from the California Air Resources Board (CARB)… Read more…
CPCA expects China Dec NEV retail sales to be record 1.4 million
The CPCA expects China’s retail sales of NEVs to reach 1.4 million units in December, the fifth consecutive month above 1 million units. Read more…
Tesla to start production of the Model Y Juniper in January
Tesla has been producing the Model Y for around five years. So it’s time for a facelift, which some market observers had expected as early as 2024. Now the time has supposedly come – Tesla is planning to start mass production of the revised Model Y, codenamed Juniper, at its plant in Shanghai in January. Read more…
Manz files for insolvency
The Managing Board of the German engineering firm Manz has decided to file for insolvency proceedings. The company, which also manufactures equipment for battery production, is insolvent and overindebted. Read more…
Next Beijing auto show to be held Apr 24-May 3, 2026
The date for the next Beijing auto show has been set, with the Shanghai auto show due in about four months. Read more…
Range-extended Ram Ramcharger steals the spotlight from its BEV sibling
In a surprising move, Stellantis has announced it will delay the launch of its highly anticipated all-electric pickup truck, the Ram 1500 REV. Instead, the automaker is going ahead with the Ram 1500 Ramcharger, a range-extended electric vehicle with impressive capabilities and a potential solution for range anxiety. Originally scheduled for a 2025 release, the Ram 1500 REV has now… Read more…
Iveco to deliver 250 electric buses to Germany
Iveco bus has won a major tender in Germany. It will deliver a total of 580 buses to the German BusGruppe – 250 will be all-electric. It is its largest electric order in Germany to date. Read more…
Tesla’s former Shanghai plant chief Song Gang to join renewable energy firm Envision, report says
Song will join Chinese renewable energy group Envision and is set to take on a supply chain management role, according to Reuters. Read more…
CATL unveils battery packs for battery swapping
CATL has presented two standardised batteries and announced that it would build 1,000 battery swapping stations in China next year. The Chinese battery maker believes that battery swapping will cover one-third of EVs’ energy needs by 2030. Read more…
Huawei-Chery joint brand Luxeed adds hybrid variants to R7 SUV
Luxeed has launched two EREV variants for the R7 with a starting price of RMB 249,800 ($34,230) and deliveries are set to begin on January 5. Read more…
