The vehicle we saw was a pre-production model made in Germany, and it feels pretty different from the outgoing model. Read more…
Zeekr delivers 11,942 cars in Jan, down 56% from Dec
Zeekr’s deliveries in January were down 4.75 percent year-on-year and down 56.08 percent from December.
Several other EV makers posted declining deliveries, mainly due to seasonal factors.
Nio delivers 13,863 cars in Jan, down 55% from Dec while up 38% year-on-year
The Nio brand delivered 7,951 units in January and the Onvo brand delivered 5,912 units. Read more…
Xiaomi EV says SU7 deliveries have exceeded 20,000 units for 4 consecutive months
Xiaomi EV said it has a delivery target of 300,000 units in 2025, and will continue to expand capacity in the new year.
Xiaomi EV is expected to launch its second model, the YU7, this summer.
Leapmotor delivers 25,170 cars in Jan, down 40.8% from Dec while doubling from a year ago
In the Chinese auto market, the beginning of the year is usually the low point for deliveries, while the end of the year is usually the high point.
Leapmotor is targeting 2025 deliveries of 500,000 vehicles.
Xpeng delivers 30,350 cars in Jan, overtaking Li Auto for 1st time in over 2 years
Xpeng’s monthly deliveries surpassed local counterpart Li Auto for the first time since September 2022.
The Mona M03 once again delivered more than 15,000 units.
Li Auto delivers 29,927 cars in Jan, almost halves from Dec
Li Auto delivered 29,927 vehicles in January, down 48.85 percent from December and down 3.97 percent from the same month last year. Read more…
Kia will officially launch its cheaper, smaller EV2 in January 2026
It’s official. Kia has now confirmed plans to launch the EV2 next January. The electric SUV will be an even smaller, more affordable model to sit below the EV3. Read more…
This is New Jersey’s largest high-rise residential rooftop solar array
New York-based real estate developer LeFrak has installed the largest rooftop solar array on a high-rise multifamily residential building in New Jersey. Read more…
Nio ramps up car purchase incentives, launches 5-year 0-interest financing
Nio has joined Tesla in starting to offer a five-year zero-interest financing program.
It is offering new customers 20,000 km of free battery swap service.
Redivivus and Re-New-Able team up to open Illinois battery recycling facility
US battery recycling technology firms Redivivus and Re-New-Able Technologies have partnered to establish a scalable lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Illinois. Re-New-Able is leading the project, using Redivivus’s Redi-Shred recycling technology. The facility will process batteries of any state of charge or health from local businesses and OEM factories. It will also support the state’s… Read more…
Mustang Mach-E Owners Prove You Shouldn’t Worry About EV Range
Owners of the Ford Mustang Mach-E drive far less than its stated range on a daily basis and charge mostly at home. Read more…
Kia EV5 is sadly not coming to the US, but it will arrive next door with an NACS port
Although we were pulling for it, Kia’s affordable EV5 electric SUV will not arrive in the US. In a rare move, Kia is planning to launch the entry-level EV next door in Canada next year, and it will even include an NACS port for charging at Tesla Superchargers. Read more…
Cadillac’s new Optiq EV arrives as the brands cheapest SUV to lease at under $500 a month
The Optiq is Cadillac’s new entry-level electric SUV. Starting under $500 a month, it is also the cheapest Cadillac SUV you can lease right now. Read more…
Podcast: Tesla earnings were wild, new BMW iX, some EVs won’t make it to the US, and more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s wild Q4 earnings, a new BMW iX, some EVs not making it to the US, and more. Read more…
The Kia EV5 Is Headed To Canada, But It Skips The U.S.
Kia’s Chinese or Singaporean-made EV5 slots between the EV6 and EV3. The U.S. isn’t on the menu. Read more…
Kia EV5 is never coming to the US, but will be available in Canada
Kia has just announced that, in North America, the EV5 will be exclusively available in Canada. So the US won’t ever see this model for some reason that unfortunately hasn’t been explained. The weirdness continues with the fact that the Canadian EV5 will ship with the NACS charging port built-in, thus it will have access to Tesla’s Supercharging network in… Read more…
Kempower and Sprocket Power collaborate to deploy EV charging infrastructure microgrids
Finnish EV charger manufacturer Kempower has partnered with Sprocket Power, a New York-based energy management and EV integration company. Using cloud-based facility management software, Sprocket Power microgrids integrate solar energy generation and battery storage to power EV chargers, reducing upgrade and utility costs. One of the first joint projects of the two companies will be… Read more…
Canada’s New Afton mine implements autonomous electric loaders
The New Afton block cave mine in Canada has introduce autonomous electric loaders made by Sandvik, a Swedish company that offers products and services for mining and rock excavation. Sandvik’s 18-ton autonomous loader—the Toro LH518iB—has been in service since mid-November at the mine, working in a designated test area. The Toro LH518iB loaders are equipped… Read more…
Kia Niro EV, PHEV, and Hybrid recalled due to airbag issues
Kia is recalling 80,255 Niro models because of a wiring issue that could interfere with the deployment of airbags. The recall encompasses hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and all-electric versions of the Niro from model years 2023-2025 equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats. In the affected vehicles, the floor wiring assembly beneath the… Read more…
