The four-year legal battle between electric vehicle giants Tesla and Rivian appears to be drawing to a close. The lawsuit centered around accusations of stolen battery technology and is now expected to be dismissed by December 24, 2024. According to Bloomberg, the two companies reached a conditional agreement. Tesla filed the lawsuit back in 2020. It claimed that Rivian had… Read more…
Daimler Truck sends the eActros 600 into series production
The Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 is the third battery-electric truck series to go into series production in Wörth. It is by far the most important for the Group. Daimler Truck hopes to make the first deliveries to customers before the end of the year. electrive got to look inside the production facility at the start of series production. Read more…
Xiaomi could launch its second EV early 2025
Following the success of its SU7 electric saloon launched in March, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi reportedly plans to launch its second vehicle in the first quarter of 2025. According to a media report, it will compete with the Tesla Model Y. Read more…
LG Chem wants to buy US lithium from ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil and LG Chem have signed a non-binding letter of intent for a multi-year purchase agreement for up to 100,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate. That makes LG Chem the second customer from South Korea for the oil company’s US project. Read more…
Kia EV9 gets GT offshoot in 2025
Kia presented the EV9 GT for the first time at the LA Auto Show. The 374 kW offshoot of the EV9 electric SUV has significantly more power and a new type of chassis. Read more…
Review: Volvo’s insanely popular XC90 SUV gets a full refresh
Volvo has been steadily applying its Scandinavian minimalist ethos to its EV lineup, as the all-new EX90 SUV is set to launch in the US. But the brand also wanted to significantly spruce up the EX90’s older sibling, the PHEV XC90 – the brand’s most popular vehicle since its debut and the de facto family car for hordes of Americans and Europeans. This month, Volvo invited Electrek to test-drive the revised XC90 on its home turf and experience its new and improved “electrified” functionality. Here’s how it went. Read more…
Curious Tesla vehicles under covers raises some questions
A group of Tesla vehicles spotted under covers at the automaker’s test track at the Fremont factory is raising some questions. Read more…
Baidu to start trial operations of Apollo Go robotaxis in HK as soon as year-end, report says
Apollo Go plans to operate in Hong Kong on a trial basis, with the first phase of testing at the airport by the end of this year at the earliest, a Hong Kong media outlet reported. Read more…
EU and Beijing could agree on a minimum price for China-made EVs
Brussels and Beijing might come to an agreement after all, with Chinese carmakers ready to offer their electric cars in Europe for a minimum price. If both sides are on the page, the EU’s special tariffs, which have been in effect since the end of October, could be a thing of the past. Read more…
Tesla Superchargers Are Getting Longer Cables
Tesla also has a couple of other tricks up its sleeve to prevent non-Tesla EVs from taking up two spots when charging. Read more…
BYD to launch next-gen blade battery in 2025, exec says
BYD’s next-generation blade battery will improve the range of vehicles and extend the life cycle of the battery itself, an executive said. Read more…
[Full text] ‘The next two years are crucial for our success,’ Nio’s William Li says in internal letter
“We must keep launching competitive new products and improving our operational efficiency to double our sales next year and achieve profitability in 2026. These are goals we cannot afford to miss,” Li said. Read more…
Chery’s joint venture plant in Spain sees 1st car roll off line
Chery’s joint venture plant in Spain saw its first vehicle roll off the assembly line on November 23, the S700 under EV Motors’ Ebro brand. Read more…
Donut Lab claims new platform builds faster, cheaper, better EVs
Donut Lab has taken a new approach to building electric vehicles with a development platform that offers a library of inter-compatible components that can be used to produce supercars, buses, UVs or SUVs in record time, it says. Read more…
2024 Guangzhou auto show ends with NEVs taking center stage
A total of 1,171 vehicles were on display at the 2024 Guangzhou auto show, of which 512 were NEVs, with NEVs on display in almost all booths. Read more…
Nio surpasses 2,700 swap stations in China
Nio today put 10 new battery swap stations into operation in China, bringing the total to 2,702 as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. Read more…
EU official hints at possible change on China EV tariffs
Brussels and Beijing are close to reaching a solution on tariffs on Chinese EV imports into the EU, an EU official said. Read more…
Nio celebrates 10th anniversary with over 620,000 users
Nio, which was founded on November 25, 2014, is starting multi-brand operations, having already launched the Onvo sub-brand and will launch the Firefly brand next month. Read more…
Tesla offers limited-time discount on Model Y in China, extends 5-year, 0-interest financing to Dec 31
Tesla is offering a limited-time discount in China for two less expensive variants of the Model Y, probably because the crossover’s major refresh is not far away. Read more…
2025 Audi RS E-Tron GT Gets A Lot More Powerful—And Expensive
It becomes the quickest-accelerating production Audi ever made. Read more…
