Shell Recharge Solutions is handing over part of its business to an external provider: Dutch company 50five is to take over responsibility for Shell Recharge Solutions’ home and workplace chargers – in a total of six markets, including Germany. As part of the transaction, Shell staff will also transfer to 50five. Read more…
USA: Donald Trump could do away with NHTSA’s crash reporting rule
Automakers having to report car crashes could soon be a thing of the US. The President-elect Donald Trump could scrap the measure when taking office in January, undermining the government’s ability to monitor the number of car crashes with automated driving software. However, Tesla is not the only one that could celebrate the move. Read more…
Honda invests in production of fuel cell drives
Honda wants to create a production base for next-generation fuel cell systems in Japan. The facilities will be located in existing buildings in Mooka, where Honda ceased production of car drive components in October. Read more…
China NEV retail at 536,000 in Dec 1-15, up 6% from same period last month
Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China totaled 1,083,000 units in the December 1-15 period, up 14 percent from the same period last month. Read more…
Supreme Court rejects challenge to California EV mandate—for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a challenge to California’s emissions authority, allowing the state to, for the time being, continue with plans to gradually phase out sales of new internal-combustion vehicles. The Court denied a petition by Ohio and other states to consider the merits of challenges by oil and gas companies to… Read more…
The 2025 Rivian R1S Is The Safest Large SUV Tested By The IIHS This Year
The refreshed EV is the only large SUV to get the coveted safety rating this year. Read more…
Lucid Wants More OEM Partners. Currently In Talks With “A Couple”
Lucid CEO said the EV manufacturer is in talks with “a couple” of automakers. Read more…
Onvo chief says deliveries to speed up, reiterates confidence in meeting Dec target
Onvo’s president re-emphasized that this month’s target of delivering more than 10,000 units will be met, after weekly data showed that deliveries remained slow last week. Read more…
VW acquires stake in Canadian lithium company for PowerCo
The Volkswagen Group and its battery subsidiary PowerCo are investing directly in the lithium supply chain for the first time, buying a 9.9 per cent stake in Patriot Battery Metals for $48 million. The company plans to start industrial lithium production at its Shaakichiuwaanaan project in Quebec, Canada, soon. Read more…
Solaris hands over first of 50 electric buses in Berlin – including battery pass
Solaris has delivered the first of 50 newly ordered electric articulated buses to Berlin’s public transport operator, BVG. The unique feature is that the electrically powered vehicle has a battery passport – a good two years before this becomes mandatory in the European Union. Read more…
Nio’s battery swap network completes coverage of China’s major highways
Nio’s battery swap network has completed coverage of 18 of China’s busiest highways, reaching 913 stations along them. Read more…
Dekra certifies that EV batteries last longer than expected
The testing organisation Dekra reports that more than 25,000 ‘state-of-health’ tests have now been completed using its patented rapid battery test procedure. Based on the data collected, Dekra states that ‘the batteries of electric cars are more durable than consumers sometimes fear’. Read more…
Honda and Nissan consider merger
Japanese car manufacturers Honda and Nissan are considering joining forces far beyond the agreed cooperation on software-defined electric cars. It would create the world’s third-largest car company in terms of unit sales, with only Toyota and the Volkswagen Group being larger. Read more…
CATL reveals ambitious plans aimed at standardizing swappable batteries
CATL has unveiled two standardized Choco-SEB battery packs and plans to launch 10 models using the packs with partners, one for each of the following quarters. Read more…
Will the Porsche Taycan be made in Leipzig in the future?
Porsche is apparently considering relocating Taycan production from Zuffenhausen to Leipzig. Other electric models are also likely to be delayed or adapted. These are still only considerations – but they have a serious background. Read more…
Esso to start looking for lithium in Germany
ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso has gotten the green light to look for lithium in Germany, Specifically in the state of Lower Saxony. The State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) allocated four so-called licence fields for the exploration of lithium for an initial period of five years. Read more…
Tesla’s China factory chief set to leave this week, report says
Song Gang joined Tesla Shanghai in December 2018 and was the No. 1 employee at Giga Shanghai. Read more…
EVPassport to install EV chargers at Daly Seven hotels in mid-Atlantic US
Charging network operator EVPassport has announced it will deploy several hundred EV chargers at Daly Seven’s portfolio of 42 hotels. Daly Seven operates a portfolio of 42 Hilton-, Marriott- and InterContinental Hotel Group-branded hotels in three states, namely North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. This is its first foray into offering guests access to EV chargers…. Read more…
Audi-FAW EV venture’s plant goes into production
The production site is Audi’s first in China to focus exclusively on purely electric models and will start with the Audi Q6L e-tron series. Read more…
Avatr closes $1.5 billion in new funding, targets 2026 IPO
Avatr closed over RMB 11 billion ($1.5 billion) in series C funding, with a goal of going public in 2026. Read more…
