The ES9 delivered 8,595 units in June, contributing 21.17% of Nio Inc’s deliveries for the month in its first full delivery month. Read more…
Tech giant Xiaomi confirms the new Sky Nomad brand
Xiaomi already proved its mettle when it entered the automotive market back in 2024. You’d think the company would be happy with the success, but instead of slowing down, it continues to expand its vehicle operations aggressively. The firm successfully delivered 32,759 vehicles to domestic buyers in May 2026 alone, proving that consumer demand for its EVs is as high… Read more…
Xpeng CEO takes company’s first robotaxi ride as internal testing begins
Xpeng has completed the first order of its robotaxi closed beta, with chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng becoming the first user. Read more…
University of Kiel develops battery sensor-based communication system
Researchers at Kiel University have developed a new communication system for battery cells. The method enables sensor data from inside a battery to be transmitted without additional data lines – potentially making battery management systems simpler, more cost-effective, and safer. Read more…
Li Auto sets July 16 for revamped L6 SUV launch to revive slumping sales
Li Auto will launch the next-generation Li L6 on July 16, delivering a revamp of one of its best-selling models. Read more…
Xiaomi EV says Sky Nomad is new series, offers first look at new SUV
Xiaomi EV said Sky Nomad is its second product series after the SU7/YU7 series, positioned as an “intelligent, transformable large-space SUV.” Read more…
CarbonScape secures a powerful partner to industrialize its sustainable graphite battery materials
CarbonScape partners with CATL to industrialize sustainable battery-grade graphite from forestry by-products, advancing cleaner EV battery materials. Read more…
New Jersey proposed autonomous law could exclude Tesla camera-only tech
Developers of electric cars and autonomous systems can’t seem to agree on how driverless vehicles should see the world. Tesla stands on one side of this debate, betting billions of dollars that digital cameras and artificial intelligence can fully replace human eyes. Almost every other major competitor chooses a different path, combining cameras with active radar and laser-based sensors. Tired… Read more…
Kia’s electric hatch gains AWD and nearly 350 miles of range
Kia launched the new all-wheel drive (AWD) EV4 variant in Europe, but it’s not quite the range-topping GT model. Read more…
Volkswagen put 100 sheep to work under 31,000 solar panels
Volkswagen has traded lawnmowers for sheep at the massive solar farm that helps power one of its factories in Poland, and the animals are doing more than just keeping the grass short. Read more…
ChargePoint and Optimus partner to roll out 200 EV charging ports in the Eastern US
ChargePoint partners with Optimus Energy Solutions to deploy 200+ EV charging ports in the Southeastern US, expanding fast, reliable public charging. Read more…
Geely Aegis “Gold Brick” battery breakthrough delivers over 1000 kW charging
EV manufacturers used to focus almost entirely on maximum driving range, wanting to prove that electric cars could travel long distances on a single charge. Today, the battery landscape is shifting dramatically. Car manufacturers are now fighting over how quickly a vehicle can recharge its battery pack – no one really wants to spend half an hour sitting at a… Read more…
BYD’s PHEV Pickup Just Landed In The U.K. But Americans Still Can’t Have It
The Shark pickup was already on sale in China, Mexico, South America, and Australia, leaving the U.S. as the odd one out. Read More…
You Think Your Electric Lawnmower is Eco Friendly? Volkswagen Just Replaced Its Lawnmowers With Sheep
Volkswagen replaced the mechanical lawnmowers at its factory in Poland with a flock of 100 sheep. Read More…
CUBOS acquires TotalEnergies’ commercial EV charging business in Germany
CUBOS acquires TotalEnergies’ commercial EV charging business in Germany, adding 6,000 points and expanding its B2B charging platform. Read more…
China is bringing buttons back to cars, ending trend led by Tesla
China will require automakers to include physical buttons for safety-related functions, pushing back on the proliferation of using screens for everything in modern cars. Read more…
Ford admits its $30K midsize EV pickup is actually ‘small’
Ford’s midsize EV pickup, due out next year, will be smaller than expected. For the first time, Ford referred to it as an “all-new, affordable small electric pickup” built on the UEV platform. Read more…
Sunrun wants to pay you to turn your home into an AI data center
Sunrun wants to turn thousands of solar-powered homes into a giant distributed AI data center – and pay homeowners to help power the AI boom. Read more…
What I saw inside Lectron’s EV charger factory in China
Whether you know the Lectron name or not, there’s a good chance you’ve used one of its EV charging adapters. The company makes many of the J1772/CCS-to-NACS and NACS-to-J1772/CCS adapters that EV drivers rely on. Now, Lectron has launched the NEXUS, its second-gen Level 2 home EV charger. I recently toured Lectron’s factory in China to see how the company has become a go-to supplier for both EV drivers and automakers like Ford, GM, and Mercedes-Benz. Read more…
This New CATL Battery For Delivery Vans Can Recharge In 7 Minutes
It also has a low-temperature sodium-ion version that barely loses range even in -40 degrees Fahrenheit. Read More…
