With the VW ID. Cross, the last of the four new all-electric compact cars from the Volkswagen Group is celebrating its world premiere: The new model aims to appeal to those looking for an unpretentious, spacious city car with SUV styling. For VW, the ID. Cross, alongside the ID. Polo, is the most important product launch of the year. Read more…
Clean Motion trials battery swapping for solar delivery vans
Swedish manufacturer Clean Motion has equipped its lightweight electric vehicle EVIG with a swappable battery and launched real-world trials in Stockholm. The vehicle uses GoCimo’s existing battery-swapping infrastructure and is being tested in urban operations, including Foodora’s delivery service. Read more…
Michelin adds 19 Ford electric vans to UK fleet
Michelin has added 19 Ford electric vans to its UK Connected Solutions Division fleet, taking the share of battery-electric vehicles to almost two-thirds. The deployment includes three E-Transit Custom vans and 16 E-Transit Courier models, which replace diesel-powered vehicles. Read more…
MOIA launches autonomous ride-pooling service in Hamburg
MOIA takes the next practical step in autonomous ridepooling. Selected Hamburg residents can now book rides in self-driving electric vehicles of the ID. Buzz type. The ALIKE project aims to provide insights for future regular operations. Read more…
Xpeng moves closer to bringing advanced driver assistance to Europe
Xpeng completed local testing of VLA 2.0 in Germany, paving the way to bring its smart-driving capabilities from China to global markets in 2027. Read more…
Tern redesigns famous HSD cargo e-bike, making it smarter, stronger, and even more family-friendly
Tern has unveiled an all-new version of its popular HSD compact cargo e-bike, bringing a long list of upgrades to one of the industry’s most respected family haulers. The new model keeps the same compact footprint that made the HSD so appealing in dense urban environments, but adds more carrying capacity, improved handling, Bosch’s latest drive systems, and new automatic shifting options. Read more…
New normal? The US has suffered a major power outage EVERY month of 2026
A Reddit post making the rounds this week claims the US has experienced at least one major power outage every month of 2026 – but is it true? I dug into several outages, the extreme weather behind them, and what we can do to help keep the lights on. Read more…
Electric thunder down under: Volvo FH Electric gets to work in Australia
Australia’s heavy truck market has reached another important milestone, with 3PL New Energy Transport taking delivery of its first Volvo FH Electric semi truck, and putting it to work immediately in downtown Sydney. Read more…
America Lost Over 111,000 Jobs Due To Trump’s Clean Energy Pullback
After Trump reversed Biden-era incentives, 223 clean-energy programs were ended, resulting in $82.9 billion in investments lost. Read More…
Volkswagen’s Cheapest New EV SUV Has 265 Miles Of Range
The all-new Volkswagen ID. Cross comes with vehicle-to-load functionality and a big storage compartment under the trunk floor. Read More…
LFP Wins This Tesla Model 3 Battery Degradation Comparison
Four Model 3 battery variants were compared after 62,000 miles, and the CATL LFP pack retained the most of its initial capacity. Read More…
EV fleet growth varies across Scandinavia
Electric mobility continues to expand across the Nordic countries. Norway remains the clear leader with the highest share of electric cars, while Denmark is rapidly catching up in terms of growth. OFV’s half-year report shows that the electrification of passenger car fleets is continuing to advance. Read more…
China NEV retail sales fall 8% in first 2 weeks of July as penetration reaches 63.1%
China’s production of conventional fuel light vehicles fell 56% year on year to 159,000 units in the first 2 weeks of July. Read more…
Chery-JLR reveal the Freelander 8’s interior with massive screen and Huawei tech
The Freelander 8 is going to be the first production vehicle coming out of the Chery and Jaguar Land Rover’s joint venture, and it was announced about a month ago with key specs but without any details regarding the interior and features. Today we get to see what’s inside this boxy, all-terrain EREV SUV. Undoubtedly, the centerpiece feature is the… Read more…
Generational brings EV battery testing to 6,000 UK workshops
Generational has signed a distribution agreement with Maverick Diagnostics to bring EV battery health testing to around 6,000 workshops across the UK. The partnership aims to make battery condition checks a routine part of EV ownership and support transparency in the growing used-EV market. Read more…
Nio chip unit previews NX9031U as AI ambitions move beyond cars
The NX9031U has up to 800 TOPS of equivalent computing power and targets embodied AI, intelligent computing and advanced manufacturing. Read more…
Aptera Won’t Build A Service Network. Here’s What Owners Will Get Instead
The solar EV startup is not going down the same route as Rivian or Tesla. Read More…
BMW Recalls 30,000 PHEVs, Tells Owners To Park Outside—But It’s Not Because Of The Battery
There’s a fire risk, and it’s related to one of the combustion engine components. Read More…
Lucid denies bankruptcy review after report triggers record share plunge
Lucid’s shares plunged by as much as 57% after a media report that the company was evaluating options including a potential privatisation or Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The EV maker rejected the claims, calling the rumours ‘completely false’ and reaffirming its liquidity position. Read more…
Chery-JLR’s Freelander reveals interior of first model with 896-channel LiDAR
The Freelander 8 features a 46.3-inch 8K screen and comes standard with Huawei’s Qiankun ADS 5 assisted-driving system. Read more…
