Driivz, a Vontier company, has released Platform Version 9, an updated electric vehicle charging and energy management software suite designed to support EV charging networks and service providers. The new version is now available to its global customer base, which operates in more than 30 countries. Platform Version 9 introduces new features to streamline fleet… Read more…
ROHM expands EROM thermal simulation models for automotive shunt resistors
ROHM Semiconductor has announced an expanded selection of its EROM (Embeddable BCI-ROM) thermal simulation models for shunt resistors, now accessible on ROHM’s website and included as standard in Siemens’ Simcenter Flotherm electronic thermal design software (version 2510 and later). Shunt resistor models serve critical roles in automotive and industrial equipment, supporting high-accuracy current detection and… Read more…
Is The Jeep Recon The Electric Wrangler We Wanted—Or Another Dud?
On the Plugged-In Podcast: The Jeep Recon and Porsche Cayenne Electric debut. One of them is promising. Plus, how long do EV batteries last? Lire la suite…
Amazon subsidiary Zoox launches robotaxi service in San Francisco
After the company’s autonomous shuttles have been operating regularly in Las Vegas since September, Zoox is now also launching in the Californian tech metropolis. It is starting with free trial rides for registered ‘explorers’. Read more…
AUDI debuts AUDI E SUV Concept at Guangzhou auto show, production model due next year
The AUDI E SUV Concept is the AUDI brand’s second model following the AUDI E5 Sportback.
The E5 Sportback is based on the AUDI E Concept unveiled in November 2024 and was officially launched on September 16.
Android Auto Is Getting Gemini, Google’s AI Assistant
Gemini is replacing the old Google Assistant, so drivers can now translate messages, search for addresses in emails and more. Lire la suite…
Toyota Built This Entire City Around Autonomous Vehicles. Here’s What Life Is Like There
Toyota’s Woven City is a lot more than just a test course for AVs. Plus: Nvidia’s car business is booming. Lire la suite…
Wheel-E Podcast: Rad’s sunset, Onewheel minibike, flatbet e-trike, and more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes the potential end of Rad Power Bikes, Tern’s new belt-drive Vektron, a semi-solid-state e-bike battery coming soon on a production e-bike, ALSO drops price on its entry-level model, a tilting flat-bed electric trike/truck, and more. Read more…
Lucid Gravity: The touring version remains just under the €100,000 mark
Lucid is expanding its range of luxury SUVs with the Gravity: following the Grand Touring, the second-highest specification model is now also available to order. Customers will have to make certain compromises in terms of charging power and range. Read more…
Lucid Gravity: The touring version remains just under the €100,000 mark
Lucid is expanding its range of luxury SUVs with the Gravity: following the Grand Touring, the second-highest specification model is now also available to order. Customers will have to make certain compromises in terms of charging power and range. Read more…
Tesla’s next-gen AI chip faces big delay, creating a Cybercab problem
Tesla just hit a big speed bump on the way to fully self-driving robotaxis. Elon Musk confirmed a big delay for the company’s next-generation AI5 chip. This new hardware, which Tesla sees as the key to unlocking true, unsupervised autonomy in its electric cars, will not be ready in large numbers until the middle of 2027. This is a major,… Read more…
Xiaomi’s electric car business becomes profitable
Xiaomi reports its first quarterly operating profit for its electric car division: in the third quarter, the division generated 700 million yuan, equivalent to around 85 million euros. At the same time, the Chinese group is raising its sales forecast for the current year from 350,000 to 400,000 electric cars. Read more…
Changan Nevo launches Q05 small electric SUV starting at $11,230
The updated Changan Nevo Q05 competes in China’s EV market against models including the BYD Yuan Up.
It offers a range of up to 506 kilometers, with two variants equipped with LiDAR.
GAC Toyota opens pre-orders for bZ7 electric sedan
The GAC Toyota bZ7 features Huawei’s HarmonySpace cockpit system and Momenta’s advanced driver assistance system.
It also utilizes Huawei motors and integrates with Xiaomi’s smart ecosystem.
Watthub opeans Port of Rotterdam public charging station for heavy commercial vehicles
The Dutch company WattHub has opened its new public high-power charging hub for heavy commercial vehicles at Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam. The charging and operating technology for the station comes from project partners Kempower and Virta respectively. Read more…
Ford Trucks unveils its first production-ready electric truck, the F-Line E
Ford Trucks has not previously offered any electric trucks. But that will change in 2026: with the F-Line E, the company is introducing an electric truck in the 19- and 26-tonne class, which will be manufactured by Ford Otosan in Turkey and is set to launch in all major European markets next year. Read more…
Crisis at Volkswagen: Is Oliver Blume losing support?
From 2026, Oliver Blume will step down from his dual role as CEO of Volkswagen and Porsche and focus entirely on Wolfsburg. Statements from sources close to the Porsche and Piëch owner families suggest that Blume needs to show results soon – because support for him appears to be waning. Read more…
Magna to build the GAC Aion V in Graz
Magna has started series production of another Chinese electric car model, the Aion V from GAC, at its plant in Graz. The G6 and G9 models from Xpeng have also been assembled at the Magna plant since September. Read more…
Gotion High-Tech mass-producing VW standard cells
Gotion High-Tech has begun mass production of its standard cells for the Volkswagen Group. To commemorate the collaboration, the first symbolic delivery to the German manufacturer took place this week. The supply agreement between the two partners runs from 2026 to 2032. Read more…
Electricity is about to become the new base currency and China figured it out
For most of human history, currency was a direct claim on tangible, productive output. Before the abstraction of government fiat or cryptocurrency, value was stored in things that required real work and resources, bushels of grain, livestock, gold, assets with their own direct productive output: horses, and tragically, slaves. Read more…
