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Svolt’s new 80kWh plug-in hybrid battery charges from 10% to 80% in under 10 minutes

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Chinese battery maker Svolt, a subsidiary of Great Wall Motors, has just announced a new battery pack for plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). The company claims this battery has the world’s largest capacity for PHEVs at 80kWh. What’s even more impressive than the capacity itself is the fact that the battery is advertised to charge from 10% to 80% in less than… Read more…

Contrary to popular belief, EV sales growth continued to accelerate in 2025

In 2025, the world sold 20.7 million EVs – 3.6 million more EVs than it did in the previous year, according to a new report by Rho Motion. That’s a larger increase than last year’s 3.5 million increase, which was also higher than the previous year, showing that EVs keep growing despite unprecedented attacks against them by governments and by the automakers themselves. Read more…

GreenPower Motor chooses New Mexico foreign-trade zone for new EV manufacturing facility


EV manufacturer GreenPower Motor has reached an agreement with the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) to establish operations in Santa Teresa. The new 135,000-square-foot facility in Santa Teresa will become the company’s base for North American operations and US corporate headquarters. GreenPower anticipates setting up operations at the facility in Q1 of 2026, and… Read more…