General Motors is investigating a new way of configuring prismatic battery cells to improve cooling characteristics. A patent filing from the automaker published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated Dec. 26, 2024 but originally filed by GM Jun. 23, 2023, details stacking of layers in an inverted “U” shape, as opposed to… Read more…
Nio’s Onvo sells 20,000 L60 EVs in three months
Nio’s first sub-brand, Onvo, launched its first EV, the L60, back in May. Deliveries then started in September, and now, around three months later, we have the first milestone to talk about. According to a new report out of China, more than 20,000 Onvo L60 EVs have already been delivered. Now, for context, keep in mind that this was built… Read more…
Spy shots show model suspected to be facelifted Nio ET5 Touring on road test
The most noticeable change in the model from the existing Nio models is the center screen that has gone from vertical to horizontal. Read more…
In-stock Cybertruck Foundation Series now come with lifetime free Supercharging
Tesla has announced a new incentive to entice buyers to snap up the remaining inventory of its Cybertruck Foundation Series. The Cybertruck has been nothing short of controversial since its unveiling in 2019. The Foundation Series, a limited-edition launch version of the truck, was supposedly sold out in no time at all. It turns out there are still quite a… Read more…
IM Motors gets L4 autonomous driving road test license
An IM Motors executive said the company officially received its L4 driverless road test license today. Read more…
Our Look Ahead: These electric cars are coming in 2025
Battery costs are in free fall. And CO2 limits are tightening by 15 per cent. It is a fantastic combination for those looking to purchase an electric car. Which new electric vehicles will matter most next year? Find out here! Read more…
Hesai delivers more than 100,000 LiDARs in Dec
Hesai said it delivered more than 100,000 LiDARs in December, the first LiDAR maker in the world to reach the milestone. Read more…
Deepal sees 400,000th car roll off line, targets 500,000 sales in 2025
Deepal saw deliveries surpass 36,000 units in December and more than 240,000 units for the entire 2024. Read more…
China NEV sales in 2025 estimated to rise by 30% to 16.5 million
China’s NEV sales, including exports, are expected to reach about 16.5 million units in 2025, with a penetration rate of more than 50 percent, a think tank expert said. Read more…
Tesla denies Cybertruck will go on sale in China in Jan after rumors resurface
Tesla has denied that it plans to start selling the Cybertruck electric pickup truck in China on January 1, after recent rumors surfaced. Read more…
NY Governor Hochul announces $28.5 million funding for DC fast chargers
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $28.5 million in additional funding being made available to install DC fast chargers for private and commercial EVs driving along major travel corridors across the Empire State. Read more…
Volvo L20 Electric wheel loader exceeding expectations of Kiwi landscaper
Volvo has delivered the first of its L20 Electric wheel loaders to New Zealand, with a leading landscape manufacturer putting it through its paces in an early pilot program. The verdict: Volvo’s new electric loader is exceeding expectations. Read more…
Milestone: Motiv Electric Trucks logs its 5 millionth electric mile
Motiv Electric Trucks may not grab all the headlines, but it’s been quietly putting electric box vans to work throughout California for the past fifteen years. And, last week, the company’s commercial EV fleet logged its five millionth all-electric mile driven. Read more…
Finally, An Electric Minivan With Six Wheels That Launches A Drone
Chinese automaker Xpeng’s Land Aircraft Carrier will make an appearance at CES 2025. It may end up as the wildest car at the show. Read more…
GM working on mixed-chemistry EV battery packs
General Motors is following a handful of other automakers and battery firms in developing mixed-chemistry battery packs for electric vehicles. GM laid out its version of this concept in a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 28, 2024. In that document, which was first filed by GM Aug. 2, 2023, the… Read more…
Nio management reveals 2025 product roadmap in communication with Goldman Sachs
The Onvo sub-brand will launch two SUVs in the second half of 2025, and the Nio brand’s facelifted models will have larger sizes, lower costs, and more LiDARs, according to Goldman Sachs. Read more…
Nio exceeds 2,900 swap stations in China, with 1,000 available to Onvo
To date, Nio has 2,905 battery swap stations in China, 929 of which are located along highways. Read more…
First autonomous electric loaders in North America get to work
Swedish multinational Sandvik says it’s successfully deployed a pair of fully autonomous Toro LH518iB battery-electric underground loaders at the New Gold Inc. ($NGD) New Afton mine in British Columbia, Canada. Read more…
Stig drifts 2,000 hp electric Ford Supervan around Top Gear test track [video]
The Top Gear TV show might be over, but its tamed racing driver – a masked, anonymous hot shoe known only as “the Stig” – lives on … and his latest adventure involves pitching the 1,400 hp electric Ford SuperVan demonstration vehicle around the famed Top Gear test track. Sideways. Read more…
Contargo logistics adds 20 Mercedes eActros 600 electric semis to fleet
European logistics firm Contargo is adding twenty of Mercedes’ new, 600 km-capable eActros battery electric semi trucks to its trimodal delivery fleet, bringing zero-emission shipping to Germany’s hinterland. Read more…
