Onvo will allow owners to upgrade their 60-kWh standard-range battery packs to 85-kWh long-range battery packs on a daily, monthly or annual basis starting March 1.
Upgrades cost RMB 45 ($6.18) per day, RMB 800 per month, or RMB 8,800 per year.
Xpeng expands to new European markets
Shortly after Xpeng’s announcement of its expansion into Poland, the Chinese manufacturer has also announced its imminent market entry into Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In all three countries, Xpeng will distribute its electric cars via the Hedin Mobility Group from the second quarter of this year. Read more…
Altilium & Talga Group cooperate on recylced graphite for EV batteries
UK recycling specialist Altilium has signed a letter of intent with Australian battery materials company Talga Group to supply Talga with up to 16,000 tons of recycled graphite over a three-year period from 2026. Talga is building Europe’s first anode refinery for natural graphite in Sweden and is developing an anode product made from recycled graphite. Read more…
Prague considers mandetory electric taxis by 2030
The Prague city council’s transport committee is considering only permitting battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell electric taxis in the city from 2029. The final decision lies with the city councillors, who must approve this in the form of a decree. Read more…
Kia PV5 debuts as an electric van ready for anything
Kia is stepping into the commercial electric vehicle market with the PV5. Kia’s first electric van is designed to handle everything from passenger transport to delivery services. This new model, part of Kia’s Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) lineup, offers businesses and individuals a flexible and efficient electric solution. The PV5 comes with three battery options – 43.3 kWh, 51.5 kWh,… Read more…
Mazda to launch two EVs in Thailand
Mazda plans to launch five electrified vehicles in Thailand by 2027, adopting a multi-powertrain approach like Toyota for cutting its CO2 emissions. The company will offer two of these upcoming models with a pure electric powertrain. Read more…
Alperia lowers charging prices in South Tyrol
In South Tyrol, Italy, the charging tariffs of the province-owned company Alperia will fall significantly from March. At the same time, the provincial government has presented a new funding package for electromobility – and announced the expansion to 1,000 charging points by the end of 2026. Read more…
How To Save EVs From Politics
Republican strategist Mike Murphy talks to the Plug-In Podcast about how electric cars became so “tribalized”—and how to fix it. Read more…
Upcoming Kia EV1 Will Be Even Smaller And More Affordable
It will be the electric equivalent of the Kia Picanto, the popular subcompact hatchback available in Europe. Read more…
Gotion to purchase battery separators from SKIET
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer Gotion High-Tech is seeking a supply contract with SK IE Technology (SKIET) for its future production in North America and Europe. Specifically, the Chinese company is looking to secure the South Korean company’s battery separators for its new plants in Slovakia and the US state of Illinois. Read more…
Trump and Elon Musk might gut the EPA
The EPA could be the next target of the Trump Administration’s mass layoffs, although it’s unclear how deep the cuts might go. As reported by The New York Times, President Trump said during a Wednesday cabinet meeting that Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, planned to fire 65% of EPA employees, which agency officials later admitted would prevent… Read more…
NIU unveils new electric microcar with impressive $8,300 target price
NIU, best known as a leader in the electric moped market, has expanded considerably over the last few years. In addition to offering a hot-selling new electric dirt bike and showing off concepts for electric ATVs, the company is now unveiling an electric microcar known as the NIUMM 500. Read more…
Li Auto sees 10,000th supercharger come online
Li Auto’s goal is to have more than 15,000 superchargers by the time the Li i8 is launched.
More charging piles are in preparation for the launch of more BEVs after the Li Mega.
Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra to hit the market at lower price
Xiaomi has launched its flagship SU7 Ultra in China. Xiaomi has massively reduced the price compared to the pre-sale launch in November: the base price of the SU7 Ultra is now 529,900 yuan (equivalent to around 70,000 euros), compared to 814,900 yuan previously. Read more…
Xiaomi to start SU7 Ultra deliveries on Mar 2
Xiaomi EV said it will ramp up production capacity to speed up deliveries of the SU7 Ultra.
On March 3, Xiaomi will give the SU7 Ultra its overseas debut at the MWC 2025 event in Spain.
Waze can now show up on your instrument cluster screen
With the latest update, Waze added a cool new feature for cars with a second screen in addition to the central infotainment display. Vehicles supporting Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto can now display Waze on the second instrument cluster screen. There’s a catch, though. Not everything is displayed on the screen behind the wheel. It mostly shows the navigation… Read more…
Skoda launches series production of the new Enyaq
Skoda has started production of the revised Enyaq family in Mladá Boleslav. The larger MEB SUV from Skoda is now rolling off the production line together with the slightly smaller Elroq and the Octavia combustion model. Read more…
China issues guidelines on companies’ marketing, setup of driver assist features
Companies must not imply to consumers that driver assistance systems can be used as self-driving systems.
The systems are required to implement an exit strategy in the event of driver distraction.
BMW gears up for Neue Klasse production in Munich
From 2026, electric cars of the Neue Klasse are to roll off the production line at BMW’s main plant in Munich. The car manufacturer is now setting the course for this and preparing production and logistics for the new electric platform – with a tight schedule. Read more…
Xpeng debuts 2025 G6: Official launch set for Mar, to hit global markets
The updated G6 is a model developed for the global markets and will be offered in left- and right-hand drive versions.
The new G6 will be officially launched in early March, when pricing will be announced.
