
Nio recorded adjusted profit from operations of 206.9 million yuan in the second quarter, about 3.1 times the first-quarter figure. Read more…
Xiaomi Skynomad N90 Max rewrites the long-distance EV rules

The grand road trip is the ultimate acid test for the electric era, and cross-country marathons mean playing a wild game of hopscotch between highway charging stations. But while automakers in the West spent years talking up pure battery solutions, Chinese engineers recognized something possibly a bit more practical: families hitting the open road do not want to spend their… Read more…
Zeekr delivers 36,981 vehicles in August, fifth straight monthly record

Zeekr’s August deliveries rose 109.8% year-on-year and 3.19% from July. Read more…
Honda and Nissan are jointly developing vehicle software

Honda and Nissan are teaming up to jointly develop standardized electronic control units (ECUs) for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The companies will introduce an architecture that will incorporate the jointly-developed ECUs and software in next-generation vehicles arriving from 2029 onwards. They aim to establish common specifications for core ECUs for their upcoming vehicles’ electrical and electronic systems, as well as operating… Read more…
Nio Hong Kong shares plunge 9% as August deliveries show Onvo weakness

Nio’s Hong Kong-listed shares fell to their lowest since July 2025. The company is set to report second-quarter results hours later. Read more…
Xpeng delivers 39,107 vehicles in August, second-highest this year

Xpeng’s August deliveries rose 2.84% from July, reaching their second-highest monthly level this year after 40,126 vehicles in June. Read more…
Kempower data indicates that more charging plugs drive higher public EV charging site utilization

Kempower data shows more charging plugs boost public EV charging site utilization and improve long-term economics with dynamic power sharing. Read more…
The US added a record 20.2 GWh of battery storage in just 3 months

The US battery storage market just posted its biggest quarter ever, adding 20.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity in Q2 2026. Read more…
MG 07 starts deliveries in China as locked-in orders top 31,000

The MG 07 was launched on August 21 with a limited-time starting price of 105,900 yuan ($15,620). Read more…
Xiaomi says August vehicle deliveries stayed above 30,000 as Sky Nomad launch nears

This marked the fifth consecutive month Xiaomi delivered more than 30,000 vehicles, though the company again withheld an exact figure. Read more…
PowerFlex acquires The Mobility House North America

PowerFlex acquires The Mobility House North America to expand fleet charging and vehicle-to-grid energy management solutions for commercial fleets. Read more…
San Francisco residents can now choose where EV curbside chargers go

San Francisco has launched a citywide curbside EV charging program, giving companies a clear path to install public chargers in neighborhoods across the city. Read more…
Slate gets a high-roof cargo variant, Tiger tugs, and CEO Tim Cook leaves Apple

On today’s hard-working episode of Quick Charge, we tip our collective hat to Apple CEO Tim Cook on his last day at work before taking a look at Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto’s approach to the compact truck market, and ponder its chances against The House That Henry Built. Read more…
Wevo’s WEVOPUR 60210 FL T polyurethane potting protects battery management PCBs

Wevo launches WEVOPUR 60210 FL T polyurethane potting to protect battery management PCBs with thermal and mechanical stress resistance. Read more…
Volkswagen’s next electric SUV looks a bit familiar [Video]

Volkswagen is preparing to introduce its next-generation electric SUV soon. The electric Tiguan will serve as a successor to the ID.4 and ID.5, bringing more than just a new name. Read more…
A second Tesla driver died stopped on a freeway with Autopilot/Self-Driving on

Weeks after a Tesla Model 3 sat stopped in a live Florida interstate lane and its driver was killed, it happened again — a 2020 Model 3, stopped dead on a Phoenix-area freeway at 3 a.m., rear-ended by a pickup, its driver dead at the scene. Read more…
BYD’s electric supercar will beat a Lambo in a race, and it’s cheaper than a Porsche [Video]

With three electric motors delivering over 1,500 horsepower, the Denza Z can sprint from 0 to 62 mph in under 2 seconds. It can beat a Lamborghini in a race, and it’s cheaper than a Porsche 911 Turbo S. Read more…
This 3-Year-Old Tesla Model Y Went 100,000 Miles And Barely Fast-Charged. Here’s How The Battery Held Up

If you think avoiding fast chargers can save you from EV battery degradation, think again. Read More…
hofer powertrain builds a battery module with programmable cell pressure control

hofer powertrain develops a battery module with programmable cell pressure control to extend lithium-ion cell cycle life and performance. Read more…
Asahi Kasei develops novel pre-doping lithium technology for silicon anodes
Asahi Kasei has developed a new pre-lithiation technology for lithium-ion batteries with silicon-based anodes. In internal tests, the Japanese company claims to have increased the energy density of an NMC cell by 10 per cent using the new technology. Tests with potential customers are now set to follow. Read more…

