The German-Canadian company Rock Tech Lithium has announced a major update to the operational expenditure model for its Guben Converter in Brandenburg, Germany. The company now expects to reduce the cost of producing lithium hydroxide monohydrate by around 23 per cent, from approximately €5,033 to €3,878 per tonne, based on an annual production target of 24,000 tonnes. Read more…
Stellantis finds second-life battery application with mobility scooter
Stellantis presented another initiative for reusing its high-voltage batteries: used modules are repackaged into new units and used in the Avathor One, a new mobile medical device designed for people in wheelchairs or with limited mobility. Read more…
ACMobility to install 100+ new DC charging points in the Philippines
Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation’s automotive arm, ACMobility, has announced plans to install over 100 new DC charging points in the country. The company will partner with Shell for this rollout. Read more…
Changan supplies 443 Deepal EVs for Thai bank fleet
As part of a major fleet order in Thailand this month, Changan has supplied 443 Deepal EVs to Krungthai Bank. The new fleet supports the bank’s goal of switching entirely to EVs by 2030. Read more…
BMW Poured Billions Into New EVs. Now It’s Saying Gas Engines ‘Will Never Disappear’
The German automaker is putting a lot of effort into new electric cars. It’s also far from giving up on combustion power. Lire la suite…
China’s cumulative NEV sales have surpassed 40 million units
China has maintained its position as the world’s top producer and seller of NEVs for ten consecutive years.
From 2020 to 2024, China’s NEV sales surged tenfold from about 1.3 million units to nearly 13 million units.
MCV opens new plant for Volvo’s electric buses in Europe
Volvo Buses partner MCV has inaugurated a new dedicated production line for electric buses outside Cairo, Egypt. The 10,000 m² facility will produce the Volvo 7900 Electric, Electric Artic, and 8900 Electric for European markets, boosting capacity and flexibility in Volvo’s electrification strategy. Read more…
Mitsubishi Motors unveils all-new Eclipse Cross BEV for Europe
Mitsubishi Motors has announced the European debut of the all-new Eclipse Cross battery-electric vehicle. Built at Renault’s ElectriCity Douai Plant in France, the compact SUV offers up to 600 kilometres of range, advanced connectivity, and over 20 driver assistance systems. Read more…
Solar + nuclear to surge in Middle East as electricity demand soars – IEA
Electricity demand is skyrocketing across the Middle East and North Africa, and it’s being driven by two big factors: cooling homes and businesses in extreme heat, and making seawater drinkable through desalination. A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows just how dramatic the surge is. Electricity use in the region has tripled since 2000, and it’s expected to jump another 50% by 2035. That’s like adding the current combined electricity demand of Germany and Spain. Read more…
New Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross EV is just a French SUV with a Japanese name
Mitsubishi has announced the return of the Eclipse Cross, but not as the world remembers it. The nameplate is now attached to an all-new electric SUV developed exclusively for the European market. This new model is quite a shift in strategy for the Japanese automaker, as it is fundamentally a French-built electric vehicle, sharing its core engineering and assembly line… Read more…
Today’s Virtual Conference on EV Engineering schedule: September 18, 2025
This week, Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. The recorded videos can be accessed on each session’s registration page. Thursday, September 18th Webinar Topics:… Read more…
Dreame shares rendering of its debut EV model, reveals some specs
Dreame’s EV unit shared a rendering in its first Weibo post, mentioning some specifications.
Dreame will offer ultra-luxury EVs and mass-market models under two brands, a report said.
Xiaomi YU7 Ultra is now testing on the Nurburgring
We knew this would happen, and now the inevitable has become reality – Xiaomi has started testing the performance version of its YU7 SUV around the Nürburgring. We’ve been calling this the YU7 Ultra ever since it was first spotted on the streets somewhere in China back in July, following the introduction of the non-Ultra YU7 in June. But there’s… Read more…
Solving for heat, wibration and weight: the evolving demands on EV cable protection
Sponsored by Atkins & Pearce. The surge in electric vehicle adoption has spotlighted high-performance braided sleeving manufacturers as automakers push for solutions that can keep pace with rapidly advancing technology. With higher voltages, faster charging speeds and growing power demands, EV cables are under more stress than ever. Cable protection prevents overheating, reduces wear from… Read more…
Hyundai wants to kill off this popular EV design trend, and I have to agree
Is it just me, or do too many new vehicles look about the same? Hyundai believes it’s time to end a popular trend that nearly every EV has nowadays. Read more…
Tesla Wants To Make Its Doors Easier To Use In ‘A Panic Situation’
Safety regulators are investigating Tesla’s door handles. Its chief designed told Bloomberg that an overhaul is in the works. Lire la suite…
Albany Graphite receives $500,000 grant for purification and anode development project
Albany Graphite (AGC), a subsidiary of Zentek, an intellectual property technology development and commercialization company, has been awarded a grant of $500,000 from the Ontario Government’s Critical Minerals Innovation Fund (CMIF) for its graphite purification and anode material development project. Albany Graphite will contribute $314,500 to the project and is also collaborating with NRCan CanmetENERGY’s… Read more…
inepro Metering launches energy meter for EV charging stations
Netherlands-based inepro Metering has introduced its PRO380-Eichrecht energy meter, designed to comply with a German regulation requiring all public EV charging stations to have certified, calibrated electricity meters. The German calibration law, commonly known as Eichrecht, applies to all measuring devices. By including EV charging station meters, the regulation aims to ensure that EV drivers… Read more…
QuantumScape and PowerCo demonstrate solid-state EV batteries in Ducati electric motorcycle
Solid-state battery pioneer QuantumScape (QS) and PowerCo, the battery division of the Volkswagen Group, demonstrated QS solid-state lithium-metal batteries powering a Ducati electric motorcycle at the recent IAA Mobility show in Munich. This was the first time QS has showcased its solid-state cells in a real-world vehicle. The battery system used in the e-motorcycle was… Read more…
What Happens If You Don’t Engage Tesla’s Car Wash Mode?
“I’ve seen one too many Tesla videos of owners messing up their cars because they didn’t know about this feature.” Lire la suite…
