LG Energy Solution has secured its third battery supply agreement with Mercedes-Benz in less than a year and a half. The latest contract between the two companies involves electric vehicle batteries worth approximately two trillion won, equivalent to around 1.17 billion euros. Read more…
China’s Nov NEV retail sales hit record high despite slower growth
BEV retail sales hit a record high in November, while hybrid models declined year-on-year for the fifth consecutive month.
China’s passenger NEV retail sales rose 4.2 percent to 1.321 million units in November.
Six more EU countries seek to scale back ICE phase-out
Six EU member states have urged the European Commission in a letter to weaken the planned 2035 ban on new registrations of internal combustion engine cars. The signatories are primarily from Central and Eastern European countries. Read more…
VinFast to manufacture e-scooters and e-buses in India
VinFast has officially confirmed its plans to enter the electric scooter and electric bus segments in India. It will manufacture products locally in these new categories to offer them at competitive prices. Read more…
BHP and Rio Tinto begin battery-electric haul truck trials in Australia
BHP and Rio Tinto have started on-site testing of Caterpillar’s Cat 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in Western Australia. The joint trial will assess battery-electric haulage as an alternative to diesel in large-scale mining. Read more…
The electric crossover that could help save Nissan: meet the all-new NX8
After images of an the new mid-sized electric crossover were leaked by the Chinese MIIT, Nissan pulled the wraps off its all-new NX8 – and it looks so good, I’m wondering if it couldn’t spearhead the brand’s American turnaround. Read more…
Tesla Optimus robot takes a suspicious tumble in new demo
A new video surfacing from a Tesla demonstration in Miami this weekend shows the Optimus humanoid robot taking a nasty fall. But it’s not the fall itself that is raising eyebrows, it’s the specific hand movements the robot made on its way down, which strongly suggest it was mimicking a remote operator frantically removing a VR headset. Read more…
The New Mercedes GLB EV Is Insanely Efficient And Can Go Over 300 Miles
The seven-seater electric crossover boasts an overall efficiency of 93% and crazy-fast warm-up times in freezing temperatures. Lire la suite…
Tesla sells 73,145 cars in China in Nov, down year-on-year for 5th consecutive month
Compared to October, Tesla’s retail sales in China rebounded in November, partly due to the launch of a new Model Y variant and the boost from selling inventory cars.
From January to November, Tesla’s retail sales in China totaled 531,855 units, down 7.37 percent year-on-year.
The new Smart #6 hybrid sedan revealed
Smart, the brand once synonymous with tiny, two-seat runabouts, is no longer playing in the small end of the sandbox. With every new model being larger than the one before it, the new Smart #6 EHD follows this trend as well. Revealed through China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the newest Smart looks serious about competing in the… Read more…
RoboSense gets another LiDAR order for nearly 1 million units from FAW Toyota
RoboSense will supply nearly one million LiDAR units over the next five years for a hot-selling model from FAW Toyota.
In November alone, RoboSense delivered over 150,000 LiDAR units.
Tesla hits milestone of 4 million cars produced in China
The milestone comes 14 months after the production of the three-millionth Tesla vehicle made in China.
Over the past six years, Giga Shanghai has contributed nearly half of Tesla’s global electric vehicle deliveries.
Tesla Model 3 Performance wait time in China extends to Feb 2026
Chinese customers hoping for delivery before year-end can opt for in-stock vehicles.
Customers receiving deliveries next year will face higher purchase tax costs.
Chinese quality: BYD launches ‘Zero Defects’ as it crosses 113 GWh in Q3
This week, BYD crossed a major manufacturing milestone as its battery production crossed 113 GWh in the first three quarters of 2025 – but instead of celebrating, the company is doubling down with a new “Zero Defects” initiative to bring battery quality to an even higher level. Read more…
Nio may launch Clean Parks Edition for ET5 and ET5 Touring, filing shows
Nio has filed for the Clean Parks Edition of the ET5 and ET5 Touring, potentially commemorating the fourth anniversary of the Clean Parks environmental initiative.
The launch date for the new variants remains unknown, though December 18 is a noteworthy date to watch.
CATL’s Ship-Shore-Cloud zero-carbon shipping and smart port integrated solution
Contemporary Amperex Electric Vessel (CAEV), a subsidiary of Chinese battery giant CATL, has launched a “zero-carbon shipping and integrated smart port solution,” called Ship-Shore-Cloud. CATL has delivered nearly 900 electric ships, setting multiple records, and has learned that electric ships are not simply adaptation of land-based technologies. “Their development needs to face the challenges of… Read more…
USPS finally gets some EVs on the road
How long does it take for a fleet to electrify? The answer depends on various factors, but it really shouldn’t take nine years—unless the fleet in question belongs to a quasi-governmental agency, and the transition is taking place against a background of unprecedented political turmoil. Postal delivery vehicles are a picture-perfect use case for EVs—short,… Read more…
Siemens’s Heliox brand launches new 44 kW V2G-capable DC charger
Heliox, a Siemens business, has launched a next-generation, all-in-one DC fast charging system with intelligent vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. The Heliox 44 kW V2G charger provides bidirectional charging and discharging capability, allowing vehicles to return energy to the grid. Programmability features enable time-of-use charging and scheduled energy transfers, enabling fleet operators to generate new revenue streams… Read more…
World premiere of the Mercedes GLB: the practical number three
Even in the internal combustion engine era, the GLB was the most practical of Mercedes’ entry-level models. The new GLB with EQ technology aims to maintain this reputation in the electric age. Following the CLA and its Shooting Brake variant, Stuttgart has now unveiled the most versatile model based on the MMA platform. While the drivetrain options hold no surprises, the design certainly does. Read more…
Operando X-ray tomography reveals silicon-electrolyte interface dynamics in solid-state batteries
Silicon anodes can greatly boost the energy density of all-solid-state batteries, but their large volume changes often cause contact loss with solid electrolytes. Si can store more lithium than graphite, but its volume can expand by as much as 410% during charging, generating mechanical stress that cracks particles and weakens their contact with the solid… Read more…
