The World Economic Forum recognized Nio’s achievements in deploying Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies at scale. Read more…
India: Rajasthan inducts 47 electric buses for public transport
Rajasthan, a state in northwestern India, has put 47 electric buses into its public transport service. The state has received these e-buses as part of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)’s PM e-Bus Sewa scheme. Read more…
Costa Rica announces $4.6m public EV charging push
The Costa Rica Electricity Institute (aka Grupo ICE) has confirmed plans to roll out 180 new public AC chargers for EVs over the next three years. It describes the chargers as ‘semi-fast’ with a capacity of 21kW. Read more…
DP World launches electric HGV rental scheme in the UK
Port operator DP World is expanding its Low Carbon Truck Programme (LCTP) in the UK with a new electric truck rental initiative at Southampton port. It offers LCTP members the chance to trial electric HGVs for up to twelve weeks. Read more…
CATL and Octopus Energy plan battery-swapping network for eHGVs in Europe
British energy supplier Octopus Energy and Chinese battery giant CATL have formed a joint venture called ‘Swaptopus’ to electrify European heavy-duty transport. The partnership aims to establish a Europe-wide network of battery-swapping stations for electric trucks. Read more…
Renault’s facelifted Megane E-Tech is more powerful and packs a bigger LFP battery
Renault just facelifted the model that marked the start of its mainstream EV era in 2022. The new Megane E-Tech brings a few design tweaks, a more powerful motor, and a bigger battery. Starting with the design, the front is entirely new, save for the headlights. All of it is very much inspired by the Scenic E-Tech with a redesigned… Read more…
Xiaomi YU7 GT sets another Nurburgring record – with nobody in the driver’s seat
Xiaomi returned to the Nürburgring to set another lap record, but this time it did it with nobody in the car at all, setting down the first official autonomous time at the world-famous racetrack. Read more…
Tesla FSD Finally Reached Europe. Now Speed Limits May Slow Its Expansion
Sweden has a problem with FSD breaking the speed limit on demand, Read More…
Huawei-backed Aistaland to launch first model GT7 shooting-brake on June 26
Aistaland GT7 opened pre-sales on May 29, with a starting pre-sales price of 219,900 yuan ($32,460). Read more…
‘Neue Klasse’ upgrades for BMW’s Leipzig plant
BMW is getting ready to begin producing EVs from the ‘Neue Klasse’ at its Leipzig plant this summer. The automotive factory is set to undergo extensive modifications during a five-and-a-half-week production pause. However, BMW has not yet revealed which electric models will be built at the plant in future. Read more…
Lyten to pay €60 million for Northvolt site in Heide
The acquisition of Northvolt’s site in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, is taking shape: the US company Lyten has now agreed a purchase with the state development bank KfW, the federal government, and the state government of Schleswig-Holstein – at a price of around €60 million euros. Read more…
Colombia plans 1,200km electric truck charging corridor
With ‘Ruta-E’, Colombia plans to establish its first zero-emission freight transport corridor for electric trucks. It aims to provide the necessary charging infrastructure to achieve this along the 1,195km route between Bogotá and Cartagena. Read more…
Renault unveils CleveR insights based on the Twingo E-Tech Electric
Renault and Software République have unveiled ‘cleveR insights’, a mobile platform for collecting and analyzing urban data. The system is based on the Twingo E-Tech Electric and is intended for use by municipalities and public institutions. Read more…
Nio’s third-gen ES8 tops 120,000 deliveries as five-seat version nears
The third-generation ES8 has reached 120,000 deliveries in 275 days since its launch in late September 2025. Read more…
Geely releases more images of tri-motor Galaxy Cruiser 700 ahead of 2026 launch
The tri-motor, four-wheel-drive rugged SUV boasts a combined system power of 830 kW (1,113 hp). Read more…
Europe is betting big on a battery that runs for four days
Long-duration energy storage startup Ore Energy has landed what it says is the largest iron-air battery deal in continental Europe so far. Read more…
Nio expands ES8 lineup with five-seat variant set for June 28 pre-orders
Nio will bring the five-seat ES8 to showrooms on June 28, opening pre-orders the same day. Read more…
Xpeng’s He Xiaopeng returns to Alibaba orbit with Ant board seat
Xpeng CEO joined Ant Group’s board, set to advise on AI strategy. Read more…
Xiaomi touts self-driving feat as YU7 GT laps Nürburgring autonomously
Xiaomi YU7 GT set the world’s first autonomous-driving lap record at the Nürburgring with a time of 10 minutes, 29.483 seconds. Read more…
Nio’s third-gen ES8 to reach 120,000 deliveries within hours
The milestone comes about a month after the 110,000th third-generation ES8 was delivered on May 23. Read more…
