GM’s Latin American expansion continues with news that Chevrolet is offering EV buyers free charging at network at dealerships throughout Peru, where sales of plug-powered vehicles are growing rapidly. Read more…
Not sold on Tesla Powerwall? There are some great home battery alternatives out there
Between increasingly extreme weather, rising electricity demands, and the rapid expansion of data centers, energy independence is starting to look less like a talking point for doomsday preppers and more like sound planning. That shift in thinking is driving more homeowners than ever towards solar-plus-battery energy solutions like the industry-leading Tesla Powerwall – but Powerwall isn’t the only game in town, anymore. Read more…
CATL says core operations carbon neutral by end-2025, supply chain next
CATL said its supply chain accounts for more than 80% of its products’ carbon emissions, and it aims to achieve value-chain carbon neutrality by 2035. Read more…
Munich Electrification’s new ME SSR replaces mechanical contactors and pyrotechnic fuses in e-trucks
Munich Electrification launches ME SSR, a solid-state battery disconnect unit replacing contactors and fuses in electric trucks and buses. Read more…
ÖBB Postbus tests autonomous e-bus from Otokar
ÖBB Postbus, together with Turkish manufacturer Otokar, is launching a pilot project with a fully automated electric bus capable of SAE Level 4 driving. The first trips will take place at the European Forum Alpbach, before the autonomous e-CENTRO C is deployed to connect the Campus Wolfurt to the local S-Bahn network. Read more…
USA: Tesla launches V2L adapter for the Model Y Premium
Tesla has launched a new Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) adapter in the United States. The accessory, available from the Tesla Shop for around $80 USD, is initially intended for Model Y Premium models – meaning the basic variants are not included for the time being. Read more…
Geely Auto reshuffles top management to advance One Geely strategy
Geely Auto is undergoing its biggest senior management reshuffle since founding, with Eric Li stepping down as chairman and Andy An taking over. Read more…
BMW preps Leipzig plant for Neue Klasse production
BMW has used a five-and-a-half-week production break at its Leipzig plant to carry out extensive upgrades ahead of Neue Klasse production. To this end, 240 lift tables were replaced and 160 new robots were installed. BMW is yet to reveal which models will be produced there. Read more…
UK launches consultation on EV sales mandate
The UK government has launched a review of the ZEV mandate to potentially relax EV sales targets from 2027 to 2035. As part of the consultation, automakers, industry stakeholders, and other interested parties have two months to submit official statements. Read more…
Self-Driving Trucks Are Already Hitting The Road In California
The California DMV has issued the first permits that allow companies to test heavy autonomous vehicles on the road. Read More…
Geely Auto core profit jumps 46% in H1 as home market retreats
Geely Auto’s first-half revenue rose 15% year-on-year to a record 173.6 billion yuan ($25.58 billion), while core profit increased 46%. Read more…
Critics Slammed Ferrari’s Luce EV. Someone Just Paid $40 Million For The First One
The buyer is getting a one-off, and Ferrari is not keeping a dime from the auction. Read More…
Xiaomi SU7 series tops 500,000 cumulative deliveries
The SU7 sedan series delivered 21,044 units in July and 101,540 units in the first 7 months of the year. Read more…
Tesla’s Mainstream Model Y Gets A Feature Hyundai EVs Have Had For Years
Tesla Model Y Premium buyers in the U.S. can now pay $80 to get an adapter that enables power export. Hyundai EVs offer it for free. Read More…
Hyundai starts Ioniq 3 production ahead of September release
Hyundai unveiled the Ioniq 3 in April in its N Line trim, and then revealed the Standard version last month. Today, the company has announced that production is starting at its plant in Izmit, Türkiye. This is the first EV passenger car built by a foreign OEM in the country, and to ready it for production, the factory has received… Read more…
BYD Fang Cheng Bao to launch long-range Tai 7 DM on August 18
The current plug-in hybrid Tai 7 offers up to 200 kilometers of battery-only range, and the updated model is expected to offer a longer range. Read more…
The Genesis GV60 Magma is a riot
Genesis – the one brand that has always been the polite guest at the luxury automotive dinner party. Back in the day, the Germans traded blows with ever-stiffer suspensions and carbon-fiber trinkets, but the Korean brand carved out a serene niche of quilted leather, silent cabins, and rotating crystal spheres on the center console. It was civilized. It was dignified.… Read more…
JTA and WATT partner to establish a new EV manufacturing plant in Qatar
JTA and WATT partner to launch Qatar’s first EV manufacturing plant, focusing on Gulf-specific vehicle design and advanced production technology. Read more…
The new Denza N8 has over 1,000-km range thanks to BYD’s 130 kWh battery
Only three years ago, if you wanted four figures of driving range, you had to drag an internal combustion engine along for the ride. When BYD launched the original Denza N8 back in 2023, the electric variant came with a respectable 108.8 kWh battery pack. Buyers who suffered from chronic distance anxiety had to go for the plug-in hybrid model… Read more…
First Ferrari Luce EV sells for $40 million, 36x its estimate
Ferrari’s first electric car sold for $40 million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction Saturday night. The pre-sale estimate was $1.1 million. Read more…
