NEV retail sales totaled 399,000 units from August 1-16, with retail penetration at 63.6%. Read more…
Bentley Torcal reinvents grand luxury
Leather has enjoyed a century-long monopoly over luxury car interiors, but I always struggled to understand our obsession with it. In the heat of mid-July, it turns into a scorching skillet, and by January, it feels like you’re sitting on a block of ice. Then, after a decade of use it cracks like an old sofa. And despite all that,… Read more…
Denza N8 breaks 1,000 km mark with 130 kWh battery
The race for ever-larger batteries in China continues: BYD’s premium brand Denza is equipping the new N8 with a battery pack of more than 130 kWh. This is expected to give the electric SUV a range of more than 1,000 km – although that figure is based on the relatively optimistic Chinese CLTC test cycle. Read more…
Octopus Charge brings Electroverse-style app to North America
Octopus Energy US has just unveiled its answer to Europe’s ‘Electroverse’: the Octopus Charge app. The new platform aggregates chargers from over 24 partner networks in the US and Canada, with users able to pay for charging sessions at cost. Read more…
Voyah Passion S completes upside-down tunnel loop
Voyah has put its new eSUV in the spotlight with a spectacular marketing stunt: the Passion S completed a full 360-loop inside a tunnel in Wuhan, briefly driving upside down on the ceiling. Behind the spectacle, the coupé-style SUV offers 800-volt technology, up to 740 km of range, and a competitive price for the Chinese market. Read more…
These Affordable EVs Just Got A New Lifeline: Replacement Motors Cost 30% Less
The same company that remanufactures motors for the Tesla Model S now caters to the more affordable Kia Niro and Hyundai Kona EVs Read More…
Chery to open UK R&D center, paving way for local production
Chery’s UK R&D center will be located in Bedfordshire, England, and is set to open in late fall this year. Read more…
Xiaomi’s aggressive EV push weighs down Q2 earnings
Building a desirable car from scratch has to be the quickest way on earth to incinerate a mountain of cash. Doing it when your background is stamping out pocket-sized glass rectangles and smart rice cookers makes it look like pure madness. And yet, here we are, watching Xiaomi shift sleek EVs at a pace that should keep legacy boardroom executives… Read more…
Audi’s China-Only EVs Are Coming To Europe—And They Cost Less Than Local Models
Audi went out of its way to keep the Chinese-market E5 and E7X out of Europe. A third-party company is importing them anyway. Read More…
VW Anhui rolls out 100,000th EV after more than 2 years of production
The 100,000th vehicle was an ID. UNYX 08, the first model jointly developed by Volkswagen and Xpeng. Read more…
JD Power study: the public EV charging experience is improving as OEM-backed networks expand
JD Power’s 2026 study shows public EV charging satisfaction rising with OEM-backed networks like IONNA improving availability and reliability. Read more…
Huawei-Dongfeng brand Epicland opens pre-sales of first model X9 from $44,180
The Epicland X9 extended-range SUV is the second model Huawei has developed with an automaker under a new cooperation model, following the Aistaland GT7. Read more…
Corvus Energy to supply 40 MWh of Dolphin NxtGen batteries for BC Ferries’ Summit Class ships
Corvus Energy will supply 40 MWh Dolphin NxtGen batteries for BC Ferries’ Summit Class hybrid-electric vessels, enabling near-zero emissions. Read more…
dcbel’s V2X pilot offers Massachusetts homeowners a free Home Energy Station
dcbel offers Massachusetts homeowners a free Ara Home Energy Station in a V2X pilot to enable smart charging and backup power with Nissan, Polestar, and Volv… Read more…
The 2027 Toyota bZ is now on sale: Here’s how much it costs
The 2027 Toyota bZ is now on sale, starting at $34,980 in the US and CA$45,985 in Canada. Read more…
Siemens wins $80-million Army award to build drone motor stator production lines
Siemens Government Technologies wins $80M Army contract to build advanced drone motor stator production lines using AI-driven digital twins. Read more…
LG Energy Solutions’ Newest Battery Megafactory Just Kicked Off Production
This Lansing, Michigan plant will employ up to 1,700 people and produce up to 35 GWh worth of batteries per year. Read More…
Xiaomi’s First EV Just Hit A Massive Milestone
Cell phone manufacturer turned EV maker Xiaomi has been a major success in the auto industry. Now it’s his a massive milestone. Read More…
This 100-Year-Old EV Came With More Range Than The First Nissan Leaf
There’s a catch, though. You better be cool with going slow. Read More…
Xiaomi’s EV and AI business posts second straight quarterly loss
Xiaomi’s new initiatives, which include EV and AI, posted a loss from operations of 2.6 billion yuan ($383 million) in the second quarter. Read more…
