Nio’s 4,168 battery swap stations completed 1,192,221 swaps from October 1 to 7, with the daily average rising 22% year-on-year. Read more…
BYD humanoid robot design emerges as formal debut remains pending
Patent images show a bipedal humanoid robot designed for service, education and industrial applications. Read more…
GM and PG&E offer an incentive package for managed EV charging program
GM Energy and Pacific Gas and Electric offer incentives including home chargers and bill credits for customers joining a managed EV charging program. Read more…
Renault sharpens up the 4 E-Tech
Way back in 1961, Pierre Dreyfus handed his Renault engineers quite an interesting brief for the original 4L: build a “blue jeans car.” He meant an honest, functional tool meant for everyone from shopkeepers to farmers. The original was never designed to be precious. It wasn’t built to flatter egos. Fast-forward to the upcoming 2026 Paris Motor Show, and Renault… Read more…
Xpeng launches Dark Knight package for P7+ sedan, echoing Nio’s design update playbook
The Dark Knight package is priced at 6,000 yuan ($890) for a limited time, lifting the appeal of the electric sedan with exterior and interior updates. Read more…
Irizar presents a new 15-meter version of its electric coach
Irizar Group unveils a new 15-meter electric coach with 500 km range, enhanced safety features, and high recyclability for sustainable transit. Read more…
Xiaomi’s SkyNomad lineup secures 70,000 locked-in orders in one month
Xiaomi launched its SkyNomad N90 and SkyNomad N70 EREVs in China last month, with pre-orders having started at the end of July. The company has now announced that it’s already secured over 70,000 locked-in orders for the two models in just one month from the launch. Xiaomi delivered over 10,000 SkyNomad vehicles in September, helping drive its total car delivery… Read more…
Nanoramic launches an eight-product catalog of NXSP binders for Li-ion electrodes
Nanoramic launches NXSP binder catalog for lithium-ion electrodes, boosting energy density and lowering costs with advanced composite binders. Read more…
Take a look at the spaceship-inspired interior of BYD’s third-generation Tang SUV
Back in August at the Chengdu Auto Show, BYD first showed the upcoming third-generation Tang SUV, and today the brand has decided to unveil its interior. The five-seat SUV is scheduled to launch in China before the end of this year, joining the Great Tang (Da Tang) in its roster to create a dual-flagship SUV lineup in the Dynasty series.… Read more…
BYD reveals tech-savvy 5-seat SUV interior with two massive 30-inch+ screens
BYD offered an early look at the third-generation Tang’s interior, its flagship “tech-savvy” five-seat electric SUV. Read more…
Rivian brings Ghostbusters to its vehicles in 2026 Halloween update
Rivian is back with another Halloween update, and once again it’s another classic-movie-themed one with a new celebrity cameo. Read more…
The Hyundai IONIQ 7 is coming as a big sibling to the IONIQ 5
If the IONIQ 5 isn’t big enough, Hyundai is preparing to introduce the IONIQ 7, set to fill the gap between the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9. Read more…
Battery Thermal Management by Design: How Advanced Materials Are Enabling the Next Generation of EV Batteries
Sponsored by H.B. FullerAs electric vehicles evolve, battery design is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Automakers are under pressure to deliver greater driving range, faster charging, lower costs, improved safety, and more sustainable manufacturing practices, all within the same battery system. Achieving those objectives requires more than advances in cell chemistry alone. Increasingly, innovation is coming… Read more » Read more…
BMW unveils M60 xDrive iX3 with 612 hp
The BMW iX3 debuted the Neue Klasse platform for BMW and it just got its most powerful version yet. After the iX3 40 with one motor, the iX3 40 xDrive and the 50 xDrive all-wheel-drive versions BMW now adds an M edition. The sporty iX3 M60 xDrive will be available in the configurator in January next year, shortly before the… Read more…
Colorado school district commissions six electric school buses with bidirectional charging
Jefferson County Public Schools deploys six electric school buses with bidirectional charging, supported by Xcel Energy and Highland Electric Fleets. Read more…
BYD launches Fang Cheng Bao Tai 7 in Uzbekistan as BYD Ti 7
The 5-seat, all-wheel-drive BYD Ti 7 is priced at about $43,340 in Uzbekistan and features DM-p hybrid technology. Read more…
Lucid’s delayed Cosmos smiles for the camera on the roads of California
Lucid delayed its Cosmos a few months ago. It was supposed to come out this year, but now it’s pushed back to 2027. Despite the delay, testing is still underway, as indicated by the images you can see below, which show a Cosmos prototype on the streets of California, wearing a hefty amount of camouflage. Lucid Cosmos on the roads… Read more…
Tesla leaned on Dutch regulator to ease its FSD review, emails show
Tesla spent months pushing the Dutch vehicle regulator RDW to scale back its review of “Full Self-Driving (Supervised),” including disputing a €365,000 bill, according to emails obtained by Reuters. RDW later approved the system and is now asking the EU to do the same. Read more…
Huawei-JAC brand Maextro pledges component redesign after brake test controversy
Maextro said it will improve the component’s design and offer existing owners a free upgrade option. Read more…
One in six new Mercedes passenger cars worldwide now fully electric
Mercedes-Benz Group sold 78,100 electric vehicles in the third quarter. These accounted for 16 per cent of all Mercedes cars and vans sold worldwide – up by more than six percentage points compared to the same period last year. However, China remains an extremely challenging market for the Stuttgart-based company. Read more…
