Solaris has signed a contract with the Municipality of Gdańsk, Poland, for the delivery of 30 battery-electric buses. The order includes 18 Solaris Urbino 12 and 12 articulated Urbino 18 vehicles, all due to enter service by September 2026 with Gdańskie Autobusy i Tramwaje. Read more…
Major US recall for EVs on Toyota’s eTNGA platform
Toyota, Subaru and Lexus must recall 94,320 electric vehicles in the United States – covering the Toyota bZ4X, Subaru Solterra and Lexus RZ – due to an issue with the climate control system. With affected vehicles also reported in Australia, the recall could expand globally. Read more…
Stellantis takes aim at BYD – who responded swiftly
The tone among Chinese automakers is becoming sharper. After Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa inaccurately presented Leapmotor’s sales figures in Germany, BYD issued an unusually pointed response. Read more…
World’s First all-electric deconstruction site runs on Volvo CE
This world’s first fully electric deconstruction site is being hailed as a landmark in sustainable urban development — and it’s powered by Siemens technology and Volvo Group’s battery-electric trucks and heavy equipment. Read more…
Electric haul trucks could save Fortescue over $400 million in fuel per year
Fortescue is marching towards zero emissions as it invests in new, zero-emission mining equipment options across its global operations. And that investment? It’s already paying off. One analyst says the company’s saving almost $400 million in fuel costs alone. Each year. Read more…
China targets 15.5 million NEV sales in 2025 with 20% year-on-year growth
China has released an automotive industry growth stabilization plan aimed at achieving key economic development goals for the sector.
In 2025, China targets annual vehicle sales of about 32.3 million units, representing a year-on-year increase of about 3 percent.
China targets 15.5 million NEV sales in 2025 with 20% year-on-year growth
China has released an automotive industry growth stabilization plan aimed at achieving key economic development goals for the sector.
In 2025, China targets annual vehicle sales of about 32.3 million units, representing a year-on-year increase of about 3 percent.
Hyundai wants to bring back the hot hatch, and its new EV concept nails it
Hyundai offered a first look at the hot hatch earlier this week after unveiling the Concept Three, its first compact EV under the IONIQ family. The new EV, set to arrive as the IONIQ 3, already has a sporty, hot hatch look, but that could be just the start. Read more…
Volkswagen Turns To LFP And In-House Electronics For Its Affordable EVs

A new electric motor and a fancy inverter are also part of Volkswagen’s plan to beat Chinese competitors in Europe. Lire la suite…
Rho Motion: EV sales spike globally, reach 1.7 million in August
The global appetite for electric cars shows no signs of slowing down – in August alone, 1.7 million EVs found new homes, per research firm Rho Motion. This brings the total for the first eight month of the year to 12.5 million. The August sales break down to 1.16 million fully battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and 570,000 plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). The… Read more…
Ram Has Canceled Its Electric Pickup Truck

Ram’s all-electric truck is dead, Stellantis officials confirmed today. Meanwhile, the range-extended Ramcharger gets a new name. Lire la suite…
Ram’s electric pickup truck is officially dead
The all-electric Ram pickup truck, which the company promised would offer more range, power, and capability than its rivals, has officially been canceled. Well, for those in the US at least. Read more…
2026 Nissan Leaf 3rd-generation first drive impressions: don’t you dare call it a hatchback
Nissan unveiled its third-generation Leaf earlier this year, but we were allowed some initial drive impressions on Wednesday. Of course, the first thing that stands out about the new Leaf is its design. Nissan says it’s adopting a subcompact crossover style instead of the hatchback style in the previous two iterations. Read more…
Podcast: Tesla unveils Megablock, bunch of new EVs at IAA, Hyundai’s plant, and more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla unveiling its new Megablock product, bunch of new EVs at IAA, the debacle at Hyundai’s plant, and mor. Read more…
China’s surge pushes global wind toward fastest growth ever
The global wind industry is going to hit some unprecedented growth milestones, according to Wood Mackenzie’s Global Wind Power Market Outlook for Q3 2025. The world is on track to add its second terawatt of wind capacity by 2030. To put that in perspective, it took 23 years to install the first terawatt, which was reached in 2023. The second will come in just seven. Read more…
Epic Charging deploys its charging management system at Chicago condo building
US-based software provider Epic Charging has migrated 148 smart charging stations at a 401-unit condominium building in Chicago to its charge point management system (CPMS). Over a quarter of the units opted for an EV charger in their dedicated parking spaces. The migration followed the exit of Enel X Way from the US market. The… Read more…
ZF unveils new eight-speed automatic transmission for hybrids and PHEVs
ZF has announced the 8HP evo, an updated eight-speed automatic transmission engineered for mild hybrids and plug-in hybrids . The 8HP evo advances its predecessor in multiple technical aspects. The transmission uses fewer components, resulting in reduced weight and assembly complexity. Key technical upgrades focus on the electric motor, power electronics, and mechanical parts to… Read more…
The Ford Focus Hatch Is Dead. It May Return As An EV Crossover: Report

It will become a hybrid and electric crossover with a focus on affordability slotting between the Puma and Explorer EV. Lire la suite…
High-performance electric wagon dream dashed as Audi scraps RS6 E-tron
Audi has reportedly canceled the all-electric RS6 e-tron, sending ripples through the electric vehicle community. This quite surprising decision was made apparently because of a weak market demand for high-performance electric cars, leaving many enthusiasts disappointed. The RS6 e-tron was meant to be a revolutionary vehicle, an all-electric twin to the forthcoming plug-in hybrid RS6 Avant. Spy shots of aggressively… Read more…
Diodes introduces buck converters for automotive applications
US semiconductor manufacturer Diodes has introduced four new automotive-compliant asynchronous buck converters for 48 V low-voltage rail point-of-load applications. The AP68255Q/AP68355Q and AP6A255Q/AP6A355Q incorporate 500 mΩ power MOSFETs to deliver high-efficiency step-down DC-DC conversion and up to 3.5 A of continuous output current. The converters cover the full automotive battery range from 5.5 V to… Read more…