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…
Webinar: Battery thermal management by design
Henkel introduces LOCTITE SOLVE, an AI-powered virtual adhesives hub to accelerate EV component design and optimize battery manufacturing simulations. Read more…
Volvo’s production lines are gearing up to build China’s luxury fleet
When Zhejiang Geely scooped up Volvo from Ford’s bargain basement back in 2010, the automotive establishment assumed the Chinese industrial giant would simply siphon off Swedish safety patents and leave Gothenburg to build sensible estate cars. Sixteen years later, the ultimate irony of that acquisition is coming into sharp, electrifying focus. Far from being a passive custodian, Geely is preparing… Read more…
BYD Fang Cheng Bao launches Tai 7 DM long-range version with over 300 km EV range
The Tai 7 DM long-range version starts at 195,800 yuan ($28,830), with battery capacity increased to 50 kWh from 35.6 kWh. Read more…
Ferrari’s debut EV breaks auction records
Ferrari’s first electric car, the Luce, sold for $40 million at a Monterey auction, more than 36 times its original estimate. – despite facing considerable ridicule upon its debut. Read more…
GM to switch to native NACS charging ports for the 2027 model year
GM is set to switch all its EVs across its Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands to Tesla’s NACS charging standard. From the 2027 model year onwards, all GM models will be able to charge at NACS charging points without an adapter. Read more…
City of Nuremberg deploys electric construction machinery for demolition
Nuremberg is demolishing a former nursery using electric construction machines and electric trucks. The city already stipulated emissions-free operation in the tender. The project follows the example of a demolition project by Siemens in neighboring Erlangen. Read more…
