The EV startup produced more vehicles than ever in 2025, but fell short of targets it set out early in the year. Lire la suite…
Lucid Bucks The EV Slowdown With Record Q4, 2025 Sales
CATL to deploy sodium-ion EV batteries at commercial scale in 2026
Chinese battery powerhouse Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced at a recent supplier conference that it plans to deploy its sodium-ion battery technology at commercial scale across multiple sectors in 2026. The company described expanded applications in battery swap systems, passenger and commercial EVs, and energy storage. In April 2025, CATL announced the launch of its… Read more…
Accuenergy debuts AcuDC 260 Series, revenue-grade DC power meters for EV charging
Accuenergy has launched the AcuDC 260 Series, a new generation of revenue-grade direct current power meters designed for EV fast charging, battery energy storage systems and high-voltage DC infrastructure. The series includes two models: the AcuDC-261, which is certified for the European market under the Measuring Instruments Directive and Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt requirements, and the AcuDC-262,… Read more…
Leapmotor doubles sales in 2025
Leapmotor delivered 596,555 vehicles in 2025. This is slightly more than double the number (+103.1%) compared to 2024. For 2026, the Chinese manufacturer of electric and hybrid vehicles aims to achieve annual sales of one million vehicles. Read more…
FAW Hongqi shows off its first solid-state battery EV
The FAW Hongqi automaker group in China just announced its first prototype EV equipped with a solid-state battery, the next-generation tech that almost all car manufacturers are now exploring. On December 31, the automaker successfully installed the in-house developed solid-state battery on the Tiangong 06 prototype vehicle. Unfortunately, the company didn’t release any details such as energy density or the… Read more…
GreenWay expands fast-charging network in Eastern Europe
The charging network operator GreenWay has further expanded its charging network in Eastern Europe as part of the EU project “Expand-E.” In Slovakia, 20 new fast-charging locations were added, three of which are suitable for electric heavy-duty transport. In Poland, an additional 48 charging parks were also commissioned, including locations for e-trucks. Read more…
13,700 km through Africa with an electric bus
Kiira Motors has successfully completed its tour, launched in November, with an electric coach covering over 13,000 kilometers across six African countries. In 39 days, the journey went from Uganda to Cape Town—and back. Read more…
Xpeng Austria plant completes trial production of 2026 P7+ as European launch nears
Xpeng said that its Chinese and Austrian teams are currently moving forward with next-stage R&D and production processes.
Xpeng will hold its European launch event in Brussels, Belgium, starting at 9:00 local time on January 9.
At CES 2026, The Real Automotive Story Is Robots, Robotaxis And AI
Welcome to the “physical AI” era of the auto industry. Here’s what we’re expecting from CES. Lire la suite…
Rigterink integrates five electric trucks for customer Mars
The US food group Mars now uses five Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks in Germany via its German logistics partner Rigterink. More electric trucks will follow soon. By 2030, Mars plans to have 300 electric lorries on the road across Europe. Read more…
Verge Motorcycles switches to in-house solid-state batteries
Finnish technology company Donut Lab has unveiled a solid-state battery that is now available for OEM use and will be deployed in all 2026 models of Verge Motorcycles’ motorcycles starting from the first quarter of 2026. The solid-state battery can be charged in five minutes. Read more…
REE Automotive and Cascadia Motion to develop next-generation electric drive units
REE Automotive and Cascadia Motion, a subsidiary of BorgWarner, have announced a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding outlining joint development, manufacturing and commercialization of a new-generation electric drive unit (EDU) designed for EV original OEMs. The compact EDU will integrate REEcorner technology with Cascadia Motion’s iM-125 inverter-motor module, targeting global availability as an off-the-shelf product for… Read more…
Maui deploys four battery-electric buses
The County of Maui has introduced four battery-electric transit buses to passenger service. The vehicles will begin on two core routes and are funded through a multi-agency partnership supporting zero-emission public transport. Read more…
Austria: ASFINAG operates 500 electric cars and phases out last combustion vehicles
Austria’s motorway and expressway operator ASFINAG has fully transitioned its passenger car fleet to electric vehicles. Just recently, the last combustion-engine car was phased out of the ASFINAG fleet, which now consists of a total of 502 electric service vehicles. Read more…
The First Afeela EVs Have Rolled Off The Production Line
Pre-production builds are underway as Sony-Honda Mobility targets a mid-2026 start. Lire la suite…
China: CATL reports 1,000 battery swap stations for passenger cars
CATL has announced the current expansion of its battery swap station network at the turn of the year: The battery manufacturer has built a total of 1,325 stations in China by the end of 2025, including 1,020 for passenger cars and an additional 305 for trucks. The latter are managed by CATL subsidiary Qiji Energy. Read more…
Xiaomi targets over 550,000 deliveries this year
Chinese electric vehicle newcomer Xiaomi aims to deliver 550,000 vehicles this year. This would represent a 34 per cent increase over the more than 410,000 units delivered in 2025 and an exceptionally impressive figure given that the tech manufacturer only began producing cars in 2024. Read more…
Volkswagen admits buttons are better in the new ID. Polo
Volkswagen is making big changes to how its electric cars look and feel on the inside. After years of putting almost every control behind a glass screen or a touch-sensitive surface, the German automaker is bringing back something many drivers missed: physical buttons. The new design direction starts with the upcoming ID. Polo, the first of four affordable EVs that… Read more…
LG Energy Solution sells US plant building to Honda
LG Energy Solution aims to sell the building of its joint-venture plant for electric vehicle batteries in the US state of Ohio to its partner Honda. Although production under the joint venture’s management is still set to start there as planned, LG Energy Solution wants to reduce its capital burden through the multi-billion transaction. Read more…
LG Energy Solution sells US plant building to Honda
LG Energy Solution aims to sell the building of its joint-venture plant for electric vehicle batteries in the US state of Ohio to its partner Honda. Although production under the joint venture’s management is still set to start there as planned, LG Energy Solution wants to reduce its capital burden through the multi-billion transaction. Read more…
