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VW ID.3 Retains 93% Net Battery Capacity After 100K KM Testing by ADAC

After 100,000 km of testing by Germany’s ADAC, the high-voltage battery of Volkswagen’s ID.3 retained a net capacity of 93%. An ID.3 Pro S with 77 k…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Volvo Cars to Build EX30 Small SUV in Ghent as Part of Global Production Capacity Boost

Responding to strong demand for the car, Volvo Cars has decided that it will start building the new fully electric Volvo EX30 (earlier post) in its Ghent plant …

Electric Vehicle Battery

India-Based Epsilon Advanced Materials (Eam) To Build $650M Graphite Anode Plant in North Carolina

Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM), India’s leading battery materials company, plans to build a $650-million graphite anode manufacturing facility in Brunsw…

Energy Storage Project

CATL's Guizhou Battery Base Starts Operation

This photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023 shows a new energy power and energy storage battery manufacturing base funded by China's battery giant Contemporary Ampere…

Electric Vehicles

Stellantis Takes $1.6 Billion Stake in China's Leapmotor, Forming JV to Sell Its EVs in Europe

One year after filing for bankruptcy with its Jeep joint venture in China, Stellantis has found a new partner in EV startup Leapmotor to utilize its existing te…

Electric Vehicles

Ford's EV Losses Continue Piling up in Q3 Amid Pricing Pressure, Uaw Strike

Ford’s third-quarter earnings, released Thursday, show growing EV losses as the automaker faces pricing pressure and slowing demand.Third-quarter earnings…

Electric Vehicles

BMW Group Logistik Successfully Tests Electric Semi-trailer in Various Scenarios From Real-World Logistics Operations

BMW Group Logistik, in collaboration with the technology innovator Trailer Dynamics, has successfully tested an electrically powered semi-trailer on various tra…

Electric Vehicle Charging

BP Buys $100 Million Worth of Tesla Chargers

Hollie Adams/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAn electric vehicle charges on an ultra-fast 300KW BP Plc Pulse charger at NEC Group Gigahub public electric vehicle charging…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Hyundai Announces 99.9% Of Foundation Work Is Complete at Its First Us EV and Battery Plant

On the one-year anniversary of breaking ground on its first EV assembly and battery plant in the US, Hyundai announced significant progress at the site.Hyundai …

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model Y Breaks Record in Denmark on Its Way to Being World's Best-Selling Car

Tesla Model Y has broken the record in Denmark for most sales ever in a year, and there are still two months to go.Expect to see more records like that, as the …

Japan

Lexus Debuts LF-ZC Bev Concept; Due for Release in 2026; Gigacasting

At the inaugural Japan Mobility Show 2023, Lexus introduced a range of concept models under the theme Pushing the Boundaries of the Electrified Experience, envi…

Energy Storage Project

24M Technologies to Unveil Electrode-To-Pack (Etop) Technology at 2023 Japan Mobility Show

24M will introduce the 24M Electrode-to-Pack (ETOP) system at the Japan Mobility Show. 24M ETOP is a streamlined battery pack system that features electrodes pa…

Electric Vehicles

Mitsubishi to Invest up to $200 Million in Renault Ampere EV Unit

Mitsubishi has been something of an also-ran in the automotive world for the past decade, with the brand’s storied badges (Delica, Lancer, Pajero, Eclipse…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Is Working On Controversial 'Congestion Fee' at Supercharger Stations

Tesla is planning a new congestion fee at Supercharger stations, and it’s building on top of an already controversial practice.Back in 2019, Tesla introduced a…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Is Stealing Toyota's Limelight in This Key Auto Market With Low-Priced EVs

China’s largest EV maker, BYD, is quickly making a name for itself in overseas markets. Despite recently entering the Thai auto market, BYD has already su…