Europe's EV share hits 29.2% in August: electric outsold petrol and diesel combined
In August 2026, battery-electric cars took 29.2% of Europe's new car registrations — more than petrol and diesel together. What that means for...
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Parkopedia and Voltality bring live charging data for 15,000 connectors to Southeast Asia
Parkopedia and Voltality will feed live charging data from 23 operators and 15,000 connectors across Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia into...
Samsar remanufactures 1000th Nissan Leaf battery: 25 MWh — our maths reads 25 kWh per pack
Samsar Resources has remanufactured 1000 Nissan Leaf packs in three years, returning just over 25 MWh to service. Our arithmetic reads 25 kWh per...
Mercedes gets first call on ProLogium's Gen4 solid-state cells: 400 Wh/kg, 5–80% in 6.4 min
Mercedes-Benz has priority access to ProLogium's Gen4 solid-state cells under a new test agreement: 400 Wh/kg and 5–80% in 6.4 minutes. Both are...
CATL starts test production in Debrecen: €7.34bn plant, 100 GWh, no date for series output
CATL has started test production at its €7.34 billion cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary. Two lines are running, module assembly already was — but...
Slovenia ends EV purchase subsidies — €25 million moves to charging stations
Slovenia's €43.9 million EV purchase-subsidy pot ran dry in August and the new government will not refill it. Roughly €25 million goes into...
BYD Yangwang's next flagship: 5.5 m, above 2 million yuan ($296,440) — our maths reads €253,000
Yangwang's camouflaged executive sedan is said to be 5.5 m long and cost more than 2 million yuan. We convert that into euros, add EU duties and...
Fraunhofer automates EV battery X-ray analysis — 5 minutes per pack, our maths says 32 cars a shift
Fraunhofer IIS software now reads X-ray images of complete EV battery packs automatically, no disassembly needed. Our maths says one bay handles ~32...
Toyota bZ3X RHD spied in Thailand: €12,150 Chinese EV with 610 km CLTC — our WLTP maths
A right-hand-drive Toyota bZ3X has been caught testing in Thailand. In China the compact electric SUV starts at ¥94,800, about €12,150, and claims...
Geely claims 10–70% in 4.5 min at 2,250 kW — our maths reads 8C, not 12C
Geely unveiled a 2,250 kW charging station and a 12C battery in Ningbo, claiming 10–70% in 4 min 30 s. Our maths on the same figures gives an 8C...
EnBW opens 12-point flagship charging park in Karlsruhe with 480 kW XCharge C7 hardware
EnBW's new Karlsruhe charging park puts twelve 480 kW XCharge C7 columns into regular service. Our maths shows the column is no longer the bottleneck...
CATL and Octopus push truck battery swapping: 1,000 km, 96% efficiency — and what it really saves
CATL and Octopus Energy are pushing battery swapping for European trucks. We ran the numbers — the minutes saved are small, but 96% efficiency...
