Europe EV sales jump 51% in July, taking a quarter of new-car market
In July, one in four new cars registered in Europe was fully electric. Sales rose 51% year on year to 277,006 EVs, with France and Germany leading...
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Yolin $899 battery charging cabinet tested: 90-min fire resistance, 6 outlets
Electrek reviewed Yolin's lithium-ion battery charging cabinet. We ran our own numbers for European e-bike and EV owners charging at home — what...
Pink crystal sauna in Skellefteå powered by EV batteries: inside the V2G test
Skellefteå Kraft is testing vehicle-to-building power with a pink lithium-crystal sauna. The installation draws electricity from EV batteries and...
CATL Buys 24.9% of Qiyuan Green Power for $370M, Becoming China's Biggest Truck Swap Operator
CATL pays 2.56 billion yuan ($370 million) for 24.87% of Qiyuan Green Power, adding 1,600-plus heavy-truck swap stations to its own 300-station Qiji...
Rivian OS 2.0 brings Waze alerts to all R1S, R1T and R2 EVs — including first-gen
Rivian's 2026.31 update will port the R2's Rivian OS 2.0 to older R1S and R1T models, adding Waze real-time alerts. No CarPlay — but owners get a...
Tesla Semi European launch at IAA: 800 km range, $290,000 price, 1.2 MW charging
Tesla will reveal European specs and launch details for the Semi at IAA Transportation in Hannover on 15–20 September. The US Long Range offers 800...
Walmart reaches 100 fast-charging stores: 400 kW, but most EVs can't use it
Walmart has opened its 100th company-owned EV fast-charging site, in Monument, Colorado. Eight plugs, up to 400 kW, split between CCS1 and NACS. Here...
Hubject's 1.1 million charge points now feed Localiser planning data
Hubject will supply POI data and real-world usage information from over 1.1 million charge points across more than 75 countries to Localiser, which...
Geely pilots 500 Wh/kg solid-state battery with 1,000 km target: what it means for Volvo
Geely will begin piloting a 500 Wh/kg solid-state battery across its brands from 2027, targeting over 1,000 km of range and 600,000 miles of service...
BYD Atto 3 Evo review: 74.8 kWh, 220 kW, rear-wheel drive from €44,990
The Atto 3 Evo fixes the old car's two weak points: a 74.8 kWh battery and 220 kW charging. But the new rear motor, 490-litre boot and sharper...
Bidirectional charging: BMW and E.ON promise €720 a year, but smart meters are at 5.5% in Germany
BMW and E.ON claim iX3 owners can earn up to €720 per year as grid storage. Our calculation shows that means 3,000 plugged-in hours annually....
China's Cell Makers Target 2027 Solid-State Trial Production: BYD, CATL, Geely
China's top battery makers are converging on 2027 for solid-state trial production. We break down the energy density claims — 350 to 500 Wh/kg —...
