France's highest-power truck charging hub opens in Vierzon, 50 sites targeted by 2028
Voltix has opened a truck charging site in Vierzon with four points at up to 1.5 MW each, with CCS and MCS connectors. We ran the energy cost per 100...
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Suzuki e-Sky: Japan's cheapest kei-car EV at ¥2.12 million with BYD's 26 kWh LFP battery
Suzuki has unveiled the e-Sky, its first passenger kei-car EV, from ¥2.12 million (about €11,600) before subsidies. BYD supplies the 26 kWh LFP...
Leapmotor B03X: 382 km WLTP, roomy cabin, but no charging route planner
Leapmotor's new B03X compact EV brings a 53 kWh battery, 21-minute fast charging and rear seats that fit adults. The gaps are route planning and...
BYD patent puts battery cells in dielectric fluid and keeps connectors dry
BYD's CNIPA application CN 122868832 A describes a storage cabinet with cell modules submerged in dielectric fluid below and electrical equipment in...
Toyota opens 2,800 m² battery centre in Michigan for hybrids, PHEVs and EVs
Toyota opened a 2,800 m² battery development centre in Saline, Michigan on 5 October. Engineers there will test packs for hybrids, plug-in hybrids,...
EU electric car sales up 45% to 1.64 million as cheaper models reach showrooms
EU electric car sales hit 1.64 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 45%. Five of the twenty best-selling EVs now start below €30,000, and...
Kia discounts US EVs by up to $10,000 as the EV3 reaches dealers
Kia's US arm is offering up to $10,000 in customer cash on the EV9 and Niro EV, $5,000 on the EV6 and $1,500 on every EV3 until 2 November 2026. We...
FedEx’s $300M electric truck order: the $800M diesel-saving claim checked
FedEx has ordered 2,000 Harbinger electric box trucks in the US for more than $300M. The stated $800M lifetime diesel saving implies a 7.5-year...
Kia is Europe's fastest-growing top 10 car brand: EV sales up 58%, EV2 from €26,600
Kia is Europe's fastest-growing top 10 car brand after eight months of 2026, with electric registrations up 58% and a 4.1% market share. What the...
UK weighs tariffs of up to 35% on Chinese EVs to keep access to EU market
London is reportedly drawing up duties on Chinese-built electric cars, not to protect British factories but to stay eligible for the EU's Made in...
BYD megawatt charger used as a swing: children's video prompts inspection in Nanning
A viral video from Nanning shows two children swinging on the overhead cable of a 1 MW BYD flash charger. The electrical risk in standby is small;...
South Korea: Water to open 23 highway fast-charging sites with 400 kW chargers at €0.19/kWh
Water, the charging brand of Brite Energy Partners, is adding 123 chargers at 23 South Korean highway sites, 62 of them at 400 kW. The promotional...
