BMW opens €1bn battery plant in Bavaria to build 108.7 kWh packs for the new i3
BMW has started series production of Gen6 batteries in Irlbach-Straßkirchen. The €1 billion plant runs two shifts and supplies 108.7 kWh packs for...
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Volkswagen's Jetta brand prices its first electric sedan from €10,600 in China
FAW-Volkswagen's Jetta brand has opened pre-sales of the M6, its first electric car: a 4.8-metre sedan from about €10,600 in China. What it offers,...
Swiss CPO Joya merges Energie 360°, Gofast, Swisscharge and Move Mobility into 7,500-point network
Energie 360° merges Swisscharge, Gofast, Move Mobility and its own mobility division into one brand, Joya. The new Swiss CPO claims 7,500 public...
T&E: EU cell capacity covers 2030 demand, ACEA warns of a supply gap
T&E says European cell plants can cover funded-car demand by 2027 and all segments by 2030, if medium-probability projects get built. ACEA counts a...
Chinese NEV sales in September 2026: BYD 456,713, Leapmotor up 59% to 105,656
BYD delivered 456,713 passenger cars in September 2026, Geely Galaxy 130,479 and Leapmotor 105,656. More interesting than the ranking itself is how...
Student EV VENTRA captures up to 42% of tyre particles in simulation, TU Eindhoven says
Students at TU Eindhoven built VENTRA, a concept car that charges tyre and brake dust and traps it in the wheel area. Simulated capture rates reach...
Range Rover Sport EV: £110,000 in the UK, 608 km WLTP and a 22-minute 10–80% claim
JLR has opened UK orders for the Range Rover Sport Electric at about £110,000. The 118.5 kWh battery is rated at 608 km WLTP, but the charging...
Boston sues Trump administration over cancelled $20m grant that included EV chargers
Boston is suing the US Department of Transportation over a cancelled $20 million grant for the Roxbury project, where EV charging made up less than...
Stellantis halts Sochaux and Rennes output as ACC battery supply falls short
Battery cells from ACC are holding up long-range Peugeot, Opel and Citroën EVs, so Stellantis is idling two French plants for a week in late...
ABB E-Mobility takes over ASKO's truck charging service: 60 chargers, 5.5 GWh a year
Norwegian food wholesaler ASKO hands operation and maintenance of its e-truck charging network to ABB E-Mobility. Our maths: 5.5 GWh a year, roughly...
Vianode and FAAM turn anode production scrap into battery-grade graphite with virgin-like performance
Vianode and FAAM turned anode production scrap back into battery-grade graphite, with test results matching virgin material. Neither company has...
EVgo's 750 kW chargers: what 10 minutes really delivers, and why your car slows first
A 750 kW charger sounds like the end of long charging stops. Our numbers say otherwise: a family EV needs only about 54 kWh for a 10–80% top-up —...
