Toyota plans China-made extended-range EVs from April 2027, targeting 400,000 a year by 2028
Toyota will reportedly build extended-range EVs in China from April 2027, aiming at 400,000 cars in 2028 — even as Chinese sales of this type of...
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Delivan wants 100+ UK dealers: Chery's electric vans promise 426 km and 22-minute charging
Chery's commercial vehicle brand Delivan wants more than 100 UK dealerships within five years and says its first European electric vans arrive in...
Forum Mobility adds 30 MW of truck charging in California — Tesla opens public Megachargers at three sites
Forum Mobility is building four California truck depots and 30 MW of new charging capacity, taking its total to 40 MW. Tesla will run public...
Red E Charge turns on Plug & Charge at 579 US fast-charging sites — tariffs span $0.40 to $1.15/kWh
Red E Charge has enabled app-free Plug & Charge billing at its US fast-charging stations. The convenience matters less than the tariff spread:...
BYD Denza N8L EV: 130 kWh, 960 km CLTC for about $45,000 — our maths says ~470 km at 120 km/h
Denza's N8L EV pairs a 130.15 kWh Blade 2.0 pack with a 960 km CLTC claim and a $45,000 price. That works out at 13.6 kWh/100 km — a figure no...
Onsemi EPP: 4× inverter power density, 15% lower losses — for a driver, €2.90 a year
Onsemi's Embedded Power Platform promises four times the traction-inverter power density and 15% lower losses, with Subaru first to evaluate it. We...
ACEA: EU-built EVs face 10% UK tariff from 2027 unless battery origin rules are delayed
ACEA wants the EU-UK battery rules of origin postponed beyond January 2027. We ran the numbers: for a €35,000 EV, a 10% duty is worth about 48,600...
Panasonic opens Osaka battery R&D hub: 500 staff, 15% faster development against CATL's 39.2% share
Panasonic Energy has opened a 500-employee battery development centre in Kadoma near Osaka, promising 15% shorter development times by 2031 — while...
Nio recalls 686 Firefly EVs in China over steering sensor defect — 1.7% of 2026 deliveries
Nio is recalling 686 Firefly EVs in China over a steering column torque sensor fault. The batch covers cars built 20 March–2 April 2026 — 1.7% of...
England drops planning permission for cross-pavement EV charging — from autumn 2026
Around four in ten UK households have no driveway. England will let them run a charging cable across the pavement without planning permission — a...
EZO raises €150 million for 3,000 UK and Ireland charge points — €50,000 each
EZO has closed a €150 million senior debt facility for more than 3,000 charge points in the UK and Ireland. The maths — €50,000 per point, 33...
BMZ Poland and EVE's LMFP truck battery: 10% lighter, 1 MW charging, 4,500 cycles
BMZ Poland and EVE Energy put LMFP cells into the Versora truck battery platform. Up to 10% less weight than LFP, 1 MW charging, 4,500 cycles — but...
