Mercedes CLA 350 4Matic: 10–80% in 26 minutes in a real-world charging test
Tom Moloughney charged the Mercedes CLA 350 4Matic twice from 0% on US fast chargers: 10–80% in 26 minutes, 385 miles of real-world highway range....
Articles on Electric Vehicles
BGL and Depotcharge open German truck depots to other fleets: 600 electric trucks registered
BGL and Depotcharge are linking members' depots into a shared charging network for electric trucks. Around 200 companies and 600 e-trucks are already...
India-EU FTA: EV tariffs fall to zero by 2035, quota reaches 315,000 only by 2040
The European Commission's tariff schedule for the India FTA cuts EU duties on India-built EVs to 8% in year five and zero by year nine — but the...
China's EV battery market in August 2026: CATL 41.45%, BYD 20.98%, LFP at a record 85.6%
CATL kept first place in China's battery market in August 2026 with 41.45%, BYD closed to 20.98%, and LFP hit a record 85.6% of installations. We...
Hyundai Delays Its Tesla FSD Rival to 2029: Nvidia System Arrives First in 2028
Hyundai has pushed its in-house Atria AI driver-assistance system to late 2029 and will bridge the gap with an Nvidia-based Level 2+ platform from...
BMW Maps Debuts Unified 3D Navigation and Driver-Assist View in the iX3 This October
BMW will push a redesigned BMW Maps to cars running Operating System X from October 2026, starting with the iX3. Navigation, 3D surroundings and...
Hongqi built the first perovskite solar sunroof: 400 kWh a year, but the 80 km promise needs 12 m² of panels
FAW Hongqi put perovskite solar cells into the panoramic roof of its EHS7 SUV: 300 watts of output, about 400 kWh a year. Our own math shows what...
Ubitricity and Deftpower enable smart charging at 1,500 Dutch public charge points via OCPI 2.2.1
Ubitricity and Deftpower are expanding smart charging in the Netherlands. At 1,500 public points, charging sessions are shifted away from peak load...
Aptera solar EV: TÜV confirms 4.23–4.75 kWh/day from parking in the sun
TÜV Rheinland measured energy reaching the battery, not the panel: 4.23 kWh on a parked car, 4.75 kWh with the hatch raised. That is 67–76 km at...
Asahi Kasei Opens Wet-Process Battery Separator Line in Charlotte
Asahi Kasei has opened a new coating line for Hipore wet-process battery separators in Charlotte, North Carolina, with commercial production due in...
Continental recycled EV tyre: 43 % recycled materials and top rolling resistance
Continental has built a concept tyre for the EU ZEvRA project using around 43 % recycled materials. It also achieves the top EU label for rolling...
Geely’s 1,000-volt plan: what 5.5-minute 10–80% charging means for families
Geely is developing a 1,000-volt EV architecture after a Lynk & Co 01 added 10–80% in 5 minutes 32 seconds. We explain what the numbers mean and...
