The battery life of electric vehicles (EV) has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years. In 2022, if you want to impress consumers, it is difficult to succeed without high enough battery life. How much is high enough? Maybe 480 kilometers is a reference standard. ...  more

As reported by Japanese media, Honda will be joining hands with South Korean battery supplier LG Energy Solution in investing several billions of US dollars on EV battery plants in the US. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023, and mass production is set for 2025. ...  more

After the passage of the anti-inflation bill in the United States, subsidies for electric vehicles have been expanded but many restrictions have been added, causing a strange phenomenon. Many plug-in hybrid vehicles and pure electric vehicles are now starting to increase in price. ...  more

The BMW M family has always been the soul of BMW performance cars. As the M family is about to reach its 50th anniversary, BMW M also began to test pure electric performance cars for the first time, using four electric motors in one go to create a burst of power. ...  more

In order to safeguard its production capacity for electric vehicles, Mercedes-Benz announced that it has signed a new contract with Chinese battery supplier CATL to reinforce its supply of lithium batteries for years to come. ...  more

Chinese energy storage solution provider JEVE held its “JEVE Day 2022” in Jiaxing, a city in China’s Zhejiang Province, on August 12. At the event, the company announced a new growth strategy with the objectives of obtaining a total production capacity of 100GWh per year for NEV power batteries by 2025 and attaining “zero defect” for all products delivered to its clients. ...  more

Tesla China has been suffering from constant setbacks this year. The latest sales statistics indicate that the brand had plummeted 64% in sales during July, whereas local brand BYD had seized on this opportunity and rose drastically in market share. ...  more

CATL has signed a 10-year strategic cooperation agreement with Yutong. The former was established in 2011 and has become a global leader for NEV power batteries, whereas the latter was established in 2012 and has become a global leader for commercial vehicles. Also, Yutong was CATL’s top client during the 2014-2017 period. The latest strategic cooperation agreement, which was signed in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou on August 9, will further widen and deepen the scope of their partnership. ...  more

The increasingly stringent environmental protection regulations for automobiles and motorcycles not only help to improve traffic emissions, but also save on the amount of imported oil. However, Australia has become one of the few countries in the world with "no limit on exhaust emissions" which also allows car manufacturers to sell products with peace of mind. Dirty cars that comply with the latest environmental regulations make a lot of "black money" here. ...  more

Nikola, an EV startup once fallen into the slump of fraud, has been putting all efforts in vehicle production this year, and managed to surpass projections of all analysts, followed by a comeback from rock bottom under a surge of 6.3% in share prices. ...  more