Ford’s midsize EV pickup, due out next year, will be smaller than expected. For the first time, Ford referred to it as an “all-new, affordable small electric pickup” built on the UEV platform.
If the satellite-based detection system realizes your car is speeding, regulators want it to automatically reduce your car’s power output.
The MG 07 is the electric coupe we want, but can’t have. It’s about to go on sale in China with a semi-solid-state EV battery offering nearly 400 miles (610 km) of range, the industry’s first “Queen” makeup station, and a bunch of other premium extras for about $22,000.
Xiaomi officially confirmed “Sky Nomad,” the name of its new extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) effort, after months of rumors. The first model is a full-size SUV expected to deliver over 1,500 km (932 miles) of combined range. The announcement puts China’s hottest EV newcomer on a collision course with Li Read more
It’s unclear if this version will head to the U.S., but it shows how global car companies are leaning on Chinese tech.
German energy services provider CUBOS has acquired the commercial charging business of TotalEnergies in Germany, adding around 6,000 charging points. The acquisition takes the Wolfsburg company to more than 15,000 charging points serving over 1,000 business customers. It follows CUBOS’s acquisitions of SWARCO in December 2025 and ChargeOne in April Read more
By Dr. Ing. Thomas Paradowski, Team Lead SIL E-Mobility at dSPACE. In a short period of time, the electrification of the drivetrain has fundamentally changed mobility and brought about a new generation of networked, safety-relevant control unit architectures. For function developers, this not only means additional complexity, but also stricter Read more
Chinese automaker BYD has the titans of the global auto industry sweating like a dashboard AC vent on a hot day. The company, which sells only “new energy” vehicles (EVs and PHEVs), delivered 4.6 million units in 2025, making it the world’s largest EV manufacturer by volume, and dethroning the Read more
EV charging giant ChargePoint is expanding its partnership with Optimus Energy Solutions, a US-based charge point operator (CPO), to deploy more than 200 new public EV charging ports in the Southeastern US. Optimus will act as owner-operator of the sites, and ChargePoint will serve as the exclusive solutions provider, delivering Read more
New Zealand-founded CarbonScape has developed a proprietary process that converts forestry by-products into battery-grade graphite, potentially creating a sustainable domestic source for a critical battery material. Today, more than 75% of the graphite used in batteries comes from oil-based feedstocks. (Read our in-depth interview with CarbonScape Chief Commercial Officer Vincent Read more