Mercedes-Stellantis combine halts work at gigafactory sites, considers switch to LFP cells

Carmakers Mercedes and Stellantis have halted construction of their joint venture EV battery factories and are taking a relook at their EV battery plans. Reports say the two partne... Read More

GM sticks to EV transition plan, all-electric lineup by 2035 likely

General Motors is sticking to its plan for an all-electric vehicle lineup by 2035, a company spokesperson told reporters after news that the Detroit-based automaker might attempt a... Read More

BluSmart raising $25 million from founders, to launch e-taxi services in Dubai next month

BluSmart, India's biggest e-cab operator, is raising $25 million from its founders and existing investors, with contributions from new investors as well, co-founder Punit Goyal tol... Read More

Gotion showcases EV batteries that charge to 80 percent in > 10 mins

China's Gotion High-Tech might have stolen a march on the rest of the world, including homegrown rival CATL, with the development of a car battery that can go from zero to 80 perce... Read More

Tesla breaks ground on $200 mn ESS plant in Shanghai, its first outside US

Company has also reportedly told EV suppliers to set up capacity outside China and Taiwan from next year Tesla has broken ground in Shanghai on the company's first battery factory ... Read More

Honda unveils EV pivot: $65 bn spend, seven new models using F1-developed technology by 2030

Honda announced it will double its investment in EVs to $65 billion and launch seven new electric models by 2030, as the Japanese company moves to catch up with industry biggies su... Read More

Mahindra to invest ₹12,000 crore in EV unit, unveil new lineup from year-end

India's Mahindra & Mahindra announced it would invest ₹12,000 crore in its electric vehicles unit and launch a range of new EVs next year.  M&M currently offers only o... Read More

Stellantis JV to launch Leapmotor EVs in nine European countries from September

Stellantis announced a joint venture with the Chinese electric vehicle startup Leapmotor to retail EVs outside China. The venture, dubbed Leapmotor International, will be headquart... Read More

US alleges Chinese dumping, levies stiff tariffs on EVs, Li-ion batteries

The US announced new levies on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, largely in the clean energy space, including a 100 percent tax on Chinese electric vehicles imported into the c... Read More

US considering higher tariffs on clean energy goods from China; 100 percent levy on EVs

The US is considering a 100 percent levy on Chinese electric vehicles --- four times as much as the 25 percent tariff levied at present --- news reports quoting unidentified govern... Read More
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