The battery is expected to come from Chery’s Rhino S solid-state battery, with an energy density reaching 600 Wh/kg. Currently, polymer, oxide, and sulfide are the three main stream alternative electrolytes for solid-state battery development. Chery is betting on the oxide route.
At the show, a slide at the BYD stand revealed that the Racco will come equipped with two battery packs, with the smaller 20 kWh pack delivering around 200 km of range, and a larger 30 kWh battery pack delivering around 300 km of range.
And the technology is already making it into cars. In 2024, JMEV began offering the option of buying its EV3 vehicle with a sodium-ion battery pack. HiNa Battery is putting sodium-ion batteries into low-speed EVs.
There is a lot of reporting on electric passenger cars, but coverage of electric trucks and buses is much more limited. I therefore looked up the figures to see how high the share of electric vehicles is in these segments among new registrations in Austria. The data comes from Statistik Austria, and the chart was created by me.
The EU and China report a breakthrough in negotiations on minimum prices for China-made electric cars imported into the EU. These minimum prices are intended to replace the current tariffs.
The company has now established a flagship store in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to support the country’s ambition of achieving a 30% share of electric vehicles in the capital by 2030 and to promote further initiatives, such as the introduction of electric forklifts.
A recall notice from Rivian reveals that certain 2022-2025 R1T and R1S models had rear tow link joints serviced, requiring the joints to be separated and reassembled. Between April 1, 2022, and March 10, 2025, service staff used an older service procedure, which means the links were not reassembled correctly.
“Due to a manufacturing issue, the cell modules installed in the high voltage battery may be defective and overheat during charging. If this occurs, it could lead to a vehicle fire,” the company says in its recall notice.
The year is 2011, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was asked in a Bloomberg interview whether Chinese automaker BYD Auto posed a real competitive threat to Tesla. Musk cheekily laughed and said, “Have you seen their car? I don’t think they have a great product… I don’t think the technology is very strong.”
A team of students from the Eindhoven University of Technology has built a prototype electric car with a built-in toolbox and components that can be easily repaired or replaced without specialist knowledge.
After 39 days and more than 13,600 kilometres across multiple African countries, Uganda’s Grand Electric Trans-African Expedition has concluded in Kampala, showcasing the viability of long-distance electric mobility powered by local innovation and cross-border digital connectivity.
After 2 million kilometers (1.25 million miles), CATL’s EV batteries retained about 400 km (250 mi) of range. Competitor cells, on the other hand, retained considerably less, at around 350 km (218 mi) and less.
2026 could be electric fireworks. Faster charging, cheaper models, bold premieres from Audi to VW, Ferrari to Dacia, plus facelifts galore. German brands lead, China pushes, politics lag. One thing’s clear: nobody’s going back to ICE.
LG Energy Solution has already seen some 13.6 trillion won ($9.6 billion) in deals evaporate this month alone, an amount exceeding half of the company’s total revenue last year, which stood at 25.62 trillion won.
Authorities stated that, following technical upgrades, vehicles with the same battery capacity are expected to see an average increase of about 7 percent in driving range due to reduced energy consumption.
EV sales climbed a whopping 37.3% in November in the European Union, the United Kingdom and the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
The Uni-Laman Group, a Ukrainian logistics company, has signed an exclusive agreement with Foshan Shengxin International Trading, one of China’s largest exporters of electric vehicles. Shengxin works directly with the manufacturers BYD, Geely, Zeekr, Xpeng, Li Auto, and Seres, and holds a license to export Chinese automobiles. Under the terms of the agreement, Uni-Laman becomes Shengxin’s exclusive logistics operator for Ukraine, the Caucasus region, Moldova, and Eastern Europe.
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