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Eve Energy has added one battery cell production line for the P7+ one month after the model’s launch, and may add 2 additional ones next month. (Xpeng P7+. Image credit: Xpeng) Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) is seeing deliveries of its new electric sedan P7+ accelerate as supplier Eve Energy adds battery cell capacity. Eve Energy provided three battery cell production lines for the P7+ during the model’s initial launch, auto blogger Zhu Yulong said today on Weibo, citing the battery maker’s management. Due to the model’s sales exceeding expectations, Eve Energy added one battery cell production line for the P7+ one…
Dodge, perhaps alone among contemporary automakers, has seen immense success in translating the archaic 20th-century Muscle Car formula into the 21st. It has done this by stuffing increasingly outrageous iterations of its modern Hemi V8 into nearly every vehicle in its product line. Its fervent Hellcat-ing has been enough, surprisingly, to maintain steadily vigorous sales of its Challenger coupe and Charger sedan, 20-year-old cars aping 55-year-old designs and riding on platforms developed more than 30 years ago. But those vehicles are finally going away. They will be replaced by flexible-powertrain two- and four-door models, both called Charger, that will be…
General Motors and ChargePoint on Wednesday announced plans to deploy up to 500 DC fast chargers before the end of 2025. Using GM Energy branding, the chargers will be supplied by ChargePoint, according to the companies. Many of the chargers will use ChargePoint’s Omni Port to allow electric vehicles with Combined Charging Standard (CCS) or North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports to charge at the same station without any adapter. ChargePoint Omni Port GM and ChargePoint promise power rates of up to 500 kw, surpassing those of the automaker’s current partnership with EVgo, which goes back to 2020 when GM…
The CPCA expects China’s retail sales of NEVs to reach 1.4 million units in December, the fifth consecutive month above 1 million units. China’s passenger car new energy vehicle (NEV) sales are poised to reach a new high this month. In December, retail sales of passenger NEVs in China are estimated at 1.4 million units, up 47.8 percent year-on-year and up 10.4 percent from November, according to estimates released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). This means that monthly retail sales of Chinese NEVs are expected to exceed 1 million units for the fifth consecutive month. China’s NEV…
Smog over Los Angeles. Photo: Steven Buss on Flickr The US government is ready to approve California’s emissions rules which would end gas-only car sales within the state by 2035, according to a report by the Washington Post. The Post spoke with anonymous sources stating that California’s “Advanced Clean Cars 2” light-duty emissions rules, which were finalized in 2022, are going to be approved by the federal government in the coming days. California has requested waivers for several other emissions rules – and has received some of them in recent years – but the sources did not comment on whether any…
The 2026 Mercedes CLA EV gets true one-pedal driving Mercedes put a focus on efficiency and energy recuperation with the CLA EV Mercedes hasn’t said how much the 2026 CLA EV will cost; it debuts in 2025 Up until now, many automakers have chosen to dial back regenerative braking in EVs because of concerns over stability on slick roads. Mercedes-Benz is breaking from that thinking in its future EVs, starting with the next-generation system that will debut in future EVs starting with the CLA EV. During a brief ride in a 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA EV prototype in the Austrian Alps,…
The ID. Buzz has been criticized for having poor range, with only 234 miles of EPA range in its most efficient configuration. The good news is that it appears to beat its EPA range in Edmunds range testing, which is conducted using a mix of city and highway driving. You’ll have to wait until our 70-mph range test to find out if it can hold up to road trip speeds, though. I wasn’t too impressed by the Volkswagen ID. Buzz. I loved the design, but I couldn’t quite figure out who it was for. Every minivan owner I know does…
Nio reached its 60 millionth battery swap service today, about four months after its 50 millionth service. Nio (NYSE: NIO) reached its 60 millionth battery swap service today, about four months after it reached the 50 millionth service. The new milestone for the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker was reached at about 9:06 pm Beijing time on December 13, according to real-time data from its charging map. As of today, Nio has 2,785 battery swap stations in China, 909 of which are located along highways. At its year-end media meet yesterday, Nio founder, chairman and CEO William Li said the…
The Tesla Supercharger network is opening up to a growing list of automakers. However, non-Tesla charging networks are also getting better. There are more chargers and the old ones were either repaired or replaced with new models. The list of non-Tesla electric cars that can access the Tesla Supercharger network in the United States and Canada is growing. Fast. Overnight, owners of EVs like the Rivian R1T, Ford Mustang Mach-E and Chevrolet Blazer EV suddenly received access to over 17,000 fast chargers that were previously exclusive to Tesla owners. That’s on top of what’s already available from the myriad of…
Porsche has opted not to use one-pedal driving in its current EVs, and that won’t change with electric sports cars due to replace the current gasoline 718 Boxster and Cayman. It’s all about giving the driver more control and confidence, Porsche research and development boss Michael Steiner said in a recent interview with Autocar. “If you ask any race driver, none would choose a one-pedal system because you should have control of recuperation and braking on the same pedal as seamlessly as possible,” Steiner said. “In cornering, if you don’t have the right feeling on the pedal, you don’t have…