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WeRide’s robotaxis begin to be available on Uber’s platform in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time Uber has launched autonomous vehicles outside the US. (Image credit: WeRide) Chinese autonomous driving tech company WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD) has begun offering robotaxi services on Uber Technologies’ (NYSE: UBER) platform in the United Arab Emirates, following a partnership between the two in late September. WeRide’s robotaxis began being available on Uber’s ride-hailing software in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, marking the first time Uber has launched autonomous vehicles outside the US and the largest commercially operated robotaxi fleet outside the US and China,…

The two will work together to promote the R&D of new power battery technologies and talent development, according to an announcement. (Image credit: Hong Kong Polytechnic University ) Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have entered into a partnership to jointly conduct research and development in areas including battery technologies. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership at Nio’s global headquarters in Shanghai, which was witnessed by PolyU’s president, Teng Jin-Guang, and Nio’s founder, chairman and CEO, William Li, according to an announcement by the university yesterday. PolyU and Nio will work…

BYD Changzhou is the second ship for which BYD is the owner and the second after BYD Hefei to be named after a city where its production site is located. (Image credit: BYD) BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) has put its new car carrier, BYD Changzhou, into operation, adding transportation capacity to the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker’s exports. BYD Changzhou — the company’s second ro-ro vessel — went into operation after receiving delivery, Wang Junbao, general manager of BYD Corporate Division, announced today on Weibo today. The car carrier is headed to Europe after loading nearly 5,000 BYD…

With its compact dimensions, outstanding performance, and quiet, emissions-free operation, the Atlas Copco E-Air H185 is changing the game when it comes to indoor construction and demolition projects. Now, it’s changing an altogether different game: art. Construction companies bidding on jobs in indoor or densely populated urban environments are already singing the praises of electric equipment, but the Atlas Copco E-Air H185 is now making a name for electric equipment in the art world, taking center stage in a new performance installation that marries science, robotics, and art in Prague. Dubbed “Inferno,” the project calls itself a fusion of technology…

Editor’s note: Our colleagues at Motor1 Italy had the chance to check out the Cybercab in person. They also had a rare opportunity to sit inside a Cybercab. The text that follows highlights their experience with the Tesla Cybercab. Tesla has taken its Cybercab on a tour of Europe. Elon Musk’s new self-driving vehicle has crossed the Atlantic Ocean, so we went to London to get a closer look at what it looks like. Not so much outside, since we had already gotten an idea of what it looked like during last month’s unveiling, but inside. We opened the doors,…

The potential high cost of EV battery replacements is a major worry for new-car shoppers, but that likely won’t be the case for long, according to battery-analysis firm Recurrent. Recurrent, which produces battery health reports for used EVs, predicts that plummeting new-battery prices will make replacing a battery pack cheaper than repairing a gasoline engine by the end of the decade. 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Whether it’s a gasoline engine, a battery pack, or any other component, repairs don’t make financial sense if they exceed the value of a car. Battery replacement costs are already trending away from that, according…

Tesla has over 400 local tier-1 suppliers signed up in China, more than 60 of which are in its global supply chain system, according to local media. (A Tesla Model 3 Performance on display at the June 2024 Shanghai new energy vehicle show. Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has more than 400 local tier-1 suppliers signed up in China, with more than 60 of them entering its global supply chain system, local media outlet Shanghai Securities News reported today. Currently, more than 95 percent of the components for Tesla’s Shanghai factory are provided by local supplies, the article said,…

Li Auto had 11,600 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 7,200, Zeekr 6,200, Leapmotor 9,100 and Aito 7,500. Major electric vehicle (EV) makers mostly saw insurance registrations rise in China last week. For the week of November 18-24, Nio (NYSE: NIO) branded vehicles saw insurance registrations of 4,000 units in China, up 5.26 percent from 3,800 in the previous week, according to data shared today by Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI). Li Auto stopped sharing weekly insurance enrollment numbers earlier this year, after doing so for about 1 year. In early May, it resumed sharing those numbers in the form of weekly…

Hyundai Motor Group is racing to put Tesla’s NACS charging port in its Hyundai, Kia and Genesis electric vehicles.  Five models going on sale soon will come equipped with the Tesla-designed port.  Hyundai and Kia officials told InsideEVs the move was all about destroying a key barrier to EV adoption: bad charging access.  The Hyundai Motor Group has rapidly emerged as one of the biggest challengers to Tesla’s EV dominance. It’s still a distant second in terms of U.S. EV sales. But the South Korean automaker is nipping at Tesla’s heels in another way: Electric models equipped with Tesla’s charging…

California will provide its residents with $7,500 rebates for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the federal EV tax credit, Governor Gavin Newsom declared Monday. And it may seek to exclude Tesla from the subsidy. Trump’s transition team has indicated that killing the federal EV tax credit is a priority, as it’s viewed as an easy target in a likely Republican-controlled Congress and could provide some cost savings to help offset trillions of dollars in soon-to-expire tax cuts the incoming administration is expected to renew. 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 The release about the potential program noted that it “would…