China's SAIC Motor Says It'll Mass-Produce Solid-State EV Batteries by 2026 (www.thedrive.com)
DHL Expanding Charging Infrastructure for Electric Trucks in Germany, New EV Center in Shanghai - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
Ferrari, with first electric supercar coming in 2025, warns rivals over Chinese EVs (electrek.co)
South African off-grid EV charging network gets green light - electrive.com (www.electrive.com)
Brazil Races Ahead, Bringing 1,100% BEV Growth in April - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
Kia EV3 revealed as sub-£30k electric SUV with 373-mile range | Autocar (www.autocar.co.uk)
[More than a scratch, smallish collision] Why your car Insurance is Ripping you off by Throwing Your Brand New EV Away After a Scratch [25:11 | May 19 24 | Rich Rebuilds] (youtu.be)
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Elon Musk confirms his threat: give me 25% of Tesla or you don't get AI and robotics (electrek.co)
Are we sure this isn’t illegal? It seems illegal
McClaren's 'world's most powerful trail-legal e-bike' has a problem (electrek.co)
Spoiler: it’s only as powerful as the rest of the European government mandated limited bikes at the top of the range.
China's BYD nears deal to supply London's electric double decker buses (www.cityam.com)
12 new Chinese auto brands coming to Australia soon - carsales.com.au (www.carsales.com.au)
SAIC, Audi formally sign tie-up deal, 1st jointly developed EV due to hit market in 2025 (cnevpost.com)
Forget Chinese EVs. Biden’s Tariffs Will Hit The Cheapest Tesla Model 3. (insideevs.com)
CATL Shenxing Battery Strikes Fear Into The Hearts Of Governments & Automakers - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
Aptera secures capital to bring full production online, closing crowdfunding in June (aptera.us)
It is a strange looking vehicle, but there are a lot of things I like about the company’s philosophy and approach.
Ford asks suppliers for ideas to cut EV costs in an all-win-or-lose push for profitability (electrek.co)
China ramps up Thai EV production (www.bangkokpost.com)
Volkswagen to go solo on affordable EVs after ending talks with Renault (electrek.co)
Volkswagen has ended talks with Renault to launch an affordable EV, according to sources. However, a low-cost Volkswagen electric car is still in the plans....
Kia is testing an electric pickup in the US that looks like a Ford F-150 Lightning (electrek.co)
Tesla must face fraud suit for claiming its cars could fully drive themselves (arstechnica.com)
I just said this the other day. Bloody finally! I’m actually a massive fan of Teslas. They’re pretty cars and technologically, they’re at the top of the pack, but they shouldn’t be allowed to advertise SAE level 2 as Full Self Driving.