Carrie Hampel – electrive.com

SK On opens pilot plant to fast-track solid-state batteries

SK On has completed its pilot plant for solid-state batteries in South Korea. The manufacturer aims to commercialise sulphide-based batteries by 2029 – one year earlier than originally planned.

Geely opens UK order books for the EX5

Commercial Vehicles

BYD unveils e-bus platform with 1,000 volts and CTC technology

Jean-Philippe Parain named new CEO of Mini

IAA Mobility 2025: China dominates, Germany shines

Italdesign showcases electric SUV “hologram”

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Toyota e-Palette set for market launch in Japan

Electric motorcycle series MotoE shelved – for now

How reliable is EV charging?

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Equipmake showcases vehicle-to-vehicle charging for electric fire engines

Commercial Vehicles

India: JBM raises $100 million to accelerate e-bus rollout

Commercial Vehicles

Amazon begins testing electric GM BrightDrop vans

Ram drops BEV plans, bets on range-extended 1500 REV

Contract manufacturing: Magna assembles Xpeng G6 and G9 in Graz

VW seeks partner for PowerCo and delays ID. Golf production start

EU auto summit: Commission sticks to 2035 goal, mulls incentives for small EVs

Commercial Vehicles

Gdańsk orders 30 Solaris electric buses

Major US recall for EVs on Toyota’s eTNGA platform

Stellantis takes aim at BYD – who responded swiftly

Hyundai to build Ioniq 3 in Türkiye

BYD targets “Flash Charging” in Europe with a single cable