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Nio reveals new information about the Onvo L90

1 week ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio plans to present the Onvo L90, a large SUV with six seats, at the Auto Shanghai next week. First images and technical details have now been published. Back in February, the then-President of Onvo, Alan Ai, gave an initial preview of the L90 in an online event, and the company published a picture of the vehicle with camouflage film.
Mercedes launches series production of the CLA

1 week ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

At least that is what the blog JESMB, which is usually very well informed about Mercedes-Benz, reports. “We are currently in the ramp-up phase,” a Mercedes spokesperson commented on the information to JESMB. In other words, pilot production in small quantities is over and production at the compact car plant in Rastatt, Baden, is already being scaled up.
Hyundai sets up battery task force

1 week ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

According to the report by the Chosun newspaper, the task force team is to lead internal battery development and drive the technology forward. There are “growing concerns it could fall behind,” according to the report. The report cites BYD’s presentation at the end of March, when the Chinese battery and car manufacturer unveiled the new Han L EV and Tang L EV, which can be charged with up to 1,000 kW, corresponding to a range of 400 kilometres (according to CLTC) in five minutes, as the trigger.
Fraunhofer IISB opens wireless charging research centre

1 week ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

The first phase of the E|Road Centre will run until November 2027 and will be made permanent once it has been successfully completed. The Fraunhofer IISB further added that the E|Road Centre is another building block in the high-tech spectrum of the Cleantech Innovation Park in Hallstadt near Bamberg. Once operational, the research centre will focus on wireless charging technologies, both stationary as well as while driving.
GM halts BrightDrop production for six months

1 week ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

Battery assembly, which is also based in Ingersoll, is to be suspended from the end of April in preparation for the production break for electric vans, according to GM. A total of 1,200 employees will be affected by the production break. When production restarts in October, 500 fewer people will be employed at Ingersoll, as the vehicles will then only roll off the production line in one shift instead of the current two.
Mercedes-Benz Vans removes the eCitan and EQT from the lineup

1 week ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

Both models originate from the collaboration with Renault, which is also coming to an end. The eCitan as an electric panel van and the EQT as a high-roof estate for private customers are built by Renault at the French plant in Maubeuge and also adopt the electric drive from the Kangoo E-Tech Electric: the electric motor delivers 90 kW, the battery offers 44.5 kWh of energy.
VW to launch ID.1 production in September 2027

2 weeks ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

The portal La Tribuna de Automoción now claims to have learnt more details from people in the know. Series production of the ID.1 is set to begin in September 2027 and, according to the current plan, the volume will be around 100,000 units per year. The project to industrialise the VW ID.1 will be led by Markus Haupt, Member of the Board of Management for Production and currently also interim CEO of the Seat brand following the sudden departure of Wayne Griffiths.
Robotaxi service Waymo to launch in Washington, D.C.

2 weeks ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

Google's sister company Waymo continues to expand: the robotaxi provider plans to launch in Washington, D.C. in 2026. The robotaxi service is already active in San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Austin and had previously announced its expansion to Atlanta and Miami. Waymo’s fully electric vehicles, currently the Jaguar I-PACE, can be conveniently ordered via the app and do not require a driver. This is why Waymo calls it a fully autonomous ride-hailing service.
BMW sells almost a third more electric cars

2 weeks ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

Across all drive types, the BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brands delivered 586,149 vehicles between January and March, bringing the share of electric cars to 18.7 per cent in the first quarter. By comparison: in Q1 2024, only 82,7000 electric BMWs were delivered, accounting for 13.9 per cent of all deliveries by the manufacturer at the time.
EU project develops new EV battery concept

2 weeks ago | electrive.com | Chris Randall

According to the announcement, the research team focused on making the battery components easy to assemble and disassemble, which directly improves repair efficiency, reuse in other applications and recyclability. To achieve this, the battery packs developed contain up to 60 per cent recycled aluminium, which also saves up to 777 kg of CO2 emissions per pack, and the packs rely on modularity to extend the life of the battery and its components.