France’s Renault Group sold a combined 109,307 of its Megane E-Tech and Dacia Spring BEVs in 2023 (see main image), a year-on-year rise of 33.5pc. But that measure might be slightly distorted by the ...

South Korean battery materials firm Samsung SDI has unveiled its roadmap for the mass production of solid state batteries from 2027. Last year the firm established a pilot production line at its R&D ...

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” So said Abraham Lincoln. Or maybe not. Whoever did say it was on to something, because technology has always shaped the way economies develop. In ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was frank in admitting to analysts on the company's fourth quarter earnings call that the EV leader is "between two major growth waves". While appearing to dampen expectations for ...

Tesla's planned lower-priced BEV, the so-called Model 2, will sell 1mn units/yr by the end of the decade and will keep Elon Musk's automaker at the forefront of the auto industry and help stave off ...

Vietnamese EV maker Vinfast has announced it will merge with battery manufacturer and sister company Vin ES Energy Solutions in order to vertically integrate battery production into its auto ...

Swedish energy firm Vattenfall InCharge, CPO Shell Ubitricity, and French utility company TotalEnergies will install and manage up to 35,000 public charging points in the Netherlands over the next ...

The world’s top lithium producer Albemarle has downgraded its 2030 forecast for global lithium demand by 10pc to 3.3mn tonnes due to slower-than-expected growth in the EV market. Last year the firm ...

German OEM Opel — part of the Stellantis conglomerate — sold around 90,000 BEVs in 2023, an increase of 22pc compared to the previous year. The firm's growth puts it roughly on par with German peer VW ...

Second-hand sales of BEVs rose by over two thirds in the UK in the first quarter, according to data from the country's automotive lobby, as all-electric vehicles claimed a record high share of the ...

It is no secret that the German BEV market has been incredibly tough going in 2004, as the double whammy of subsidies withdrawn at the end of August and, unexpectedly, in December last year has sent ...

Japanese OEM Nissan has unveiled a new business strategy which aims to make more profitable and accessible EVs whilst also maintaining an ICE vehicle portfolio. Nissan’s 'Next' business strategy ended ...