Oxford PV’s Perovskite Expertise to Help Advance Solar-Powered EVs
Oxford PV, a specialist in perovskite photovoltaics, has joined the UK‑led Smart Use of Integrated Technology for EV (SUITE) research consortium. The project, backed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre and the UK government, brings together Nissan’s Technical Centre UK, engineering firms and universities to develop vehicle‑integrated solar panels that can boost electric‑vehicle efficiency and range. Oxford PV will contribute its perovskite‑on‑silicon tandem cell technology, leveraging its German manufacturing plant that began commercial shipments in 2024. The collaboration also follows a recent licensing agreement with First Solar, underscoring the company’s push toward commercialising perovskite solar for automotive use.
ETA Green Power Launches ETA-MODEL 20, a 13.5 Kg Integrated Motor, Controller and Charger for Light EVs
ETA Green Power unveiled the ETA‑MODEL 20, a 3‑in‑1 electric powertrain that merges motor, controller and onboard charger into a single 13.5 kg unit. The integrated system is 32.5% lighter and 20% smaller than conventional setups, delivering 92% peak efficiency, 10,000 rpm motor...
Walmart Is Rolling Out Its In-House DC Fast Charging Network at a Rapid Pace
Walmart has accelerated its own DC fast‑charging rollout, now operating 31 stations with 112 dispensers across the United States. The network uses 400‑kilowatt chargers from Alpitronic and ABB, each equipped with NACS and CCS1 connectors. Texas leads with 15 locations,...
4R Battery Alliance Calls for EV Battery Testing to Be Part of the UK’s MOT Testing Regime
The 4R Battery Alliance, backed by recell.store, is urging the UK government to add EV battery testing to the mandatory MOT inspection. While recent MOT updates introduced visual checks of high‑voltage components, they still omit performance diagnostics. The alliance argues...
BMW Targets 2028 Hydrogen Car Launch, Cites Infrastructure and Cost Hurdles
BMW announced that its iX5 Hydrogen fuel‑cell electric vehicle will enter series production in 2028, featuring a third‑generation fuel cell system co‑developed with Toyota. The model promises up to 750 km of range and refueling in under five minutes thanks to...
Stellantis Announces Strategic Collaboration with Microsoft to Enhance Customer Experiences
Stellantis and Microsoft have sealed a five‑year strategic partnership to fast‑track the automaker’s digital transformation. The deal will move Stellantis’ IT infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, targeting a 60% reduction in data‑center footprint by 2029. Joint teams will launch more than...
Rising Gas Prices Make the Market Ripe for Electric Vehicles, but US Automakers Can’t Seize the Moment
U.S. gasoline prices surged past $4 per gallon, reviving short‑term concerns about fuel costs. Despite the spike, electric‑vehicle sales fell 27% in Q1 2026, with market share slipping to 5.8%. The decline follows the elimination of federal EV tax credits...
Renault Targets Seven Models in India by 2030
Renault announced it will field seven models in India by 2030, spanning battery‑electric, hybrid and compressed natural gas powertrains. The French automaker aims to make India one of its top three global markets and capture roughly 5% of the country’s...
Honda to Sell China-Made EV in Japan From Friday to Expand Lineup
Honda will begin selling a China‑built Insight electric SUV in Japan on Friday, offering up to 3,000 units at a suggested retail price of ¥5.5 million (about $35,000). The model is a reverse‑import from Honda’s joint venture with Dongfeng, modified for...
Innovation Awards: CTC Also Recognised for Its LeiWaCo Lightweight Tank for Liquid Hydrogen in the Pipes, Tanks and Hydrogen Category
The JEC Composites Innovation Awards named CTC GmbH – an Airbus company for its LeiWaCo lightweight liquid‑hydrogen tank in the Pipes, Tanks and Hydrogen category. LeiWaCo tackles the long‑standing cryogenic microcracking problem by using a tough thermoplastic matrix, thinner laminates,...
Fleet Managers Not Sold on EVs, but They’re Getting There: Survey
A survey of 300 fleet managers at small and mid‑sized firms in California, Colorado, Georgia and Ohio shows most have not yet added electric vehicles, though a growing share are preparing for state‑mandated EV fleet requirements. Managers cite high upfront...
Why Foreign Automakers Dominate the Sedan Market
Foreign automakers continue to dominate the U.S. sedan market as American manufacturers shift focus to trucks and SUVs. Brands like Kia, Toyota and Volkswagen collectively sell hundreds of thousands of compact and midsize sedans each year, with Kia’s K4/Forte line...
China Passenger Vehicle Export Trends (Jan. - Feb. 2026): BYD Leads in Latin America丨Gasgoo Automotive Research Institute
China’s independent automakers BYD, Geely and Chery posted robust passenger‑vehicle exports in the Jan‑Feb 2026 window, each pursuing distinct global strategies. BYD led with 60,082 units to Central and South America and 40,919 to Europe, while Geely’s strongest market was...
Cape Town’s First MyCiTi E-Bus to Arrive in August
Cape Town will receive its first MyCiTi electric bus in August, followed by 13 more before year‑end, as part of a rollout of 30 Volvo BZRLE low‑floor e‑buses slated for delivery through June 2027. The buses feature bodies manufactured locally in...
RAW Charging Powers up One of the Largest EV Charging Hubs in the Midlands at Leamington Spa Shopping Park
RAW Charging has activated a 17‑bay electric‑vehicle charging hub at Leamington Spa Shopping Park, featuring six AC fast bays and eleven 150 kW ultra‑rapid DC bays. The site, the largest EV hub in the Midlands, serves a high‑footfall retail and leisure...
US Automakers Fear EU Safety, Emissions Rules Endanger Tariff Deal
The American Automotive Policy Council warned that draft changes to the EU’s Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) rules could block U.S. pickup trucks such as the Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F‑150 and Ram 1500 from entering Europe, threatening the 2025 U.S.–EU tariff...
Renault Korea to Produce BEVs From 2028
Renault Korea announced that its Busan plant will begin local production of battery electric vehicles in 2028, following the launch of its first software-defined vehicle in 2027 equipped with AI‑based OpenR Panorama Level 2++ autonomy. The subsidiary plans to introduce a...
Toyota, Isuzu Agree to Co-Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Light Truck
Toyota Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors have signed an agreement to co‑develop and mass‑produce a hydrogen fuel‑cell light‑truck based on Isuzu’s N‑series electric platform. The vehicle will use Toyota’s third‑generation fuel‑cell system and is targeted for commercial delivery use, where...
Indonesian Vehicle Sales Fall 14% in March
Indonesian vehicle sales fell 14% in March 2026, slipping to 61,271 units versus 71,099 a year earlier, largely due to the extended Eid holidays. Despite the dip, the first‑quarter market grew 2% to 209,021 units, driven by a surge in...
Improving Magnetic Performance in EV Motors
Researchers at South Korea’s DGIST have merged spark plasma sintering with grain‑boundary diffusion to produce Nd‑Fe‑B permanent magnets that achieve uniform diffusion throughout the bulk. The new process creates a core‑shell microstructure, enabling near‑theoretical density and a post‑sinter heat treatment...
Ford's Skunkworks EV Tech Will Make It Into Hybrids Too
Ford’s secretive skunkworks EV team is channeling its latest electric‑powertrain breakthroughs into the automaker’s upcoming hybrid lineup. By leveraging the low‑cost drive units developed for a forthcoming $30,000 mid‑size electric pickup, Ford aims to make its hybrids more efficient and...
Collect&Go Pilots Autonomous EV for Urban Grocery Deliveries
Collect&Go, in partnership with Telenet Business, has launched Belgium’s first pilot of an unmanned electric vehicle delivering groceries on public roads in Leuven. The vehicle, remotely operated over a dedicated 5G link and equipped with radar and cameras, will run...
Nissan Wants To Make 'Cool Cars' Again
Nissan announced a strategic push to rebuild a dedicated sports‑car lineup, extending beyond its current GT‑R and Z models. The move follows the recent unveiling of the Rogue E‑Power hybrid and a teaser for the Xterra nameplate. Executives, including global product...
Ford Creates New Product Organization to Speed EV Rollout and Software-Defined Vehicles
Ford announced a new Product Creation and Industrialization organization that unites its electric‑vehicle, software, and design teams with the global industrial system. Led by Kumar Galhotra, the unit aims to accelerate development, cut complexity and scale software‑defined vehicles across the lineup....
The R36 Nissan GT-R Won't Be Electric: 'No EV GT-R'
Nissan confirmed that the upcoming R36 GT‑R will not be a pure electric model but will instead adopt a hybrid twin‑turbo V6 powertrain. Executives cited the current limitations of lithium‑ion batteries and a weak market appetite for fully electric sports...
Honda Pulls E:Ny1 From UK Market in Great EV Reset
Honda has withdrawn its e:Ny1 electric SUV from the UK after just three years, having sold only 7,122 units. The move leaves the Japanese automaker without any EVs on its UK website, exposing it to the UK’s 33% zero‑emission vehicle...
Australians Want Electric Cars to Save Cash, Not the Planet, Survey Finds
A Pureprofile survey of over 2,000 Australians shows rising interest in electric and plug‑in hybrid vehicles as fuel prices climb. Sixty‑eight percent say they would consider an EV, with 32 percent of near‑term car buyers favoring electric models over petrol....
Toyota Knows Few Japanese Buyers Want A LHD Made-In-America Tundra Pickup, But It's Selling It There Anyway
Toyota announced it will sell its U.S.-built full‑size Tundra in Japan, alongside the Highlander and eventually the Camry, despite minimal local demand for left‑hand‑drive pickups. The automaker projects sales of about 80 Tundras a month—under 1,500 units annually—compared with nearly...
“Yes We Can:” Andrew Forrest Mocks Murdoch Tabloid Stories Dismissing Electric Trucks
Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest publicly challenged the Daily Telegraph’s claim that electric semi‑trailers are a distant “green dream.” He posted the tabloid’s front page alongside a photo of Fortescue’s upcoming Liebherr T‑264 battery‑electric haul truck, asserting that multiple trailers...
Silicon Box Joins Imec Automotive Chiplet Program to Advance Automotive-Grade Chiplet Devices
Silicon Box has entered imec’s Automotive Chiplet Program (ACP), a joint effort to speed the adoption of chiplet architectures in next‑generation vehicles. The company will contribute end‑to‑end expertise in chiplet interconnection, advanced packaging, and testing, working with more than 22...
BYD Announces Extra 30,000 EVs and Hybrids for Australia to Support Essential Workers
Chinese automaker BYD announced an additional 30,000 new‑energy vehicles—both battery‑electric and plug‑in hybrids—to be delivered to Australia by June. The rollout is aimed at essential workers such as healthcare staff, teachers and emergency responders amid rising fuel prices and supply...
Freshness Is King: BYD Reigns with 200 Vehicle Software Updates a Year
Chinese EV leader BYD announced it rolled out 200 over‑the‑air software updates across its Ocean and Dynasty lines in 2025, the highest volume among global automakers. The latest update adds a new AI‑driven driver‑assistance system to the Han L sedan, delivered...
Former Apple Exec Leaves Ford in Tech Reorganization
Ford announced that Doug Field, the automaker’s chief executive for electric vehicles, digital and design, will leave the company after nearly five years. Field, a former Apple senior vice president who oversaw hardware design, was hired in 2021 to accelerate...
Which Car Brands Dominate Quu’s In-Vehicle Visuals Report?
Quu’s newly released In‑Vehicle Visuals Report examines how radio metadata appears in the United States’ top 100 new‑car models. Toyota tops the list, representing 12% of those models, followed by Ford at 10% and Chevrolet, Honda and Nissan each holding...
Ford’s EV and Software Chief Doug Field Is Leaving the Company
Ford announced that Doug Field, the former Apple and Tesla executive who has led its electric‑vehicle and software division for five years, will leave the company next month. Alan Clarke, a former Tesla engineer who runs Ford’s California skunkworks lab,...
Interview with Volvo Autonomous Solutions: Driverless Trucks Are upon Us
Volvo Autonomous Solutions is moving driverless trucks from pilot projects to commercial reality with its purpose‑built VNL Autonomous platform, produced alongside conventional models at the New River Valley plant in Virginia. The company integrates autonomy at the vehicle level, partners...
Lucid Names Silvio Napoli as the Electric Luxury Brand's New CEO
Lucid Motors announced Silvio Napoli as its new chief executive, succeeding interim CEO Marc Winteroff, who will revert to the COO role. Napoli arrives from the Schindler Group, where he led the Swiss elevator and escalator manufacturer. His appointment coincides...
Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ Crashed Through Railroad Gate Seconds Before Train
A Texas Tesla driver on Full Self‑Driving (FSD) reported that the vehicle accelerated through a lowered railroad crossing gate just seconds before an oncoming train arrived. The driver, Joshua Brown, who has logged over 40,000 FSD miles, slammed the accelerator...
US Jobs Too Important to Risk Chinese Car Imports, Says Ford CEO
Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that China’s auto industry has enough spare capacity to absorb the entire U.S. market of roughly 16 million new vehicles each year, with an extra 21 million slots beyond its 2026 output. He framed this as a...
Nissan CEO Says Xterra Is Coming Back Thanks to Weaker Fuel Economy Regulations
Nissan announced the revival of the Xterra, a body‑on‑frame SUV, after recent loosening of U.S. fuel‑economy (CAFE) regulations. CEO Ivan Espinosa said the regulatory shift removed the need to sell an additional 200,000 electric vehicles to stay compliant, opening the...
Transense to Supply Surface Acoustic Wave Sensing Tech for Cummins Heavy-Duty EV Motor
Transense Technologies will supply its SAWsense surface acoustic wave sensors to Cummins for the DriveSense project, a 12‑month effort to create a sensor‑enabled smart electric motor for heavy‑duty zero‑emission vehicles. The sensors capture real‑time torque and temperature data from inside...
BYD Is Now Upgrading some of Its Top Selling EVs with 5-Min Flash Charging
Chinese EV maker BYD is extending its 5‑minute Flash Charging system, first seen on the ultra‑luxury Yangwang U7, to high‑volume models. The Denza Z9 GT, priced at $134,500, becomes the inaugural overseas vehicle equipped with the technology, debuting in Europe....
Right Now A Hybrid Sounds Like A Great Idea, But Is The Prius PHEV Worth It?
The 2026 Toyota Prius Plug‑In Hybrid, formerly the Prius Prime, arrives with a larger battery delivering about 40 miles of electric‑only range. Pricing starts at $34,970 for the base SE and climbs to $38,990 for the Nightshade edition, a premium...
Nissan Announces Its New ‘Mobility Intelligence for Everyday Life’ Long-Term Strategy
Nissan unveiled its "Mobility Intelligence for Everyday Life" strategy, centering on AI‑defined vehicles, expanded e‑Power hybrid options and a leaner model lineup. The plan calls for integrating Nissan AI Drive technology into 90% of its cars and delivering end‑to‑end automated...
A Modern-Day Luther Nails 12 Theses to Auto Dealership Door, Demanding that They Sell EVs
A satirical CleanTechnica piece likens the auto‑dealership model to the medieval Catholic Church, posting twelve "theses" that criticize outdated sales practices. It highlights how EV buyers now research online, diminishing dealers' informational edge, while brands like Tesla, Rivian and Lucid...
High Gas Prices Tempting Americans Back to EVs
Rising gasoline prices, now averaging around $4.50 per gallon, are prompting a wave of new electric‑vehicle (EV) purchases. The WSJ profile of Eric Janney, an IT worker in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, illustrates how consumers are swapping lightly used EVs like the...
Suzuki Motor, After India Success, Sets Sights on 10% of African Market
Suzuki Motor, fresh off its rapid expansion in India, is targeting a 10% share of Africa’s automotive market by 2030. The Japanese automaker already dominates in five African nations, most notably Angola where it commands an 81% share. To achieve...
Kia EV2 ‘First Edition’ Now Eligible for UK’s Electric Car Grant
Kia UK announced that the EV2 ‘First Edition’ now qualifies for the United Kingdom’s £1,500 (≈$1,905) Electric Car Grant, replacing the brand‑run £1,500 reservation saving. The on‑road price remains £26,995 (≈$34,300), unchanged from its launch. The grant applies to both...
Automakers Launch a "Buyback Wave": What Signal Does It Send?
Chinese automakers have launched a coordinated share‑repurchase wave, with Geely, Li Auto, Seres, Changan and others spending billions of yuan and hundreds of millions of dollars to cancel outstanding shares. Changan’s first buyback cost about CNY 33 million (≈US$4.6 million) and the sector’s...
2026 GAC Tech Day: Five Technologies Unveiled, How Will They Translate Into Product Competitiveness?
GAC Group’s 2026 Tech Day unveiled five flagship technologies—Xingyuan powertrain platforms, the Starship Body structure, Xinghe Smart Cockpit, Xingling E/E Architecture 4.0, and a domestic‑chip ecosystem. The powertrain suite spans extended‑range electric, plug‑in hybrid and super‑hybrid options, with the PHEV...