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SVOLT targets five-minute charging time with ‘Short Blade’ battery cells

SVOLT has presented three new prismatic 'short blade' batteries for electric cars. These are fast-charging, prismatic cells with LFP and NMC chemistry and a special version for plug-in hybrids.

Volcopter might not fly during the Olympic Games after all

VinFast breaks ground on EV factory in Indonesia

Helmholtz research centre analyses solid-state cell degradation

Autonomous Driving

Tesla delays robotaxi launch by two months

Lucid increases production and deliveries

Mercedes EV sales decline

BMW delivers over 100,000 EVs in Q2/2024

Hyundai sued by dealers in the USA

Zeekr reveals 7X as its Tesla Model Y rival

Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo gets serious about solid-state batteries

Washington promotes conversion of US car plants

Plummeting battery prices in China may normalise EVs globally

Car ReviewAutomobile

Smart #3 Premium: A Mercedes without a star

Commercial Vehicles

South Korea to hit 1,000 hydrogen buses on the roads this month

bp pulse & Simon Property to build charging infrastructure across the US

E.On and MAN to expand truck charging infrastructure in Germany

Toyota joins North American fast-charging alliance Ionna

VW to postpone ID. Golf launch until 2029

VW allegedly sets up task force on Northvolt problems

Singapore announces stop sale date for diesel cars and taxis