Renault Ships 100 Left-Hand-Drive Twingos to UK Dealers Ahead of Orders
Automotive

Renault Ships 100 Left-Hand-Drive Twingos to UK Dealers Ahead of Orders

Renault is touring 100 left-hand-drive Twingo E-Tech display cars around UK dealers to build early buzz and sell its £10...

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Xiaomi Q1 Revenue Holds at ¥99.1bn as Auto Sales and Overseas IoT Offset Memory Costs
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Xiaomi Q1 Revenue Holds at ¥99.1bn as Auto Sales and Overseas IoT Offset Memory Costs

Xiaomi's first-quarter revenue held near ¥100 billion despite memory price pressure, with more than 80,000 EV deliveries...

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Ferrari Luce EV Hits First-Year Sales Target of Nearly 500 Units: Report
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Ferrari Luce EV Hits First-Year Sales Target of Nearly 500 Units: Report

Ferrari's first electric car has reportedly lined up buyers for its entire first-year run of just under 500 units, drive...

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Bolt.Earth Recognises 5,000+ EV Charging Technicians as Field Workforce Expands Across India
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Bolt.Earth Recognises 5,000+ EV Charging Technicians as Field Workforce Expands Across India

Bolt.Earth's first technician rewards programme highlights the maintenance workforce behind EV chargers, with its field ...

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Chinese EV Brands Lead Electric Push at Indonesia's GIIAS 2026
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Chinese EV Brands Lead Electric Push at Indonesia's GIIAS 2026

Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese EV brands dominated Indonesia's GIIAS 2026 with mass-market debuts and local-assembly pla...

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BYD's 22% July Sales Jump Still Leaves Its 5 Million-Vehicle Target at Risk
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BYD's 22% July Sales Jump Still Leaves Its 5 Million-Vehicle Target at Risk

BYD sold about 420,000 vehicles in July, up 22%, but first-half volume of 1.81 million means it must average roughly 530...

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Ferrari Luce vs. Dodge Charger Daytona: Podcast Debates Two EVs and Their Heritage
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Ferrari Luce vs. Dodge Charger Daytona: Podcast Debates Two EVs and Their Heritage

Ferrari's first EV and the Charger Daytona are held up as potential disappointments in a Motortrend podcast that asks wh...

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Xiaomi Shares Slide 6.9% After SUV Launch; Apple's China Miss Weighs on Tech
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Xiaomi Shares Slide 6.9% After SUV Launch; Apple's China Miss Weighs on Tech

Xiaomi’s stock dropped sharply after unveiling two range‑extender SUVs starting at CNY259,900, while Apple’s lower‑than‑...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 26 💬 0
What It Costs to Charge Colombia’s Top Selling Electric Cars
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What It Costs to Charge Colombia’s Top Selling Electric Cars

Home charging for popular EVs can be up to three times cheaper than public stations, with full-battery costs ranging fro...

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Honda’s R&D Boss Targets 28-Month Development Cycle to Outrun Chinese EV Rivals by 2028
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Honda’s R&D Boss Targets 28-Month Development Cycle to Outrun Chinese EV Rivals by 2028

Honda has reshuffled its R&D structure to slash vehicle development time to 28 months, aiming to overtake fast-moving Ch...

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Russian EV Sales Jump 2.5x in June 2026 as Drivers Chase Lower Running Costs
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Russian EV Sales Jump 2.5x in June 2026 as Drivers Chase Lower Running Costs

Electric car demand soared in Russia, particularly in southern resort cities, with households citing the dramatically ch...

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Tesla Considers Exiting China Amid SpaceX Merger Talks, WSJ Reports
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Tesla Considers Exiting China Amid SpaceX Merger Talks, WSJ Reports

Tesla is exploring a sale or spin-off of its China business, its second-largest market, to avoid conflicts with defense ...

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Ferrari's Mocked Jony Ive EV Meets Early Sales Target, Defying Critics and Wider EV Slump
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Ferrari's Mocked Jony Ive EV Meets Early Sales Target, Defying Critics and Wider EV Slump

The $640,000 electric four-door has already hit its initial sales goal, boosting Ferrari's outlook and shares even as th...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 27 💬 0
France Braces for 'Black Saturday' Gridlock: The Apps That Could Make It Bearable
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France Braces for 'Black Saturday' Gridlock: The Apps That Could Make It Bearable

As France braces for the notorious August crossover weekend, BFM Tech selects seven mobile apps that help drivers plan s...

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Nigeria Exempts Fully CNG and Electric Vehicles from Import Duty, VAT
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Nigeria Exempts Fully CNG and Electric Vehicles from Import Duty, VAT

The Nigerian government has waived import duties and VAT on fully CNG, LPG and electric vehicles to cut transport costs ...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 27 💬 0
Tesla Explores Selling China Unit to Clear Path for SpaceX Tie-Up
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Tesla Explores Selling China Unit to Clear Path for SpaceX Tie-Up

The electric-car maker faces geopolitical headwinds in its second-largest market; a potential transaction could reshape ...

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Alfa Romeo’s next Stelvio pivots to hybrid, pushed to 2028 as EV demand falters
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Alfa Romeo’s next Stelvio pivots to hybrid, pushed to 2028 as EV demand falters

Alfa Romeo confirms a delayed Stelvio SUV with hybrid power alongside a BEV option, a design rethink and a larger footpr...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 34 💬 0
Mercedes GLA Goes Electric with 408-Mile Range, 800V Tech in Bid for Compact Premium Buyers
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Mercedes GLA Goes Electric with 408-Mile Range, 800V Tech in Bid for Compact Premium Buyers

The redesigned Mercedes GLA adds fully electric and hybrid powertrains, a striking illuminated grille from the brand's l...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 34 💬 0
Leapmotor B10’s Charging Ordeal Highlights Hurdles for New Chinese EV Entrants
Automotive

Leapmotor B10’s Charging Ordeal Highlights Hurdles for New Chinese EV Entrants

A prolonged charging fault on a long-term test Leapmotor B10 exposes the reliability risks that can still sour early ado...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 28 💬 0
L&T Commits ₹5,000 Crore to Build EV Motors and Indigenous Chips, Eyes Indian Data Standard
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L&T Commits ₹5,000 Crore to Build EV Motors and Indigenous Chips, Eyes Indian Data Standard

Larsen & Toubro’s electronics arm is building a fully in-house mobility ecosystem—from semiconductor chips to data centr...

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Why Xpeng’s Stock Could Lead the Next Leg of Hong Kong’s Rally
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Why Xpeng’s Stock Could Lead the Next Leg of Hong Kong’s Rally

As capital rotates out of stretched AI hardware names and into beaten-down autos, Xpeng’s high beta and new ‘Physical AI...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 36 💬 0
Ferrari’s First Electric Car, the Luce, Surprises With Pure Maranello Dynamics
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Ferrari’s First Electric Car, the Luce, Surprises With Pure Maranello Dynamics

The 1,035-hp Luce prototype proves Ferrari’s EV shift is about preserving a unique driving identity, not just compliance...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 35 💬 0
Delhi Mandates Electric Vehicles for Most New Registrations, Phasing Out Gas Models
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Delhi Mandates Electric Vehicles for Most New Registrations, Phasing Out Gas Models

India’s capital launches a $1.5 billion EV policy with subsidies, tax waivers, and a phase-out of new gas two- and three...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 34 💬 0
Prince Alwaleed Takes 5% Stake in Lucid Motors, Adding $2 Billion Weight to Saudi EV Push
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Prince Alwaleed Takes 5% Stake in Lucid Motors, Adding $2 Billion Weight to Saudi EV Push

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal disclosed a nearly $2 billion stake in Lucid Motors, a personal bet that dee...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 29 💬 0
BMW, Toyota, Ford and Others Lobby UK to Revoke 2035 Petrol Car Ban Amid Regulatory Crossroads
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BMW, Toyota, Ford and Others Lobby UK to Revoke 2035 Petrol Car Ban Amid Regulatory Crossroads

A coalition of global automakers is pressing the UK government to abandon its 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, ar...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 28 💬 0
From Shark Tank Rejection to Rs 3,000 Cr: The Zypp Electric Story
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From Shark Tank Rejection to Rs 3,000 Cr: The Zypp Electric Story

After being turned down on Shark Tank India at a Rs 220-crore valuation, Zypp Electric has grown into a 21,000-scooter E...

Declan Byrne 👁 32 💬 0
AfDB Approves €100m Loan for Morocco's First Integrated LFP Battery Gigafactory
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AfDB Approves €100m Loan for Morocco's First Integrated LFP Battery Gigafactory

The African Development Bank is backing Gotion's $117m-equivalent project to build a large-scale lithium iron phosphate ...

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Porsche to Cut Another 5,000 Jobs in Stuttgart as EV Push Stalls
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Porsche to Cut Another 5,000 Jobs in Stuttgart as EV Push Stalls

Porsche will shed over a third of its home-region workforce, investing €2.1 billion to stay competitive while extending ...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 25 💬 0
Renault H1 2026 Sales Steady at 1.16M; Electrified Share Jumps to 52% in Europe
Automotive

Renault H1 2026 Sales Steady at 1.16M; Electrified Share Jumps to 52% in Europe

Global deliveries reached 1,165,133 units, nearly flat year-on-year, while electrified vehicles accounted for 52% of Eur...

Ronan Kavanagh 👁 36 💬 0
California Hybrid Registrations Hit 24% as EVs Stall on High Gas Prices, Ended Subsidies
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California Hybrid Registrations Hit 24% as EVs Stall on High Gas Prices, Ended Subsidies

Hybrids accounted for nearly one in four new car registrations in California last quarter, eclipsing EVs for the first t...

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