Category: EV News

XPENG has launched the MONA L05 in China from 139,800 yuan, with six BEV and EREV variants and a maximum 635 km CLTC range.

Great Britain will adopt Euro 7 for new cars and vans from November 2027, with EV batteries required to keep 80 per cent capacity after five years.

Maruti Suzuki has shipped more than 50,000 e VITARA electric SUVs from India, giving it nearly 93 per cent of the country’s passenger EV exports.

Volkswagen plans to add Mexico, Egypt and Vietnam to its China export markets by the end of 2026, as it readies its VEGA technology package.

Used EV prices in the US averaged $32,533 in September, up 9.8 per cent on the year, iSeeCars data shows, as the cars sold faster than petrol models.

Ford’s 2027 Mustang Mach-E starts at $39,995 with an 88 kWh battery standard on Select and Premium, plus a new Trail version due in early 2027.

Ionity plans battery storage at around 50 charging parks in 2027, adding over 20 MWh. Its first site at Wertheim in Germany holds 1,028 kWh.

BYD’s third-generation Qin Plus DM-i is on sale in China from 76,900 yuan, with a longer body and up to 220 km of CLTC electric range.

Chinese carmakers outsold Japanese brands in Europe over a full quarter for the first time, taking 12.7% of September sales against 11.9%.

UK households can now install cross-pavement EV chargers without planning permission, which the government says could save drivers up to £300.

A VW battery recall covers about 72,700 ID.3, ID.4, ID.7, ID. Buzz and Cupra Born cars, with charging capped at 80 per cent until checks are done.

Australia’s used EV market has grown fast: carsales now lists more than 11,000 electric cars, about 6,500 of them used or demonstrator models.

Online importer CEVM says sales of used Chinese EVs to EU buyers rose 280 per cent this year, as tariffs and a hybrid import cap hit new cars.

Two European Parliament committees backed a 95 per cent cut in place of the 100 per cent 2035 car CO2 target, plus low-carbon steel credits.

China’s EV chargers sit closer to most homes than petrol stations, a study of 337 cities finds, but access is far less evenly spread than fuel.

The LEPAS AURA concept, the brand’s first concept car, debuted in Wuhu on 22 October and previews the face and lighting of future LEPAS models.

The OMODA X crossover made its debut in China as OMODA & JAECOO passed 1.4 million global sales and set out a 5-kWh hybrid with vehicle-to-load.

Battery-electric cars took 22.7% of EU registrations from January to September 2026, up from 16.1% a year earlier, according to ACEA data.