Freelander debuted as an independent premium EV brand from the Chery-JLR partnership on April 1, 2026. The Shanghai event featured Concept 97 show car. The company targets global model launches and China dealer expansion.
Wallbox has agreed on final restructuring terms covering 83% of its debt, extending maturities to 2030 and raising €10.65 million in new equity to stabilize the EV charger maker's finances.
Greenlane has completed a SOC 2 Type 2 examination covering a full year of security controls across its commercial EV fleet charging platform and physical site operations.
Kia earned the Best Manufacturer title at the TopGear.com EV Awards 2026, with editors praising the consistent quality across its expanding UK electric vehicle lineup.
Hanon Systems launches a 16 kg integrated cooling module for EVs, consolidating refrigerant-circuit components into a single unit first deployed on the BMW iX3.
Alpine opens UK orders for the A390 electric sport fastback, offering up to 470 PS, 345 miles of range, and active torque vectoring from £61,390.
BMW adds the rear-drive iX3 40 to its Neue Klasse lineup for the UK market, offering 395 miles of range, 800V charging, and a £53,250 starting price.
Mercedes-AMG reveals the GLE 53 HYBRID with 577 hp, a 400-volt plug-in hybrid system, 4.4-second 0–60 time, and all-electric driving up to 87 mph.
The 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid gains a 22.7 kWh battery, 45 miles of EV range, 297 horsepower, and interior updates, arriving at U.S. dealers in May starting at $43,245.
GM has idled Factory Zero again, temporarily laying off 1,300 workers as demand for its premium electric trucks continues to weaken amid policy shifts and pricing headwinds.
Volvo Cars signed an MoU to become the exclusive European importer of Lynk & Co, integrating the Geely-owned brand into its dealer network for sales and aftersales operations.
Volvo Cars will consolidate all global Polestar 3 production at its South Carolina plant, ending Chinese manufacturing while converting $274 million in Polestar debt to equity.
EnerVenue appointed Henning Rath as CEO and closed a $300 million Series B extension to scale lithium-free energy storage manufacturing in China, targeting 1 GWh capacity.
Toyota has signed a non-binding MOU to join Daimler Truck and Volvo Group as an equal partner in cellcentric, their heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell joint venture.
Seres' AITO M6 electric SUV collected 60,000 pre-orders in 24 hours, offering BEV and EREV powertrains with standard LiDAR across all trims starting at $39,000 USD in China.