As it scrambles to turn things around, Nissan is scrapping plans to build a new LFP battery plant in Japan. The facility was expected to be key to reducing EV battery costs to keep up with leaders like BYD. With alarm bells ringing, Nissan is preparing to cut around 15% of its global workforce.
Nissan abandons plans for new EV battery plant in Japan
Nissan is scrambling to turn the company around.
As it scrambles to turn things around, Nissan is scrapping plans to build a new LFP battery plant in Japan. The facility was expected to be key to reducing EV battery costs to keep up with leaders like BYD.
Nissan abandons plans for new EV battery plant in Japan
Nissan is…
Mazda EV has announced that it will use the North American Charging Standard (NACS), also known as Tesla’s charge connector, on its upcoming electric vehicles in Japan. The Japanese automaker had already announced that it would adopt NACS for its electric vehicles in…
XPeng AeroHT's 'Land Aircraft Carrier' hits latest certification milestone en route to mass production
May 13, 2025
AeroHT, the eVTOL and “flying car” business arm of XPeng, announced it is one step closer to bringing its “Land Aircraft Carrier” to customers in China. The powers that be accepted the unique NEV/eVTOL combo vehicle’s production certificate application, moving AeroHT toward its next step before mass production.
AeroHT is easily one of the most exciting electric mobility developers…
Xiaomi becomes long-term partner of Nürburgring and will have its own curve on the Grand Prix Circuit
May 12, 2025
Xiaomi Automobile, the young EV business spun out of the Chinese smartphone giant, has earned the respect of Nürburgring, one of the world’s longest and most renowned permanent race tracks. After catching the public’s attention during a lap at Nürburgring last year…
Last month’s bauma event in Germany was so big that the industry hive mind is still trying to digest everything it saw – and that includes these new, rough terrain electric material handlers from Spanish equipment brand AUSA!
AUSA calls itself, “the global…
Just one year after ZEEKR went public on the US stock market, its majority shareholder, Geely, is offering the Chinese EV automaker an opportunity to go private once again.
As we’ve pointed out several times in the past (especially the last month or so), Chinese EV automaker ZEEKR ($ZK) continues to build momentum overseas as it gears up to continue expanding its presence to new markets around…
Finally, Mitsubishi is bringing a new EV to the US. Mitsubishi confirmed plans to launch a new EV in North America that will be based on the next-gen Nissan LEAF. Here’s what we know so far.
Mitsubishi will use the Nissan LEAF for its new EV
Earlier this year, Mitsubishi…
Another day, another exciting post from Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe sharing images of the upcoming R2 EV. This is the third R2 update from Rivian in as many days, as the American automaker’s second flagship model configuration inches closer to full-fledged…
Have you priced out car insurance lately? Regardless of what the gecko or the emu are selling on Hulu these days, believe me when I tell you that insurance premiums are at an all-time high. But fear not, fellow Electrekkies – for I’ve done some digging and unearthed this lest of the cheapest EVs to insure in May 2025!
As I was putting this list together, I realized there were plenty of ways…
