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Amazon-owned Zoox has launched its own autopilot carpooling service in Las Vegas. The first rides can be booked for free via the Zoox app, but so far only between popular locations and around the Las Vegas Strip, a neon-lit stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard with high-end casino-hotels.
Chinese auto giant BYD has announced plans to fully localise production of European versions of its electric cars in Europe by 2028 in response to EU tariff policies.
CATL, the world's largest battery maker, showed off its new Shenxing Pro battery at the IAA 2025 motor show in Munich, which promises to solve two problems of electric cars - limited range and long charging times.
Next year, Mercedes-Benz will begin installing the new Alpitronic HYC1000 charging stations at key locations on its network in the US and Europe. They will be able to deliver up to 600 kW per electric vehicle at a voltage of 800 V.
Another Chinese electric car, the Changan Deepal S05 crossover, has entered the European market. In Germany, prices start at €38,990, while in China the base version costs the equivalent of €14,300.
Turkish brand Togg has revealed the production version of the T10F electric car at the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich. The model will be launched on the German market in September, together with the T10X crossover.
Hyundai has unveiled the Concept Three at the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich. This spectacular electric hatchback is a prototype of the future Ioniq 3. The latter, in turn, is aimed at Europe and aims to compete with the future electric-powered Volkswagen Golf.
The Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan with an experimental solid-state battery has travelled 1,205 kilometres from Stuttgart (Germany) to Malmö in Sweden on a single charge. The vehicle arrived at its destination with a remaining range of 137 kilometres.
Owners of Audi and Porsche electric models in North America will soon be able to charge at Tesla Supercharger stations thanks to new NACS standard adapters. The "soft launch" of the service will take place on 9 September.
The Polestar 5, a four-door electric Grand Tourer designed to rival the Porsche Taycan, has made its debut at the IAA Mobility 2025 motor show. In Germany, prices start at €119,900 for the Dual Motor version and €142,900 for the Polestar 5 Performance.
At the IAA Mobility 2025 motor show in Munich, the Vision O concept - an electric station wagon that actually foreshadows the next Octavia - made its debut.
The new Mercedes-Benz GLC EQ Technology was officially presented at the IAA Mobility 2025 Motor Show in Munich. The electric crossover will enter the assembly line in the first half of 2026 and will replace the EQC in the model range.
Renault's most popular hatchback has changed generation and received completely new body panels, while retaining the same CMF-B platform. The novelty is promised petrol and hybrid engines, but there will be no diesel versions, which were in demand in the past years.
At the IAA Mobility trade fair in Munich, together with the Volkswagen ID. Cross, the new Škoda Epiq compact electric crossover was also unveiled. The model will be Škoda's most affordable electric Škoda, offering practicality and a price on a par with the petrol Kamiq.
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