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Hyundai has unveiled the production version of its Ioniq 6 N electric sports sedan, which develops 650bhp. The novelty will make its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It is the second all-electric model in the N range after the Ioniq 5 N.
The Volkswagen Group has reported an increase in global deliveries of electric vehicles: from January to June, the company delivered 465,500 electric cars to customers, which is 47 per cent more than in the same period in 2024. Excluding commercial vehicles - 464,200 cars. In total, the Group delivered 4.41 million vehicles of all types, which is 1.3% more than last year's result, but it was the BEV segment that drove the growth.
Lamborghini is reconsidering plans to produce electric cars: the all-electric Urus is postponed until at least the middle of the next decade. This was announced by the company's President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann in an interview with Autocar.
US startup Slate has adjusted the price of its compact electric pickup truck. In April this year, the model was announced with a price tag below $20,000 including the federal tax credit, but now the website says the cost is expected to be in the "mid-range of twenty thousand dollars".
Nissan Motor has informed suppliers that it has postponed the launch of two new electric SUVs that were planned to be produced at its plant in Canton, Mississippi, USA. According to Automotive News, the release of the models has been postponed by ten months.
Porsche is preparing to debut the first all-electric Cayenne, and although the official premiere is not scheduled until late 2025, the prototype has already celebrated a record at one of the UK's oldest motorsport hills, Shelsley Walsh, which has been in use since 1905.
Xiaomi has officially started road testing its flagship SU7 Ultra sedan in Europe. The first production model with registration number "M SU7088E" has been registered in Munich, Germany. This is the first SU7 with full approval for use on public roads in Europe.
Electric cars continue to grow rapidly in popularity in Denmark. In the first half of 2025, almost 64 per cent of all new passenger cars in the country were electric, and among private buyers this figure reached almost 82 per cent.
Not so long ago, it took four to five years to create a new car, from the first sketch to the assembly line. In the era of electric cars, Chinese carmakers have completely rewritten the rules: now development takes just two years, and new models come to market as often as smartphones or laptops are updated.
Volvo Cars has announced that from 2028 the Polestar 7 compact electric crossover will be produced at the company's new plant in Košice, Slovakia. It will be the first Polestar built in Europe - a move aimed at reducing dependence on Chinese production and avoiding duties on Chinese cars in Europe and the US.
Because of Trump's cancellation of the federal EV tax credit, the cost of Slate Auto's electric pickup truck has risen above $20,000. The startup is rethinking its affordability strategy.
Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has officially unveiled its new G7 crossover. The model aims to compete directly with the Tesla Model Y and the fresh Xiaomi YU7. With a starting price of 195,800 yuan ($27,325), the G7 collected 10,000 pre-orders in just 46 minutes.
Alpine has unveiled a customer rally version of the A290 hot hatch, designed in accordance with the current regulations for this class of competition. The electric car with hydraulic handbrake is priced at €59,990.
Mercedes-Benz, represented by chief designer Gorden Wagener, has admitted that it rushed the launch of its flagship EQS electric car in 2021. The model, which was planned as the answer to the Tesla Model S, did not live up to expectations.
The joint electric car of Sony and Honda under the Afeela brand has not even gone on sale yet, and the project's losses have already exceeded $360 million (52 billion yen). Sony Honda Mobility reported such an impressive loss in its most recent financial statements, while the year before the deficit was "only" 20.5 billion yen.
