Policy and Regulation
The darkest hour is before dawn
Reasons to be cheerful as well as fearful for the year ahead
Latest news (Page 29)
Corporate Strategy
Xpeng expects software revenue from VW JV this year
Firm remains tight-lipped on details of hardware and manufacturing collaboration
Charging and Grid
UK approves $185mn in charging funding
Levi scheme will fund 44 local authorities to plan and procure charger deployment independently
Policy and Regulation
Renault CEO calls for EU regulatory overhaul
Luca De Meo calls for EU lawmakers to help region's automakers compete globally
Corporate Strategy
Audi launches Q6 E-Tron
German premium brand brings e-SUV to market after two-year delay
Charging and Grid
Shell to divest from ICE fuelling sites
Firm will sell interest in fossil fuel sites as it expands EV charging network
Corporate Strategy
Fisker pauses production to limit cash burn
Struggling automaker says inventory value now exceeds $200mn
Vehicle Sales
Volvo Trucks bolsters order book
Gothenburg-based firm will supply 100 class 8 electric trucks to shipping firm DFDS
Corporate Strategy
Hertz announces new CEO
Stephen Scherr departs amid losses related to EV residual value
Vehicle Sales
Rivian receives 68,000 R2 reservations
R2 reservations outstrip firm's 2023 production capacity in under 24 hours
Charging and Grid
Netherlands to rollout 35,000 EV charging points
Vattenfall InCharge, Shell Ubitricity and TotalEnergies win tender for installation
