Lithium Americas, a US lithium miner, said on December 23 that it has completed a joint venture with US automaker General Motors to develop the Thacker Pass lithium mine joint venture project in Nevada. Jonathan Evans, CEO of Lithium Americas, said the company expects to make a final investment decision on the project in early […]
Japanese automaker Toyota plans to build an electric car factory in Shanghai. It is reported that the factory will mainly produce electric models of its luxury brand Lexus. Nikkei News quoted sources as saying that Toyota’s new Shanghai factory is scheduled to start production around 2027. Unlike the previous joint venture model, the new factory […]
Charging equipment operator ChargePoint and General Motors will work together to install up to 500 ultra-fast chargers at strategic locations in the United States by the end of 2025, with a maximum power of 500 kilowatts. Based on General Motors’ GM Energy brand, many suitable locations will be equipped with ChargePoint’s Omni-Port charging system. The […]
According to Reuters, the data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) shows that due to the sharp decline in sales of French and Italian cars and the stagnation of German automobile sales, the sales volume of new cars in Europe in November continued to increase slightly year […]
On December 17, Mercedes-Benz announced that its updated DRIVE PILOT autonomous driving system has been officially approved by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority. It is reported that under certain conditions, drivers can use the Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT autonomous driving system on the 13,191-kilometer German highway network and drive at a maximum speed of 95 […]
Malaysian carmaker Proton has officially launched its first all-electric model, the e.MAS 7 mid-size SUV, which is also the first domestically produced electric car in Malaysia. The model is based on the Galaxy E5 model of Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile. The Prime version of the Proton e.MAS 7 mid-size SUV is equipped with a 49.52 […]