Battery and Components
Northvolt CEO quits on tumble into administration
Troubled battery maker files for Chapter 11 protection in the US
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Corporate Strategy
Honda presents first fully-fledged BEV plan
Automaker's sporadic BEV updates have lacked coherence and detail until now
Chinese OEMs
Stellantis-Leapmotor JV to hit up Europe by September
Hoping to reach scale rapidly by year-end, the cooperation will test the appetite for Chinese EVs in Europe
Corporate Strategy
Renault inks autonomy deal for L4 minibuses
OEM is challenging prevailing industry sentiment with "pragmatic" approach to driverless mobility
Policy and Regulation
Opinion: US tariffs on Chinese EVs are no cure-all for domestic EV makers
A protected home market could raise issues for US OEMs' global competitiveness
Policy and Regulation
Cruise restarts AD trials with renewed technical focus
GM subsidiary will revisit core performance of its technology, not just its communication strategy
Stellantis
Stellantis EU BEV share stagnates in April
OEM is predicting a slow first half of 2024 before a major growth wave driven by new platform ramp
Tesla
Opinion: Musk's $500mn supercharger promise leaves more questions than answers
Musk insists Tesla is not abandoning charging, but meagre spending plan still likely signals a cutback
Corporate Strategy
Blink targets December profits with cost-saving measures
Profitability drive will focus on opex reductions
Charging and Grid
Blink looks to plug any Tesla US charging gap
CPO says it has the flexibility to target both L2 and supercharging opportunities
Corporate Strategy
Wayve autonomy project raises $1bn from software heavyweights
UK AD firm will gain access to Nvidia and Microsoft knowhow as it pushes to commercialise autonomy software
Vehicle Sales
UK second-hand BEV market grows by over 70pc
BEVs become the fastest-growing powertrain in the UK's resale market
Battery and Components
Freyr set for commercial cell production in Q2
Norwegian battery firm to finetune its production line automation after promising results