Friday, 25 September 2026

Volkswagen has pushed back the US return of its ID. Buzz electric van to the first half of 2027, when it will arrive as a 2028 model-year vehicle, according to electrive.

Volkswagen of America told its dealers about the revised timeline on 24 September 2026, Automotive News reported, as cited by electrive. The move reverses guidance issued only months earlier: in May 2026, Volkswagen had said the electric van would come back for the 2027 model year, per electrive.

The rescheduling means the US market will miss a second consecutive model year of the ID. Buzz, according to electrive.

Geely says an AI-powered fast-charging system it developed can extend electric vehicle battery cycle life by up to 20% by sending micro-pulse currents through cells to reverse part of the damage caused by repeated fast charging, according to Electrek.

The pulse-restoration approach targets lithium ions that accumulate at battery negative electrodes during repeated fast charging, reactivating them, Geely says. That plating of lithium on the anode is one of the mechanisms that shortens the usable life of cells subjected to frequent high-rate charging.

Geely has paired the pulse system with a separate low-rate home-charging strategy designed to gradually repair fast-charging degradation while a vehicle is plugged in overnight, per Electrek. The company frames the two techniques as complementary: fast-charging sessions themselves attempt to mitigate damage in real time, while slow overnight sessions extend the restorative work.

Electrek reports the 20% figure as Geely's own claim rather than an independently measured result.

Green Water & Power has deployed and energized its 10,000th electric vehicle charging port, reaching the milestone in three years, according to Electrek.

The developer began rolling out Level 2 chargers nationwide with hardware partner Autel in 2023, Electrek reported.

The pace works out to nearly 10 chargers going online each day across the three-year span, per Electrek.

Tesla has been named the primary truck supplier for a 2,500 battery-electric Class 8 order placed through a new shipper alliance called ZET SCALE, according to Electrek. Electrek describes the purchase as the largest electric Class 8 order in US history.

The order on its own would nearly double the number of electric Class 8 trucks currently on US roads, Electrek reported.

ZET SCALE says it is targeting more than 10,000 electric Class 8 trucks over time, according to Electrek.

Indian electric two-wheeler startup Ultraviolette Automotive has raised USD 85 million, about EUR 74 million, in a new funding round, according to electrive.

The round was led by Yali Capital and TDK Ventures, electrive reported.

The company has announced plans to enter the U.S. market as part of its continued global expansion. It aims to begin U.S. operations in 2027, per electrive.

InstaVolt will keep CHAdeMO connectors as a permanent fixture of its UK fast-charging network, according to electrive.

The charge point operator told electrive that at least one CHAdeMO connector will remain available at each of its UK sites. Every existing and new InstaVolt location pairs CHAdeMO with CCS, electrive reported.

Tesla has handed over the first series-production units of its Semi electric truck to customers in Nevada, according to electrive.

The company described the Nevada handover as the start of higher-volume production of the battery-electric heavy truck, electrive reported.

Tesla has not disclosed the Semi's current production rate or its pricing, according to electrive.