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- New Chinese solid-state battery standard (GB/T 43568-2026) forces reassessment of production lines and equipment valuations
- Ford Security Package tested on F-150 by trained Kodiak bear
- FAW Jiefang tests sodium-ion battery on J6P heavy electric truck — 90% capacity at -40°C and 20–25 minute charging
- Xiaomi YU7 GT completes first driverless Nürburgring Nordschleife lap (10:29.483)
- Organic–inorganic composite gel electrolyte for solid‑state batteries retains ~84% capacity after 350 cycles
- BYD Qin L PHEV battery remained intact in severe collision while a Mazda 3 caught fire
- Maserati introduces new Web Configurator for GranTurismo, GranCabrio and Grecale
- Plug & Charge now available for Volvo EX60 and EX90 in the United States
- BYD has installed 6,682 flash chargers in 321 Chinese cities
- CATL patents two battery-pack safety designs after ¥22.147bn ($3.28bn) R&D allocation
- BYD patents GPS-navigation-linked predictive battery thermal management to improve EV efficiency
- Chery partner Chaowei begins volume production of sodium‑ion batteries at $517.6M Anqing plant
- China to enforce new EV and battery safety standards from July 1, 2026 — mandatory 'no-fire' batteries and physical one-touch power-off
- CATL, BYD and Panasonic compete in energy storage for data centres; Panasonic commits $2.20B to North American assembly
- Honda launches Honda Trail Experience (HTX) app for TrailSport SUV owners
- Zachary Jackowski (Boston Dynamics) on moving robots from the lab to real-world deployment
- BMW and SOLARWATT present home energy integration for Neue Klasse vehicles at The smarter E / Intersolar Europe 2026
- CATL says solid-state batteries years from mass market; 1 million-vehicle production threshold
- Stellantis presents 5G satellite connectivity on Jeep Compass and L4-Ready autonomous platform at MOVE 2026
- BlueOval Battery Park Michigan reaches hiring milestone and begins LFP prismatic battery production