Weekly Roundup 49

October 23, 2023

A Volvo Cars factory in Sweden will be powered by a 1 GW offshore wind farm (Link)
Toyota hops on Tesla’s EV charging standard, leaving Stellantis and VW as holdouts (Link)
BMW development boss calls i3 ‘an outsider,’ says its successor will not be as polarizing in design (Link)
Stellantis is rebuilding engine lineup (Link)
BMW Goes NACS, Leaving VW & Stellantis As The Odd Ones Out (Link)
Stellantis, Dongfeng to expand exports of China-made cars with asset transfer deal (Link)
Suzuki plans to export Indian EVs to Japan in 2025 (Link)
KIA EV3 and EV4 concept models utilize leading/edge sustainable materials to deliver a step change in interior design (Link)
Nio considers using car dealerships in Europe (Link)
XPENG to Host 2023 Tech Day (Link)
Volvo Group – the third quarter 2023 (Link)
Stellantis to base 'around' seven models on a fifth, low-cost platform (Link)
Polestar prepares to raise up to $1 billion for EV sales push (Link)

Brexit trade impact on electric vehicle prices (Link)
Volkswagen sees surge in electric vehicle sales (Link)
Citroën reveals all-new ë-c3, an affordable electric crossover (Link)
Pebble’s $100K+ EV travel trailer can live off the grid for 7 days (Link)
Toyota signs deal with Tesla for NACS and Supercharger access (Link)
American Battery Technology Company opens battery recycling plant (Link)
ChargePoint begins adding Tesla NACS connectors (Link)
Chinese suppliers to Tesla will invest nearly $1 billion in northern Mexico, officials say (Link)
Oil Co. To Help Toyota Mass Produce New Solid-State Battery (Link)

SDVs create new markets for monetising software (Link)
DS Automobiles integrates ChatGPT (Link)
Garmin Zumo XT2 Review: In A Smartphone World, You Still Want Dedicated GPS (Link)
How to mitigate vulnerabilities in keyless entry systems (Link)
Foxconn and Nvidia are building ‘AI factories’ to accelerate self-driving cars (Link)
Ferrari's Crypto Car Payment (Link)
Refreshed 2024 Rogue is first Nissan to come with Google built-in (Link)

Lanes & Planes lands $35M in Series B funding (Link)
Stellantis Pro One: Commercial Vehicles Offensive to Boost Global Leadership (Link)
NEC Automated Fare Collection System for railways (Link)
Scania brings new energy by offering next level BEVs (Link)
EV truck manufacturer Volta files for bankruptcy (Link)
Could India become an electric micromobility powerhouse? (Link)
I-95 is going to become an electric truck charging corridor (Link)
Flexport kicks off restructuring with layoffs (Link)