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EV news: Nigeria, Africa and the world
What is happening with electric vehicles in Nigeria, across Africa and around the world, including the Chinese makers whose cars Nigerians import. We check news sites every 30 minutes and link to the original article.
Last checked 2 October at 19:00, Lagos time.
Today
- Tesla Sales Are Down. But They're Doing A Lot Better Than Some Competitors (opens in a new tab)
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- Q3 figures: Tesla factories regains production footing (opens in a new tab)
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- EnerVenue opens production line for its nickel-hydrogen Aqueous Metal Cell in China (opens in a new tab)
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- Dukosi opens sampling of DK-NFLNK, a contactless link between battery AFEs and the BMS (opens in a new tab)
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- Rivian Deliveries Surge 45% As R2 Hits The Market (opens in a new tab)
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- RWTH Aachen develops scalable manufacturing for multi-layer electrodes (opens in a new tab)
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- Global EV battery market share in January-August 2026: CATL 39.4%, BYD 15.1% (opens in a new tab)
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- NIO Sales Up 49% in 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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- UK posts strongest-ever month for BEV registrations in September (opens in a new tab)
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- Tesla beats Q3 delivery expectations but falls further behind BYD in BEV sales (opens in a new tab)
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- The Tesla Model 3 Gets A Range Bump And A New Screen In The U.S. (opens in a new tab)
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- LA Metro orders 200 electric buses from ENC (opens in a new tab)
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- Germany Wants Parked EVs To Earn Money (opens in a new tab)
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- Dead: Mercedes-Benz EQE Sedan (opens in a new tab)
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- Volvo Sales Tumble, Forcing The Company To Abandon Its Full-Year Guidance (opens in a new tab)
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- BMW begins Gen6 battery production in Irlbach-Straßkirchen (opens in a new tab)
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- Orders for the 2027 BMW i3 open early in US (opens in a new tab)
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- How Rising Fuel Prices Are Influencing Two-Wheeler Loan and EV Demand (opens in a new tab)
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- September was BYD’s strongest month of the year so far (opens in a new tab)
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- CM Maryam Nawaz inaugurates electric bus routes in Gujranwala (opens in a new tab)
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- EU Transport Committee postpones ‘Auto Package’ vote (opens in a new tab)
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- Building a Roof Top Tent for my Mini Electric Car + Overnight Camping (opens in a new tab)
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- 2027 Hyundai Tucson Bets On Hybrids And A Modern Infotainment System (opens in a new tab)
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- A New Star Is Born As EVs Reach 19% Market Share In Ecuador In August! (opens in a new tab)
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- Some school districts switch to electric buses as diesel prices soar (opens in a new tab)
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- Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid offers bold looks and daily EV range (opens in a new tab)
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Yesterday
- India needs different financing model for commercial EVs than it used for cars (opens in a new tab)
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- JBM Auto Leads Electric Bus Registrations in September 2026 With 33% Market Share (opens in a new tab)
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- The Fathom Is Ford's Shot At EV Redemption. The CEO Knows He Has To Get It Right (opens in a new tab)
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- Panchkula lags in EV infrastructure as adoption rates remain low (opens in a new tab)
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- General Motors' EV Sales Are Way Down. But It's Not As Bleak As It Seems (opens in a new tab)
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- Over 60% Of Toyotas Sold In Q3 Were Electrified (opens in a new tab)
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- JSW beats Tata, Ashok Leyland to corner over 1k electric bus mega govt order (opens in a new tab)
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- Purpose-built containers changed how one company ships damaged batteries (opens in a new tab)
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- Qnovo pilots Battery Genome application to assess EV batteries for EU battery passports (opens in a new tab)
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- MG IM6 first drive: 553 kW and air suspension for €62,990 (opens in a new tab)
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- Student VENTRA EV project aims to capture tyre and brake wear particles (opens in a new tab)
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- Norway: Tesla Model Y made up a quarter of new passenger car sales in September (opens in a new tab)
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- XPENG Hits Record Deliveries (opens in a new tab)
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- OCSiAl contributes nanotubes to EU project on aircraft battery cells (opens in a new tab)
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