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EVwire newsletter #157: Ford's new EV direction — Shell shuts down Volta — Lyft and Baidu bring robotaxis to Europe

EVwire newsletter #157: Ford's new EV direction — Shell shuts down Volta — Lyft and Baidu bring robotaxis to Europe

Caution! High Voltage! ⚡️

Ford

Ford to launch a $30k midsize electric pickup in 2027 and other EVs on its new Universal EV Platform in Louisville, Kentucky.

Ford to launch a $30k midsize electric pickup in 2027 and other EVs on its new Universal EV Platform in Louisville, Kentucky.

They called it as a Model T moment for Ford EVs

Newsletter

EVwire newsletter #156: 15 EVs from Mercedes — Tesla gives Elon $29B — Portugal breaks through charging block

EVwire newsletter #156: 15 EVs from Mercedes — Tesla gives Elon $29B — Portugal breaks through charging block

Caution! High Voltage! ⚡️

⚡ Charging

EVwire Insider Report #155 — the insider look at the EV industry this week

EVwire Insider Report #155 — the insider look at the EV industry this week

Caution! High Voltage! ⚡️

Fleet Charging

US: EVgo secures $225m loan to deploy 1,500 fast chargers

US: EVgo secures $225m loan to deploy 1,500 fast chargers

with a chance to increase it to $300M

San Francisco

US: San Francisco gets $5M and adds $2.8M to install 403 EV charging ports for the city fleet

US: San Francisco gets $5M and adds $2.8M to install 403 EV charging ports for the city fleet

+ roadmap in the works for fully zero emission city fleet

India

India: Tamil Nadu green energy corporation to set up 500 EV charging stations

India: Tamil Nadu green energy corporation to set up 500 EV charging stations

first 20 locations are chosen

🇪🇸 Spain

Spain: one of the largest EV charging hubs opens in Madrid, 40 fast chargers

Spain: one of the largest EV charging hubs opens in Madrid, 40 fast chargers

a welcome renovation to an old charging spot

Robotaxi

VIDEO: Waymo crashes into a Waymo in a Phoenix parking lot.

VIDEO: Waymo crashes into a Waymo in a Phoenix parking lot.

Orders open this week in selected EU markets.

EV Model Debut

Leapmotor launches B10 electric SUV in Europe, starts from €29,900

Leapmotor launches B10 electric SUV in Europe, starts from €29,900

Orders open this week in selected EU markets.

Acquisition

Tata Motors is acquiring Iveco Group in €3.8B deal, to create a global commercial-vehicle player

Tata Motors is acquiring Iveco Group in €3.8B deal, to create a global commercial-vehicle player

The all-cash offer will fold brands such as Iveco, FPT Industrial and Magirus into Tata’s commercial-vehicle portfolio once regulatory approvals clear in 2026.

📊 EV Sales automakers

Ford's EV arm, Model e, loss increases to $1.3B in Q2, revenue doubles to $2.4B

Ford's EV arm, Model e, loss increases to $1.3B in Q2, revenue doubles to $2.4B

The EV unit’s EBIT margin improved to –56.4%, but the business still burned ~$22,000 per vehicle sold.

📊 EV Sales countries

EVwire newsletter #155: EVs break records — Uber invests in Lucid — Tesla Diner opens

EVwire newsletter #155: EVs break records — Uber invests in Lucid — Tesla Diner opens

Caution! High Voltage! ⚡️

Nuro

Uber invests $300M in Lucid and in Nuro to deploy 20,000 Lucid Gravity robotaxis

Uber invests $300M in Lucid and in Nuro to deploy 20,000 Lucid Gravity robotaxis

another one of Uber's robotaxi bets

Charging Amenities

Tesla Diner + Supercharger is now open, 80 V4 stalls and Tesla integrations

Tesla Diner + Supercharger is now open, 80 V4 stalls and Tesla integrations

Located at 7001 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood

Charging software

EV Resource: Global EV Charging Regulations and Standards by PioniX

EV Resource: Global EV Charging Regulations and Standards by PioniX

the most thorough resource for charging industry standards I've found

Voltpost

US: New York awards $3M to advance EV-grid management

US: New York awards $3M to advance EV-grid management

Three companies stand out

Acquisition

Switzerland: Energie 360° acquired its competitor Move Mobility

Switzerland: Energie 360° acquired its competitor Move Mobility

This takes Energie to 24k charging points

Charging software

US: EnviroSpark integrates Monta's platform

US: EnviroSpark integrates Monta's platform

EnviroSpark has installed >10k charging ports to date.

Fleet Charging

US: Orange EV launches OptiGrid charging arm, a joint venture based on FreeWire Technologies' IP

US: Orange EV launches OptiGrid charging arm, a joint venture based on FreeWire Technologies' IP

Adding a charging arm makes sense, and we now know what came of FreeWire

Volkswagen Group

VW Group's (Traton) electric truck sales grew 124.1% in first half of 2025, but still just 0.85% of all truck sales

VW Group's (Traton) electric truck sales grew 124.1% in first half of 2025, but still just 0.85% of all truck sales

heavy-duty electrification still starting up

Electric Trucks

Netherlands: Simon Loos takes delivery of first two e-trucks out of 75 ordered

Netherlands: Simon Loos takes delivery of first two e-trucks out of 75 ordered

Lidl is leveling up it's electic fleets.

Fleet Charging

Europe: Spirii partners with ZE Ports to offer pay-per-km electric trucking solutions

Europe: Spirii partners with ZE Ports to offer pay-per-km electric trucking solutions

This should rival diesel fleet operations.

EV Fleets

Resource: EV100 Transition Barometer

Resource: EV100 Transition Barometer

EV100 brings out leaders in fleet electification

Tesla Robotaxi

Tesla elongates its service area, already bigger than Waymo in Austin

Tesla elongates its service area, already bigger than Waymo in Austin

We think the joke is actually sandbagging the real service area

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