On October 20, Li Auto Inc.(Li Auto) announced that it unveiled its in-house-developed “Lianshan” electric technology system at its Power Day electric technology launch event. The system covers batteries, electric drive systems, supercharging equipment, and Li Auto’s self-built supercharging network.
The Lianshan bat
On October 20, BMW Group partnered with IONNA and Alpitronic to demonstrate high-power charging for the new BMW iX5 during an international media event in Southern California, USA.
BMW iX5 features sixth-generation eDrive technology, including an 800-volt system, updated electric motors and a new high-voltage battery
On October 21, 2026, Gentari and BYD Malaysia agreed to assess the feasibility of introducing BYD’s Flash Charging technology in Malaysia under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in Shenzhen, China.
The assessment will cover potential sites for high-power charging facilities equipped with battery energy stora
On October 21, the UK Government announced that drivers will no longer need planning permission to install cross-pavement chargers that run under pavements from people’s homes to their cars. This will save drivers up to GBP 300 on installation.
Cross-pavement charging means residents without off-street parking can pl
Announced on October 20, 2026, Charge+ Indonesia has set up five BYD flash chargers in Indonesia. Charge+ reported an output of up to 1.5 MW and claimed that a BYD EV can be charged from 10% to 90% in nine minutes.
The chargers were launched in Jakarta on October 14, 2026, in collaboration with Bipo and BYD Haka Auto
On October 20, Electrify America announced it has opened its largest EV charging station to date at a shopping center in Orlando, Florida, providing 24 hyper-fast chargers with CCS connectors and charging speeds of up to 350 kW.
Located along a key transportation corridor, the station offers convenient access to Inte
On October 16, Chery Holding Group Co., Ltd (Chery Group) announced that its subsidiary Anhui Chery Green Energy Ecological Technology Co., Ltd (Chery Green Energy) and Mingsheng Group, a subsidiary of State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd (State Grid Anhui), signed a cooperation agreement at a ceremony in Wuhu, A
Announced on October 19, 2026, Manila has opened its first publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging facility at Kartilya ng Katipunan, with ACMobility involved in this project as part of the government-private sector partnership. The site has a 30 kW direct-current (DC) fast charger and a 22 kW alternating-
Reported on October 14, 2026, BYD Indonesia has introduced the Danza’s new D9 and all-new Z9GT, priced at IDR 1.08 billion and IDR 2.25 billion, respectively.
The new D9, an updated version of the premium electric MPV previously marketed as the Denza D9, delivers a maximum output of 340 kW (462 PS), up 110 kW from it
Reported on October 15, 2026, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd sold more than 24,500 vehicles in Q3 2026, taking its sales total for January–September to above 60,800 units, according to the company.
Separately, UMW Toyota continued to work with chargEV and JomCharge to establish a network of 42 public EV charging points at
Mexico’s Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) market is growing quickly, but adoption and charging access remain heavily concentrated in a handful of major metropolitan areas. Disparities in public network rollouts, residential charging access, and the commercial case for new charging sites across states mean that Mexico’s
On October 14, Tata Power has obtained ARAI certification for its indigenously designed 7.4 kW AC EV charger with a Type 2 connector. Developed in-house, the charger completed the required testing and evaluation at the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in accordance with IS 17017 standards.
The charger
According to multiple media reports on September 24, BYD Company Limited (BYD) confirmed at the 2026 World New Energy Vehicle Congress (WNEVC) that it plans to build 90,000 Flash Charging stations by the end of 2028.
To date, BYD has built more than 10,000 Flash Charging stations. According to its previously announce
On September 28, BYD Company Limited (BYD) announced that its 2,000th highway Flash Charging station had been officially completed at the Baoying Service Area in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. The completion and commissioning of the station marked the achievement of full coverage by BYD's Flash Charging stations along t
On September 29, Zhejiang Haohan Energy Technology Co., Ltd (Haohan Energy), a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (ZGH), announced that Geely Smart Charging C12 megawatt-level supercharging stations had been simultaneously launched in five cities—Hangzhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Jiaxing, and Xi’an—coverin
On October 8, Pilot, the largest travel center network in North America, and Tesla announced they have opened their first Tesla Megacharger site at a Pilot location in Ellabell, Georgia, designed to support heavy-duty electric trucks along U.S. freight corridors.
The opening marks the launch of a new charging network
On September 29, CATL’s battery-swapping brand Choco-Swap announced the completion of its Beibinhe East Road battery swapping station in Chengguan District, Lanzhou. As of September 29, 2026, Choco-Swap had built more than 2,520 battery swapping stations across 200 cities in 31 provincial-level regions in China, wit
On September 29, 2026, EVgo Inc. previewed its next-generation charging station, capable of delivering charging rates up to 750 kW. EVgo is developing and testing its next-generation charger at its Innovation Lab in El Segundo, California, with support from Delta Electronics.
The next-generation charger will feature
Ionna, an EV fast-charging joint venture founded by eight major OEMs, announced that it had achieved several milestones as it continues to expand its network across the U.S. As of the end of September, Ionna has more than 180 live charging sites across the country, more than doubling the size of its network since the
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