SAIC Motor deploys EI humanoid robot on mass production line On March 27, SAIC Motor deployed the Nengzai No. 1, its first embodied intelligence (EI) humanoid robot employee, on the battery mass production line for Buick’s Electra E7 SUV for key operations such as cell picking and loading. For both SAIC Motor and China’s automotive industry, this marks the first case where a humanoid robot is truly applied to a mass production line. Developed...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

Buick launches Electra Encasa EV flagship MPV On March 17, Buick launched the Electra Encasa EV flagship MPV priced at CNY 489,900. The Electra Encasa EV measures 5,260mm long, 2,023mm wide, and 1,820mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,160mm. The Electra Encasa EV features a 4WD layout. Powered by front 332kW/380Nm and rear 150kW/170Nm motors and a 96kWh 6C battery, the vehicle model delivers a 0 to 100km/h acceleration time of 5.1s, a CLTC range of 6...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/20

orks  •    Emergency medical response operations  •    Autonomous flight technologies  •    Offshore and energy-sector transportation Toyota-backed Joby Aviation and Stellantis-backed Archer Aviation are among the eVTOL companies participating in the chosen projects, as well as BETA, Electra, and Elroy Air. Honda is currently developing its own hybrid-electric eVTOL aircraft, while Hyundai’s Supernal unit has been finding less su...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/20

Servotech and Electra EV get join patent for low-voltage EV charging device in India On March 11, Servotech Renewable Power System, along with Electra EV, secured a 20-year joint patent from the Indian patent office for an electric vehicle charging device designed for low-voltage EVs, effective from December 4, 2023, under the Patents Act, 1970. The technology enables fast DC charging of sub-200V DC platforms, including GB/T Bharat DC 001-based v...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/12

SAIC-GM releases vehicle model, technology plans for next three years On March 7, SAIC-GM released a range of vehicle model and technology plans for the next three years in Shenzhen. Products: -          The Buick brand will introduce a Zhen Long Max variant of the Electra Encasa plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) MPV in the second half of 2026, with a new ultra-luxury variant and a next-generation luxury variant already under development. T...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/12

Electra spending CAD 100 million to ramp Ontario cobalt refinery construction On February 23,  Electra Battery Materials announced a new dedicated construction budget and established an execution schedule to achieve mechanical completion of its cobalt sulfate refinery north of Toronto, marking a significant step toward bringing North America’s first battery-grade cobalt refinery into operation. The approved CAD 100 million (USD 73 million) con...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/26

lion in additional charging infrastructure funded by third-party networks. Uber expects this to add over 1,000 new chargers globally. Deals so far have been made with EVgo in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston in the U.S, while Hubber and Ionity are expected to serve as UK partners, as Electra deploys in France and Spain.  (multiple sources on February 18, 2026)...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/19

t at its plant in Shenyang and repositioned its factory in Yantai as an export production hub. The JV has also decreased output at plants in Shanghai and Wuhan. GM is accelerating a major overhaul of its China business by rolling out locally developed electrified vehicles under Buick’s China-only Electra subbrand. The latest is the Buick Electra E7, a plug-in hybrid crossover launching in Q1, aimed at Chinese buyers who favor intelligent, long-...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/24

Buick unveils Electra E7 plug-in hybrid electric SUV in China On January 8, Buick unveiled the Electra E7 large 5-seater plug-in hybrid electric SUV in China. The Electra E7 measures 4,850mm long, 1,910mm wide, and 1,676mm or 1,671mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,850mm. Featuring the Zhen Long Pro powertrain with a 72kW or 115kW 1.5T engine and a 165kW drive motor, the Electra E7 delivers a CLTC EV-mode range exceeding 210km and a CLTC combined ran...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/14

ed as a supplier by Great Wall Motor (GWM) for two new vehicle models, one of which is the Haval Raptor expected to be launched in early 2026. The new GWM vehicle models will employ Momenta’s latest one-stage end-to-end (E2E) solution, which adopts the same Flywheel R6 large AI model as the Buick Electra L7 vehicle model. Built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8620 chip with an effective computing power of 156 TOPS, the solution supports Level 2+ dri...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/30

Auto Guangzhou 2025: Buick globally debuts, starts accepting pre-orders for Electra Encasa plug-in hybrid electric MPV On November 21, at the Auto Guangzhou 2025 motor show (exhibition period: November 21-30), Buick globally debuted and started accepting pre-orders for the Electra Encasa flagship plug-in hybrid electric MPV. The Electra Encasa measures 5,260mm long, 2,023mm wide, and 1,820mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,160mm. The Electra Encasa f...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/25

laboration and synergy. Our joint ventures with SAIC stand at the core of GM’s competitiveness in China and continue to drive local innovation forward,” said Steve Hill, GM senior vice president and president of GM China.    • The first model under Buick’s premium NEV sub-brand, the Buick ELECTRA L7, is built on the Xiao Yao super architecture and powered by the Zhen Long EREV system, and features Xiao Yao Zhi Xing, an advanced ADAS sol...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/11

Hubject, Germany partners with Electra, France to expand fast-charging access and enable Plug&Charge across Europe On November 3, Hubject, Germany, partnered with Electra, France, to connect Electra’s expanding network to Hubject’s intercharge eRoaming platform and enable Plug&Charge functionality based on ISO 15118 standards, making EV charging easier and more accessible across Europe. Electra currently operates over 500 stations with 3,000 ...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/04

Buick launches Electra L7 luxury intelligent sedan in China On September 28, SAIC-GM Buick announced the official launch of the Electra L7, the first model under Buick’s new energy Electra sub-brand. The model is available in five variants, with prices ranging from CNY 169,900 to CNY 215,900.  The Electra L7 measures 5,032mm long, 1,952mm wide, and 1,500mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,000mm. The sedan incorporates Buick's Zhenlong (meaning “T...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/30

Buick holds Chinese debut of Electra L7 luxury intelligent sedan On September 15, Buick held the Chinese debut of the Electra L7, its first luxury intelligent new energy sedan. The Electra L7 measures 5,032mm long, 1,952mm wide, and 1,500mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,000mm. The Electra L7 is built on Buick’s new Xiao Yao super integrated automotive architecture. Equipped with the Zhenlong REEV (range-extended electric vehicle) technology, the ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/18

Momenta, SAIC-GM forge in-depth partnership for assisted driving Beijing Momenta Technology Company Limited (Momenta) signed an agreement with SAIC-GM for in-depth strategic cooperation on assisted driving. The Electra L7, the first luxury intelligent sedan of Buick’s Electra sub-brand for high-end New Energy Vehicles, will come with Flywheel R6, a Momenta large model based on reinforcement learning. Reinforcement learning enables Flywheel R6 t...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/22

Electra, France raises EUR 433 million to expand charging service in Europe On July 24, Electra signed a green loan facility of up to EUR 433 million to support its future growth. It will be used to further accelerate the deployment of high-quality infrastructure. The transaction brings Electra’s total funding raised since inception to over EUR 1 billion. Electra’s network currently spans over 500 stations (more than 3,000 active charging poi...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/25

First Buick luxury intelligent sedan named “Electra L7” On July 16, Buick announced that Electra, a high-end sub-brand for New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), named its first luxury intelligent sedan the “Electra L7”. The “L” and “7” reflect the luxury DNA and full‑size sedan stature of the model, respectively. The Electra L7 is the first production sedan built on the Xiao Yao architecture, an all-domain integrated NEV architecture deve...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/24

sed intelligent cockpit domain controller developed in strategic cooperation with Qualcomm and Bosch.  This technology achievement will be first applied to Buick’s Xiao Yao super integrated automotive architecture and is scheduled for global debut and mass production in the first sedan model of Electra, a Buick high-end New Energy Vehicle sub-brand, in the second half of 2025. Functioning as a next-generation computing platform for next-gener...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/02

Electra Battery Materials restarts construction on paused Ontario cobalt refinery On June 19, Electra Battery Materials Corp. announced the launch of an early works program at its cobalt refinery north of Toronto. Electra’s refinery is the only project in North America designed to produce battery-grade cobalt sulfate at scale. Following a temporary pause in construction in 2023, Electra is making progress toward completion. The early works prog...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/25