The Charged

General Motors and SAIC Motor renewed their 50:50 SAIC-GM joint venture for another 20 years, extending the partnership through 2047 and reinforcing GM’s long-term commitment to manufacturing and vehicle development in China. Established in 1997, the venture has produced more than 20 million vehicles and will increasingly use China-developed products and technology for both the domestic market and exports. SAIC-GM plans to launch at least 30 electric and hybrid vehicles by 2030 while concentrating its China strategy on Buick and Cadillac. The Buick Electra E7 generated more than 10,000 sales in its first month, and the China-developed Electra series is set to begin exports later in 2026. Planned export markets include the Middle East, Africa, South America, Mexico and other Asian markets, highlighting China’s growing role as an engineering, manufacturing and export base for global OEMs.

EVgo will deploy Tesla V4 Supercharger hardware at EVgo-operated locations across the United States through Tesla’s Supercharger for Business program. The V4 equipment supports charging at up to 500 kW and 1,000 volts, while Tesla’s Magic Dock allows both NACS- and CCS-equipped EVs to charge without a separate adapter. Deployment is scheduled to begin in fall 2026, with the first EVgo Supercharger locations expected to become operational in the second half of 2026. EVgo said charging demand across its network has increased by more than 700% over the past three years, while more than 35 NACS-equipped vehicle models are anticipated in the US by year-end 2026. EVgo operates more than 1,200 fast-charging stations across 47 states, making the agreement a significant convergence of Tesla charging hardware with an independent public-charging network.

UK battery-electric vehicle registrations rose 44.5% year on year in July 2026 to 43,106 units, lifting BEVs to 27.5% of all new-car registrations from 21.3% a year earlier. The overall new-car market increased 11.7% to 156,571 vehicles, while year-to-date BEV registrations reached 327,683 units, up 28.7%, for a 25.31% YTD market share. Plug-in hybrid registrations also increased 33.6% to 23,359 units during July. Despite the acceleration, SMMT forecasts BEVs will account for around 27.4% of an expected 2.18 million UK registrations in 2026, still below the 33% ZEV-mandate target. The gap between market demand and regulatory requirements remains commercially important for OEM pricing, incentives, fleet sales and product planning.

BYD launched its first Brazilian-made plug-in hybrid flex-fuel vehicle, the Song Pro Super-Híbrido Flex Fuel, following approximately R$100 million ($19.6 million) of development investment over two years. Manufactured at BYD’s Camaçari plant in Bahia, the model can operate on electricity, gasoline or ethanol and provides about 60 km of electric-only range in GL specification and 120 km in GS specification. The vehicle was jointly developed by BYD’s Brazilian and Chinese engineering teams specifically for the local market. BYD is targeting more than 50% local content in its Brazilian-made vehicles by January 2027 and is investing a further R$5.5 billion in expansion of the Camaçari operation, including battery production. The company expects the plant to produce around 180,000 vehicles in 2026, while July sales reached a record 23,465 units and a 9.1% Brazilian market share.

The Government of New Brunswick announced more than CA$6 million across three projects supporting EV charging infrastructure and public-sector fleet electrification. Approximately CA$5 million will expand NB Power’s eCharge network with 16 new fast chargers providing 29 charging ports, targeting underserved locations where private-sector charging investment may not yet be commercially viable and adding capacity at heavily used existing sites. Another CA$100,000 is allocated for charging infrastructure at three provincial parks, while approximately CA$955,000 will support replacement of ageing government vehicles with EVs and related charging infrastructure. Regional government charging hubs are planned for Moncton, Saint John and Miramichi. The projects form part of New Brunswick’s wider 2026–27 Climate Change Fund, which is investing nearly CA$64 million across 72 projects.

Indonesia’s government announced that it will introduce additional stimulus measures for electric-vehicle purchases, including electric motorcycles, with Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa saying the measures would be rolled out in the coming weeks. Financial details, subsidy levels and eligibility conditions were not disclosed during the reporting period, so no program value should be inferred. Indonesia has national ambitions to put approximately 2 million electric cars and 13 million electric motorcycles on the road by 2030, making the forthcoming package potentially important for one of Southeast Asia’s largest automotive markets. The announcement also supports Indonesia’s wider EV industrialization strategy, which links domestic vehicle demand with its nickel resources and expanding battery and EV manufacturing supply chain. The next important milestone is the formal implementation announcement with quantified incentives and eligibility rules.