➤ Global EV shipments surge 79% in Q1 with Tesla in the driving seat ➤ BMW likely to drop combustion models with ‘New Class’ ➤ BMW and McLaren exploring joint electric supercar project ➤ Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory more than doubles exports in H1 ➤ Tesla Giga Texas transports are moving over 150 cars per day ➤ US: Cumulative Plug-In Electric Car Sales Now At 2.6 Million ➤ Allego purchases European charging network Mega-E ➤ Electric cars: Half of all chargers in EU concentrated in just two countries ➤ Google Maps to offer energy-efficient routes ➤ Oil price rise offers China chance to upgrade new energy strategy ➤ Europcar increases range of electric vehicles on fleet ➤ Inside Clean Energy: Some EVs Now Pay for Themselves in a Year