
Tesla has added Sunwoda (also known as Xinwangda) as its fifth global power battery cell supplier, with LFP cells already shipping on Shanghai-built vehicles destined for export markets.
The move continues Tesla’s aggressive push to diversify its ba…

A newly published Tesla patent application describes a sophisticated dual-battery management system designed to integrate an auxiliary battery pack with a vehicle’s primary pack — including a configuration where the auxiliary battery lives inside a tow…
![New record: Nio performs 175,976 battery swaps — IN A SINGLE DAY [update]](https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/nio-swap.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&%23038;w=1600)
While DC fast charging infrastructure and range anxiety dominate Western EV headlines, Nio’s battery-swap system in China reached a new milestone that proves battery swap tech can rival traditional refueling models at scale: Nio customers performed mor…