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EV Momentum: Partnerships, Education, and Global Impact ⚡

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John Rooney
December 23, 2025

December 23, 2025

Between cookie trays and twinkling lights, we’re celebrating the holidays with the only edition this week—and yes, it still comes fully charged with the latest EV news, including 🎄⚡: 

  • Hyundai Motor showcases WFP partnership achievements and IONIQ 5 EVs’ role in sustainable humanitarian operations

  • Rivian and University of Georgia announce engineering competition and scholarship

  • ChargePoint scales and optimizes EV charging at Loyola Marymount University

  • VinFast earns multiple prestigious automotive awards in India

  • Canada Nickel announces initial resources at Midlothian and Bannockburn Projects

  • Video: All-new BMW iX3 driving REVIEW 2026

Merry Christmas—may your day be bright, peaceful, and filled with joy, love, and a little extra sparkle.

"Christmas isn't just a day. It's a frame of mind."

–Kris Kringle

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  1. Two new documentary films were unveiled highlighting the partnership between Hyundai Motor and the UN World Food Programme, showing how donated IONIQ 5 EVs, along with charging and solar infrastructure, are supporting sustainable humanitarian operations across 19 countries.

  2. A new partnership between Rivian and the University of Georgia College of Engineering will support careers in electrified mobility through a capstone pitch competition and merit-based scholarships, backed by a $150,000, three-year investment to prepare students for the EV workforce.

  3. Loyola Marymount University is expanding its EV charging network with additional ChargePoint chargers, the new ChargePoint software Platform, and Safeguard Care to meet growing campus demand, streamline operations, and ensure reliable, data-driven charging access for students, faculty, and staff, as announced by ChargePoint.

  4. Earning multiple top honors across major Indian automotive awards for its VF 6 and VF 7 electric SUVs, VinFast Auto India highlights strong industry recognition of its design, technology, value, and growing credibility as it expands its EV ecosystem in India.

  5. New resource estimates at Midlothian and Bannockburn place Canada Nickel at the center of expanding the Timmins Nickel District to nearly 4 billion tonnes, strengthening a critical nickel supply that supports the growing EV battery market.

  6. Amended EXIM letters of interest totaling $2.07 billion could finance about 70% of an Alaska graphite mine and Ohio anode plant, positioning Graphite One to build a fully U.S.-based graphite supply chain critical to EV battery production.

  7. Matthew Tompkins has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, with Century Lithium confirming his interim role on a permanent basis as it advances the Angel Island lithium project in Nevada to support the growing EV and battery storage market.

  8. Following a completed merger with Geely, Zeekr Group became a wholly owned subsidiary, delisted from the NYSE, and ceased being a public company as shareholders received cash or Geely shares under the approved transaction.

  9. At CES 2026, Automobili Lamborghini will showcase with PTC how it is using an AI-powered Intelligent Product Lifecycle—combining Windchill, Codebeamer, and Creo—to unify product data, accelerate development, and support the design and engineering of next-generation electrified and EV technologies.

  10. Issue No. 51 of Green Car Journal spotlights the rapidly evolving EV market, offering expert analysis, new electrified model reviews, drive tests, buying guides, and coverage of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and range-extended EVs, highlighting the industry’s shift toward smaller, more efficient, and affordable vehicles.

  11. The Egyptian market officially welcomed DFSK with its strategic E5 PLUS, E5, and 600 models, showcasing smart new energy and hybrid technology while emphasizing reliability, user-centric design, and sustainable growth in line with the country’s expanding EV market.

All-new BMW iX3 driving REVIEW 2026

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