May 6, 2025

Enjoy this Tuesday’s edition of Mobility EVo while sipping your favorite beverage for a moment of relaxation and connection. Bringing you: 

• Lucid and Saudi Arabia's KAUST announce strategic partnership to advance EV technology

• Rivian to bring more jobs to central Illinois

• Harrisburg’s largest EV charging location officially open

• Waymo and Toyota: advance autonomous driving deployment

• It’s electric: first building-powered curbside EV charging in the Motor City

• Blue Bird showcases zero- and low-emission commercial vehicle platforms

• Video: You could wait for the Rivian R3X or...

Fresh new week full of EV highlights, be sure to scroll all the way through! 

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1. A new strategic partnership between Lucid and Saudi Arabia’s KAUST will accelerate EV innovation by combining world-class research capabilities with cutting-edge industry expertise to advance autonomous driving, ADAS, and next-generation materials and systems development.

2. A new $120 million supplier park under construction near Rivian’s Normal, Illinois plant is expected to create hundreds of supplier and Rivian jobs, streamline operations, and support increased EV production starting in 2026.

3. In partnership with clean energy and infrastructure firms, Harrisburg's largest EV charging station—featuring 22 chargers—has been opened by Aero Corporation.

4. A preliminary agreement has been reached to explore a strategic collaboration among Toyota, Waymo, and Woven by Toyota, aiming to accelerate autonomous driving technology.

5. Validated in Detroit in 2022, EV curbside charging startup it's electric has launched its first public chargers in the city and plans to expand to 25 locations across 2025.

6. At the 2025 ACT Expo, the new electric step van and propane-powered stripped chassis were showcased as part of Blue Bird Corporation's expanded push into zero- and low-emission commercial vehicle platforms, with both models expected to launch commercially in early 2026.

7. The 2026 IONIQ 9, an all-electric three-row SUV built in Georgia, offers over 300 miles of range, ultra-fast charging, EV incentives including a $7,500 federal tax credit and a complimentary home charger or $400 credit, with pricing starting at $58,955.

8. A sixth brand-exclusive Charging Lounge has opened in Leonberg near Stuttgart, offering Porsche drivers high-speed 400 kW charging, premium amenities, and seamless access via the Porsche Charging Service just in time for the summer travel season.

9. To streamline the transition of large, multi-location fleets from internal combustion to battery electric vehicles, ZM Trucks has partnered with The Merlin Group to deliver integrated, scalable EV solutions.

10. Through a partnership with Auto Drive and Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Leasing, USWAP, the Thai subsidiary of U Power, has delivered Southeast Asia’s first fleet of battery-swapping electric taxis to Phuket.

11. YPF’s technology subsidiary Y-TEC and Israeli firm XtraLit have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop sustainable Direct Lithium Extraction projects in Argentina, combining local energy expertise with cutting-edge ion-exchange technology to unlock new lithium resources and strengthen Argentina’s role in the global clean energy market.

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