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Humax signs partnership with UK BYD dealer
Humax is expanding its UK charging-infrastructure business with an integrated model that offers charging solutions at the vehicle-purchase stage. The company said on May 15 it signed a strategic partnership with Harmony Automotive, a UK official BYD dealer network. Under the collaboration, customers can select Humax’s MX7 home charger and installation service when contracting for a BYD vehicle, for both individual and corporate buyers. Humax aims to link rising BYD demand to home-charging demand.
Industry
2026 EV price war; Hyundai declares push into robotics
Price, not range or autonomous features, is set to be the key variable in the 2026 global EV market as ultra-low-priced competition spreads beyond isolated cases. The article outlines forecasts for rising Chinese influence, BYD’s 2025 lead over Tesla and China’s moves on solid-state battery standards. It also covers Tesla’s gap between promises and results, Nvidia’s robotaxi plans, Hyundai’s robotics expansion, and developments in car-sharing, bicycles and motorcycles.
Mobility
Socar enters power market with electric rental cars
Socar will enter the power market in Jeju based on its rental car service. The company said it will start a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot project, applying V2G technology to electric rental cars as distributed energy resources. The pilot will be conducted at the Socar Terminal under a jointly approved regulatory sandbox exemption. Socar installed 15 bidirectional chargers and V2G parking spaces and plans to expand chargers to as many as 200, using Ioniq 9 and EV9 vehicles.