Porsche has begun series production of its Cayenne Electric, an all-electric SUV that is powered by its in-house developed batteries, and despite a delay on its overall EV strategy.
Polestar secures another major fund raising, this time a $US400 million (approximately $A570 million) equity investment to help secure its financial stability.
Google's autonomous driving technology company Waymo has raised $US16 billion (approximately $A23 billion) in its efforts to strengthen its growth and scale its global presence.
Electric vehicle sales signal a potential changing of the guard as China-made EVs take the top five positions, pushing long-term market leader Tesla well down the order.