Volkswagen has launched an updated version of the ID.3 in China – with an LFP battery for the first time. The 2025 model year ID.3 will be available with two very similarly sized battery options, but with different cells. Read more…

Ford has unveiled its patented Vapour-Injected Heat Pump (VIHP) technology, which is fitted as standard in the E-Transit Custom, E-Tourneo Custom and E-Transit models. The VIHP uses vapour injection to increase the performance of the heat pump. Read more…

A new EU project, BeyondBattRec, has brought twelve partners together to work on innovative battery recycling technologies under the leadership of Aalborg University. The aim is to efficiently recover 95 per cent of critical metals such as cobalt, nickel and copper, among other goals, such as the scalability of industrial applications. Read more…

The Dutch logistics service provider Cornelissen Transport is purchasing 27 electric trucks from MAN. The first of these new vehicles are to be deployed from the end of June. Cornelissen currently has 20 heavy-duty electric trucks in use and plans to expand its fleet to 80 units by the end of this year. Read more…

Polestar has greatly expanded its ‘Polestar Charge’ charging networks in both Germany and the UK, building a total of over 4,000 charging points in both markets together. This means the network now spans over 62,000 charging points over 41 CPOs in active European markets. Read more…

Protests against tech billionaire and government advisor Elon Musk are on the rise in the USA and now also in Europe. Although the actions are primarily aimed at Musk’s political activities, they are also directed against one of his best-known companies: Tesla. Read more…

US President Donald Trump is putting the threatened tariffs of 25 per cent on goods from Mexico and Canada into effect today, Tuesday. In addition, the tariffs on goods from China are to be doubled to 20 per cent. This will hit many sectors hard – especially the automotive industry. Read more…

BYD has completed a sale of shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise the equivalent of 5.33 billion euros. BYD plans to invest the proceeds in research and development, expand its international business and increase its working capital, among other things. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz and BMW are reportedly considering selling the FreeNow mobility app. An investment bank has been tasked with finding potential buyers – or at least sound out interest in the market. Read more…

Geely has presented its G-Pilot driver assistance technology, which will soon be available in all of the Group’s models. The new system competes with BYD’s driver assistance and autopilot solution God’s Eye and Tesla’s ‘FSD’ system. Read more…

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SK On will present its expanded battery portfolio at InterBattery 2025 in Seoul at the beginning of March, including a model of its cylindrical cells, a prismatic cell with top tab and a pouch cell with a medium nickel content in the NCM cathode material for the first time. Read more…

The cantonal police in the Swiss city of Basel is replacing more combustion engines in their fleet with electric vehicles. The first Mercedes eVito, for example, is now in use as a patrol vehicle, replacing a VW T 6.1. Some motorbikes will also accelerate the fleet’s electric in future. Read more…

H2 Mobility will close eleven smaller hydrogen refuelling stations for cars with 700-bar technology by the end of March, with eleven more stations to follow by the end of June. In future, the operator will be focussing primarily on supplying commercial vehicles. However, there is still a chance for some locations. Read more…

The results of the EU’s Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Automotive Industry were not due until Wednesday. But the EU Commission has already given a glimpse of what is to come. According to President Ursula von der Leyen, Brussels could weaken the CO2 target for 2025 for car manufacturers. And it is holding out the prospect of a new battery subsidy. Read more…

The DHL Group wants to position itself as a broad-based logistics partner for the raw materials, battery and electric mobility industries. To this end, the delivery service is setting up special electric vehicle competence centres – now also increasingly in the Asia-Pacific region. Read more…

The German startup ME Energy, which specialises in off-grid fast-charging stations, is off to a new start. The company had to file for insolvency last year and has now been fully acquired by Indian investor Trinity Cleantech. Read more…

The European research project HARPOONERS (High voltAge, modulaR and low weight electric POwertrains fOr NExt generation waterborne tRanSport) is developing a new generation of high-voltage battery storage systems for maritime and inland waterway vessels. Read more…

Tesla has signed a deal with the fast-food chain Steak ‘n Shake to install Supercharger stations at select locations across the US. Apparently, there could be as many as 100 new Supercharger locations. Read more…

Polestar is once again stocking up on fresh money. The Swedish brand of majority owner Geely has secured an additional loan of up to 450 million dollars. It is still unclear how the 2024 financial year went. Polestar postponed the publication of its financial statements once again – this time to April. Read more…