The tech company Xiaomi apparently wants to offer its electric cars internationally in future, and no longer just on the Chinese domestic market. Initially, this is planned on a small scale in order to test market reactions and prepare for a larger expansion. Read more…
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Mercedes starts street testing new electric SUV
Mercedes-AMG is starting trials on test sites and on public roads with its recently announced electric SUV based on the AMG.EA platform. The first stop will be winter testing in northern Sweden. Read more…
EVgo financed to make 7,500 public charge points available across the USA
EVgo has just announced the closing of its $1.25 billion guaranteed loan facility from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The financing will enable the construction of 7,500 public charge points across the USA. Read more…
Blink Charging announces three new charging contracts in the UK
Blink Charging has announced new developments and contracts in the UK, including a new charging deal with Power Design, the expansion of infrastructure in Norfolk County and another infrastructure project with the NHS. Read more…
Factorial presents 40 Ah solid-state battery cells with dry cathodes
Factorial Energy has scaled up the first of its Solstice solid-state battery cells developed with Mercedes-Benz to a capacity of 40 Ah. The US developer revealed the A-samples, characterized by their dry cathodes, in relevant sizes for electric cars. Read more…
Argentina: Rio Tinto invests to expand Rincon project
The British-Australian mining group Rio Tinto is investing $2.5 billion in expanding its Rincon project in Argentina. The Rincon mine will supply up to 60,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year. Subject to approval, the expansion is scheduled to begin in mid-2025 and production in 2028. Read more…
St. Gallen cancels bus contract with Ebusco
The St. Gallen public transport company (VBSG) has announced that it is cancelling the supply contract signed with Ebusco in the spring for twelve electric buses and putting the procurement of the vehicles out to tender again. The dozen electric buses were actually due to hit the streets of St. Gallen from 2025. Read more…
Renault is bringing back the R5 Turbo
Around six months after the sales launch of its electric compact car R5, Renault has announced that it will also be reviving the R5 Turbo sports car as an electric car next year. Its drive system is expected to produce over 500 hp (368 kW). Read more…
Ionna to equip Sheetz stores with chargers in the USA
In the USA, Ionna is entering into a strategic partnership with the restaurant and convenience store chain Sheetz to build a total of 50 charging parks at Sheetz locations by the end of 2026. Ionna is a North American joint venture fast-charging joint venture from BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Toyota. Read more…
Hyundai and BAIC to launch joint venture in China
Hyundai and BAIC are investing around 1.1 billion US dollars in their joint venture Beijing Hyundai. According to a media report from January 2024, Hyundai and BAIC are planning a new electric car brand exclusively for the Chinese market. Read more…
Archer & Anduril to develop military VTOL and Archer raises $430 million
Archer has raised 430 million US dollars from various investors in a financing round on the back of entering into a partnership with Anduril Industries to develop a hybrid military aircraft. Archer says the fresh capital will help fund Archer Defense “and for other general corporate purposes.” Read more…
Gotion approves billion-euro investment for cell plants in Slovakia and Morocco
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has made investment decisions for two battery cell factories abroad: Gotion is pumping a total of 2.5 billion euros into planned factories in Morocco and Slovakia. Read more…
VW to let go of remaining temporary employees in Zwickau in 2025
Volkswagen is allowing all contracts of the current 1,000 temporary employees at the Zwickau electric car plant to expire by the end of 2025. This was confirmed by VW and the Works Council following a works meeting. Rumours had already been circulating in July. Read more…
Nikola will run out of money without new sources
The US electric truck manufacturer Nikola warns in a mandatory notification to the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it does not have enough money to survive the next quarter. In order to take countermeasures, Nikola is currently laying off employees on a large scale. However, this will probably not be enough for a turnaround. Read more…
Singapore: Charge+ adds 140 EV chargers to the network
Singaporean charge point operator Charge+ has bought 140 public or shared charging stations from three companies, namely eChargz, Quickcharge, and PacCom. These acquisitions bring Charge+’s total number of charging points in Singapore to approximately 2,500. Read more…
ABB introduces new compact charger
With the C50, ABB E-mobility is presenting a slim charging solution with 50 kW power for destination charging, which is only 23.5 centimetres deep and has a 21.5-inch touchscreen. Read more…
Xpeng challenges Tesla with the G6
They already have VW in their pocket as a partner and have their sights set on Tesla as their most important opponent. This makes XPeng perhaps the most exciting newcomer from China at the moment and none of its cars have such good prospects as the G6.
Cyclic Materials signs copper supply deal with Glencore
Cyclic Materials, a recycling company supported by BMW and others, has signed a multi-year contract to supply recycled copper recovered from electric motors to the raw materials company Glencore. Read more…
Dispute over Nio naming conventions: Australia rebuffs Audi
In Germany, Nio is not allowed to call its models ES6, ES7 and ES6 as there is a risk of confusion with Audi’s S models. But in Australia, the trademark dispute between the two manufacturers has now gone the other way: Nio does not have to switch to ‘EL’ instead of ‘ES’ as it does in the German market. Read more…
VisIC and AVL are working on gallium nitride inverters for electric cars
The Israeli semiconductor manufacturer VisIC Technologies and AVL are cooperating in the field of gallium nitride inverters for electric cars. These are designed to outperform inverters with silicon carbide technology and reduce costs at the same time. Read more…
