The South Korean city of Incheon, located near the capital Seoul, plans to introduce a total of 700 fuel-cell buses by the end of 2024. A total of 200 of these H2 buses are to be put into operation this year, and the rest next year. The South Korean Ministries of Environment and Transport, the […] More…

Ionity has opened two new HPC sites in France and Italy on key travel routes connecting northern and southern Europe. Among them are the operator’s largest charging parks to date. The new dual charging parks in Mornas, near Avignon and Orange, are located on France’s busy “sunshine highway” connecting Lyon with Marseille and Nice on […] More…

The US electric car start-up Lordstown Motors has announced that it has experienced performance and quality issues with certain Endurance components that have led the company to temporarily stop production and customer deliveries. The team is diligently working with suppliers on the root cause analysis of each issue and potential solutions, which in some cases […] More…

Fisker has announced that ChargePoint will take on the role as its North American partner for public charging solutions. Customers buying a Fisker Ocean will gain access to ChargePoints charging network across the USA. The collaboration between the two companies will provide Fisker EV owners with access to more than 210,000 active charging ports under […] More…

EB Charging has won a contract from Norfolk County Council to install on-street charging points for electric vehicles in Norwich. The contract is to install, supply and operate 46 new public EV charge points on 40 streets across Norwich. The forty streets selected by the Council were identified following feasibility studies carried out by UK […] More…

Energy management company Eaton is introducing a 3-in-1 vent valve for electric vehicle batteries. The valve is designed to be flexibly installed, using a spring-based actuation technology, which allows Eaton to accommodate different opening pressure requirements with the same valve design. The valve combines three functions: a mechanism to check the tightness of the battery […] More…

EAS Batteries, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and EdgeWave have joined forces to significantly improve the performance of lithium-ion round cells. The project will run for three years and ends on 31 January 2026 The three research partners are transferring concepts of laser structuring of electrodes to large-format wound cells for the first time […] More…

Shortly before the planned start of delivery of the Eletre in Europe, Lotus is probably undertaking final test and tuning drives in Germany. The editors of electrive have photos from the greater Frankfurt area showing the lightly camouflaged electric SUV on the road. Although the production version of the Eletre was already unveiled in March […] More…

Stellantis brand Peugeot has unveiled the model update of its 508 series. The core of the upgrade is a new exterior design, but there is also a change in the plug-in hybrids offered. The 180 e-EAT8 plug-in hybrid is new for the 508 series. This PHEV variant sits on the EMP2 platform and combines a […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer Eve Energy, whose customers include BMW, has increased its production capacities in Jingmen in the Chinese province of Hubei by a total of 73 GWh with the commissioning of four sub-plants. Eve Energy will now commence the production of battery cells for electric vehicles as well as for stationary applications […] More…

US truck manufacturer Nikola Motor has reported its fiscal 2022 results. Sales totalled 50.8 million dollars last year, while the company reported 784 million dollars in losses. Especially the year-end performance is striking: In the fourth quarter of 2022, revenues totalled 6.56 million dollars and were thus significantly lower than in the third quarter (24.2 […] More…

EV maker Nio is looking to build its first battery plant for round cells. News agency Reuters first broke the story, citing two people familiar with the project. The plant will have an annual capacity of 400 GWh and will be located next to Nio’s main manufacturing hub in Hefei City, China. Nio wants to […] More…

The German conversion company Abt and Yotta Automobile have set up a Chinese joint venture called “Abt Technologies (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd”. It has exclusive rights to sell refinement parts, co-branded vehicles and services under the Abt brand in China.  The goal is to create synergies between the classic refinement business and the growing EV market. […] More…

The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast is recalling 2,781 units of its VF8 model in its home country. In the affected vehicles, the bolt connecting the front brake calliper to the steering knuckle can loosen during operation. In the USA, VinFast will fix the problem on the 999 VF8s shipped there before their deliveries start […] More…

Over the next two years, Geely wants to launch seven new premium electric cars under its new sub-brand Galaxy. That includes four long-range hybrids and three battery-electric vehicles. The first three models will hit the read before the end of the year. First up is the Geely Galaxy L7 SUV, a plug-in hybrid. It has […] More…

BMW has found and bought the plot for its battery assembly plant in Bavaria. The carmaker secured a 105-hectare area in the communities of Straßkirchen and Irlbach in Lower Bavaria, about 50 kilometres north of BMW’s largest European car plant in Dinglofing. The plant will supply all of BMW’s car plants in Bavaria with high-voltage […] More…

Station wagons stubbornly remain in manufacturers’ portfolios, from which electric variants only tentatively emerge. MG Motor is one of the few manufacturers to offer an electric station wagon with the MG5 Electric. Our driving report looks into whether an outwardly outdated electric vehicle can score with inner values. *** Electric station wagons have long been […] More…

The French fuel cell truck developer Hyliko has signed an agreement with Toyota to supply fuel cell modules for its first H2 trucks. These are a 44-tonne tractor unit and a 26-tonne truck, which will be offered in 6×2 and 6×4 variants. Under this agreement, the vehicles will each be equipped with two 2nd generation […] More…

Hubject announced the collaboration with charging infrastructure provider EvGateway for North America and Europe. EvGateway not only joins the intercharge network, but will also use other Hubject services. By collaborating with Hubject and joining the intercharge network, EvGateway simplifies authentication and authorization processes for its customers, and guarantees full interoperability of its charging solutions. EvGateway […] More…

In the UK, the EV infrastructure provider Swarco Smart Charging and second life battery energy storage system supplier Connected Energy have teamed up to help accelerate the roll out of EV charging. By working with Connected Energy, Swarco Smart Charging will be able to provide EV charging hardware with Connected Energy’s E-Stor system, which is […] More…