Toyota and Mazda have started field tests of Toyota’s ‘Sweep Energy Storage System’ at Mazda’s plant in Hiroshima. The project also uses retired Toyota EV batteries. Read more…
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Shell fuel station in Finland cuts out fossil fuels
The Shell petrol station in Ylöjärvi, Finland, has stopped selling fossil fuels. The former petrol station is being converted by energy company St1 into Finland’s first purely electric car charging location. Read more…
EZO to install EV chargers at Irish sports clubs and rebrand
Irish CPO EZO, formerly EasyGo, has been selected to help install EV chargers at 229 sports clubs across the island of Ireland. The company rebranded as EZO in July as part of its expansion strategy. Read more…
CNGR signs joint venture deal with Revomet
Chinese battery material manufacturer CNGR Advanced Material and the recycling company Revomet Bitterfeld have signed a joint venture agreement to recover raw materials and return them to the production cycle. Read more…
CNGR signs joint venture deal with Revomet
Chinese battery material manufacturer CNGR Advanced Material and the recycling company Revomet Bitterfeld have signed a joint venture agreement to recover raw materials and return them to the production cycle. Read more…
Porsche invests in battery material developer Group14
Three years ago, Porsche joined Group14, a battery material developer specialising in silicon anodes, and is now one of the US start-up’s most important cooperation partners. The sports car manufacturer, along with the parent company of battery manufacturer SK On and other companies, has now invested a total of $463 million in Group14. Read more…
Porsche invests in battery material developer Group14
Three years ago, Porsche joined Group14, a battery material developer specialising in silicon anodes, and is now one of the US start-up’s most important cooperation partners. The sports car manufacturer, along with the parent company of battery manufacturer SK On and other companies, has now invested a total of $463 million in Group14. Read more…
Scania to deliver first electric buses to Norway
Scania will supply 41 battery-electric city and suburban buses to operator Tide Buss for service in Vestfold, Norway, from summer 2026. The buses mark the manufacturer’s first electric deliveries in the country. Read more…
Munich airport opens bus charging depot
Munich Airport, together with its ground handling subsidiary AeroGround, has officially opened a new electric bus depot. The new depot in the southern part of the airport has 37 charging points for electric passenger buses. Read more…
Grünheide: Fire at Tesla’s German factory
A fire broke out in Tesla’s battery assembly building at Giga Berlin earlier this week. No injuries or environmental damage were reported, and production was temporarily halted while authorities and Tesla handled the incident. Read more…
Windrose allegedly insolvent – claims made by own manager
The Chinese electric truck developer Windrose, which launched with major international ambitions, is reportedly insolvent. Kyle Maki, Director of Customer Success and Operations at Windrose, claims the company is 90 days behind on wage payments. No further evidence has yet been provided to support his statements. Read more…
ID.1 production: VW seals deal with Portugal
Volkswagen has officially signed an agreement with the Portuguese government to produce the series version of the ID.Every1 at its Palmela plant. The government will support production of the electric small car with €30 million. Read more…
Australia Post trials Mercedes eVito electric vans
Australia Post has begun a pilot programme with 36 Mercedes-Benz eVito electric vans in metropolitan delivery operations. That expands the organisation’s fleet of over 5,000 electric vehicles and supports its target to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. Read more…
BYD announces UK pricing and specifications for new Atto 2
BYD has confirmed UK pricing for its fully-electric Atto 2 compact SUV. Available in two trim levels, the Boost variant starts at £30,850, while the Comfort model has a starting price of £34,950. Read more…
Nissan teams up with LiCAP on all-solid-state battery production
Nissan has entered into a partnership with US-based LiCAP Technologies to develop production process technology for the cathode electrode of all-solid-state batteries. The collaboration aims to accelerate the commercialisation of next-generation EV batteries. Read more…
Kia launches EV production in Europe with the EV4
Kia has started series production of the EV4 hatchback at its European facility in Zilina, Slovakia. This is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle to be manufactured in Europe, following a €108 million upgrade of production lines at its sole European plant. Read more…
Mercedes launches the electric E-Class a year earlier than planned
The successor to the Mercedes EQE was originally supposed to hit the market in 2028. However, as the model is falling far short of expectations, Mercedes has now decided to bring the market launch forward by a year – which is probably why a change of platform is also on the cards. Read more…
Falling battery prices = more electric cars
The traction battery is the most valuable component in an electric car. And cell prices are continuing to plummet. The global ramp-up of electric vehicle production is therefore not only ecologically inevitable but also economically. Read more…
EV fast charging hubs are ‘pollutant hotspots’, study claims
A UCLA study has found that fast-charging hubs have twice as much fine particulate air pollution as urban areas. Researchers said this may be down to an ‘engineering issue’ with charger power cabinets. Read more…
Porsche reportedly planning ‘drastic’ cuts at battery subsidiary Cellforce
Porsche reportedly wants to almost completely shut down its battery unit Cellforce According to a media report, all that will remain at the Cellforce site in Kirchentellinsfurt, Swabia, is “at best a small unit for research and development.” Porsche itself has declined to comment. Read more…
