StarPlus Energy, the battery cell joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung SDI, has received a conditional commitment from the US government for a loan of up to $7.54 billion for the two battery cell factories in Kokomo, Indiana. Read more…

The Stellantis brand DS plans to unveil its first all-electric model this year and is gradually releasing the first details. The new electric car will not be called the DS 8 E-Tense as expected, but the DS N°8, an SUV coupé that will be positioned in the luxury segment. Read more…

Norway’s government is extending the VAT exemption for electric cars until 2026, which applies to the purchase and leasing of electric cars with a price equivalent to just under 43,000 euros. Taxes for combustion engines and plug-in hybrids, on the other hand, are rising. Read more…

The Ford Puma is the brand’s best-selling model in Europe. Ford has now unveiled the electric version. The Cologne-based manufacturer emphasises its dynamic acceleration and efficiency. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether the Puma Gen-E will really be well received – because of the battery and its price. Read more…

Jaguar has unveiled the Type 00 concept car. The vehicle study provides a glimpse of the design language of the brand’s new electric cars. Jaguar plans to present the first production model, a four-door GT, at the end of 2025. The electric car will be based on the Jaguar Electric Architecture (JEA) and is expected to offer a WLTP range of up to 770 kilometres. Read more…

General Motors has announced that it will sell its stake in the Ultium Cells LLC battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan, to its partner LG Energy Solution. At the same, the companies are extending their technology partnership to include prismatic cells. Read more…

Lion Electric, a Quebec-based electric bus manufacturer, says it will temporarily lay off 400 employees in the US and Canada. As a result, it will also suspend production at its facility in Illinois. But it has gotten a credit extension from its lenders. Read more…

The Spanish energy supplier Endesa and Transgourmet Ibérica are expanding the charging infrastructure for electric cars in Spain. The project involves the installation of a total of 134 charging points distributed across 36 GM Cash-Gros Mercat locations. Read more…

Opel has reduced production at its main plant in Rüsselsheim. According to a company spokesperson, assembly of the Astra compact car and its sister model, the DS 4, has come to a complete standstill this week. Read more…

The Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo is currently building a battery cell factory in Salzgitter. The Austrian company AVL has now announced that it will provide a battery testing laboratory for this site. Read more…

Private transport company Niggbus from Austria will add ten electric buses to its fleet by the end of 2025 and then gradually convert all of its vehicles to electric drive. The first electric quintet has now arrived. The necessary charging infrastructure comes from Kempower. Read more…

Alexander Dennis (ADL) has received a firm order for 13 of its Enviro200EV single deckers from public transport operator Falcon Buses. The electric vehicles will be delivered in 2026. Read more…

Automotive suppliers Denso and Fuji Electric are receiving subsidies of up to 70.5 billion yen from the Japanese government for the production of silicon carbide semiconductors at the two companies’ existing sites. Read more…

A whopping 10,940 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in November, which corresponds to 93.6 per cent of all new car registrations for the month. The two best-selling models come from Tesla. Read more…

The Indian government could revise its new policy to promote local manufacturing of electric cars. After receiving a lukewarm response from several prominent automakers, it is looking to relax some of the initial requirements. Read more…

Over the weekend, reports caused a stir that CATL, of all companies, could rescue the insolvent Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt. According to CATL co-founder Pan Jian, acquiring a stake in Northvolt is “not our priority.” Read more…

Ampere, Renault’s subsidiary for intelligent electric vehicles, has opened a software research and development centre in Sophia Antipolis near Nice, France. The goal is to drive the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDV). Read more…

French logistics service provider Ceva Logistics and BMW Group France are trialling the use of a fully electric car transporter in the French capital region of Île-de-France. The trail involves an XXL electric vehicle from Volvo Trucks. Read more…

The new software joint venture between Rivian and Volkswagen is only a few weeks old. There are already signs that the joint venture will initially focus on the new electric Golf. The flagship Trinity project, on the other hand, will come later. Read more…

Portuguese energy company Galp has decided not to realise the lithium conversion plant in Portugal that was planned together with Northvolt. The search for new partners has been unsuccessful following Northvolt’s withdrawal from the project. Read more…