Energy company E.On is bundling all activities around commercial EV fleets in one business unit. E.On Drive eTransport targets market leadership in commercial vehicle charging in Europe by 2025. While E.On considers battery-electric vehicles to remain “an exception” in the press statement, they also say they were “betting on the future market of e-transport”. The […] More…

Tesla is considering building a lithium refinery in Texas as it continues trying to localise and secure the supply of critical components and materials. If the application just filed is successful, construction could begin this year. Yet, that depends. Tesla touted the potential battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility as the first of its kind in […] More…

At the ID. meetup in Locarno, VW presented the ID. XTREME. The fully electric concept off-roader with all-wheel drive is based on the ID.4 GTX. However, the technical changes not only affect the off-road chassis, but also the electric drive – and even make it into series production. A performance drive on the rear axle […] More…

The Swiss electric car startup Piëch Automotive has restructured its management. Manfred Fitzgerald and Tobias Moers will lead the company as Co-CEOs in the future – both managers have many years of experience in the automotive industry. Fitzgerald assumes a dual role at Piëch Automotive: as the new Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO, […] More…

Renault is planning an electric offensive in Latin America. From 2023, the French manufacturer plans to offer the electric models Megane E-Tech Electric, Kangoo E-Tech Electric and Master E-Tech Electric in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. In addition, the Kwid E-Tech Electric is to be launched in other countries in Central and South America. The […] More…

Tesla has announced new plans to expand the plant in Grünheide, Germany, by 100 hectares at an event at the weekend. A train station as well as logistics and storage areas are to be built there in order to keep significantly more parts in stock on site than before. Tesla had already initiated the expansion […] More…

Fastned has announced a four-part podcast called ‘Confessions of a Petroholic’. The series follows young petrolhead “Tom” exploring the twist and turns of maybe going electric in conversation with more (in)famous EV advocates. The show launched with a teaser on Twitter. twitter.com More…

BMW has announced the roll-out of Plug&Charge in the first models starting from mid-2023, allowing the customers to use public charge points without a charging card or an app. That alone is not too new anymore; however, the carmaker will enable drivers to save contracts from up to five providers. Plug&Charge can indeed make charging […] More…

When still in office, Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess described the ID. Buzz as one of the most exciting vehicles launching this year. Our first drive of VW’s electric van shows that the carmaker has indeed succeeded in creating a great electric car that goes down very well with passers-by. If only it weren’t for the […] More…

Gridserve has broken ground on its so-called latest Electric Forecourt amidst “multiple global headwinds,” so CEO Toddington Harper. Once completed in 2023, the new high-power charge hub will enable 36 EVs to be charged simultaneously with up to 350 kW. Gridserve planned the new ultra-rapid charging site at Gatwick Airport from the start and said […] More…

SVOLT has confirmed building another cell factory for the European battery industry in Germany. The new site at Lauchhammer, Brandenburg, is a former wind turbine plant owned by Vestas. The company aims to repurpose it fast, by early 2025. This is to make up for the delays SVOLT is now facing in Saarland. The Chinese […] More…

Munich-based startup Tozero, which specializes in recycling lithium-ion batteries, has raised €3.5 million in a pre-seed round. According to the company, it developed a novel process to recover critical materials from batteries. The funds will be used to build a prototype plant. Tozero was founded in July 2022 by Sarah Fleischer and Ksenija Milicevic Neumann, […] More…

Component manufacturer Meyle has announced the presentation of an improved control arm for the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y at Automechanika 2022. The background to the development is that since the beginning of the year, more and more Tesla drivers have been complaining about squeaking noises in the Model 3 and Model Y, according […] More…

The Norwegian company Teco 2030, which is building a “gigafactory” for fuel cells for use in ships, is securing German mechanical engineering expertise for the construction of production lines with an intended contract award to ThyssenKrupp Automation Engineering. The two sides have agreed by letter of intent to supply and install the first of several […] More…

Electrify America and Electrify Canada, Volkswagen’s charging infrastructure subsidiaries in North America, are introducing a new labelling system on their fast-charging stations to help customers distinguish between them. The Electrify America & Canada CCS fast chargers with 150 kW capacity will in future carry the ‘Ultra-Fast’ label, and CCS fast chargers with 350 kW capacity […] More…

Electrify America and Electrify Canada, Volkswagen’s charging infrastructure subsidiaries in North America, are introducing a new labelling system on their fast-charging stations to help customers distinguish between them. The Electrify America & Canada CCS fast chargers with 150 kW capacity will in future carry the ‘Ultra-Fast’ label, and CCS fast chargers with 350 kW capacity […] More…

A surprising acquisition has taken place in the field of electric vehicle startups in the U.S.: Mullen Automotive announced the acquisition of a 60 per cent majority stake in Bollinger Motors for $148.2 million in cash and stock. Mullen is apparently looking to revive the B1 electric terrain vehicle and its B2 pickup variant. The […] More…

A surprising acquisition has taken place in the field of electric vehicle startups in the U.S.: Mullen Automotive announced the acquisition of a 60 per cent majority stake in Bollinger Motors for $148.2 million in cash and stock. Mullen is apparently looking to revive the B1 electric terrain vehicle and its B2 pickup variant. The […] More…

BMW now officially confirms the use of new round-format battery cells in its ‘New Class’ electric models from 2025. The cells are to be produced by partners in a total of six factories with annual capacities of 20 GWh each. CATL & Eve Energy have been confirmed as partners. The new round cells, which will […] More…

China’s NEV sales data shows a total of 632,000 cars sold in in August, more than in any previous month. Battery-electric vehicles continue to account for the vast majority of NEV sales in China, with 490,000 new BEVs in August compared to 142,000 PHEVs. For the first time, the statistics curve for monthly sales of […] More…