The automotive supplier Eberspächer has sold its new plant in Bulgaria, which was intended for the production of high-voltage heaters, to the GG Group from Austria before it even opened. The company cites lower demand than expected as the reason. Read more…

Brilliance could withdraw completely from the car joint venture with BMW in China. According to an agency report, the parent company of Brilliance is considering selling its 25 per cent share in the joint venture with BMW in order to raise its own capital. Read more…

From the Mifare card to customised app solutions, EV charging stations accept a variety of payment options. However, simply paying by card is not always possible. Thanks to the digital and compact terminal solutions by international payment service provider CCV, charging station operators can accept all common payment methods. Read more…

Siemens has finalised the acquisition of charging infrastructure specialist Heliox. With this step, the German technology group intends to expand its offering in the areas of electric bus and truck charging infrastructure as well as depot and fleet solutions. Read more…

E.ON has opened a centre for testing charging and energy technologies at its German headquarters. The lab focuses on assessing requirements for whole electric truck fleets with capacities for testing up to three megawatts of power. Read more…

In its decarbonisation efforts, Vienna is turning to commercial vehicles and targets replacing 1,245 ICEs. The city government has slated 56 million euros to procure zero-emission waste management and other vehicles over the next eight years. Read more…

Siemens has teamed up with Voltaiq to accelerate battery manufacturing. Advanced analytics and real-time monitoring are expected to help companies rapidly scale operations. Read more…

Following the figures for the core VW brand, Volkswagen has now also published its Group-wide sales figures for the past year. According to the figures, the Volkswagen Group delivered 771,100 fully electric vehicles worldwide in 2023. Read more…

DHL now has 50 Orange EV electric yard trucks in its fleet in the USA. The vehicles are deployed across 30 DHL Supply Chain sites across the US, and is a major step on the way to achieving DHL’s target of phasing out diesel yard trucks by 2025. Read more…

The French company Tiamat Energy is planning a factory for sodium-ion battery cells with an annual capacity of 5 GWh in northern France – and is receiving financial support from Stellantis, among others. Read more…

South Korea’s battery cell manufacturer SK On could start series production of LFP battery cells for electric car manufacturers in 2026. Negotiations with potential customers are currently underway. Read more…

Nissan has presented the Ariya Nismo at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 and announced plans to launch the vehicle in Japan coming spring. The crossover SUV is Nismo’s flagship EV model. Read more…

Polestar has not reached its delivery target for 2023. The brand delivered around 54,600 electric cars worldwide last year, falling short of the annual target, which was recently lowered to 60,000 electric cars. Read more…

The British supermarket’s proprietary EV charging business, Smart Charge, will initially feature over 750 charging bays rolled out across over 100 stores by the end of 2024. Sainsbury’s says it will be in the UK’s top five fast charging providers.
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The car hire company Hertz plans to sell 20,000 electric cars from various manufacturers in the USA over the course of this year and invest some of the proceeds in the purchase of combustion cars. This corresponds to around a third of Hertz’s global fleet of electric cars. Read more…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer has gained new partners for its battery-swapping business. Nio, JAC, and Chery Automobile will cooperate on battery standards, swapping technology, and the expansion of the battery-swapping network. The signing took place in the Chinese Anhui Province and is just one way the region hopes to promote new energy vehicles (NEVs). Read more…

Tesla has to largely halt production at its German plant for around two weeks. According to Tesla, the reason for this is that the attacks by the Yemeni Huthi rebels on merchant ships in the Red Sea have created a gap in the supply chains. Read more…

The US government is releasing 623 million US dollars from its “Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program” to develop charging and alternative refuelling infrastructure. The CFI programme primarily intends to expand the infrastructure in cities and rural areas. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivered a total of 222,600 electric cars in 2023. This corresponds to an increase of 73 per cent compared to the previous year. Compared to BMW and VW, Mercedes is in the middle in terms of electric car sales. Read more…

Renault is ending the Zity electric car-sharing offer from its Mobilize mobility brand in Paris next week. According to a company statement, Zity will cease operations in the French capital on 15 January. Read more…