The charging infrastructure operator ChargePoint is laying off around twelve per cent of its global workforce. According to the company, the redundancies are intended to “improve financial performance” and “position the company for long-term, sustainable growth”. Read more…

In the project titled ‘FB2-SiSuFest – Evaluation of silicon anodes in sulfide solid-state batteries’, the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS is analyzing the potential of anode materials for solid-state batteries. Read more…

The public transport operator AMT Genova (Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti SpA) has ordered a total of 112 Trollino 18 battery-powered trolleybuses from Solaris. However, it has not been announced when the delivery to Genoa will be completed. Read more…

Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China rose significantly again at the end of 2023. 1.19 million new units in December’s statistics pushed total annual sales in China to around 9.5 million plug-in cars. Read more…

The Canadian supplier Magna presented the next generation of its 800-volt drive system e-Drive at the CES. This includes several advanced technologies that are primarily intended to improve packaging in the vehicle. Read more…

Hyundai Mobis presented the Mobion electric car, which is equipped with the next-generation E-Corner system, for the first time at CES. This is an electric drive integrated into the wheel, which allows all four wheels of a car to be controlled independently. Read more…

Suzuki is massively expanding its production capacities in India – including for electric cars. The Indian offshoot Maruti Suzuki announced a completely new vehicle plant in the state of Gujarat and plans to expand its existing plant there. For example, it will build the eVX electric SUV destined for global markets in India. Read more…

A US battery material developer wants to set up in Germany to produce silicon anodes for electric car batteries on a gigawatt scale – specifically in Lower Saxony. The company in question is Graphenix Development Inc (GDI), a US company with a subsidiary in the Netherlands. Read more…

According to media reports, both companies signed a deal with Innovation Automotive, which will import electric cars from both Chinese brands. The EVs should be available in the second quarter of 2024. Read more…

The Turkish electric car manufacturer Togg presented a near-production prototype of its saloon planned for 2025 at the CES and published technical data. The T10F will be Togg’s second model after the T10X SUV and will be launched on the market in three versions. Read more…

VW is cutting the prices of its electric models in Germany, France, Norway, Italy, Belgium, and Sweden. In France, almost all versions of the ID.3, ID.4 and ID.5 now qualify for state purchase incentives. Read more…

A European consortium led by the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is to develop multifunctional structural components with an integrated semi-solid-state battery for use in aircraft as part of the EU MATISSE project. Read more…

MAN Truck & Bus and ABB E-mobility have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement for technical collaboration. The first area of strategic cooperation is megawatt charging (MCS). Read more…

BMW will produce exclusively electric cars at its main plant in Munich from the end of 2027. The Munich plant will then be the first location in the BMW Group’s existing production network to have completed the transformation to e-mobility. Read more…

The Senegalese startup Mbay Mobility wants to put 33,000 electric taxis on the streets of three major West African cities within ten years. Specifically, this is planned for Dakar and Accra (the capitals of Senegal and Ghana) as well as Abidjan, the largest urban centre in Côte d’Ivoire. Read more…

A total of 1,189,051 electric cars were sold in the US in 2023. That means that the market share of BEVs continues to grow. More than half of electric cars sold came from Tesla. Read more…

The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast presented its new VF 3 model at the CES. The electric compact SUV was launched on the domestic market six months ago and is now set to be rolled out internationally and is designed to appeal to young customers in particular. Read more…

Electric kick scooter rental companies Tier Mobility and Dott want to merge. Both companies have signed a preliminary agreement on a merger. The planned joint venture will be based in Berlin. Read more…

New regulations for determining the range of electric cars have come into force in the USA. Tesla has already reacted and adjusted the range specifications of its models. Other manufacturers are likely to follow suit. Read more…

In the newly launched “BSR HyAirport” project, 16 partners are working to create the conditions for flights with hydrogen aircraft and enable the first demonstration flights in the Baltic Sea region before the end of this decade. Hamburg Airport is playing a central role. Read more…