Stellantis has officially confirmed the model name Gamma for the Lancia brand’s electric flagship announced around a year ago. The Lancia Gamma will be based on the STLA Medium platform and will be built at the Stellantis plant in Melfi, Italy, from 2026. Read more…

Kempower has been tasked with delivering fast charging stations to Finnish charging operator ABC-Lataus, which plans to open multiple charging parks this year. Additionally, a sales and service deal has been signed with the Ecoline Group in Turkey, which is also endeavoring to set up charging infrastructure there. Read more…

The new service named ChargePoint Essential cloud plan represents an alternative to a traditional cloud subscription, according to ChargePoint. The ‘Essential’ cloud plan offers a competitively priced software fee that is covered by driver payments for charging, allowing small businesses to install their own infrastructure more affordably. Read more…

Catena, a Swedish developer and manager of logistic properties, has partnered with Einride. The latter will install charging hubs for electric trucks at two of Catena’s properties. Read more…

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US company Beta Technologies, which develops electric aircraft for passenger and freight transport, has received $318 million in a new financing round. The largest investor is the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar. Read more…

South Korean battery material manufacturer L&F intends to start mass production of NCM cathode material with 95 per cent nickel content in December. It would be the highest nickel content to date for this type of battery. Read more…

The new French Industry Minister Marc Ferracci wants to put together an aid package for the European car industry, centred around coordinated European purchase premiums for electric cars. He also wants to revise manufacturers’ CO2 reduction targets. Read more…

The Norwegian capital announced this requirement for its roads in September 2020. With a good four years’ lead time, it officially came into force today. An exception only applies to taxi journeys that cross the city limits. Read more…

The German bicycle purchasing cooperative ZEG is apparently planning far-reaching job cuts at the Swiss e-bike manufacturer Flyer in Huttwil, which it acquired in 2017. Although the site in the canton of Bern is to be retained, production is to be relocated abroad. Read more…

The electric buses delivered by New Flyer to OC Transpo are equipped with high-energy batteries, advanced protective battery packaging, and an electric traction drive system. In addition, the Canadian bus manufacturer will expand the facility in Winnipeg. Read more…

Last Mile Solutions is expanding into the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. With this step, the company is continuing its growth course in Central and Eastern Europe. Furthermore, Last Mile Solutions and Electra want to ‘strengthen their partnership with a direct connection’. Read more…

The US retail giant Walmart had already reserved a whopping 5,000 electric vans from BrightDrop at the beginning of 2022. The first vehicles from the agreement are due to be rolled out shortly. Read more…

In their new joint venture, Asahi Kasei and Honda Motor are determined to establish an integrated plant for the base film manufacturing and coating of lithium-ion battery separators. Read more…

The EV battery health grading service offers EV owners a full report on their electric vehicle’s traction battery condition, designed to provide confidence to used EV buyers. Read more…

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has put a test field for megawatt propulsion systems into operation in Empfingen. DLR is using this test infrastructure to test new types of fuel cell propulsion systems for ships and aeroplanes. Read more…

With 10,862 electric cars registered in October, Norway once again recorded a BEV share of over 90 per cent of all new car registrations. This time, the Toyota bZ4X took first place in the model ranking, just ahead of the Skoda Enyaq. The first model without a purely electric drive is only in 23rd place. Read more…

Californian electric car manufacturer Lucid has released further information on its second vehicle model Gravity: the order books for the electric SUV will open on 7 November, with a starting price of 79,900 dollars. Read more…

Citing weak demand, the US automotive group Ford has decided to suspend production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck for six weeks. Ford’s electric car division has been making massive losses for a long time. Read more…

In response to the introduction of special tariffs, the Chinese government has apparently instructed domestic car manufacturers to stop major investments in Europe – especially in those countries that voted in favour of the tariffs. Read more…