TotalEnergies and SSE announced that they will form an EV charging joint venture in the UK and Ireland called ‘Source.’ The first charging hubs are already under construction. Read more…
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Nissan Motorsport brings Ariya Nismo to Europe
The Japanese motorsport brand is returning to Europe with the Ariya Nismo. The Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE forms the basis for the performance variant. While it uses the familiar 87-kWh battery, the car manufacturer promises visual modifications and better power and torque distribution. Only the price tag is still missing. Read more…
Renault Trucks tests electric truck for city logistics in Amsterdam
Renault Trucks is putting a new version of its laboratory truck Oxygen on the road – in this case with a refrigerated box and in collaboration with retailer Jumbo and haulage company SVZ. The vehicle will be deployed in Amsterdam from October. Read more…
Austrian Institute of Technology to develop improved battery management system
The European research project NEXTBMS, coordinated by the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, aims to develop an advanced battery management system to improve battery longevity and safety. Read more…
Volvo opens access to Plug&Charge
Volvo is equipping its electric cars with Plug&Charge functionality, starting with the EX90. This is the result of a recently signed partnership with Hubject. However, it is unclear when other models will receive the function. Read more…
Lucid improves energy efficiency of the ‘Air’
The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has achieved an energy efficiency of 5.0 miles (8.05 kilometres) per kilowatt hour for the first time with the new model year of its Air electric saloon. Read more…
Genesis hits the brakes en route to electric mobility
Hyundai brand Genesis is moving away from earlier plans to only launch all-electric models from 2025, saying it will focus on hybrids first. Meanwhile, the automaker is working on a new architecture for electric vehicles. Read more…
Advisory vote shows EU governments are not sure about special tariffs on Chinese EVs
European member states seem divided about tariffs on EVs imported from China. Twelve countries voted for the special tariffs in a non-binding vote on Tuesday. However, four governments voted against the measure, and eleven abstained. Read more…
Porsche offers two new versions of the electric Macan
Porsche now offers two new versions of the all-electric Macan. The new entry-level version is the Porsche Macan with rear-wheel drive, while the new Macan 4S sits between the Macan 4 and Macan Turbo. Read more…
Stagecoach orders electric buses from Alexander Dennis for use in London
London-based public transport operator Stagecoach has ordered 41 electric buses from Alexander Dennis, including 24 small electric buses and 17 electric double-deckers. They are to arrive in early 2025. Read more…
HaPiPro2: Research project on efficient e-motor production comes to an end
After almost four years, the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University has completed the electric motor research project ‘Product and production concepts for variant-flexible hairpin stator production’ (HaPiPro2). PEM now wants to continue its research. Read more…
Joby Aviation completes demonstration flight with hydrogen aircraft
Californian eVTOL startup Joby Aviation has successfully completed a 523-mile (842-kilometre) flight with a hydrogen-electric air taxi demonstrator built by H2FLY. Read more…
NEV sales in China exceed the million mark
More than one million electric cars and plug-in hybrids were sold in China in June. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 1,049,000 of the so-called new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold – with BYD remaining the largest manufacturer. Read more…
SK On could start selling prismatic EV batteries
SK On could expand its product portfolio with prismatic batteries. The South Korean battery maker may overhaul its loss-making business with this diversification. Read more…
eLumina to manufacture EV chargers and BESS in Australia
Australian EV solutions company eLumina plans to open the country’s first factory for manufacturing EV chargers and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The company is investing 20 million Australian dollars in the upcoming plant. Read more…
Musk falls back on donation promises & pledges for Trump
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now officially siding with the Republicans in the US presidential election campaign. “I fully support President Trump,” Musk posted after the assassination attempt and congratulated J.D. Vance on his nomination as Trump’s running mate. Read more…
Vattenfall to install 22,000 charging points in the Netherlands
Vattenfall InCharge has won a tender to install up to 22,000 additional charging points in Brabant and Limburg over the next few years. Vattenfall has already put more than 37,000 public charging points into operation in the two Dutch provinces. Read more…
Eramet inaugurates lithium extraction plant in Argentina
Production is scheduled to start in November 2024. At full capacity, the plant will produce 24,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year, which corresponds to the demand for 600,000 electric vehicles. Read more…
Jaguar scraps production of five models
British carmaker Jaguar will stop building all but one of its current models by the end of the year, as it looks to become an all-electric brand in 2025. However, profitability also has something to do with the decision. Read more…
MG probably favours northern Spain for European plant
SAIC brand MG Motor is considering Galicia in northwest Spain as the location for its planned European factory. The decision is expected to be made by the end of September – but other locations are also being considered. Read more…
