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Singapore to deploy 300 EV charging points at public healthcare facilities
SingHealth, Singapore’s public healthcare provider, plans to install 300 EV charging points at its facilities by 2028. It has collaborated with state-owned electricity and gas distribution company SP Group for the new decarbonisation initiative. Read more…
Scotland invests in charging infrastructure
Scotland is investing over £7 million across several city councils to build up public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The idea is to help the private sector launch a charging network with a particular focus on rural areas. Read more…
Shell Recharge opens Malaysia’s largest EV charging hub
Shell Recharge has opened Malaysia’s largest EV charging station in Genting Highlands (Pahang), one hour north of Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysia Book of Records also registered the new facility as the EV charging hub located at the highest altitude in the country – 1,865 metres. Read more…
Fraunhofer ISI estimates that 1,000 MCS charging stations suffice for electric trucks
A joint study by Fraunhofer ISI and Amazon provides insights into the optimal number and locations of public fast-charging stations for long-haul truck transport in Europe. According to the study, the number of MCS charging stations required would be lower than expected. Read more…
Volcopter might not fly during the Olympic Games after all
The French government has given the green light for a swimming platform on the Seine for Volocopter’s eVTOLs to start and land during the Olympic Games. The city of Paris is not amused and wants to fight the decision. Read more…
SVOLT targets five-minute charging time with ‘Short Blade’ battery cells
SVOLT has presented three new prismatic ‘short blade’ batteries for electric cars. These are fast-charging, prismatic cells with LFP and NMC chemistry and a special version for plug-in hybrids. Read more…
Helmholtz research centre analyses solid-state cell degradation
The Berlin-based Helmholtz Centre has found a new way to analyse the material degradation of solid-state battery cells, with the aim to prolong their usable life-span. Read more…
VinFast breaks ground on EV factory in Indonesia
VinFast has started construction of a new EV factory in Indonesia. The Vietnamese automaker is investing $200 million (approx. €184 million) in the upcoming overseas car plant. Read more…
Tesla delays robotaxi launch by two months
Tesla has delayed its robotaxi launch by another two months, to allow the project teams to build more prototypes, according to insiders. Tesla has yet to officially comment to the media reports. Read more…
Mercedes EV sales decline
The Mercedes-Benz Group delivered around 51,000 electric cars in the second quarter. The passenger car division accounted for 45,800 battery-electric cars. The German carmaker’s EV sales also fell in the first half of the year as a whole. Read more…
Lucid increases production and deliveries
US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors produced 2,110 EVs in the second quarter and delivered 2,394, more than in the first quarter. However, Lucid still needs to make progress to reach its annual production target of 9,000 vehicles. Read more…
BMW delivers over 100,000 EVs in Q2/2024
The BMW Group sold 190,622 battery-electric cars in the first half of the year. The majority of these were delivered in the second quarter. The year-on-year growth was driven primarily by the core brand. Read more…
Hyundai sued by dealers in the USA
A group of Hyundai dealers has sued the South Korean car manufacturer in a US federal court in Chicago. Hyundai allegedly used tricks to exaggerate sales figures for EVs and penalised dealers who did not take part in the scam. Read more…
Zeekr reveals 7X as its Tesla Model Y rival
Zeekr has introduced an electric mid-size SUV as the sixth model in its product line-up – the 7X. The company plans to market the new EV as a competitor of the Tesla Model Y. Read more…
Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo gets serious about solid-state batteries
PowerCo wants to industrialise solid-state batteries and use the technology of US specialist QuantumScape. The companies have agreed to “industrialise QuantumScape’s next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology.” Read more…
Washington promotes conversion of US car plants
The US government is providing $1.7 billion in funding to convert eleven closed or troubled car production and assembly plants in eight US states to EV production. It will benefit US manufacturers and a German company. Read more…
Plummeting battery prices in China may normalise EVs globally
Battery prices in China are falling rapidly with no end in sight. Analysts view the trend as a catalyst in the mass-level decarbonisation of road transport worldwide. Read more…
Smart #3 Premium: A Mercedes without a star
Smart is the first western brand to switch completely from combustion engines to electric cars. However, Smart has moved far away from its roots, the small two-seater car, during the transition. The #3 is Smart’s second electric car on the market and impressed us in many respects – but not in all.
South Korea to have 1,000 hydrogen buses on the roads this month
South Korea expects to have 1,000 hydrogen buses on its roads this month. The country is taking a multi-energy approach towards achieving carbon neutrality in the transport sector and seeing a growing demand for these commercial vehicles. Read more…
