The German electrical engineering specialist Phoenix Contact is working on solutions for the North American Charging Standard (NACS). The first NACS charging cables will be available by the end of 2024 – the range will then be successively expanded. Read more…
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Alpitronic opens development centre in Bologna
The Italian fast-charging station manufacturer Alpitronic has opened a new development centre in Bologna. This will cover the areas of software and hardware development as well as cybersecurity. Read more…
Be.EV opens first charging hub in Stockport, UK
Be.EV has opened its first charging hub in Romiley in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The four chargers are the first of 20 charging hubs that Be.EV plans to install in the borough. Read more…
Arrival allegedly on the verge of insolvency
The struggling British electric vehicle developer Arrival is apparently expecting to go bankrupt soon. The company has been struggling for some time and recently announced extensive layoffs. Read more…
Polestar announces changes to management team
After Polestar missed its own sales target for 2023, the electric car brand is restructuring its management. Among other things, the heads of sales and finance are being replaced. And a former top manager from the VW Group has been appointed to the board. Read more…
Iveco chooses BASF as recycling partner for commercial vehicle batteries
In future, the Iveco Group will have the discarded batteries from its electric vehicles recycled by BASF. The Italian manufacturer builds electric vans, buses and lorries and expects significant battery waste in the future. Read more…
Damen Shipyards wins bid for four hybrid ferries from Canada
The Dutch Damen Shipyards will deliver four hybrid electric passenger ferries to the Canadian province of British Columbia. Damen will also be in charge of charging infrastructure. Read more…
Ionity lowers prices for charging subscription
Ionity has reduced the subscription price for its Passport customers in all 24 countries of the charging network with immediate effect. The monthly basic fee is now just €5.99 instead of the previous €11.99. In some countries, the charging current will also be cheaper. Read more…
Cadillac now builds Celestiq “in series”
Cadillac has started production of its electric luxury saloon Celestiq. The flagship model is based on the Ultium platform from General Motors and is manufactured by hand – at high prices and in manageable quantities. Read more…
Lanxess and IBU-Tec are working on better iron oxides for LFP batteries
The two German companies Lanxess and IBU-Tec Advanced Materials are jointly developing “innovative iron oxides” as a key material for LFP batteries. The aim of the new research co-operation is to make this type of battery more efficient. Read more…
Hyundai wants to increase range with aerodynamic enhancements
Hyundai and Kia have presented a technology called ‘Active Air Skirt’ (AAS), which controls the airflow at the front. Reducing the drag coefficient is expected to lower fuel consumption and increase range – but only a few kilometres. Read more…
Neta builds EV factory in Malaysia
Hozon Auto’s EV brand Neta from China is expanding its production capacities abroad. It is focussing primarily on the Far East. The newest factory will be built in Malaysia. Read more…
Nissan presents mountain rescue EV concept in an Italian ski resort
The Japanese carmaker has found a special use case for its EV system e-4ORCE. The all-wheel drive now powers the specially equipped Nissan X-Trail Mountain Rescue for first responders recovering snowboarders and skiers who did not quite make it downhill. Read more…
DHL Express relies on fleet charging system from Shell in Nieuw-Vennep
Shell has installed 45 charging points for electric vans at the DHL Express site in Nieuw-Vennep near Amsterdam. Around 90 of the 450 DHL Express delivery vans in the Netherlands are already fully electric. Read more…
Freightliner electric trucks find new client in Estes
Estes, one of North America’s largest private freight carriers, has added its first zero-emission truck to its nationwide fleet. The company opted for the Freightliner eCascadia. As a Class 8 truck, it may be the largest but not the first electric machine to join the Estes fleet. Read more…
Northvolt joins the Fair Cobalt Alliance
Battery cell manufacturer Northvolt has joined the Fair Cobalt Alliance. The initiative is committed to the promotion of fairly mined cobalt in small-scale mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more…
Audi wins Dakar Rally with an electric drive
Audi has won the Dakar Rally with the electrically powered RS Q e-tron. It was also the first time that a prototype with an electric drive, high-voltage battery and energy converter had triumphed in the world’s toughest desert rally. Read more…
Maserati halts development of electric sedan
Maserati has halted development of the Quattroporte Folgore electric saloon announced for 2025. Deliveries of the electric versions of the GranTurismo and Grecale, which were originally planned for 2023, have also not yet taken place. Read more…
Stardust Power to refine lithium in Oklahoma
Stardust Power, a prospective manufacturer of battery-grade lithium products, announces the construction of a large lithium refinery in Oklahoma. The company has selected Muskogee near Tulsa as the site for the plant. Read more…
Further details regarding BMW’s upcoming New Class vehicles
With the New Class, BMW will be launching a completely new vehicle architecture for the electric future from 2025. The Munich-based company has a tight model schedule: Six model series are to use the New Class within two years. Now there are more details. Read more…
