Daimler Truck North America has entered into a long-term agreement with Norwegian suppliers Hexagon Purus to provide complete vehicle integration of the battery-electric Freightliner eM2. This purely electric basis with upfit options has been developed for vocational applications in commercial and municipal vehicle segments. Read more…
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Lilium to commission InoBat with series production of its battery cells
The Bavarian eVTOL startup Lilium is expanding its partnership with battery manufacturer InoBat to prepare for the series production of battery cells for the electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle Lilium Jet. China’s cell manufacturer Gotion High-Tech is also involved in the project. Read more…
Mahindra opts for electric drives from Valeo
Valeo has signed a contract worth almost 1 billion US dollars with the Indian car manufacturer Mahindra to supply electric drives. The systems will be used in Mahindra’s “Born Electric” SUVs. Read more…
BMW no longer builds combustion engines in Germany
BMW has ended the production of combustion engines at its main plant in Munich. The long-announced step was taken to make room for the production of electric cars at the Bavarian plant. Read more…
Volvo EM90 gets a 116 kWh battery
Volvo has presented its first electric van. As expected, the EM90 will initially only be available in China. The van also utilises technology from another Chinese model. Read more…
Construction kicks off at Hyundai’s all-electric car plant in Ulsan
Hyundai has started building its all-electric car plant in South Korea. Announced in May, the factory at the main plant in Ulsan will have an annual capacity of 200,000 electric cars. That is 50,000 more than previously planned. Read more…
Volvo to build electric cars with Tesla-style “gigapresses”
Volvo Cars has become the next carmaker after Tesla to rely on so-called Giga presses from Italy’s Idra. The size of a small house, Volvo’s model is among the largest casting machines in Europe used to build electric cars. Read more…
Posco pushes motor and battery business with over half a billion dollars
The South Korean steel group Posco is planning a massive expansion of its production capacities for motor cores and battery materials for electric vehicles. The company set targets across new sites and existing plants. Read more…
Volvo Group buys Proterra
The Volvo Group has announced the acquisition of Proterra’s battery business for a purchase price of 210 million dollars. The deal comes just a few months after the US electric bus and battery manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. Read more…
German newcomer selects latest Plug&Charge software by Switch
Charge Construct, a developer of high-power charging parks, announces new cooperation with London’s Switch to use its charging software. The partners intend to “dramatically expand” EV infrastructure in Germany. Read more…
Mercedes announces another location partner for its HPC network in the US
Mercedes-Benz has entered into another partnership to build its HPC charging stations in North America. The carmaker intends to set up high-power charging hubs at most of Buc-ee’s travel centres across the US. Read more…
VW pauses electric car production in Emden
Due to supply issues, Volkswagen has to halt the lines at another German plant. Assembly of the ID.4 and ID.7 electric cars was suspended in Emden yesterday and will only continue on Monday due to a lack of electric motors. Read more…
Denmark invests millions in electric truck charging
Denmark has announced that it will set up 25 new charging parks for electric trucks nationwide. The locations will be a maximum of 60 kilometres from one another, each with 175 charge points. Read more…
BMW starts making Mini cars in Germany
BMW kicked off series production of the new Mini Countryman and its all-electric offshoot in Leipzig. It is the first time, a Mini model is being made in Germany. The new Mini Countryman is scheduled to hit dealerships on 17 February 2024. Read more…
SAIC-GM partners with Tesla in China
SAIC-GM is the first Chinese car manufacturer to announce a charging infrastructure partnership with Tesla. However, this partnership applies to China and not the US, as most of the previous deals concerning Tesla’s charging infrastructure in recent days. Read more…
Pepper Motion to build electric trucks and buses in India
German Pepper Motion has confirmed plans for a major factory in India. As previously leaked, Pepper will come to Andhra Pradesh for a fully integrated vertical production to convert diesel buses and trucks to electric and build new vehicles and batteries. Read more…
EU Parliament agrees to water down Euro 7 emissions standard
The EU Parliament has agreed to weaken pollution rules for combustion engines and trucks after lawmakers voted for a watered-down Euro 7 standard as a negotiating position. Insiders in Brussels suspect a tacit deal between politicians and the car industry. Read more…
Presale for the Luxeed S7 kicks off in China
The key technical details of the Luxeed, a brand by Chery and Huawei, had already been leaked in advance. Now the prices have also been revealed. The S7 is available from around 35,425 dollars. Read more…
Polestar 4 will also be built in South Korea
The manufacturer made a series of announcements at its first „Polestar Day.” On top of expanding manufacturing of the Polestar 4 to South Korea, it will also collaborate with StoreDOt on batteries for the Polestar 5 and set up a Virtual Power Plan to develop a business case for V2G technology. Read more…
No place to plug in
Because Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) is running behind with the installation of charging infrastructure at two Duplin bus depots, dozens of electric buses remain off the road. Read more…
