DHL now has 50 Orange EV electric yard trucks in its fleet in the USA. The vehicles are deployed across 30 DHL Supply Chain sites across the US, and is a major step on the way to achieving DHL’s target of phasing out diesel yard trucks by 2025. Read more…
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Tiamat to build a 5 GWh factory for sodium-ion batteries in France
The French company Tiamat Energy is planning a factory for sodium-ion battery cells with an annual capacity of 5 GWh in northern France – and is receiving financial support from Stellantis, among others. Read more…
SK On considers starting LFP battery production in 2026
South Korea’s battery cell manufacturer SK On could start series production of LFP battery cells for electric car manufacturers in 2026. Negotiations with potential customers are currently underway. Read more…
Nissan presents new flagship model Ariya Nismo
Nissan has presented the Ariya Nismo at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 and announced plans to launch the vehicle in Japan coming spring. The crossover SUV is Nismo’s flagship EV model. Read more…
Polestar delivered 54,600 electric cars in 2023
Polestar has not reached its delivery target for 2023. The brand delivered around 54,600 electric cars worldwide last year, falling short of the annual target, which was recently lowered to 60,000 electric cars. Read more…
Sainsbury’s launches ultra-rapid charging network
The British supermarket’s proprietary EV charging business, Smart Charge, will initially feature over 750 charging bays rolled out across over 100 stores by the end of 2024. Sainsbury’s says it will be in the UK’s top five fast charging providers.
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Hertz backtracks on fleet electrification
The car hire company Hertz plans to sell 20,000 electric cars from various manufacturers in the USA over the course of this year and invest some of the proceeds in the purchase of combustion cars. This corresponds to around a third of Hertz’s global fleet of electric cars. Read more…
Nio sings battery-swapping agreement with JAC and Chery
The Chinese electric car manufacturer has gained new partners for its battery-swapping business. Nio, JAC, and Chery Automobile will cooperate on battery standards, swapping technology, and the expansion of the battery-swapping network. The signing took place in the Chinese Anhui Province and is just one way the region hopes to promote new energy vehicles (NEVs). Read more…
Tesla production in Germany to pause at the end of January
Tesla has to largely halt production at its German plant for around two weeks. According to Tesla, the reason for this is that the attacks by the Yemeni Huthi rebels on merchant ships in the Red Sea have created a gap in the supply chains. Read more…
USA earmarks 623 million dollars for charging infrastructure
The US government is releasing 623 million US dollars from its “Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program” to develop charging and alternative refuelling infrastructure. The CFI programme primarily intends to expand the infrastructure in cities and rural areas. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz EV sales to grow by 73 per cent in 2023
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivered a total of 222,600 electric cars in 2023. This corresponds to an increase of 73 per cent compared to the previous year. Compared to BMW and VW, Mercedes is in the middle in terms of electric car sales. Read more…
Renault withdraws Zity EV sharing scheme from Paris
Renault is ending the Zity electric car-sharing offer from its Mobilize mobility brand in Paris next week. According to a company statement, Zity will cease operations in the French capital on 15 January. Read more…
ChargePoint lays off one-eighth of its workforce
The charging infrastructure operator ChargePoint is laying off around twelve per cent of its global workforce. According to the company, the redundancies are intended to “improve financial performance” and “position the company for long-term, sustainable growth”. Read more…
Fraunhofer to investigate anode materials for solid-state batteries
In the project titled ‘FB2-SiSuFest – Evaluation of silicon anodes in sulfide solid-state batteries’, the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS is analyzing the potential of anode materials for solid-state batteries. Read more…
AMT Genova orders 112 electric buses from Solaris
The public transport operator AMT Genova (Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti SpA) has ordered a total of 112 Trollino 18 battery-powered trolleybuses from Solaris. However, it has not been announced when the delivery to Genoa will be completed. Read more…
China’s market grows by 9.5 million electric cars and plug-in hybrids in 2023
Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China rose significantly again at the end of 2023. 1.19 million new units in December’s statistics pushed total annual sales in China to around 9.5 million plug-in cars. Read more…
Magna presents new 800-volt drive at the CES
The Canadian supplier Magna presented the next generation of its 800-volt drive system e-Drive at the CES. This includes several advanced technologies that are primarily intended to improve packaging in the vehicle. Read more…
Hyundai Mobis demonstrates next-generation E-Corner system
Hyundai Mobis presented the Mobion electric car, which is equipped with the next-generation E-Corner system, for the first time at CES. This is an electric drive integrated into the wheel, which allows all four wheels of a car to be controlled independently. Read more…
Suzuki expands EV production in India
Suzuki is massively expanding its production capacities in India – including for electric cars. The Indian offshoot Maruti Suzuki announced a completely new vehicle plant in the state of Gujarat and plans to expand its existing plant there. For example, it will build the eVX electric SUV destined for global markets in India. Read more…
GDI to produce silicon anodes in
A US battery material developer wants to set up in Germany to produce silicon anodes for electric car batteries on a gigawatt scale – specifically in Lower Saxony. The company in question is Graphenix Development Inc (GDI), a US company with a subsidiary in the Netherlands. Read more…
