The Canadian battery recycling company Li-Cycle has interrupted construction on its first US plant in Rochester, New York. Li-Cycle justifies the step with increased construction costs – and heralds a review. Read more…
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Hoverboard designer impresses with new car concept
Shane Chen, the inventor of the hoverboard, presents the concept of a futuristic electric car with his company Inventist. The electric vehicle called Shane is a passenger capsule with two large wheels on the side and is designed to be as stable as a four-wheeled electric car. Read more…
EVgo will prefabricate charging sites
The scalable model is said to save time and money when constructing new EV charging sites. First projects are already underway, with more sites to follow across the US in 2024. Read more…
Munich-based investor Mutares has taken over Efacec
The Portuguese company Efacec, which is active in the field of electromobility as a charging infrastructure manufacturer, has a new owner. The investment company Mutares, headquartered in Munich, has taken over Efacec from the Portuguese state as part of a reprivatization process initiated at the end of 2022. Read more…
FOR:EV to install charging stations at UK Starbucks
Scottish EV infrastructure provider FOR:EV has launched the roll-out of rapid charging stations at four branches of Starbucks. Installation is complete at Starbucks sites in Livingston and Dunfermline, with work due to start at two further sites in Galashiels and Blairgowrie later this month. Read more…
UK: Wine retailer Majestic adds 25 electric vans to its fleet
British wine retailer Majestic wants all its deliveries to be electric from 2030. In a first step, it will add 35 electric Citroen electric vans to its 216-strong van fleet by the end of the year. Read more…
KG Mobility to build battery factory in South Korea
The Ssangyong successor company KG Mobility has reached an agreement with BYD to build a factory for battery packs on the site of its engine factory in Changwon, South Korea. The opening is scheduled for the end of 2024. Read more…
Atos delivers IT for ACC battery factories
The IT service provider Atos has been commissioned by Automotive Cells Company (ACC), the battery cell joint venture between Stellantis, Total and Mercedes-Benz, to ensure and monitor the operation of the IT infrastructure of three factories in France, Germany and Italy. Read more…
Ionic MT prepares to produce silicon powder
Ionic Mineral Technologies, a US developer of nano-silicon powder for the anodes of electric car batteries, has set up shop in the state of Utah – and plans to start production there in 2024. Read more…
Fiat opens order books for its revised electric vans
Fiat Professional has opened orders for its revised model range in the first European countries. The new editions of the E-Ducato, E-Doblò and E-Scudo, presented a few days ago along with the vans and transporters from other Stellantis brands, can now be ordered in Italy and France. Read more…
Pepper discontinues end customer business
German conversion specialist Pepper Motion is continuing to change the core of its business. After the company shifted its focus from German public transport to customers abroad and lorry orders in May, the company is discontinuing its end customer business altogether to become a pure technology supplier. To this end, the workforce is to be “streamlined.” Read more…
Mack Trucks offers EV subscriptions in the US
US commercial vehicle manufacturer Mack Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, now offers ElectriFi Subscription, a usage-based leasing option exclusive to new Mack MD Electric models. Read more…
Tata to use JLR’s 800V EMA platform
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM) and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), both wholly owned subsidiaries of Tata Motors Limited (TML), have signed an agreement to this effect. It will first be used in the Avinya – which, as it turns out, will not remain a single EV, but become a “Premium Pure Electric” vehicle series. Read more…
USA: Mercedes-Benz announces location partner for own HPC network
The carmaker’s plan to build its own global high-power charging network in North America is starting to take shape. Mercedes-Benz HPC North America announces a partnership with Simon Property Group, the largest shopping mall operator in the US. Read more…
Ford & Quantron to jointly develop hydrogen vehicles
Ford and Quantron have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop hydrogen-based vehicles. Primarily, the two will focus on the development of heavy-duty hydrogen trucks. Read more…
Mahle opens test and development centre for batteries
The new facility in Stuttgart, Germany, complements a vehicle and battery development centre the automotive supplier opened last year in Northampton, England. Read more…
Successful generation change: First drive in the new Hyundai Kona Electric
No less than 88 per cent of all first-generation Hyundai Kona cars sold to fleet customers had an all-electric powertrain. In terms of overall sales, the Kona Electric was also the most popular drive variant. Now, the carmaker has launched the second generation – which is not only good but also much more grown-up.
Sono Motors facing another wave of layoffs
Sono Motors now also wants to lay off its remaining employees. As the former solar car developer writes in a notification to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, talks with potential investors are ongoing, but they “have not progressed as far as planned and hoped.” Read more…
SAIC opens EV factory in Thailand
Another Chinese carmakers is setting up shop in Thailand with SAIC Motor opening its first battery assembly plant for electric vehicles in the country. Changan also wants to set up shop in Thailand and is planning a large factory for electric cars there. Read more…
Hylane buys 78 more hydrogen-powered trucks
The German hydrogen truck rental company Hylane has concluded purchase contracts for 78 additional trucks, thus expanding its fleet to 122 vehicles. However, the company only names the manufacturer for some of the trucks. Read more…
