The Federal Aviation Administration is teaming up with the US Air Force to work towards licensing of so-called Advanced Air Mobility aircraft. Exceptions have been made for eVTOL, but the new machines pose challenges to manufacturers and aviation agencies. Read more…

The German chip manufacturer Infineon and the British technology company Eatron Technologies have announced a cooperation to improve battery management systems for the automotive sector. The companies aim to integrate AI models into Infineon’s AURIX TC4x microcontroller for this purpose. Read more…

Toyota is massively increasing its investment in US battery production. The carmaker will pump another eight billion dollars into its battery factory in North Carolina and create an additional 3,000 jobs. Read more…

When the second generation of the Skoda Enyaq is launched in 2028 or 2029, the vehicle will be the Czech brand’s first electric model to use the new Volkswagen Group platform SSP. This has now been confirmed by Skoda boss Klaus Zellmer. Read more…

Ford announces the launch of its all-electric F-150 Lightning in a second European country – Switzerland. However, only a limited number of units are available there for the time being. Read more…

Following the official announcement a few days ago of Stellantis’ entry into the Chinese electric car manufacturer Leapmotor, there are new details about the planned joint venture Leapmotor International, including initial sales targets and the organisational embedding of the new company. Read more…

GreenPower Motor presents the newest generation of its electric school bus ‘Beast’. The ‘Mega Beast’ is 40 ft. long, has space for up to 90 passengers and can reach up to a 300 mile range on a 387 kWh battery pack. Read more…

Xpeng Aeroht, the flying car business of the Chinese EV manufacturer, presented two futuristic concepts at Xpeng Tech Day 2023. The designs combine road and air travel and reach back to the company’s early roots. Read more…

In the city of Wuxi in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, China’s largest demonstration zone for the grid integration of electric vehicles was recently put into operation. Currently, electricity from 50 electric vehicles can be fed into the grid at the same time. Read more…

EVBox says it is one of the first charging solution providers to implement the latest version of the Open Charge Point Protocol, OCPP 2.0.1, in its latest generation of AC charging stations, Livo and Liviqo. Read more…

Irish EV charging company Erapid, best known as trading under EasyGo, announces a 30 million euro investment by Aviva Investor. EasyGo currently manages over 4,000 charging points in 1,500 locations across Ireland. The new money shall help expand both the business and its reach. Read more…

The English city of Norwich has welcomed seven new electric double-deckers. Owned and operated by First Bus, the buses are part of a much larger order that will decarbonise the city’s public transport significantly. Read more…

Israeli battery developer StoreDot has tested its fast-charging silicon-dominated battery cells in various charging scenarios designed to replicate real-world charging patterns. The results are said to show that “no additional performance degradation” is detectable. Read more…

Ford announced a significant expansion of its BlueOval charging network in North America. The carmaker signed three new providers into roaming deals and delivered an update on cooperation with Tesla. Read more…

Panasonic cut its production of electric car battery cells in Japan by 60 per cent last quarter and lowered the division’s annual profit forecast by 15 per cent. The background is weak demand for two specific electric cars. Read more…

Asahi Kasei continues to invest in its separator business for EV batteries and plans to install new coating lines at its LIB separator plants globally. The capacity expansion will enable the Japanese technology group to supply coated battery separators for up to 1.7 million electric vehicles. Read more…

Tesla has received all the permits to start building its factory in Mexico. This means Tesla can start further construction work. However, it is still open when exactly the carmaker will do so. Read more…

Kia has partnered with startup Infinitev in Australia to start reusing, recycling and repurposing electric vehicle batteries. Infinitev offers comprehensive assessments designed to manage a battery’s entire lifecycle. Read more…

Chevrolet will begin taking orders for the Equinox EV in the US in the first week of November. Introduced last year, the electric compact SUV will initially be available at prices starting at $48,995 with front-wheel drive or $52,395 with all-wheel drive. Read more…

In the USA, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has ended its strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis after six weeks, having reached preliminary agreements with all three car manufacturers. These primarily provide for significantly higher wages. Read more…