Ultium Cells, the battery cell joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, has delivered the first cells to GM from its Spring Hill plant in the US state of Tennessee. Two and a half years after the ground-breaking ceremony, the first battery cells have been produced in series. Read more…
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Renault to cut development time for new electric Twingo
Renault’s EV division Ampere has begun development of the new electric Twingo. According to an agency report, the design has been finalised, and series production will start in Slovenia in 2026. The company is thus giving itself just three years until the electric Twingo hits the road. Read more…
Rivian produces less – but sticks to 2024 production target
The US electric carmaker Rivian produced significantly fewer EVs in Q1/2024 than in the previous quarter. Nevertheless, the company is sticking to its most 2024 production target of 57,000 vehicles. Read more…
Vauxhall launches special edition Mokka Electric Griffin
The British carmaker Vauxhall has released a special edition of the all-electric Mokka in the UK, called the Mokka Electric Griffin. It is the cheapest variant to date, starting at 29,495 pounds. Read more…
Xiaomi delivers first SU7 in China
Xiaomi has started deliveries of its first electric car. The first SU7s were handed over to selected owners at the factory in Beijing, while deliveries also started at Xiaomi branches in 28 Chinese cities. Read more…
Dogs-body gets a car
April Fools Day brought out a number of references to electric vehicles this year. It seems carmakers have a thing about dogs. Read more…
Intelligent Energy develops new fuel cell system for passenger cars
British fuel cell developer Intelligent Energy has developed a smaller, more powerful fuel cell system. If brought to series production, it should cost around 100 pounds per kW. Read more…
Tesla production declines in the first quarter
Tesla has presented its production and delivery figures for the first quarter. With roughly 500,000 units at the start of 2024, the US carmaker could not match the record set in Q4 2023. That is partly due to the Red Sea conflict and an arson attack on the factory in Grünheide. Read more…
Servotech and Electra EV want to make Chinese EVs compatible with CCS2
Indian EV charger manufacturer Servotech Power Systems and electric vehicle powertrain solutions company Electra EV want to develop their own charger technology. It would allow vehicles with the Chinese charging standard GB/T to also use CCS to fast charge. Read more…
Maserati driver Günther wins Formula E’s premiere in Tokyo
Maximilian Günther has won the first Formula E race in Tokyo. The German Maserati driver won the E-Prix premiere in the Japanese capital ahead of the British drivers Oliver Rowland (Nissan) and Jake Dennis (Andretti). A second German driver also has reason to celebrate. Read more…
100 new fast-chargers for New York City
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state government will fund 100 new high-speed chargers in New York City. Most sites should be up and running next year – all of them by 2026. Read more…
Lado Taxi orders another 2,500 VinFast electric cars
In Vietnam, Lado Taxi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase and rent an additional 2,500 VinFast electric cars from Green and Smart Moving JSC (GSM) within three years. Read more…
Atlante to install fast charging for Emil Frey in France
Atlante and Emil Frey have agreed that a total of around 80 DC charging points will be installed by next year at 15 Autosphere locations in France. Read more…
8,709 new electric cars in Norway
The Norwegian Road Information Authority OFV registered over 8,700 new electric cars in March 2024. Overall, however, March was a relatively slow month. It was only a very good month for one model. Read more…
US finalises CO2 limits for heavy commercial vehicles
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the final emission standards for trucks and buses for the model year 2027 to 2032. Just as with the recently published emissions standards for new cars and vans, the former were initially weakened compared to the original proposal – but will become stricter towards the end of the six-year period. Read more…
Panasonic and Indian Oil consider setting up cell production in India
Panasonic is planning a joint venture with Indian Oil to produce round cells in India. These will be designed for the two- and three-wheeled vehicles and stationary energy storage systems that are widespread in India. Read more…
Hyundai presents electric race car based on the Ioniq 5 N
Hyundai has unveiled the Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup, an electric racing car developed for a new racing series called the eN1 class. The Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup uses the drive system of the regular Ioniq 5 N, but has several modifications for the race track. Read more…
CATL and GM could build LFP battery factory in North America
According to Chinese media, CATL is negotiating with General Motors about the construction of a joint factory for LFP cells in North America. The annual production capacity would be at least that of the US plant for LFP cells planned by CATL and Ford. Read more…
Renault to build Flexis vans in Normandy
Renault has selected its plant in Sandouville, France, as the production site for the new electric vans from Flexis, Renault’s recently established joint venture with the Volvo Group. Production will kick off in 2026. Read more…
Polestar 2: How good is Model Year 2024?
Since its premiere in 2020, Polestar has noticeably developed its electric saloon further. With this new model year, the drive system has also been fundamentally revised. Our driving report shows what this brings and where there problems remain.
