The Federal Ministry of Transport is funding the procurement of 472 additional electric buses including charging infrastructure for Hamburg with almost 160 million euros. Funding decisions have been handed over to Hamburger Hochbahn and Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH). More will be handed over in the next few days. According to the ministry, the subsidy notifications for […] More…
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Gotion High-Tech begins serial production of 210 Wh/kg LFP batteries
According to company CEO Li Zhen, Volkswagen’s Chinese battery partner Gotion High-Tech has achieved industrialisation of the battery cell with LFP chemistry presented at the beginning of 2021, which offers an energy density of 210 Wh/kg. The company is also working on a semi-solid-state battery that is expected to reach 360 Wh/kg. Li confirmed this […] More…
Biden pulls out 1950’s regulation for battery supply chain
US President Joe Biden is applying the federal Korean War-era Defense Production Act to prioritise domestic production of raw materials needed to make batteries for electric vehicles. The Defense Production Act authorises the US president to require industries to produce certain goods – in this case, lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese. The move is […] More…
GM begins converting electric car plant in Mexico
General Motors has begun converting its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, for the production of electric cars. For the conversions, production of the Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox combustion models previously produced there will be discontinued until mid-May. GM had announced last year that it would invest one billion US dollars in the expansion of this […] More…
Toyota prepares for the European launch of the bZ4X
Toyota’s first purely battery-electric passenger car model bZ4X has been made available for reservations online. The entry-level version costs from £41,950. Pre-sales are to start in April 2022, with the first deliveries scheduled for early summer 2022. Now, Toyota has also published the homologated WLTP ranges and fuel consumption figures. Toyota stated that the bZ4X, […] More…
QEV to build electric transporters at former Nissan plant
Spanish company QEV Technologies, which specialises in the development and production of electric vehicles, will move into the former Nissan plant in Barcelona and has unveiled a new brand of electric vehicles that will be produced there from 2023. The QEV brand is called Zeroid and will offer a range of electric vans and electric […] More…
QEV to build electric vans at former Nissan plant
Spanish company QEV Technologies, which specialises in the development and production of electric vehicles, will move into the former Nissan plant in Barcelona and has unveiled a new brand of electric vehicles that will be produced there from 2023. The QEV brand is called Zeroid and will offer a range of electric vans and electric […] More…
NHTSA pushes fines up for carmakers violating fuel economy rules
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration significantly increases the penalties for car manufacturers with fleets that do not stay within emission regulations. For the model years 2019 to 2021, NHTSA nearly tripled the penalty and announced further increases for 2022. Manufacturers whose cars violate national fuel efficiency rules could face hundreds of millions of […] More…
Magna to build battery housings for Ford in Ontario
Magna International has announced establishing a factory in Chatham-Kent in Ontario, Canada. The automotive supplier will build battery housings for the all-electric F-150 Lightning there for customer Ford. The 170,000 square foot (about 15,800 square metres) plant is expected to create up to 150 new jobs, according to Magna. No new plant will be built […] More…
HyPoint says fuel cell aircraft could reach 4x times the range of planes
Hydrogen aviation company HyPoint has agreed on a deal with Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories (GTL), an aerospace engineering firm. HyPoint will integrate GTL’s ultra-light carbon tanks into its aeroplane fuel cell system, and numbers suggest the combination could dramatically increase range. This is because GTL puts the hydrogen storage rotation at 50 per cent – the weight […] More…
CircuBAT to analyze battery supply chains
The CircuBAT research project aims to close the loop between the production, application and recycling of lithium-ion batteries from mobility. To this end, seven Swiss research institutions and 24 companies are jointly looking for optimisation options for more sustainability in all stages of the battery’s life. The aim of the project is to establish a […] More…
Taiwan to ban ICE car & scooter sales as of 2040
Taiwan’s government has set a target that all new passenger cars and scooters will be electric by 2040. The share of new electric cars in Taiwan is to increase to 30 per cent by 2030 and 60 per cent by 2035, while the share of new electric scooters is to increase to 35 per cent […] More…
UK: 50,000 EV chargers to be installed at schools and universities
In the UK, charging infrastructure provider EO Charging and energy service provider eEnergy announce plans to install at least 50,000 charge points for electric vehicles at schools, colleges and universities by 2030. They want to start with 200 units this April, rising to 2,000 by the end of 2022. The push comes on the heels […] More…
Fastned wins next tender for fast-charging along French motorways
Fastned has won another tender for equipping French motorways with fast-charging stations. Following earlier bids, it is the first time Fastned will be working for the Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l’Est de la France (Sanef), a French toll road operator. The new contract will see Fastned develop and operate 18 new fast-charging […] More…
Stellantis rumoured to build 4 new EV models in Italy
Four new electric models based on the STLA Medium platform are rumoured to be built at the Stellantis plant in Melfi, Italy, from 2024. Media reports have speculated about specific models, including an Opel. Stellantis has not confirmed the information, but the plans seem concrete. The portal Automotive News refers to requests for quotations to […] More…
De Lijn to buy up to 1,250 electric buses within 6 years
The Board of Directors at De Lijn has agreed to procure up to 1,250 electric buses to take up service in Flanders over the next six years. The new tenders include zero-emission vehicles, from midi-buses over city buses to extra-long double bendy buses and run parallel to another tender issued last year. De Lijn, in […] More…
Canada sets interim emissions reduction targets
The Canadian government has presented its “2030 Emissions Reduction Plan”, which also includes a number of e-mobility investments. The goal announced last year of bringing forward the phase-out of internal combustion engines for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles by five years to 2035 is confirmed and supplemented by interim targets. By 2026, at least […] More…
BMW introduces the i3 eDrive35L for China
BMW has officially unveiled the all-electric 3 Series, which will be launched exclusively in China in May 2022. The model is called BMW i3 eDrive35L and will be manufactured at the BMW Brilliance Automotive plant in Lydia, a district of Shenyang. The electric car has an output of 210 kW and a battery with a […] More…
Three steps forward, two steps back – Tesla raises prices, loses rebates
Tesla’s two most popular EVs are no longer eligible for California’s biggest plug-in rebate. A representative for the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) confirmed to Carsdirect that the Model 3 and Model Y have been excluded from the program after the recent price increases that pushed both EVs above California MSRP caps. The California […] More…
Tesla raises prices, loses rebates
Tesla’s two most popular EVs are no longer eligible for California’s biggest plug-in rebate. A representative for the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) confirmed to Carsdirect that the Model 3 and Model Y have been excluded from the program after the recent price increases that pushed both EVs above California MSRP caps. The California […] More…