Hyundai has opened its first vehicle plant in Indonesia. The factory in Cikarang is the first Hyundai plant in Southeast Asia to also produce battery-electric vehicles. Specifically, this will initially be the Ioniq 5, with a battery cell factory to follow. The vehicle plant in Cikarang is located 40 kilometres east of the capital Jakarta […] More…

Audi has presented the electric estate concept A6 Avant e-tron. The near-production concept is intended to provide a preview of the production model planned for 2024 – one year after the sedan. That same saloon, the Audi A6 e-tron, had its premiere as a concept in April 2021 – and at that time already bore […] More…

President Biden and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $409.3 million in grants to 70 projects in 39 states to modernise and electrify America’s buses. The money is, however, only the first instalment of funding that will run in the billions. In fact, the FTA says it received more than $2.5 billion in funding […] More…

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks want to establish a public EV charging network at Starbucks stores beginning this summer. The chargers will come through ChargePoint and bear Volvo branding. So far, the partners have designated 15 Starbucks locations and want to distribute 60 DC chargers. The aim is to have a charge hub every 100 […] More…

Bristol City Council offers businesses the chance to trial electric vans and cars for free for up to two months. The scheme is fully funded by National Highways and will run for two years. The scheme was launched in June two years ago with an overall budget of £936m between 2020 and 2025. Already at […] More…

According to an agency report, Tesla is suspending production at its Shanghai plant for two days. The background is likely a Covid 19 outbreak in China, leading to strict movement controls in some cities, including Shanghai. Reuters reports this, citing a memo sent to Tesla employees and suppliers. Specifically, it refers to Wednesday and Thursday […] More…

Toyota has developed a new hydrogen storage system for different applications and tasks. Due to different safety standards and environments, the 700-bar high-pressure tanks developed for the Toyota Mirai could not be easily used in other areas until now. According to the Toyota announcement, the new storage system comprises several high-pressure tanks made of multilayer […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Aiways has expanded the number of its European markets to 14 with Croatia, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Slovenia. Currently, however, only one model, the U5, is available, with a second to follow this year. In January, Aiways had completed a financing round worth several hundred million dollars, which involved […] More…

Welcome to the latest eMobility Update – your comprehensive guide to this week’s happenings in electric transport. Today: Next Northvolt Gigafactory goes to Germany ++ Ford Motor Company to launch seven EVs in Europe ++ Jaguar reuses batteries of early I-Pace cars. #1 – Next Northvolt battery plant in Germany The Swedish battery cell maker […] More…

The classification societies DNV and Lloyd’s Register have recertified Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché’s Marine Rack System (MRS-2) for operation with the company’s latest 65 Ah lithium-ion pouch cells. MRS-2 is a modular and scalable lithium-ion battery system for electric and hybrid vessels that features a range of safety measures and a proprietary battery management system […] More…

Rock Tech Lithium has agreed to collaborate with the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT and supply chain tracking provider Circulor. The goal of the cooperation is to obtain comprehensive transparency of the lithium value chain. This should make it possible to trace the path of lithium from the raw material, spodumene, […] More…

The Traton Group has increased its investment in research and development for electromobility. The company now plans to spend 2.6 billion euros on this by 2026, compared with 1.6 billion euros previously planned by 2025. At the same time, Traton is scaling back its investments in combustion engines. The Traton Group wants its brands to […] More…

Nine months after it was founded, Hyvia, the joint venture between Renault and fuel cell specialist Plug Power, has opened a plant at Renault’s Refactory in Flins, France. Hyvia plans to assemble and test fuel cell modules based on Plug Power’s technology at the new facility. The 30-kW fuel cell will power the Renault Master […] More…

BMW announced that it is ramping up its e-mobility targets, “confirmed by the success of its all-electric models to date”. Initially, this refers primarily to the growing range of electric vehicle models, but electric sales are expected to increase further “rapidly”. As the Group announced in the context of its business figures for 2021, it […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has opened a battery factory near its US plant. However, the plant will not be manufacturing cells, as only purchased cells will be assembled into ready-to-install batteries for the EQE and EQS SUV models. A US cell manufacturing operation by Mercedes will be done jointly with AESC. The US plant in Tuscaloosa, where Mercedes […] More…

Citroën recalls its electric model ë-C4 to the workshops. There is a possibility that the rear coil springs and their mounts could come loose from the vehicle while driving and fall onto the street. The recall concerns 8,770 units of the electric model worldwide, 994 of which were produced in Germany between 2020 and 2021. […] More…

The British government has extended its subsidy programme for electric vans and trucks for another two years until 2025. From April, new weight classes will also apply for the subsidy. According to the government, the funding is intended to support companies in converting their fleets in time and to be “one step ahead” of the […] More…

The British government has extended its subsidy programme for electric vans and trucks for another two years until 2025. From April, new weight classes will also apply for the subsidy. According to the government, the funding is intended to support companies in converting their fleets in time and to be “one step ahead” of the […] More…

Hubject and ev.energy have entered into a global strategic partnership that combines ev.energy’s smart home charging network services with Hubject’s eRoaming data and consulting services. This will harmonise data and further automate processes within and between companies, according to Hubject’s announcement. They expect to increase efficiency for companies, while customers will gain a “360-degree view” […] More…

The tyre manufacturer Hankook is launching its first tyre family, iON, on the market from May 2022, which has been specially developed for electric vehicles. Among other things, these will not only have a reduced rolling resistance and low-noise rolling behaviour but will also be designed for the high torques of electric cars. The tyre […] More…