The struggling British electric vehicle developer Arrival is apparently expecting to go bankrupt soon. The company has been struggling for some time and recently announced extensive layoffs. Read more…

After Polestar missed its own sales target for 2023, the electric car brand is restructuring its management. Among other things, the heads of sales and finance are being replaced. And a former top manager from the VW Group has been appointed to the board. Read more…

In future, the Iveco Group will have the discarded batteries from its electric vehicles recycled by BASF. The Italian manufacturer builds electric vans, buses and lorries and expects significant battery waste in the future. Read more…

The Dutch Damen Shipyards will deliver four hybrid electric passenger ferries to the Canadian province of British Columbia. Damen will also be in charge of charging infrastructure. Read more…

Ionity has reduced the subscription price for its Passport customers in all 24 countries of the charging network with immediate effect. The monthly basic fee is now just €5.99 instead of the previous €11.99. In some countries, the charging current will also be cheaper. Read more…

Cadillac has started production of its electric luxury saloon Celestiq. The flagship model is based on the Ultium platform from General Motors and is manufactured by hand – at high prices and in manageable quantities. Read more…

The two German companies Lanxess and IBU-Tec Advanced Materials are jointly developing “innovative iron oxides” as a key material for LFP batteries. The aim of the new research co-operation is to make this type of battery more efficient. Read more…

Hyundai and Kia have presented a technology called ‘Active Air Skirt’ (AAS), which controls the airflow at the front. Reducing the drag coefficient is expected to lower fuel consumption and increase range – but only a few kilometres. Read more…

Hozon Auto’s EV brand Neta from China is expanding its production capacities abroad. It is focussing primarily on the Far East. The newest factory will be built in Malaysia. Read more…

The Japanese carmaker has found a special use case for its EV system e-4ORCE. The all-wheel drive now powers the specially equipped Nissan X-Trail Mountain Rescue for first responders recovering snowboarders and skiers who did not quite make it downhill. Read more…

Shell has installed 45 charging points for electric vans at the DHL Express site in Nieuw-Vennep near Amsterdam. Around 90 of the 450 DHL Express delivery vans in the Netherlands are already fully electric. Read more…

Estes, one of North America’s largest private freight carriers, has added its first zero-emission truck to its nationwide fleet. The company opted for the Freightliner eCascadia. As a Class 8 truck, it may be the largest but not the first electric machine to join the Estes fleet. Read more…

Battery cell manufacturer Northvolt has joined the Fair Cobalt Alliance. The initiative is committed to the promotion of fairly mined cobalt in small-scale mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more…

Audi has won the Dakar Rally with the electrically powered RS Q e-tron. It was also the first time that a prototype with an electric drive, high-voltage battery and energy converter had triumphed in the world’s toughest desert rally. Read more…

Maserati has halted development of the Quattroporte Folgore electric saloon announced for 2025. Deliveries of the electric versions of the GranTurismo and Grecale, which were originally planned for 2023, have also not yet taken place. Read more…

Stardust Power, a prospective manufacturer of battery-grade lithium products, announces the construction of a large lithium refinery in Oklahoma. The company has selected Muskogee near Tulsa as the site for the plant. Read more…

With the New Class, BMW will be launching a completely new vehicle architecture for the electric future from 2025. The Munich-based company has a tight model schedule: Six model series are to use the New Class within two years. Now there are more details. Read more…

Circle K and Ionity announce the latest expansion of high-power EV chargers across the chain’s rest stop network in Ireland. Ionity will add high-power charging stations at six Circle K sites nationwide. Read more…

Nottingham City Transport expects 24 zero-emission buses to take up service by the end of March. The new fleet will help NCT end the use of diesel buses in the English city in line with Nottingham’s climate targets. Read more…

Ford has now officially announced a reduction in production for its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. From April 1, the model will only be produced in one shift in Dearborn. A few months ago, there were still three shifts. Read more…