Munich-based solar car developer Sono Motors has announced that it will soon start the series testing phase for its Sion. The company is currently building a fleet of series validation vehicles for the Sion’s testing programme. The final design of the electric car is expected to be unveiled this summer. According to the company, these […] More…
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Mercedes has started accepting orders for EQE variants
Mercedes-Benz has opened the order books for the first variants of the EQE, which will be in dealerships from the end of April. The electric sedan can be ordered now as the Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+ as well as the Mercedes-AMG EQE 43 4MATIC at prices starting at €70,626.50 and €103,827.50 respectively. The EQE 350+ is […] More…
Electric car battery in winter: Heating, please!
Most electric car drivers notice it every winter: Performance at the fast-charging stations drops with the temperatures. Christoph M. Schwarzer and analysts from P3 Automotive have compiled a detailed report to see how cold affects battery cells and what this sensitivity means. * * * The automotive industry has made a promise: Battery electric cars, […] More…
Northvolt to build battery factory in Germany
The Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt has announced another battery factory, this time in Germany. ‘Northvolt Drei’ is to be built in Heide in Schleswig-Holstein and will have an annual production capacity of 60 GWh. According to the company’s announcement, Northvolt Drei is scheduled to start production in 2025, creating around 3,000 jobs by then. […] More…
Rising fuel prices prompt conspiracy theorists in the US
As always in such cases, without any evidence at all, people on social media platforms claim that the rising fuel prices in the US are not the result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but that President Joe Biden’s administration was deliberately driving up prices to get more American drivers behind the wheel of an electric […] More…
Romeo Power & Wrightspeed to develop heavy-duty conversion kits
Battery manufacturer Romeo Power and converter Wrightspeed have joined forces in the USA to develop and offer conversion kits for the electrification of existing buses and medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The “Powertrain in a Crate” kits will combine electric drive systems from Wrightspeed with battery packs from Romeo Power, according to Romeo. The battery packs […] More…
Webasto and E.C.E cooperate on electric construction machines
Webasto has joined with the Dutch start-up Electric Construction Equipment (E.C.E) in the electrification of construction machinery. The two partners are planning the conversion of two excavator models for which Webasto is to supply an exchangeable battery package. This battery pack, the so-called PowerBox, was designed by Webasto “based on the detailed specifications of E.C.E”, […] More…
Samsung SDI is building pilot line for solid-state batteries
The South Korean battery cell manufacturer Samsung SDI has started building a pilot line for solid-state batteries. Samsung SDI is planning plants and systems for the production of cathodes and solid electrolytes as well as the introduction of new production processes there. The so-called ‘S-Line’ at Samsung SDI’s research and development centre in the South […] More…
Austria funds zero-emission commercial vehicles (ENIN)
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) has published a new funding program for zero-emission commercial vehicles and infrastructure, ENIN for short. The budget amounts to 275 million euros until the end of 2025, with the first call for proposals set for mid-2022. ENIN stands for “Emission-free commercial vehicles and infrastructure” (German: emissionsfreie Nutzfahrzeuge und Infrastruktur). […] More…
New eMobility update: XPeng exports P5 to Europe, Rivian ramps-up, Daimler delivers battery recycling strategy
Welcome to the first eMobility update – your comprehensive guide to this week’s happenings in the electric transport industry. Today: Xpeng is exporting the P5 electric sedan to European markets ++ Rivian is investing heavily to ramp up production ++ Daimler’s global battery recycling strategy. #1 – Xpeng launches P5 sedan in four markets in […] More…
Magna loses CEO to Rivian
Contract manufacturer Magna Steyr is losing its CEO. According to media reports, Frank Klein is moving to the US electric car manufacturer Rivian as the new COO to get the struggling production back on track. Frank Klein had been president of Magna Steyr since summer 2020, and his departure from the contract manufacturer comes as […] More…
Rohm Semiconductor wins Lucid Motors as client
Rohm Semiconductor has announced that Lucid Motors is a client. The EV maker from California will use Rohm’s silicon carbide semiconductor (SiC MOSFET) in the Lucid Air’s onboard charger. The semiconductors, silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors to be precise, will sit in Lucid’s ‘Wunderbox’, the central onboard charging unit in the Lucid Air. It integrates […] More…
Yamaha to introduce new NEO electric scooter in Europe
Yamaha is launching the new NEO’s electric scooter in the 2.5 kW power class in Europe at prices starting at 3,099 euros. Deliveries of the new NEO’s to European Yamaha dealers will begin in June 2022. According to the manufacturer, the NEO’s is Yamaha’s first high-volume electric scooter that is equivalent to a 50-cubic scooter. […] More…
Bosch & Mitsubishi join battery swapping project in China
Bosch, Mitsubishi and Blue Park have joined forces to offer fleet operators a ‘Battery as a Service’ business model based on a battery exchange platform from Blue Park. The cooperation is initially focused on China, but is intended to be global in the long term. To this end, the three partners signed a memorandum of […] More…
MG Motor plans to introduce Mini EV outside of China
SAIC’s MG Motor brand is set to launch an electric microcar for global markets based on the platform of the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture’s Mini EV, which is extremely popular in China. The first foreign market is to be in India. According to the reports, the MG E230 will have a battery pack with 20 kWh […] More…
Scotland takes stock of eBike Grant Fund in year four
Scotland has delivered the latest numbers for its successful eBike Grant Fund scheme in its fourth year. In this new round just closed, the Scottish Government has provided over £825,000 to support 36 e-bike projects with projects for disabled people and rural communities leading the way. The eBike Grant Fund via the Energy Saving Trust […] More…
Ford plans to release 7 new BEVs in Europe by 2024
Ford has announced plans to introduce three new electric passenger cars and four new electric commercial vehicles in Europe by 2024. The goal is to sell more than 600,000 electric vehicles annually in Europe from 2026. There are also details of Ford’s MEB model. This plan for Europe builds on the recent announcement that Ford […] More…
JustPark is looking for homeowners willing to host EV fleet drivers on their driveway
Driveway sharing platform JustPark has launched FleetCharge to provide EV charging to fleet drivers without off-street parking. JustPark is looking for homeowners with a driveway willing to become a FleetCharge host and earn extra income. Finding these hosts is key to the entire scheme as otherwise, JustPark won’t be able to offer EV drivers without […] More…
Awake presents electric hydrofoil surfboard
The Swedish company Awake specialises in electric surfboards and has introduced an electric hydrofoil surfboard that allows you to “float” over the water. The Awake Vinga comes in two variants for people under and over 80 kilos body weight, respectively, and with two battery variants for up to two hours of fun. Pre-orders are being […] More…
Fraunhofer study: Hydrogen will not play a major role in road transport
The Traton Group sees an analysis by the Fraunhofer Institute as confirming its strategy with its focus on battery-electric drives. According to the study, electric drives will also dominate the heavy-duty sector, and fuel cells will remain a niche application. On the other hand, Daimler Truck continues to rely consistently on both technologies. * * […] More…