The US American hotel chain Marriott Hotels has selected EV Connect as a new charging operator to help set up charging infrastructure at their US and Canadian locations. Lire la suite…
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Mercedes confirms CLA production at Rastatt plant
It’s official. Mercedes board member for production Jörg Burzer announces the production of the upcoming electric CLA at the compact car plant in southern Germany. Lire la suite…
Electric scooter acquisition: Bird has purchased Spin
Bird Global has bought the e-scooter and e-bike rental company Spin from the Berlin-based micro-mobility provider Tier Mobility for a sum of $19 million. Lire la suite…
BMW CEO Zipse likely to extend contract
According to a media report, BMW wants to extend the contract with CEO Oliver Zipse at a supervisory board meeting next week ahead of schedule by another two years until summer 2026. It remains to be seen what will happen after that – but there is already speculation about potential successors. Lire la suite…
Going over 160 kph in an electric kart
Latvian kart manufacturer Blue Shock Race claims a new world record for the fastest production electric kart. A 25 kW electric kart from Blue Shock Race reached a top speed of 163 kph at the Gotlandring in Sweden. Lire la suite…
Shell makes another investment in XCharge
Shell has made a major investment in the Chinese charging infrastructure manufacturer XCharge, which plans to use the funds to fuel its planned global expansion. Lire la suite…
Empa wants to automate battery development
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa) want to speed up the development of new energy storage devices with the help of the “Aurora” battery robot. Lire la suite…
Ridepooling: Volkswagen opens Moia brand to third parties
Volkswagen is making its electric ridepooling service Moia accessible to other providers via a licensing model. According to Moia, clients remain flexible in their choice of vehicles – and are therefore not restricted to Volkswagen models. Lire la suite…
Redwood Materials purchases Redux Recycling
The US recycling company founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel has completely taken over the German battery recycler Redux Recycling. The company previously belonged to the Austrian Saubermacher Group and operates a recycling plant in Bremerhaven, among other places. Lire la suite…
UK considers weakening ICE exit
Conservative PM Rishi Sunak is attempting to water down the UK policy to ban the sale of new combustion vehicles in 2030. It had been moved back from 2035 by the former conservative leader Boris Johnson. Lire la suite…
CNGR to build battery materials factory in Morocco
CNGR Advanced Materials and the African investor Al Mada are planning a joint venture to produce battery materials in Morocco. The exact location for the plant has already been announced, as has the start of production – provided the official permits are granted in time. Lire la suite…
Hexagon Purus opens H2 cylinder factory in Germany
Hexagon Purus will manufacture its hydrogen cylinders at its own plant in Kassel in central Germany. Until now, it shared a site with another unit of the Norwegian company. Lire la suite…
GM halts BrightDrop van production in Canada – again
General Motors is halting production of its all-electric BrightDrop vans at its plant in Ingersoll, Canada, for several months. There seems to be a problem in the supply chain for the required battery modules. Lire la suite…
France: New environmental bonus could push out imported EVs
France will introduce new rules for EV subsidies from 1 January 2024. The French government now gives more details on the reform of the “bonus écologique.” What is clear is that the new criteria will make it particularly difficult for the Chinese competition. Lire la suite…
Volvo will build its last diesel in early 2024
Volvo Cars is saying goodbye to diesel-powered cars. The carmaker says it will produce its last diesel in early 2024. In Europe, Volvo Cars now primarily sells electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Lire la suite…
EU project to develop light electric vehicles
The 3.5-year EU project GIANTS (Green Intelligent Affordable New Transport Solutions) aims to develop technology solutions that will enable the production of affordable light electric vehicles (L5, L6 and L7) for urban transport worldwide. Two major car manufacturers are also involved. Lire la suite…
VW presents the third Tiguan generation
Shortly after the new Passat, Volkswagen has also presented the new edition of its best-selling combustion engine Tiguan. As with the estate model, the new plug-in hybrid drives with a 100-kilometre electric range will also be used in the compact SUV in future. Lire la suite…
RWTH Aachen announces new component project with Röscher
The Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University has started the ‘variTwist’ project with its Berlin-based industrial partner Röscher GmbH. Lire la suite…
Georgia EV driver calls cops on the US Energy Secretary
The US Energy Secretary and her entourage had to deal with the police in the state of Georgia over a disagreement over charger usage. Lire la suite…
New Flyer to deliver 26 more electric buses to Texas
Transport operator CapMetro is executing an option from a deal signed in 2021. At the time, CapMetro had ordered 30 battery-electric buses. Lire la suite…
