In Alberta Canada, EV manufacturer Lion Electric has received a conditional purchase order for 50 all-electric LionC school buses from Highland Electric Fleets. Read more…
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Lucid cuts the price of the Air again – at least temporarily
The US electric car manufacturer is trying to counter declining sales figures for its Air electric saloon with further significant price cuts. According to the company, these are valid for a limited time until 30 November. Read more…
Albert Heijn expands all-electric deliveries in the Netherlands
The Dutch retail chain Albert Heijn has introduced its electric deliveries in two more cities. Customers and stores in Amsterdam and Utrecht will be supplied locally with fully electric vehicles. Read more…
Munro Vehicles completes first pre-production model
The so-called Series-M Utility has come off the production line just ten months after the Glasgow-based vehicle manufacturer unveiled the prototype. The goal is to ramp up annual production to 2,500 units by 2027. Read more…
Gogoro plans battery swapping with HPCL in India
In India, the gas and oil giant HPCL and Taiwan’s two-wheeler and battery-swapping pioneer Gogoro aim to develop a broad battery-swapping infrastructure across the country. Read more…
Tesla commissions first V4 Superchargers in Germany
Tesla has now activated the first fourth-generation Superchargers in Germany. However, it is still unclear whether the V4 Superchargers fulfil the requirements of German calibration law or not. Read more…
Stellantis builds another battery factory in the US
After building two battery factories in Indiana – together with Samsung SDI – Stellantis is looking to set a third production facility in the US. As part of its preliminary agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, Stellantis agreed to build a new battery factory with a still unnamed partner. Read more…
Fisker promotes head of Body Engineering to new CTO
The electric car manufacturer Fisker has named David King as its new Chief Technical Officer. King was previously Senior Vice President, heading up global Body Engineering. Read more…
Polestar 5 receives 56-centimetre-long cells from SK On
SK On will supply the battery cells for the Polestar 5 GT model from 2025. These will be “ultra-long high-nickel batteries.” The format is thus fundamentally different from the majority of cells currently used in other models. Read more…
Municipal charging infrastructure completed in Islington
In the UK, the Council of the North London Borough Islington has installed “hundreds” of vehicle chargers for small cars and up to 26-tonne refuse collection vehicles to support the electrification of its entire fleet. Read more…
BMW continues to rely on Toyota fuel cells
Toyota recently announced that it would concentrate its fuel cell development on the commercial vehicle sector in future – the Mirai FC saloon may not get a successor. BMW, on the other hand, wants to continue to develop fuel cell cars – and extend the cooperation with Toyota. Read more…
Volvo reveals US prices for 2024 lineup
Volvo Car USA reveals complete pricing for its 2024 lineup, which now consists exclusively of mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Read more…
Nio lays off around 3,000 employees
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is laying off around ten per cent of its employees to lower costs. All the concerned positions will be cut before the end of November. Read more…
BYD could soon build electric cars in Hungary
According to a German media report, BYD’s first EV factory in Europe will be built in Hungary. Officially, however, the Chinese manufacturer will not announce the location of the first European plant until the end of the year. Read more…
Tesla: Musk announces another model from Grünheide
Tesla also wants to produce its future compact model in Germany. There are reports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed this last Friday during another visit to the plant in Grünheide. Read more…
Interview with Driivz CEO Doron Frenkel: “It’s really complex beneath the surface.”
New Skoda Superb to be available as PHEV again
Skoda has unveiled the fourth generation of its Superb, which is once again being launched as an estate and saloon. The new generation of the plug-in hybrid drive is reserved exclusively for the Superb Combi. Read more…
Temporary hiring freeze at VW
Volkswagen has imposed a temporary hiring freeze at six locations in Germany. All locations in Lower Saxony and Hesse are affected: Wolfsburg, Hanover, Brunswick, Salzgitter, Emden and Kassel. Read more…
Li-Cycle interrupts construction of US recycling plant
The Canadian battery recycling company Li-Cycle has interrupted construction on its first US plant in Rochester, New York. Li-Cycle justifies the step with increased construction costs – and heralds a review. Read more…
Hoverboard designer impresses with new car concept
Shane Chen, the inventor of the hoverboard, presents the concept of a futuristic electric car with his company Inventist. The electric vehicle called Shane is a passenger capsule with two large wheels on the side and is designed to be as stable as a four-wheeled electric car. Read more…
