Volvo Buses wants MCV (Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles) to produce bodies for its electric buses in the city and intercity segments in the European markets from next year. This is provided for in a memorandum of understanding between the two companies. Volvo Buses had previously decided not to manufacture complete buses in Europe itself in future. […] More…

Skoda is pushing ahead with its electric plans: By 2026, the Czech Volkswagen brand carmaker wants to increase its range of electric cars to six models, including four completely new models and two updated variants of the Enyaq iV family. Last year, Skoda had already announced three new electric vehicle models by 2026, including a […] More…

General Motors and Samsung SDI are planning a joint battery cell factory in the USA. This is to be built with an investment of more than 3 billion dollars and go into operation in 2026. There is a surprise in the cell format that the new partners want to produce together. The factory, whose exact […] More…

Northvolt subsidiary Cuberg reports progress in developing its lithium metal batteries as it is now embarking on developing a fully integrated high-performance battery system for aviation. Cuberg first published externally validated performance data on its lithium metal cell technology in July 2022 and has now produced a 20 Ah lithium metal pouch cell in a […] More…

Canadian battery developer Nano One Materials has released an update on its plans for LFP and other cathode materials. Nano One plans to systematically accelerate the commercialisation of its One Pot process, starting with 200 tonnes per year. Production is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2023 at the Candiac facility in the […] More…

Mini is considering building electric cars in North America in the future to gain access to US subsidies. According to a media report, an electric crossover from Mini could go into production at BMW’s Mexican plant in San Luis Potosi in the second half of the decade. Internal combustion sedans of the 2 and 3 […] More…

Volvo Trucks North America announced Coca-Cola Canada Bottling is acquiring six Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a pilot program in the Greater Montreal Area. The six trucks are the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the distributor’s fleet. Coke Canada Bottling runs 650 heavy-duty vehicles, and the company targets reducing carbon emissions by […] More…

Volkswagen has unveiled further details about its battery factory in St Thomas, Canada. It will be PowerCo’s largest cell factory to date, create 3,000 jobs, and produce up to 90 GWh of battery cells per year. The Volkswagen Group is investing up to €4.8 billion until 2030, which, according to a statement published by the […] More…

At the Shanghai auto show, Toyota presented two new BEV concept models that the Japanese carmaker plans to bring to market in China in 2024 together with its local partners. In addition, the bZ3 electric sedan has now officially gone on sale. Specifically, these are the bZ Sport Crossover Concept, which will be produced and […] More…

The Australian federal government has announced plans to invest $70 million in grant funding for charging infrastructure to be administered through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The new grant funding follows the release of the National Electric Vehicle Strategy (NEVS) and will be made available to Australian businesses, local governments and councils, as well […] More…

Barely two months after abandoning its solar car project, Sono Motors may be facing more trouble over the project’s financing. Capital magazine questions the “community funding” approach the German startup had resorted to and says reimbursements remain outstanding in some cases. Said “community fundings” had seen around 21,000 private individuals advancing almost 44 million euros […] More…

Hexagon Purus has signed a multi-year supply contract with Panasonic in North America. Panasonic will deliver battery cells for use in electric trucks. Even before the first delivery, Hexagon Purus is investing several million to secure production capacity. Under the supply agreement, Hexagon Purus will make an upfront payment of around $43 million (€39.3 million) […] More…

Taiwan’s micro-mobility company Gogoro has partnered with Italy’s Enel X to combine thousands of battery swapping stations into one virtual power plant. The partners claim the VPP already holds 1,300 ‘GoStations’ with another 1,200 scheduled for network deployment shortly. By mid-2023, Gogoro and Enel expect the VPP to incorporate all 2,500 stations in Taiwan with […] More…

Iveco Group has opened its plant in Foggia, Italy, which will manufacture battery and fuel cell buses, among other products. The inauguration of the new plant comes eight months after the foundation stone was laid. Iveco announced a little less than a year ago that it wanted to manufacture buses in Italy again. Now, up […] More…

Smart has presented the exterior and interior design of its second electric model since the brand’s revamp. The Smart #3 is an all-electric SUV coupé that will be launched in the first European markets from the end of this year. As a coupé offshoot of the Smart #1, the design of the new model is […] More…

Einride has launched in the UK and enters the market with a mighty partner. PepsiCo will use Einride electric trucks to carry Walkers’ wares between plants in Leicester and Coventry, but that is just phase one. Throughout the three-year partnership, PepsiCo expects Einride to expand the electric truck fleet and for the EVs to cover […] More…

Geely’s Chinese premium electric brand Zeekr will also be launched in Europe later this year. The two models will initially be offered in Sweden and the Netherlands this year. Zeekr announced that the European models will be the Zeekr 001 and the new Zeekr X model. As reported, the latter is a compact car with […] More…

Aral is accelerating the expansion of its HPC network in Germany. By the end of this year, the German oil company, now owned by BP, wants to double the ultra-rapid charge points from today’s 1,500 to 3,000 and invest up to 100 million euros for this purpose. “With our expansion targets for this year, we […] More…

CATL is showing novel ‘Condensed Battery’ technology at Auto China in Shanghai, which claims an energy density of 500 Wh/kg at the cell level. The Chinese battery giant considers it suitable for electric aircraft but also envisions use in road vehicles, with series production to start this year. Officially referred to as “Condensed Matter” battery, […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its fifth model, the G6, at Auto China in Shanghai. For the premiere of the model, the company does not spare superlatives – and hints that the Model Y competitor will probably not only be available in China. The coupé-like E-SUV, which is intended to rival the […] More…