Scania and Northvolt have unveiled their jointly developed battery cell for heavy electric trucks. In validation tests, the prismatic lithium-ion cell has demonstrated a service life equivalent to a truck’s whole lifetime, a fact which the partners consider “outstanding”. In technical terms, the new cell with a capacity of 157 Ah can drive a truck […] More…

Volkswagen will invest around one billion euros to establish a new R&D centre for fully connected electric cars in Hefei, China. The Group announced the project at the Shanghai Auto Show today and set ambitious targets for the ‘100%TechCo’ unit charged with accelerating innovation locally. The project, also referred to as a “new company” in […] More…

In the new revoLect project, the PEM Chair at RWTH Aachen University is working with seven partners from science and industry to develop technologies and components that will help to produce lithium-ion batteries more efficiently and conserve resources. The long title of the joint project is “Highly efficient electrodes with ultralight fabric-based current collectors for […] More…

Italy’s antitrust authority has opened an investigation into Enel, the country’s biggest utility, for possibly abusing its dominant position in charging stations for electric vehicles. The investigation concerns all of Enel’s EV charging business and could also have repercussions for Volkswagen. The Volkswagen Group launched a joint venture with Enel X only at the end […] More…

Volta Trucks has started series production of the all-electric 16-tonne Volta Zero truck at contract manufacturer Steyr Automotive in Steyr, Austria. The Swedes also announce that they are now accepting new orders. Prototypes of the Volta Zero were already rolling off the production line in 2022 for design verification and production validation. So now production […] More…

ScottishPower and the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HiTrans) have agreed to boost the EV infrastructure across western Scotland through 24 new rapid charging stations. The Scottish utility will manage the installations with a focus on underserved areas and with external funding. ScottishPower will supply Raption 50 chargers with 50kW charging capacity and says the […] More…

The US state of New York has earmarked $8.3 million in funding for a total of 255 charging stations that will be installed in some 70 municipalities. The state is also looking to provide more EV chargers for agancy fleets in the coming years. 28 of the above-mentioned stations will be DC fast-chargers, though the […] More…

British infrastructure provider RAW Charging has made a deal with the National Trust to install EV charging at heritage sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the next three years. Once complete, RAW expects the rollout to be one of its most significant and worth £12 million. Most chargers will be AC destination chargers, […] More…

With the BMW i7 M70 xDrive, BMW M is putting an all-electric performance model at the top of the new 7 Series. The top model of the i7 series presented in Shanghai is the most powerful BMW with electric drive to date. BMW had initially presented the new generation of the 7 Series and its […] More…

Mercedes-Maybach has presented its first fully electric production model. The Maybach EQS 680 SUV is based on the technology of the EQS SUV from Mercedes-Benz and combines it “with the exclusivity of Maybach”. The Mercedes-Benz version of the EQS SUV, which is already not exactly poorly equipped, is available at most as the 400 kW […] More…

The Norwegian business development agency Enova has launched two programmes to contribute to reduced emissions in the construction industry. The aim is to support the use of emission-free construction machines and mobile charging stations for their operation. The programmes will run for two years, as the German publication Businessportal Norwegen writes. Accordingly, the purchase of […] More…

Since the end of last week, customers in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, can book the purely electric taxi service Green SM via a nationwide hotline or app. According to the operating company GSM, the service will expand to at least five provinces and cities this year. Green SM is the country’s first all-electric taxi service. […] More…

With the almost five-metre-long ID.7 saloon, Volkswagen has unveiled its new interim electric flagship. With a new drive system and battery size, the ID.7 is trimmed for range and comfort and intended for Passat clientele in Europe – but the 700 km range should also be a convincing argument in the US and China. The […] More…

The Dutch public transport operators Qbuzz and OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe have placed an order with Daimler Buses for the construction of a total of 35 fully electric articulated Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G buses. According to the contract, deliveries are to be completed by 2026. According to Daimler Buses, this is the first major order of public […] More…

The Volkswagen subsidiary Elli now offers access to half a million charging points in Europe. Elli customers can charge their EVs at around 950 providers in 28 European countries, regardless of the car brand. The milestone of 500,000 charging points comes only about four months after Elli reached the 400,000 mark, which Volkswagen announced in […] More…

Stellantis brand Lancia previews its ten-year vision with an all-electric concept vehicle, the Lancia Pu+Ra HPE. While it is based on a model set to launch in 2024, it is unclear whether or not this version will ever hit the road. “Today Lancia presents Lancia Pu+Ra HPE, the brand vision for the next 10 years […] More…

Chery will be the first automaker to use CATL’s sodium-ion batteries, the battery manufacturer officially announced. CATL did not, however, provide further details about the cooperation. Thus, it is unclear when and in which model CATL’s Na-ion battery will launch. So far, the announcement was only made in a short tweet. There may be more […] More…

Volkswagen wants to build an ecosystem for electric vehicle batteries in Indonesia together with partners through its subsidiary PowerCo. A partnership with several companies is apparently being sought, including Ford. This is reported by Reuters with reference to statements by Indonesian Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia. PowerCo will cooperate with Ford, the mining company Vale and […] More…

Audi will no longer offer plug-in hybrids in China and will concentrate on purely electric vehicles there. The reason: business there is no longer profitable. And in Germany, too, the PHEV market slumped after subsidies expired at the beginning of the year. “We are leaving the market for plug-in hybrids to domestic manufacturers,” a spokesman […] More…

The Chinese carmaker Xpeng presents its next-generation EV architecture called “Smart Electric Platform Architecture,” or SEPA 2.0. The G6 electric SUV will be the first model based on the new platform. According to Xpeng, The SEPA 2.0 is adaptable “for wheelbases between 1,800mm and 3,200mm and scalable to support a variety of vehicle types, including […] More…