Lion Electric announced a new loan agreement with Investissement Québec for up to 7.5 million Canadian dollars. The electric commercial vehicle maker also announced final certification of its LionBattery heavy-duty battery pack. Read more…
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EnBW installs its 5,000th fast-charging point in Germany
EnBW announces that it now has 5,000 fast-charging points in operation in Germany. The energy supplier set up the first units in 2016 and has rapidly increased the installation rate since then. A further 1,000 charging points are to be installed by the end of the year. Read more…
India proposes faster approval for EV charging stations
The Indian government could cut the time to get approval for installing EV charging stations. Such a move will help it ramp up the nation’s EV charging network at a much faster pace. Read more…
Xpeng Aeroht wants to mass-produce flying cars
Xpeng Aeroht, the flying car business of the Chinese EV manufacturer, wants to build a factory for flying cars in Guangzhou, China. Local authorities will also help with financing and flying car application scenarios. Read more…
Wallbox Chargers to launch next generation of their Supernova DC fast charger
Wallbox Chargers has announced plans to launch the next generation of its Supernova DC fast charging station. The Supernova 220 will start in European markets, and features a 220 kW output capacity. Read more…
China’s public sector in Jiangsu considers procuring Tesla Model Ys
The Tesla Model Y has apparently been included in a procurement catalogue for public bodies in the Chinese province of Jiangsu by the local government. It is therefore eligible as a company car in the public sector. A novelty. Read more…
CATL unveils electric CV batteries under new ‘Tianxing’ brand
CATL has announced a new brand called ‘Tianxing’ for electric commercial vehicle batteries and unveiled its first products. The new EV batteries serve the logistics and distribution industry. Read more…
Cabify and Polestar sign to deploy 100 BEVs in Barcelona and Madrid
Cabify and Polestar have signed a milestone agreement for the ride-hailing sector in Barcelona and Madrid, which aims to help decarbonize the private hire vehicle (PHV) transportation sector in both cities. Read more…
Ineos postpones electric off-road vehicle indefinitely
The British manufacturer Ineos is postponing the launch of its announced electric off-road vehicle Fusilier until further notice. After two combustion models, it would have been the off-road brand’s first electric vehicle. Contract manufacturer Magna is also affected by this decision. Read more…
BYD selects Ayvens as European sales partner
The French mobility brand Ayvens from ALD Automotive and Leaseplan will become BYD’s sales partner in Europe. Both parties will initially focus on France and the Benelux countries. Further expansion into additional European markets will follow. Read more…
Porsche considers acquiring a stake in Varta battery subsidiary V4Drive
Porsche is considering acquiring a majority stake in the electric car battery business of ailing battery manufacturer Varta. According to media reports, both sides are currently negotiating about V4Drive, Varta’s subsidiary for electric car batteries. Read more…
Hyundai to halve slow charging time in future EVs
Hyundai plans to reduce the slow charging time of its EVs by half compared to current levels. Thus, future Hyundai EVs could charge significantly faster through home and office chargers. Read more…
Tesla gets preliminary approval for expansion of Grünheide plant
Tesla is allowed to grow its German Gigafactory in Grünheide outside of Berlin. The state authorities have approved the carmaker’s application. The expansion involves construction work on the existing site – not to be confused with an externally planned freight station, which recently caused unrest. Read more…
Testing the Kia EV9 – the South Korean luxury SUV
Five metres long, weighing 2.6 tonnes: the Kia EV9 probably fulfils the most common SUV clichés. And it costs over 80,000 euros – for a Kia! Over more than 1,000 test kilometres, we sought an answer to the question of whether a car like the EV9 is really necessary – and whether a Kia is really worth that much money.
Kontron books major wallbox order from German OEM
The Augsburg-based company Kontron has received a major order for wall box charging stations worth 120 million euros. The customer is a “leading German car manufacturer”. The wall boxes will be developed and manufactured by Kontron’s new subsidiary eSystems. Read more…
Fisker wants to sell off remaining Ocean stock
The insolvent electric car manufacturer apparently wants to sell off the stock of its Ocean e-SUV – for just 2,500 to 16,500 dollars per vehicle. Meanwhile, existing Ocean owners are seeking legal advice to keep their cars running. Read more…
Suzuki electrifies model range in the UK
Researchers succeed in furthering load-bearing aircraft structures with integrated batteries
Until now, batteries in electric aircraft have generally been installed as a box-shaped battery pack in the fuselage. A European consortium has spent three years researching multifunctional aircraft structures in which batteries are already integrated to reduce weight and increase efficiency. Read more…
Ferrari plans battery swap programme for plug-in hybrids
The Italian sports car brand Ferrari has introduced a battery exchange programme for its plug-in hybrid models. The aim is to give customers the opportunity to have the battery of their sports cars replaced up to two times, also to preserve the residual value. Read more…
EU Commission slightly adjusts China special tariffs
The EU Commission has imposed the announced special tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China with effect from 5 July – but these are still provisional. Talks with the Chinese government are still ongoing. There have also been slight changes to the tariff rates for individual manufacturers. Read more…
