Panasonic has signed an off-take agreement with Nexeon, a UK-based developer and manufacturer of silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Panasonic has also already decided in which plant it will use the anodes. With the purchase of the anode material from Nexeon, Panasonic says it wants to increase the performance of electric car batteries. It […] More…
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Microlino heads to France
The Swiss automotive company Micro Mobility now offers its all-electric lightweight vehicle Microlino in France, with the first vehicles to be delivered in the coming weeks. The small electric vehicle is already available in Germany and Switzerland. After a launch event in Paris, the Swiss company is now taking orders in France and plans to […] More…
Audi Q8 e-tron: Twice as good as a Model Y?
With the Q8 e-tron, Audi has launched the revised version of its first electric car, the e-tron quattro. The test car Audi gave us is more or less twice as expensive as the Tesla Model Y Long Range, one of the best-selling electric cars. But is the Audi twice as good? *** The 2024 Audi […] More…
Mitsubishi exits China
Mitsubishi is discontinuing its China business. The Japanese carmaker justifies its withdrawal from the Chinese market by saying that the shift from internal combustion to electric vehicles in China has hit its existing range and sales have fallen far short of expectations. Production at the Changsha plant in Hunan province was already halted in March. […] More…
JLR appoints Adrian Mardell as new CEO
The JLR Group has appointed Adrian Mardell as its new permanent CEO. Mardell had already held the post on an interim basis since the resignation of former CEO Thierry Bolloré at the end of 2022. A new chief financial officer has also been appointed. The former Renault manager Thierry Bolloré announced his resignation at the […] More…
Charge + targets 30k charging points in SE Asia by 2030
In Singapore, Charge+ has announced a target of 30,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Southeast Asia by 2030, including 16,000 in Singapore alone. This includes operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. The new targets were announced over the last couple of days in conjunction with the opening of new charging stations by […] More…
Hubject integrates Driveco charging points
Hubject has entered into a cooperation with the French charging infrastructure provider Driveco. This provides for the connection of Driveco charging points to the Intercharge network, but also enables Driveco to offer Plug&Charge at its stations. As reported, Driveco aims to operate more than 60,000 charging points in Europe by 2030 and is relying on […] More…
BYD & FAW complete first batteries at Changchun factory
BYD and FAW have produced the first battery pack in their new factory in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province in northeast China. However, the new plant is not yet fully up and running; series production there is scheduled to begin in September 2023. In February 2022, the partners started construction of the new production […] More…
First Bus begins transformation of Norwich depot
In the UK, First Bus has commenced ground-breaking work to transform its Norwich Roundtree Way depot to prepare for 70 Wrightbus electric buses. The new 11 single-deck and 59 double-decker buses are scheduled to arrive between Autumn 2023 and March 2024. In March this year, First Bus ordered 117 fully electric buses from Wrightbus. This […] More…
New Flyer to supply 26 more electric buses to Ohio
In the USA, New Flyer has received a new order from the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) for 26 battery-electric Xcelsior Charge NG 40-foot transit buses. The new buses will help COTA meet the growing mobility demand in the Central Ohio region. The order for additional electric buses follows COTA’s previous purchase of 14 BEV […] More…
CATL & Comac found JV to develop electric aircraft
CATL is entering the development of electric aircraft, for which the battery giant founded a joint venture with the state-owned aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Enterprise Development Group. According to the report by the Chinese news portal Yicai Global, the joint venture was provided with a […] More…
Stellantis & Samsung SDI plan 2nd US battery plant
Stellantis and Samsung SDI have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a second battery factory together in the US. The two companies are already building their first joint US plant in Kokomo, Indiana, which should be operational in early 2025. Although the carmaker and the battery manufacturer have not yet revealed where the new […] More…
Austrian transport operator orders up to 120 trains from Stadler
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have awarded Stadler a framework agreement for up to 120 battery trains of the type Flirt Akku. The framework agreement has not yet been signed, but the Austrians are holding out the prospect of ordering 16 units in the first round. According to Stadler, the signing of the framework agreement […] More…
BMW i5 rolls off production line in Dingolfing
The all-electric i5 from the new generation of the BMW 5 Series is now rolling off the production line at the BMW plant in Dingolfing, Bavaria. This is BMW’s third electric car to be produced there within two years. BMW says the share of purely electric cars in total production will rise to 40 per […] More…
New York steps up EV and charging infrastructure funding
The US state of New York will invest 29 million dollars in Level 2 charging infrastructure and electric vehicles. The money will be allocated in the form of incentives and rebates. Specifically, the state added 15 million dollars to the ‘Charge Ready NY 2.0’ programme. The programme covers up to 50 per cent of the […] More…
Electrovaya presents new high-voltage battery system
The Canadian battery manufacturer Electrovaya has expanded its Infinity product line with the launch of its ‘Infinity-HV’ battery systems. The system works for heavy-duty, high-voltage vehicles and will begin initial pre-production deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2023. Electrovaya writes that the Infinity-HV systems are designed to target heavy-duty, high-voltage applications such as buses, delivery […] More…
USA: EVgo to set up 20 charging locations in Ohio
EVgo has received 13.8 million dollars in funding to deploy 20 fas-charging stations in the US state of Ohio. All will offer 350 kW charging. The money comes from DriveOhio, a division of the Ohio Department of Transportation. The agency awarded a total of 18 million dollars in funding in its first tranche of National […] More…
Galp and Powerdot build HPC stations in Spain
Portuguese energy company Galp is joining forces with charging infrastructure operator Powerdot, also based in Portugal, to build 155 HPC charging points in Spain. And Powerdot announced a major order from Poland. Galp and Powerdot want to install 155 fast chargers with up to 200 kW capacity each at 33 locations along Spanish motorways and […] More…
Eve Air Mobility to build eVTOL plant in Brazil
The eVTOL manufacturer Eve Air Mobility, part of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, has announced the location of its first production facility. It will be located in Taubaté in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Pending final regulatory approval, Eve Air says the manufacturing facility will be built on a designated site within the existing […] More…
Duisburg orders 25 hydrogen buses from Solaris
The public transport operator Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG) has ordered 25 hydrogen buses from Solaris. Under the contract, the Polish manufacturer is to deliver eleven Urbino 12 hydrogen solo buses to DVG by the end of 2024 and 14 Urbino 18 hydrogen articulated buses by mid-2025. DVG is pursuing a hydrogen-only strategy for the electrification of […] More…
