Fisker has announced that it is now taking reservations for its second model, the Fisker Pear. The Californian carmaker is working with contract manufacturer Foxconn to produce the all-electric city car. The first models are scheduled for delivery in 2024. Customers can pre-order the Fisker Pear for $250 initially and then for $100 on second […] More…

Following the EQS, Mercedes-AMG is expanding its electric car family with two models based on the smaller EQE. Both the EQE 43 4MATIC and EQE 53 4MATIC+ from AMG rely on an electric all-wheel-drive system with a “performance-oriented” design. Like the AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ shown at the IAA in September 2021, the EQE offshoots […] More…

Toyota is now working on a manual transmission simulation for electric cars, according to patents that have surfaced. Yes, you read that right. This involves a gearstick lever and a clutch pedal to pseudo-realise manual gear changes. However, the gear stick will remain more show than go: the actual gear changes are only simulated by […] More…

In the USA, Volta Charging has just announced the expansion of its collaboration with Walgreens to target installing 1,000 DC charging stalls at over 500 Walgreens throughout the country. The new agreement both furthers Volta’s DC Fast charging expansion strategy as well as Walgreens’ support of initiatives that lower emissions. Volta began working with Walgreens […] More…

After a test phase lasting several months, Tesla has made all of its Superchargers in the Netherlands accessible to electric cars from other brands. Pilot programs are also underway in Norway, France, Germany and Belgium for electric car drivers from other brands to use the Superchargers via an app. Tesla spread the news of the […] More…

New York City has ordered another 60 electric buses from manufacturer New Flyer of America, which had already delivered 15 electric buses to the city. The vehicles are supposed to further reduce the metropolis’ carbon footprint. New York City aims to decarbonise public transport by 2035. At the beginning of last year, New York’s Governor […] More…

BorgWarner has received an order from BMW for its high-voltage coolant heater. The component from the US supplier will be installed in BMW’s new i4 and iX electric vehicle models. With such supplier announcements, it is usual for the deal to be made public only after production and deliveries have begun. BMW introduced the two […] More…

BMZ Group has introduced TerraE as a global brand for lithium-ion cells. The batteries – primarily with NMC/NCA or LFP cell chemistry – are also to be used in electric vehicles. However, plans have apparently changed. BMZ Group (which stands for Batteries Assembly Centre in German) had taken over the battery cell consortium TerraE at […] More…

The Swiss commodities company Blackstone Resources is spinning off its German battery division Blackstone Technology into the newly founded Blackstone Technology Holding AG. David Batstone has been appointed CEO of the new holding company. The restructuring has already been completed, according to the statement, and the new holding company is based in Baar, Switzerland, as […] More…

In Australia, the Western Sydney-based company Custom Denning has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture and assembly 79 new electric buses to operate in Sydney. This is just part of a larger plan to fully decarbonise bus services in Australia’s largest city. The 79 electric buses will be manufactured in Custom Denning’s factory in […] More…

The Seoul city government said it will pay subsidies to buyers of about 14,200 electric vehicles during the first half of 2022, as part of its bid to support the purchase of 27,000 electric vehicles for the whole year. In the period from 2009 until last year, covering a total of 13 years, the Seoul […] More…

In China, 412,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold in January 2022. This was 141 per cent higher than in January 2021 for electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell cars, with battery-electric cars, in particular, making gains. With the 412,000 NEVs, January sales were just below the level of November, but a good bit […] More…

Audi and FAW have received approval from the Chinese authorities to build an electric car plant as part of their joint venture. Production of up to 150,000 electric cars per year is scheduled to start at the end of 2024. According to the planning authority of China’s northeastern province of Jilin, work on the plant […] More…

Tesla is facing serious allegations of systematic racial discrimination. A racist work environment prevails at the Tesla factory in Fremont, according to the California Fair Employment and Housing Authority (DEFH), which has now filed a lawsuit against the carmaker. The lawsuit alleges that “Tesla’s brand, purportedly highlighting a socially conscious future, masks the reality of […] More…

US commercial vehicle manufacturer Mack Trucks has launched a new Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) program. Essentially an all-inclusive leasing scheme, the company hopes to help customers manage expenses associated with acquiring the Mack LR Electric truck and integrate it into existing warranties. The VaaS now introduced includes the vehicle chassis, the refuse body, applicable taxes and a […] More…

Innovate UK has granted funding to the software provider ev.energy to scale their first commercially operating Virtual Power Plant (VPP) using only electric vehicles. The funding comes after the startup successfully demonstrated the concept working with a British utility. The Virtual Power Plant manages EV charging in line with demands from grid operators, essentially a […] More…

Skoda has started producing the Enyaq Coupé iV ins series at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. The facility churns out more than 120 units of the Coupé a day, alongside the Enyaq iV, Octavia and its PHEV offshoot Octavia iV model series. Last year, Skoda produced 50,000 units of the Enyaq iV […] More…

German-based ADS-TEC Energy, a provider of battery-boosted fast-charging technology, has appointed Gowton Achaibar as President and CEO of its US subsidiary and announced plans for a factory in the United States. ADS-TEC formed the North American subsidiary last October when John Neville still served as Head of Sales in the US and as the company-wide […] More…

US brewer Anheuser-Busch has ordered another 20 electric trucks from BYD to add to its California fleet later this year. It is the fourth order of zero-emission vehicles in a row from different manufacturers. The brewery is, in fact, installing a “Zero-Emission Beer Delivery” line. We come to said “zero carb beer” in a moment. […] More…

The Canadian company Snow Lake Lithium has unveiled plans for a lithium mine in Manitoba, Canada. The mine is to produce 160,000 tonnes of lithium annually for the North American electric car industry from the end of 2024. According to Snow Lake Lithium, the plant will draw its energy almost entirely from hydropower and thus […] More…