The consortium partners presented their research results at the final event of the LaneCharge project, which was launched in 2019. According to the results, the practical tests of the “pioneering” inductive charging system were successful. Read more…

Charging specialist ABB is to provide what it says are is the world’s first maritime megawatt charging systems (MCS) to Auckland Transport (AT) to recharge electric ferries in and around the port at New Zealand’s largest city. The Swiss-Swedish electrical engineering and charging specialist says the charging system is expected to improve electric vessel competitiveness against fossil-fueled counterparts.
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Tesla will launch production for its compact model for around 25,000 dollars in the existing factory in Texas and only later in the new plant in Mexico. Elon Musk has now explained this in an interview. The compact car will also be built in Grünheide at a later date. Read more…

The Fiat 500e will be available for purchase in Stellantis North America showrooms starting in the first quarter of 2024 as the first BEV offering from the company on the continent. Read more…

Volkswagen’s financial investment in the Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng, announced in July, has now been completed. The Chinese company also reported progress in the development of two electric cars. Read more…

According to an agency report, Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio wants to spin off its battery production division and attract external investors. The talks are said to be at an advanced stage: According to the report, the spin-off could take place this year. Read more…

In Germany, the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University has reported the first successful tests of its electric truck with fuel cell range extender. The prototype is the result of the “SeLv” research project focussed on Heavy-duty trucks for emission-free logistics. Read more…

The Bavarian electric air-taxi company Lilium has announced the start of production for its Lilium Jet. The first seven units produced are to be used for flight tests to obtain type certification for the Lilium Jet from European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Read more…

The EU Commission has announced additional funding of up to three billion euros for the expansion of the battery industry in the EU. In addition, it has now been confirmed that the Commission is proposing that the member states agree to postpone the impending electric car tariffs between the UK and the EU by three years. Read more…

Ford Pro and Xcel Energy have joined forces to see to the installation of 30,000 charge points for business fleets by 2030. Xcel is pledging to offset most upfront costs for qualifying business customers. Read more…

Bidirectional charging with the “Vehicle to Home” function is now possible with electric models from VW’s ID. family. ID. models with the 77 kWh battery can thus serve as a supplementary electricity storage unit for the home – but initially only in combination with a specific home power station. Read more…

Electreon, specializing in inductive charging systems for electric vehicles, has completed the construction of a wireless charging solution for parked electric city buses. The solution was installed in a bus terminal belonging to public transport operator Electra Afikim in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. Read more…

The small electric car planned by Fiat will bear the name Pandina and will be produced on three continents. However, European production will not take place together with the technology donor Citroën ë-C3 in Slovakia. Read more…

The Italian automation specialist Comau, part of the Stellantis Group, is developing a manufacturing solution for solid-state sodium battery cells with LiNa Energy from the UK. LiNa intends to use this to significantly increase the production capacity of its patented battery cells to make large-scale manufacturing possible. Read more…

Used batteries from the all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro city bus are being given a “second life” for the first time. In the rectifier substation of Üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe, a stationary power storage unit made from old eCitaro batteries has gone into operation as part of the GUW+ pilot project. Read more…

Ionity has opened one of its largest charging parks to date in Merklingen near Ulm with a total of 24 HPC charging points. Ionity has also put HYC400 charging points from Alpitronic into operation here for the first time. Read more…

According to a Spanish media report, Renault could also build electric cars for Polestar in Europe in the future. Reportedly, Renault is examining the production of Polestar electric cars at its Spanish plant in Palencia for the European market. Read more…

In the end, things proceeded very quickly: shortly after Nio received certification from the Chinese government as an independent vehicle manufacturer, Nio took over the two joint factories F1 and F2 in Hefei from its previous production partner JAC. Read more…

Tesla has increased the number of charging stations approved for third-party brands in China – to more than 350 Superchargers and over 260 Destination Chargers. The first manufacturers in China have already entered into charging infrastructure partnerships with Tesla. Read more…