The Australian fast charging station manufacturer Tritium is insolvent. Self-appointed administrators and insolvency administrators appointed by creditors have taken control and begun the search for lenders and buyers. Read more…
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Mexico may cut subsidies for Chinese manufacturers
Under pressure from the US, the Mexican government could stop incentivising Chinese EV manufacturers when building a factory there. BYD will be one of the manufacturers affected by this new policy. Read more…
Milence commissions its first truck charging hub in France
Milence, the electric truck charging joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group and the Volvo Group, has opened its first site in France. It is located in Heudebouville in Normandy, around 40 kilometres south of Rouen. It is the company’s second charge hub to date. Read more…
Tata and JLR to build 200,000 EVs per year in Ranipet
JLR and its Indian parent company, Tata Motors, want to produce EVs on a large scale in India. Tata Motors will likely build its new EV plant in Ranipet in the state of Tamil Nadu. Read more…
electrive LIVE: High Power Charging networks in Europe
As high power charging (HPC) networks are expanding across Europe, charge point operators, manufacturers, and users are facing new and existing challenges. For the first global edition of our online conference electrive LIVE, we asked a CPO, legal experts, a manufacturer, and a political lobbyist: What is the status quo, and where are we headed? A summary. Read more…
Germany: BMW expands production of EV components in Landshut
BMW will invest 200 million euros in its component plant in Landshut, Germany, and expand production capacity there. Specifically, production of the central housing for the electric drive unit of the Neue Klasse will be carried out there. Read more…
VW has to defend its ‘ID’ name in court
The company Identytec from Hildesheim has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen at the Hamburg Regional Court. The medium-sized company believes its trade mark rights have been infringed by the ‘ID’ element. Interestingly enough, VW itself used to be a customer of Identytec. Read more…
SAIC-GM & Nio announce charging partnership in China
In China, SAIC-GM and Nio have entered into a charging partnership that will see more than 10,000 Nio charging terminals join SAIC-GM’s Ultium charging network. Read more…
BMW receives planning permission for battery assembly plant
On Thursday, BMW officially received planning permission for the new battery assembly plant in Lower Bavaria. With the announcement, BMW now has the legal basis for the construction of the new site. Read more…
South Africa considers truck charging network based on solar island solutions
A truck charging network is to be set up in South Africa that will only supply locally generated solar power to trucks. Approval procedures for the first six locations are already underway. We shed light on the location concept the initiators have in mind. Read more…
Tesla lowers basic charging fee for 3rd-party vehicles at Superchargers
Tesla has changed the pricing structure for its fast-charging network in Europe. The membership fee, which allows electric cars from other brands to be charged at Superchargers at a reduced rate, has been reduced from €12.99 to €9.99 per month. Alternatively, there is a new annual membership for 100 euros per year. Read more…
Switch Mobility to deliver 2,500 small electric trucks to MoEVing
Indian logistics provider MoEVing is expanding its electric fleet. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Switch Mobility, according to which the latter will deliver 2,500 units of its IeV4 electric light commercial vehicles. Read more…
Piedmont Lithium receives mining permit in North Carolina
Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium has received an important mining permit in North Carolina to develop one of the largest lithium sources in the USA. Read more…
LG and Doosan present charging robot
Doosan Robotics and LG Electronics have jointly developed an automated charger for electric vehicles that is operated by a robot. It has been in pilot operation at LG’s research and development complex in Seoul for a few days now. Read more…
Wrightbus delivers electric buses to Limerick
The Irish city of Limerick is getting 55 electric double-decker buses. The first batch of 34 StreetDeck Electroliner from Wrightbus is about to enter into service, while the remaining 21 will be delivered in early 2025. Read more…
Citroën launches new C3 Aircross with electric drive
Citroën has published the first images of the new generation of the C3 Aircross. The new edition of the C3 Aircross with up to seven seats is not only similar in design to the small e-C3 – but also in its drive system. Read more…
Rizon expands to Canada
The Daimler Group’s electric truck brand Rizon is ready to hit the road in Canada. This comes a few weeks after Rizon delivered the first trucks to customers in the US. Parent company Daimler Truck is also bringing light-duty electric trucks to India. Read more…
Tesla Model 3 Highland: noticeably better, but not perfect
Tesla has redesigned the Model 3 – and the whole world is talking about the indicator buttons. However, the efficiency and noise insulation are more important than the operating concept. As our car review shows, the new Model 3 is impressive in these areas – but not in others.
VW and Xpeng sign deal on E/E architecture
VW and Xpeng have signed a framework agreement on technical cooperation for the Electrical/Electronic architecture (“E/E Architecture”). It will be integrated into VW’s China-specific EV platform CMP. Read more…
Canada extends electric car purchase incentive
The Canadian government is extending the duration of its purchase incentives for electric vehicles. Ottawa is subsidizing the purchase with up to 5,000 Canadian dollars – or the equivalent of 3,400 euros. Additional funding for charging infrastructure is not included in the new budget plan. Read more…
