SVOLT, the battery cell manufacturer that emerged from the Chinese carmaker Great Wall, has begun setting up a plant in Thailand for the assembly of battery modules and packs for electric and hybrid cars. Completion is scheduled for this year. According to the portal CN EV Post, two production lines are planned – one for […] More…

Poland’s primary bus maker Solaris has scored a significant order from the Italian island of Sardinia. Placed through Italy’s central procurement agency Consip, Sardinia expects to receive nearly 100 electric buses of type Urbino to arrive next year. Specifically, the contract comprises 98 Urbino buses, 80 in the 12-metre version and 18 articulated buses measuring […] More…

Daimler Truck celebrated the topping-out ceremony for its InnoLab Battery laboratory at the Mannheim plant. The building should be ready for occupancy as early as August, and a pilot line for the prototypical production of battery cells and assembly of batteries will be set up there within the next few months. The Mannheim location is […] More…

Finnish charging platform Virta has enabled card payments in Europe with Mastercard and FIS Worldpay. Their new ‘Virta Payment Kiosk’ provides a central solution for seamless card payments at existing and new charging hubs. As a standalone column that can connect more than one charging station simultaneously, it makes retrofitting existing hubs easy. Moreover, Virta […] More…

Peugeot has revised its small car 208 and its electric version e-208. The new Peugeot e-208 will go on sale in November 2023. There is no change to the drive system, but there is a change in the production location. As part of the update, the Peugeot 208 gets two new hybrid versions, while the […] More…

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have resumed construction of their joint battery cell factory in Ontario, Canada, after having halted the work in a row over subsidies. An agreement was reached with the Canadian government on the demands. Stellantis North America announced as much but did not go into details about the agreement and the […] More…

Audi is advertising 500 new jobs for the production of the new Audi Q6 e-tron at its main plant in Ingolstadt. At the same time, several further training programmes for employees around electromobility are also underway – but also extensive job cuts within the company. With the Q6 e-tron electric series based on the Premium […] More…

Nissan wasn’t only a pioneer with the Leaf electric car; the Japanese company was also quick to the starting blocks with the e-NV200 electric van. The carmaker’s Townstar EV follows on from this, albeit under completely different conditions. To find out whether the Townstar EV is something special or one among many we took it […] More…

Stellantis, the merger of FCA and PSA, has released its next architecture to underpin future electric cars. STLA Medium for the C and D segments is set to go into production in Europe later this year and sell globally. We have the details. With production beginning in 2023, the STLA Medium will be the first […] More…

The postponement of the implementation of the so-called rules of origin for electric cars demanded by the British government and European car manufacturers has been rejected by the EU Commission. As a result, many electric car models are likely to be subject to tariffs of ten per cent from 2024. In the course of the […] More…

Kia launches new offers for EV customers in the UK. These apply to all EV6, Niro EV, and Soul EVs purchased between 3 July and 1 October this year. The offer includes a 4.9 per cent Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on Kia’s electric cars, two free services and a free 12-month Kia Charge Plus subscription. […] More…

Hyundai has released range pricing and specifications for the new Kona Electric in the UK. The EV there starts at 34,995 pounds – and could make it further on one charge than previously communicated. First the prices: The Kona Electric is available in four versions – Advance, N Line, N Line S, and Ultimate. The […] More…

Founded last autumn, the ‘Upcell – European Battery Manufacturing Alliance’ has gained 37 new members from research, science and industry within six months. The goal of the non-profit organisation with its now 75 members is to strengthen cooperation and innovation in the European battery value chain to ensure Europe’s economic autonomy. By the end of […] More…

California’s Alef Aeronautics is working on an electric flying car. The two-seater Model A can drive on public roads and take off and land vertically. According to the manufacturer, the road range is 200, the flight range 110 miles. That is the equivalent of 320 and 177 kilometres. Founded in 2015, Alef Aeronautics says it […] More…

The Iveco eDaily has set an official Guinness World Record. Unveiled in September 2022, the 3.5-tonne electric box van secured the world record for the highest weight towed by an electric box van. The eDaily pulled three trucks with a total weight of around 153 tonnes. Specifically, it was even 153.58 tonnes of trailer load […] More…

The US state of Michigan is taking the lead in developing a Mobility Charging Hub, a “real-world prototype programme” aimed to meet the growing demand for charging locations for commercial electric vehicles. It also has Daimler Trucks North American (DTNA) and DTE Energy on board as partners. The “real-world prototype” will be located at Daimler […] More…

UK company Grundon Waste Management is looking into truly sustainable operations as it unveils its first electric garbage trucks powered directly by electricity generated from customer waste. The move is part of an annual £5 million investment in a cleaner collection fleet. Grundon’s investment combines converting its existing diesel vehicles into electric ones and purchasing […] More…

In Norway, charging infrastructure operators have to offer card payment at new fast charging stations since 1 July. There is currently no obligation to retrofit existing columns – but it is still up for discussion by policymakers. According to the state’s Ministry of Transport, the rule initially only applies to stations with at least 50 […] More…

The South Korean Posco Group is building two factories for the production of nickel and precursor materials for electric car batteries in the South Korean city of Pohang together with the Chinese battery materials company CNGR Advanced Material. The factories, in which the partners are investing a total of 1.5 trillion won (1.1 billion euros), […] More…

BYD is planning to build three production facilities on a former Ford industrial site in Brazil: one for the production of electric and hybrid cars, one for chassis for electric buses and trucks, and a third that will process lithium and iron phosphate for the international market. To convert the site in the Camaçari industrial […] More…