BYD has presented another electric school bus with bidirectional charging in the USA. The new ‘Type A’ is significantly smaller than the ‘Type D’ the company introduced last year. The new electric school bus of Type A comes in three lengths of 22.9, 24.5 and 26.7 feet (7 to 8.1 meters) and can accommodate up […] More…

BAM Infra Nederland has commissioned Wirtgen and New Electric to convert an asphalt spreading machine into the first fully-electric asphalt paver. On an annual basis, the use of this machine will save more than 93,000 kilograms of CO₂ and 115,000 grams of nitrogen oxide emissions. The newly installed electric drive comprises two motors and a […] More…

A new battery company from the US called Sparkz announced opening a pilot facility in Livermore, California, for its patented solid-state battery technology. Last year, Sparkz won a grant for $2.6 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC). The money was to extend Sparkz’ development into solid-state batteries. The company is banking on a zero-cobalt […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is expanding its network of battery exchange stations at great speed. The company already operates 828 stations in China, plus Nio recently opened the first battery swap outlet in Europe. Staying in China, for now, Nio had announced in September last year its intention to massively expand its battery […] More…

China is faced with an enormous wave of batteries ready for reuse and recycling stemming from the world’s largest EV uptake starting around six years ago. In the last six months, the Chinese government has issued a series of new directives to ensure the battery reuse and recycling industries can effectively expand to scale. * […] More…

Swiss technology group ABB has acquired a majority stake in US company InCharge Energy. ABB had held a ten per cent stake in InCharge Energy since 2020 and is now increasing its share to 60 per cent. The acquisition is intended to strengthen ABB’s e-mobility division in the North American market. The transaction is part […] More…

California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled expanded plans for investment in electric mobility. The US state is investing an additional 6.1 billion US dollars in electric vehicles and infrastructure. This brings the total budget for this area to ten billion US dollars. The new package builds on a $15 billion investment package signed in September […] More…

The Israeli battery developer StoreDot has presented a technology that is intended to extend the service life of batteries in electric vehicles – also with a view to connection use in stationary energy storage systems. According to the company, StoreDot’s batteries retain 70 per cent of their original capacity even after 1,700 charging cycles – […] More…

Lotus has reached an agreement with Britishvolt on the joint development of battery cells for electric sports cars from the Geely brand. In this context, Lotus has published a design sketch for a future electric sports car. The manufacturer is planning four electric models between 2022 and 2026. The first three models will be two […] More…

Fox E-Mobility has taken another step towards the start of production and has completed the overall design of its new Mia electric car series. The first prototypes are planned for the current year. Series production in cooperation with a vehicle manufacturer is scheduled to start in 2024. The board gave its final blessing to the […] More…

The Volkswagen ID.5 and ID.5 GTX are now available to order from UK retailers, alongside a new member of the ID.4 line-up: the ID.4 Pro. Prices start at £50,550 for the ID.5 Tech Pro and £41,430 for the ID.4 Life Pro. The ID.5 is solely available with the largest battery pack from the Volkswagen line-up; […] More…

BMW will end production of the i3 in Leipzig in July 2022. The reason for this is probably the conversion of the plant for the production of future electric models. The British magazine Autocar reports on the end of production, citing a spokesperson for the manufacturer. The information can therefore be regarded as certain and not […] More…

BYD has signed a framework agreement with the municipal government of the city of Xiangyang in the Chinese province of Hubei for the construction of an industrial park where, among other things, traction batteries for electric cars will be produced. The industrial park in Xiangyang is to be built in three phases, according to a […] More…

Chinese battery manufacturer CALB (China Lithium Battery Technology) has signed contracts with two cities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong to build new production facilities. The two planned factories in Guangzhou and Jiangmen will each be designed for an annual capacity of 50 GWh. The Guangzhou factory will be built in two phases. CALB […] More…

Uber’s biggest rival from India is making further advances in the UK, this time through its manufacturing division. Ola Electric today announced it would establish a global centre for advanced engineering and vehicle design in Coventry – and not just for two-wheelers. The so-called Ola Futurefoundry will work closely with the design and engineering teams […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has invested a high double-digit million euro amount in the solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium and agreed to jointly develop next-generation battery cells with the Taiwanese company. For Mercedes, it is not the first deal in solid-state batteries. The first jointly developed solid-state batteries could already be used in Mercedes-Benz test vehicles in the […] More…

VW has now officially started production of the ID.5 and ID.5 GTX in Zwickau and has thus completed the transformation of the vehicle plant into a pure electric car plant, as announced last November. The 2022 production will exceed the 180,000 electric cars VW made here last year. As Volkswagen states, this makes Zwickau the […] More…

The Scottish Government has published a new draft outlining its vision to double the availability of public electric vehicle charging. The country intends to launch a dedicated fund to attract investment from the private sector and to provide up to £60 million to local authorities over the next four years. The private sector is expected […] More…

US retailer Walmart has ordered 1,100 units of the E-Transit from Ford. In total, Ford says it already has 300 customers for the electric van in the USA, who have placed orders for more than 10,000 units. According to Ford, the 300 customers include “businesses of all sizes” – from one-person operations to municipalities like […] More…

Only about three months after the start of production, Geely’s premium electric brand Zeekr has reported the production of the 10,000th unit of its debut BEV 001. In addition, further details about the production technology at the Ningbo plant have been revealed. Production of the Zeekr 001 only started in mid-October at Geely’s Ningbo plant. […] More…