The Australian company Alauda Aeronautics has presented the latest development stage of its electric flying car for the EXA racing series. The Airspeeder Mk4 is the version that will compete in manned races for the first time in 2024. The electric flying car series completed its first race in South Australia in October, albeit still […] More…

As part of the EU project CEVOLVER (Connected Electric Vehicle Optimised for Life, Value, Efficiency and Range), Ford engineers have shown that heating surfaces can reduce energy consumption in the interior of an electric vehicle by 13 per cent. The test was conducted in an electric delivery vehicle. Thus, the range in cold weather conditions […] More…

Battery recycler Ecobat is building its third lithium-ion battery recycling facility and the first in North America. The new facility in Casa Grande in the US state of Arizona will initially produce an estimated 10,000 tonnes of recycled material per year. According to the company’s announcement, there are plans to expand capacity at a later […] More…

Uber Freight, the ride-hailing app’s platform for shippers and carriers, wants to introduce electric trucks for the first time. They have announced a strategic cooperation with WattEV and CHEP to deploy electric trucks on select routes in Southern California. WattEV is a trucking-as-a-service company and will offer electric trucks to logistics company CHEP as part […] More…

French motorway management company Vinci Autoroutes has opened four fast-charging parks built and operated by Allego. Each location offers CCS fast chargers and a CHAdeMO and AC charging point. The new charge hubs have been installed in Les Brouzils and Chavagnes on both sides of the A83 just before Nantes, in Rouillé Pamproux Nord on […] More…

Sixt and BYD bring their cooperation Down Under as the German company will add at least 500 BYD EVs to the rental car fleet in Australia over the next twelve months. Sixt runs one of the country’s largest electric car fleets and works with BYD on other continents. Sixt further expects the BYD Atto 3 […] More…

Subway has teamed up with GenZ EV Solutions to bring an “EV Charging Oasis” to Subway’s fast food sites. As part of the multi-year rollout, the partners will pilot smaller fast charging stations at select, new or remodelled restaurants across the USA this year. In the long run, Subway envisions charging canopies with multiple ports, […] More…

Cadillac has opened up the configurator for the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq in the USA, with prices starting at $59,590. Additionally, the brand belonging to GM announced that three new electric vehicles will be introduced this year for production starting in 2024. Cadillac’s first fully electric vehicle is now available to order in the USA, starting […] More…

Solid-state batteries for electric aircraft are the focus of new cooperation between two Belgian companies. Solid-state battery specialist Solithor and aerospace company Sonaca want to develop solid-state lithium batteries for regional aviation and urban air mobility (UAM). The partners already defined and shared work priorities as intended. Solithor will be responsible for battery cell research, […] More…

Hyundai Motor America has announced prices and packages for the Ioniq 6 in the USA. Customers can choose between two battery sizes and two electric drive layouts, with either a rear motor or both front and rear drives for all-wheel drive. The Ioniq 6 SE Standard Range with its 53-kWh battery pack has an MSRP […] More…

The dispute around the wall boxes of Norwegian manufacturer Easee is not easing off – after the company responded to safety issues raised by the Swedish Electrical Safety Authority, a representative of the International Standards Committee IEC 61851 now speaks up and comes to serious conclusions. To recapture: Sweden’s Elsälerhetverket tested six different wall boxes […] More…

General Motors has announced an investment in its powertrain plant in St. Catharines in the Canadian province of Ontario to produce more than 400,000 electric drive system units per year in the future. However, GM is making the investment dependant on additional funding. The exact amount of GM’s investment is not mentioned in the announcement, […] More…

The EU-funded project LiCORNE (Lithium Recovery and Battery Grade Materials Production from European Resources) aims to set up the first complete European supply chain for lithium processing resources available in Europe. More specifically, the LiCORNE partners will work to increase the processing and refining capacity for battery-grade chemicals found in ores, brines, tailings and off-specification […] More…

Nio plans to start building two production facilities for each of its two planned subsidiaries for more affordable electric cars in March 2023. What’s also new is that one of the brands appears to be primarily for export to Europe. The plant for the Nio sub-brand, codenamed Firefly, will be built in Chuzhou in China’s […] More…

Ford has agreed with LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding to form a joint venture to build a large battery cell plant for electric commercial vehicles in Turkey. The plant in Turkey had originally been planned with SK ON. The groundbreaking ceremony for the plant in Başkent near the Turkish capital Ankara is expected to […] More…

The Chinese manufacturer Leapmotor, which until now has specialised in purely electric cars, will in future also offer all its BEV models with a combustion engine as a range extender that charges the battery. Leapmotor’s change of strategy comes against the backdrop of falling sales. Leapmotor calls the vehicle itself an “EREV”, an Extended-Range Electric […] More…

VW is launching a qualification offensive for electromobility at its main plant in Wolfsburg. By 2025, a total of 22,000 production employees are to be qualified for e-mobility. Production of an electric model on the MEB platform will start in Wolfsburg in autumn 2023 with the ID.3. Around 1,200 employees are therefore to be trained […] More…

British EV fleet solutions provider EO Charging has announced securing around $80 million in investment to fund its US expansion. The company serves clients like Amazon, DHL, Uber, DHL and Tesco and has been listed among the fastest-growing companies by the FT. Founded in 2014, EO Charging says it has deployed over 80,000 chargers to […] More…

US waste disposal company Republic Services announces a long-term deal with Oshkosh Corporation. It will start with two electric recycling and waste truck prototypes this autumn and expects EVs to represent half of its new truck purchases in the next five years. Republic Services operates 17,000 trucks, making it the fifth largest vocational fleet in […] More…

Stagecoach has launched a fleet of 27 electric buses in West Scotland this week. The Volvo BZL buses are the first of this type to operate in the UK. They will serve routes in Ayrshire and join other electric buses by Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD. Stagecoach West Scotland invested £15.7 million into the […] More…