Tesla is apparently about to switch production of the Model 3 to the revised version. Observers from China report that production of the current Model 3 at the Tesla factory in Shanghai will cease in a few days on 14 August. The first examples of the new Model 3, which has been under development since […] More…

The French government has been given the go-ahead from the EU Commission to subsidise research and development of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles with the Taiwanese company ProLogium. The European Commission has approved funding of €1.5 billion under EU state aid rules. The R&D project is called “Prometheus” and will run until the end of […] More…

At an event in Huntington Beach, California, Fisker presented its future electric cars that will be on the market by 2026. The models include the Pear compact SUV, the Ronin five-seater sports car and a pickup model that goes by the name Alaska. The Alaska is a four-door pickup truck based on an adaptation of […] More…

The legal dispute between Tesla and Rivian over the alleged theft of trade secrets by former Tesla employees who migrated to Rivian is entering the next round. Although both companies are now cooperating on the NACS charging network, this fight goes on. According to Bloomberg, a judge in California on Wednesday preliminarily denied the employees’ […] More…

In the USA, an additional $16.3 million has been awarded to Nikola in California to support seven open-network hydrogen refuelling stations with its HYLA brand. The truckmaker has also revealed it has surpassed 200 sales orders for its fuel cell truck. So far, HYLA refuelling stations have been planned along Californian freight corridors. The company […] More…

The materials may sound unusual at first glance, but researchers at MIT have created a new supercapacitor from “ancient materials”: cement, carbon black and water. It could be used to charge electric cars, among other applications. The supercapacitor could also be integrated into the foundations of buildings. It would thus contribute to the stability of […] More…

Infineon is investing an additional up to five billion euros in the production of SiC semiconductors in Malaysia by significantly expanding its factory in Kulim. The Infineon plant in Kulim will become the “world’s largest 200-millimetre SiC Power Fab”. The planned expansion will be supported by customer commitments of around five billion euros in the […] More…

In the UK, the electric drive specialist Equipmake is partnering with bus service provider Newport Transport to repower eight of the operator’s ICE and hybrid double-decker buses with Equipmake’s electric drivetrain technology. Equipmake will now electrify ICE and hybrid buses for use on school and city routes run by Newport Transport, which already operates 49 […] More…

Tesla has extended its existing contract with China’s Yahua Industrial Group to supply lithium for its electric car batteries for a further five years until 2030 and significantly expanded the quantities supplied. The renewed contract calls for the purchase of 207,000 to 301,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from 1 August 2023 to 31 December […] More…

The UK government has announced two winning projects of a £8 million competition to support hydrogen-powered transport in the North East. This includes a project to develop airport support vehicles, as well as a project to build four publicly accessible hydrogen stations for a wide range of vehicle types. This is the second round of […] More…

Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr has started production of the Zeekr 001 for Europe and named four more European countries for sales of its electric cars. The cars are expected to be shipped to Europe in mid-August and delivered later this year. The first Zeekr 001s built for European customers rolled off the production line […] More…

In Germany, shortly after Ebusco announced a new order from Munich for 28 electric buses, state-owned utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) revealed the order is actually for a total of 71 new electric buses, also including Daimler and MAN electric buses. On Wednesday, Dutch manufacturer Ebusco announced an order for 28 articulated Ebusco 3.0 electric buses […] More…

After US oil company ExxonMobil announced its entry into lithium mining in May, the first names of possible customers are now circulating. According to an agency report, these include several carmakers as well as cell manufacturers and lithium producers. As Bloomberg was told by insiders, ExxonMobil is negotiating with Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen and other carmakers […] More…

Nissan UK has reduced the pricing of its fully-electric Ariya and introduced a new entry-level model, bringing the starting price of the electric SUV down to £39,645. In addition to the new model introduction, all existing 63kWh Ariya derivatives have been reduced by £3,000 and all 87kWh variants by £3,750 as of 1st August 2023. […] More…

The Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn wants to produce a new, small electric car in India or Thailand. The all-electric three-seater should cost between $10,000 and $20,000 (9,160 – 18,320 euros), mainly targeting corporate customers in Asia. Jack Cheng, head of Foxconn’s 2020 electric car platform MIH, told Reuters the small car is currently under development […] More…

Subaru has officially revised its electric car targets upwards. The Japanese manufacturer is now aiming to sell 600,000 battery-electric vehicles by 2030. The battery-electric vehicles are then to account for 50 per cent of Subaru’s global sales. In its last strategic plan at the beginning of 2020, Subaru still assumed that only 40 per cent […] More…

Ford has adjusted its electric car strategy for the Chinese market. The core of the reorganisation is that the company Ford Electric Mach Technologies (FMeT) for the development of electric vehicles will no longer operate independently in the future. The subsidiary FMeT was founded in China less than a year ago and was not only […] More…

WattEV, which provides zero-emission trucks-as-a-service in the USA, has been awarded two separate grants totalling $40.5 million for electric truck charging depots along the Interstate 5 highway, which runs along the country’s West Coast. The grants should allow the company to further expand its growing network of electric truck stops into Northern California and Oregon. […] More…

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is scrutinising 280,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the USA. A total of twelve drivers had reported steering malfunctions. One Model 3 driver, for example, reported in May that “the vehicle’s steering was stuck and he went off the road, whereupon he crashed into […] More…

Plenitude, a subsidiary of the Italian energy group Eni, is to build around 250 charging points for electric cars in parking areas at Ikea locations throughout Italy. The company has not yet revealed the planned charging capacity or its schedule. According to the company’s Italian press release, charging stations from Plenitude and operator Be Charge […] More…