According to reports, Brazil’s 99 ride-hailing app plans to expand its electric fleet, aiming to double the number of EVs to 1,000 in the next 12 months. The move is part of the company’s Alliance for Sustainable Mobility pledge. The alliance includes eleven companies such as Banco BV, Chinese automakers BYD and Caoa Chery, car-rental […] More…

Scania has launched Scania Charging Access, a new service designed to simplify public charging for mixed fleets of trucks and buses. The new tool promises set, predictable costs and no hidden fees via one invoicing system. Fleet customers will be able to plan, operate, and pay for their public charging through the new tool, while […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer Gotion High-Tech will in future also supply Volkswagen with LFP cells outside China. The order, the size of which is not yet known, includes unit cells with LFP chemistry and the same specifications as in China. One possible model could be the ID.2. In 2021, it was announced that a […] More…

Automotive supplier ElringKlinger has scored a big contract with a term of several years. The company will supply cell contact systems to BMW Group series electric models in the new class (‘Neue Klasse’). The high-volume series production for Europe is scheduled to start in 2025, with the plant in Neuffen, Baden-Württemberg, taking charge, according to […] More…

Food distributor Sysco unveiled its vision for the ‘Riverside Electric Vehicle Hub’. Known to readers from a significant order for electric trucks, the new infrastructure will transform the company’s distribution centre into the “focal point of its electrified fleet”. Sysco adds that the Riverside project was a “foundational step” toward its goal of incorporating 2,800 […] More…

Wolftank Group, a green energy technology provider from Austria, has partnered with several leading e-mobility providers in Italy to install more than 400 charging stations. The first charging stations have already been set up, and Wolftank says “numerous others” will be installed in the coming months at around 115 highway service areas, train station parking […] More…

British EV conversion specialist Electrogenic has revealed a ‘plug and play’ solution to easily electrify the classic Mini. Electrogenic’s Mini EV conversion kit has a target price of £15,000 + VAT and can be fitted by any qualified mechanic. The Mini conversation kit will be offered via Electrogenic’s global network of installer partners from autumn […] More…

The development service provider FEV, together with Impression Technologies (ITL), a specialist in aluminium metal, has developed a battery housing concept for EVs using ‘HFQ technology’, which is intended to optimally utilise the space available for energy storage. By completely relocating the structurally relevant components to the outside and simultaneously integrating the battery housing into […] More…

Volkswagen and Shell Germany have put the first battery-boosted charging station into operation at a Shell petrol station in Göttingen. If the trial deployment is successful, further examples of Elli’s pole could be created at pit stops by Shell in Europe. The Flexpole charging columns from Volkswagen’s energy brand Elli deliver up to 150 kW […] More…

Magna has won a major order for its new electric drive system, eDS Mid. The order, from an unnamed “Europe-based Global Premium OEM”, is to supply the electric drive system for use in sedan and SUV models planned for release in 2027. Magna’s eDS Mid is a compact, high-speed electric motor that offers a scalable […] More…

Lion Electric has officially presented the Lion5, an all-electric Class 5 truck powered by Lion’s new in-house engineered and manufactured 800V battery packs. The Lion5 has a maximum payload of up to 12,500 lbs. and production is to start before the end of the year. The Canadian electric utility vehicle manufacturer added that the” new […] More…

BluSmart Mobility, an Indian EV-only ride-hailing startup, has raised $42 million. Investors include BP Ventures, the investment arm of the British oil and gas company BP. The funds will strengthen BluSmart’s presence in India and more than double the fleet. The announcement is in line with earlier plans updated in June 2022. At the time, […] More…

The American speciality chemicals company Albemarle has announced a doubling of the production capacity of its Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia. Instead of 50,000 tonnes per year, the plant will be able to produce 100,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide at full capacity. This will support the production of an estimated 2.4 million electric […] More…

In Melbourne, a Mercedes owner was charged 445 Australian dollars by one of the manufacturer’s dealerships for an engine oil and filter change. This was clearly an oversight, as the car in question was an all-electric Mercedes EQA 250. According to the story, the driver did not initially question the $700 invoice, which was set […] More…

Nio has started deliveries of its new EC7 model in China. It has still not been decided whether the EC7 will also come to Europe. The all-electric SUV coupé, which was presented at the turn of the year, will be offered including the battery with an energy content of 75 kWh or 100 kWh at […] More…

The Volkswagen Group and Bosch will not realise their planned joint venture to equip battery cell factories. Volkswagen and its battery subsidiary PowerCo are now pursuing the plan without Bosch as a partner – but Bosch will remain on board as a supplier. “We are not setting up a joint venture,” Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung […] More…

Geely’s subsidiary LEVC has presented its modular electric platform SOA (Space Oriented Architecture), which was developed together with the parent company. With this, the manufacturer wants to become the global “leading provider of purely electric mobility solutions”. The first LEVC model based on the SOA is to be “a completely new offering, launching LEVC into […] More…

US American BEV commercial vehicle chassis manufacturer Motiv Power Systems has announced a new vehicle order from Cintas for 30 additional battery-electric delivery vans. Motiv’s decision to expand its relationship with Cintas follows a successful pilot test of seven Motiv-powered vehicles across three US states in 2022. The new order of 30 Motiv trucks will […] More…

Bosch has announced that it is reorganising its supplier business to take account of the trend towards software-based vehicle development: the division ‘Bosch Mobility Solutions’ will be renamed ‘Bosch Mobility’ and managed within the group as a business sector with its own business responsibility and management team. The aim is to be able to serve […] More…

Together with partners, a team of researchers from the Fraunhofer IPA was able to show in a study that e-bike motors can be remanufactured in the sense of a modern circular economy. Since the remanufacturing succeeded with almost the same properties, the researchers see great potential in the approach. In the ‘AddRE-Mo’ project, researchers from […] More…