EV maker Electra Meccanica (EMV) will cease the production of its three-wheeled EV ‘Solo.’ Instead, EMV wants to focus on an electric car with four wheels. “We believe that major opportunities remain for an experienced maker of smaller, nimbler EVs with eye-catching design and personalized features,” CEO Susan E. Docherty writes in a blog post […] More…

Blue Current, a silicon elastic composite solid-state battery manufacturer, has a new investor on board. Umicore is investing a minority stake in the US-based start-up. The two companies signed a joint development agreement about a year ago. It allows Blue Current to use Umicore battery materials for its solid-state battery technology. Now, the two companies […] More…

In Morocco, companies in the electricity and automotive sectors have given the green light to APIME, the intersectoral association for electric mobility founded a few weeks ago, to install 2,500 new charging stations in the country over the next three years. These are to be installed in Morocco’s main cities such as Casablanca, Tangier and […] More…

European fast charging station operator Fastned almost tripled its charging-related revenues to 36 million euros in 2022 (+191 per cent compared to 2021). Fastned recorded a net loss of 22.2 million euros in 2022. This is slightly less than in 2021 (24.6 million euros) and is explained by the high investments in the expansion and […] More…

The Faraday Institution has awarded a total of £29 million to six research projects in Birmingham. All projects are working on battery recycling research projects. One funded project is the Reuse and Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries (ReLIB) project, which is working on recovering critical material from old EV batteries. According to the researchers, the […] More…

The US government has provided a comprehensive update on electric fleet and charging infrastructure projects in the US. In addition to the activities of federal agencies, the announcement also includes a number of self-commitment statements by large companies. First, on the public sector: according to the fact sheet now published by the White House, federal […] More…

Since 2024, Skoda’s apprentices have been developing a concept car every year. The ninth apprentice car, in which 29 of the automaker’s junior staff are participating this year, will be fully electric. This time around, the apprentices are developing a multifunctional camping vehicle based on the Skoda Enyaq iV electric SUV model, which also serves […] More…

Nissan is launching two new variants of its Ariya electric model in Europe. There are no changes to the body. One is a new top-of-the-line model, and the other is a more affordable trim to make the Ariya eligible for subsidies in some countries. The latter is the front-wheel drive Ariya Engage, available with both […] More…

US company Ascend Elements has opened its commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling facility in the US state of Georgia. The company invested $50 million in the site and says it is “North America’s largest electric vehicle battery recycling facility” to date. According to Ascend Elements, it can recover up to 98 per cent of critical metals […] More…

Tesla and Chinese battery maker CATL are reportedly looking into building an LFP battery plant in the US. According to media reports, the US carmaker discussed the matter with US politicians to see how the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) would apply. Bloomberg first reported the story, citing people familiar with the talks. A potential […] More…

The ZF Group will expand manufacturing capabilities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to serve the growing EV market in North America. In total, the company wants to invest more than $194 million. In the first phase, ZF plans to invest $150 million in a new facility at its site in northern Mexico to manufacture the company’s […] More…

Blink Charging has announced the rebranding of EB Charging to Blink Charging UK following its acquisition in April 2022. The rebrand provides Blink with a visible footprint of more than 1225 chargers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Blink Charging is a US-based supplier of charging equipment that has deployed nearly 66,000 charging ports across […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has opened its third ‘Nio House’ in Europe in Rotterdam. The locations primarily serve as showrooms, but also have a café, a meeting room and an area for children, among other things. Nio’s new showroom is located at De Meent 80-84 in Rotterdam, sitting “in the heart of Rotterdam”. […] More…

Ideanomics has created the brand Wave Charging for its charging solutions. Wave Charging plans to manufacture its charging solutions and components in the United States. Under the Wave Charging brand, Ideanomics will sell inductive charging, DC fast chargers, mobile charging solutions, end-to-end infrastructure solutions, and charge management software. Robin Mackie, Chief Operations Officer at Ideanomics, […] More…

The British government has announced an additional investment of more than 380 million pounds in the development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles as part of a major energy package. In addition, the government is now launching the final consultation on their so-called ‘ZEV mandate’. The consultation will run until 24 May 2023 and is […] More…

In the USA, Washington DC’s Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has just ordered five 40-foot electric buses from Nova Bus and five from New Flyer. The purchase is part of the WMATA plan to fully decarbonise its bus fleets by 2042. WMATA’s plan to speed up its transition off fossil fuelled buses has been tightened […] More…

In the USA, the South Carolina Department of Education has ordered 160 all-electric school buses from North American Daimler subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB). The order is for the 160 Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley model with drive technology from Proterra. Thomas Built Buses says the purchase of the 160 units marks the largest single order of […] More…

Lamborghini has presented the Revuelto, the successor to the Aventador. The Revuelto is the first production model from the Italian sports car manufacturer, which belongs to the Volkswagen Group, with a plug-in hybrid drive. This has an output of 1,015 hp and combines a V12 combustion engine at the rear with three electric motors, two […] More…

Swedish company Stena Recycling opens its new battery recycling facility in Halmstad, Sweden. The company also announced a new customer with the Norwegian battery company Freyr. The inauguration comes some 16 months after the start of construction. The initial recycling capacity is 10,000 tonnes, but is expected to increase in line with the growth of […] More…

Mathias Hüttenrauch has been CEO of the European business of the Chinese battery cell manufacturer CATL since March. This is a position that did not exist at the company before. This is reported by the German publication Automobilwoche. And Hüttenrauch himself confirmed his change of position on LinkedIn. The manager has gathered more than 30 […] More…