Taiwan’s contract manufacturer moves to secure its second e-mobility partnership in Japan, as Mitsubishi Fuso eyes entry into the electric bus market with Foxconn-developed models. Read more…

An autonomous electric bus that can connect to a cable car and glide over traffic jams: It sounds crazy at first – but it’s actually quite a smart idea. Researchers at RWTH Aachen University are trying to turn this vision into reality in the ‘upBUS’ project. And they have now reached an important milestone. Read more…

The electric SUV Elexio from Beijing Hyundai is due to be launched in China in the third quarter. It epitomises the South Korean company’s new start in China. Thanks to the Chinese registration application, a number of technical details have now been made public. Particularly interesting: the SUV is equipped with BYD batteries. Read more…

The charging infrastructure operator Allego has introduced the ‘Summer Pass 2025’. Until 30 September, users can pay a monthly basic fee and receive a 30% discount on the local ad-hoc price at more than 5,000 of its own fast-charging points across Europe and selected charging points in the partner network. Read more…

ChargeZone has opened India’s largest EV charging hub in Bengaluru, the capital of the southern state of Karnataka. The company is capitalising on the surging popularity of EVs in the so-called ‘Silicon Valley of India’. Read more…

The charging network operator Blink Charging is getting a new European boss. Blink Charging has officially announced the promotion of Alex Calnan to Managing Director Europe. Read more…

Bosch eBike Systems is presenting three revised drive units for e-bikes at this week’s Eurobike trade fair in Germany. The new versions of the Cargo Line, Performance Line Speed and Performance Line are quieter, lighter and more powerful. The German company has also upgraded its PowerTube 540 bike battery. Read more…

BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and other companies from the automotive industry have agreed on pre-competitive cooperation in software development on an open source basis. Among other things, this involves modules for autonomous driving. Read more…

The solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape has integrated a new separator manufacturing process into the basic production process of its battery cells. The company hopes that this will lead to “important improvements in separator quality and process stability”. Read more…

Chinese car manufacturer BYD has slowed down its production and expansion in recent months by reducing shifts in some factories in China and postponing plans to build new production lines. The Chinese car market recently suffered from overproduction and a discount battle initiated by BYD. Read more…

The Dutch supplier of maritime battery systems EST-Floattech is expanding its Octopus series with LFP battery modules. Each module delivers a nominal voltage of 52 V, a capacity of 233 Ah and is designed for scalable integration into larger battery systems with several MWh for the maritime sector. Read more…

The Swedish cell manufacturer Northvolt was long regarded as the hope of the European battery industry, but has been in insolvency proceedings since March and is currently having to cease production. There are now three potential buyers and an initial takeover bid, although this is still non-binding. Read more…

A district judge in Seattle has ruled that the US federal government must release funding withheld for the construction of charging stations for electric vehicles in 14 states, including California, New York, Illinois and Washington. The ruling was based on the finding that the states had a good chance of succeeding with their lawsuits against the suspension of the funding. Read more…

Volkswagen will comprehensively revise the design of the VW ID.3 and ID.4 next year. Kai Grünitz, Head of Technical Development at VW, confirmed this to a British media. The designers are taking their cue from the upcoming ID.2. Read more…

New registrations of electric cars in the EU are on a stable upward trend: in May, almost 143,000 new electric cars were added, resulting in 700,000 new registrations for the year to date. Tesla continues to suffer losses in the EU, but a slight recovery trend can be seen. Read more…

The US-American oil company Chevron has announced its entry into lithium production, an important raw material for electric car batteries. Specifically, Chevron has acquired mining rights to the Smackover formation in Arkansas and Texas. Read more…

Emma Nehrenheim is the new Managing Director of the European Battery Alliance (EBA). Founded in 2017, the battery alliance is a project initiated by the European Commission and coordinated by InnoEnergy on behalf of the EU Commission. Read more…

The Europe-based management and tech consultancy firm BearingPoint has developed a modular, cloud-based fleet management system in collaboration with the software giant SAP aimed at optimizing business for fleet- and charge point operators. Read more…

Chinese battery giant CATL is venturing beyond the powertrain by co-founding a joint venture targeting Level 4 autonomous driving. It is leveraging synergies with mobility service provider Hello and fintech heavyweight Ant Group. Read more…

In recent days, BYD has once again sent two new cargo ships on their way to export its electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The BYD Xi’an and the BYD Changsha can carry around 7,000 and 9,200 units, respectively. They are now BYD’s fifth and sixth car carriers. Read more…