The German recycling company Accurec says it has developed a process with which it can recover lithium from old batteries. This would make the Krefeld-based company the first in Europe to recycle lithium on an industrial scale. This was revealed by a report in the German publication Handelsblatt. According to the report, the plant of […] More…

Siemens, LiCAP Technologies and BW Papersystems are cooperating in the field of dry electrode manufacturing systems. The trio has now entered into a strategic partnership for the production and marketing of such systems for the battery cell industry. With their cooperation, the three companies want to improve the future competitiveness of North American and European […] More…

Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics has introduced new silicon carbide (SiC) power modules. With five new module variants, OEMs are to be offered flexible options. The Hyundai Motor Group is the first customer on board. The Koreans use SiC technology in the Kia EV6, among others. The five power modules are based on the so-called SiC MOSFET […] More…

The Seat brand Cupra is entering Formula E through a cooperation with Abt Sportsline. However, this commitment is merely a participation as title sponsor, which means that the team name Abt Cupra Formula E Team has now also been decided. The coming season – the first with the new Gen3 racing cars – will begin […] More…

Volkswagen AG and its energy brand Elli have announced a milestone – Elli now claims to operate 400,000 charge points in partnership with over 800 providers in 27 countries. Over the past 18 months, the network has doubled in size. Helping Elli to add these 200,000 additional charge points were partnerships the company relies on […] More…

Volkswagen AG and its energy brand Elli have announced a milestone – Elli now claims to operate 400,000 charge points in partnership with over 800 providers in 27 countries. Over the past 18 months, the network has doubled in size. Helping Elli to add these 200,000 additional charge points were new and existing partnerships the […] More…

Tesla has received the green light from the Grünheide municipality for its plan to expand the factory site there by 100 hectares. There is also news about the planned water supply and the workforce at the Brandenburg Gigafactory. First of all, the planned expansion of the factory site, which is not to be confused with […] More…

Tesla has received the green light from the Grünheide municipality for its plan to expand the Gigafactory site near Berlin by 100 hectares. There is also news about the planned water supply and the workforce at the German Tesla factory. First of all, the planned expansion of the factory site, which is not to be […] More…

In China, sales of new energy cars reached a new high in November: According to estimates by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), around 732,000 new energy cars were sold – about 56,000 more than in the previous record month of October 2022. While the registration level in September and October was roughly the same […] More…

ADS-TEC Energy announced a new partnership with GP Joule Connect; a company focused on sustainable mobility. They plan to install several ADS-TEC battery-boosted charging stations in Europe to enable ultra-rapid charges without expanding the existing power grids. In concrete terms, GP Joule has ordered 30 ChargePost and ten ChargeBox Ultra systems from ADS-TEC to deploy […] More…

ADS-TEC Energy announced a new partnership with GP Joule Connect; a company focused on sustainable mobility. They plan to install several ADS-TEC battery-boosted charging stations in Europe to enable ultra-rapid charges without expanding the existing power grids. In concrete terms, GP Joule has ordered 30 ChargePost and ten ChargeBox Ultra systems from ADS-TEC to deploy […] More…

Honda has signed a supply contract with CATL to provide batteries for electric cars in China with a total volume of 123 gigawatt-hours over a period of seven years. First deliveries are planned for 2024. CATL is to supply Honda with batteries for its e:N range of electric cars from 2024 to 2030 from its […] More…

In Germany, in a statement on the sidelines of the Q3 figures, the CEOs and co-founders of Sono Motors, Jona Christians and Laurin Hahn, announced a special reservation campaign for the Sion. If this is not successful, the solar electric car may never be made, but this also no longer spells the end of the […] More…

In the USA, Redwood Materials was approved for more than $105.6 million in tax incentives for its battery recycling and materials facility in Northern Nevada in exchange for $1.1 billion in capital investments at its Storey County facility.  According to the Reno Gazette Journal, Redwood Materials was awarded tax credits and multiple abatements on 1 […] More…

General Motors has kicked off the implementation of its “Dealer Community Charging Program” announced a year ago to build up to 40,000 AC charging stations by dealers in the US and Canada. The first of these charging stations have now been installed in Wisconsin and Michigan. So far, nearly 1,000 GM dealers have signed up […] More…

UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has signed an agreement with BP to build charging points at its sites. Over the next two years, BP Pulse will install 900 new fast charging points at around 70 M&S shops in the UK. M&S has said that the charge points will have a charging capacity of at […] More…

Barcelona will soon be using 73 Renault Trucks electric trucks for city cleaning and waste disposal. The capital of Catalonia stipulated the use of zero-emission vehicles in the tender for the city cleaning and waste collection services. The contracts for the city cleaning were then awarded to several subcontractors – specifically to CLD Sorigué, Urbaser […] More…

The US airline United Airlines has made a strategic investment in Natron Energy. However, United is not interested in electrifying its aircraft, instead focusing on the ground vehicles that travel for the airline. Natron Energy is a US developer of sodium-ion batteries. United Airlines’ investment, of an undisclosed amount, comes primarily against the backdrop of […] More…

In its current analysis of battery prices, BloombergNEF has recorded the first increase since the start of the evaluations in 2010. The experts attribute this to the increased prices for raw materials and battery components as well as high inflation. Prices for lithium-ion battery packs had risen to an average of 151 US dollars per […] More…

The Norwegian transport operator Unibuss has ordered 76 all-electric Lion’s City E buses from MAN Truck & Bus for Oslo. For MAN, this is the first electric bus order from Norway. The order is for 59 solo and 17 articulated buses bound for operation in the northeast and east of Oslo from the end of […] More…