There will be no iCar from Apple, but the Chinese car manufacturer Chery is now launching the first model of its new electric car brand iCAR. The first model is a compact, angular electric off-road vehicle, which is not powered by sodium-ion batteries as expected, but by LFP batteries. Read more…
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BMW integrates electric truck trio into Regensburg plant logistics
BMW has started to electrify the deliveries around the Regensburg plant. The first three fully electrically powered trucks have recently been integrated to transport parts between individual areas of the site. Read more…
Gravity opens charge park with 500 kW chargers in New York City
The EV infrastructure startup Gravity has opened its flagship Midtown Manhattan EV charging centre to the public. It offers 24 charge points with 500 kW each, installed in a parking garage on West 42nd Street. Read more…
Samsung SDI to start mass production of solid-state batteries in 2027
Samsung SDI aims to achieve an energy density of 900 Wh/L with its solid-state batteries and believes it is on course to start mass production in 2027. So far, the company has avoided making such a statement on series production readiness. Read more…
Power failure shuts down Tesla factory in Germany / Plant evacuated
Production is paused at the Tesla factory in Grünheide, Germany. According to media reports, a power outage may have been caused by an arson attack on a transformer station around ten kilometres from the Tesla site. In addition, the production facility is said to have been evacuated. Read more…
UK awards e-mobility projects £35.7 million in grants
The British government is awarding funding for eMobility projects via the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). This time, four projects in the e-mobility field are being funded with a total of around 35.7 million pounds. Read more…
Toyota tackles takeover of battery subsidiary Primearth EV Energy
Toyota wants to take over its battery subsidiary Primearth EV Energy, which it holds together with Panasonic, in its entirety and expand production to include larger batteries for purely electric vehicles in addition to batteries for hybrid cars. Read more…
Hyundai Ioniq 7 will probably be renamed Ioniq 9
According to media reports, Hyundai is changing the name of its large electric SUV to Ioniq 9. Previously, Hyundai had planned to call the production model Ioniq 7, underpinned by the name of the corresponding Seven study. Read more…
24M presents direct recycling process for batteries
The US battery cell developer 24M, which Volkswagen supports, has presented a direct material recycling process for semi-solid batteries. Direct recycling processes are considered to be cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Read more…
Rivian presents R2 electric SUV – accidentally
On 7 March, US electric car manufacturer Rivian will present its R2 electric SUV, its first next-generation model after the R1S and R1T. Several details were inadvertently leaked through the website’s code before the official premiere. Read more…
Tata Motors to demerge commercial and passenger vehicle business
Tata Motors plans to split into two separate listed companies – one for commercial vehicles and the second for passenger cars, including the EV business and subsidiary JLR. The split would enable the companies to pursue their respective strategies to achieve higher growth with greater agility. Read more…
Over 1.4 million electric cars on German roads
According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, the number of electric cars in Germany has risen by 39.1 per cent within a year. The KBA counted 1,408,681 electric vehicles on 1 January 2024. Read more…
Asahi Kasei Microdevices kicks off sensor production in Japan
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has started the mass production of coreless current sensors from the CZ39 series. Read more…
Leapmotor launches its five-seater electric SUV C10 in China
Leapmotor electric SUV C10 is hitting the road in China – initially as a battery-electric version or range extender model. The five-seater, unveiled at IAA Mobility 2023, will also launch in Europe in the third quarter. Read more…
Times remain tough at HiPhi
Following a production break announced in February, the EV premium brand from Human Horizons still appears to be in trouble. Local media speak of a possible takeover by a Chinese automotive company but it is uncertain whether it will save HiPhi from collapse. Read more…
Fraunhofer researchers use diamonds for fast-charging
The researchers note that as Diamond is characterised by unparalleled thermal conductivity, it is ideal for cooling electronic components with high power densities, such as those used in processors, semiconductor lasers or electric vehicles. Read more…
Hess scores another contract to supply XXL trolleybuses in Switzerland
The Swiss bus maker has won an order from BernMobil to deliver 13 double-articulated trolleybuses. The vehicles are the longest in the Hess lineup and offer around 30 per cent more capacity than comparable vehicles. Read more…
ADS-TEC Energy enters Norway
The fast-charging company is expanding in the Nordic countries. Starting in Norway, Caverion will become the official partner and, as a system integrator, will take over the commissioning and servicing of ADS-TEC’s charging stations immediately.
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France: EDF brings investor Morrison on board for large-scale HPC rollout
French energy group EDF is cooperating with infrastructure investor Morrison to invest up to 450 million euros in constructing almost 8,000 HPC charging points in France by 2030 via a joint financing platform. EDF subsidiary Izivia will operate the HPC chargers. Read more…
VW pauses EV production in Emden due to bottleneck
VW is temporarily reducing the production of electric cars at its factory in Emden, Germany. Assembly of the ID.4 and ID.7 electric models has been suspended there since yesterday and is expected to continue until Monday due to a lack of electric motors, as at the Zwickau plant. Read more…
