The rumour that Tesla will also use blade batteries from BYD with LFP cells from the second quarter of 2022 onwards has received new food for thought: According to Chinese media, BYD has now received an initial order from Tesla for LFP battery cells with a volume of 10 GWh. Unlike the first reports from […] More…

Stellantis has now officially confirmed plans to establish another joint venture in North America for the production of battery cells and modules. In addition to a corresponding cooperation with LG Energy Solution, Stellantis also wants to build a new battery factory in North America with Samsung SDI, as previously leaked. As Stellantis now announces, this […] More…

BorgWarner has received a grant of $5 million from the US Department of Energy to work with partners to develop what they call a ‘Scalable Ua Power-dense Extended Range’ or SUPER inverter for electric vehicles. This new inverter is to be smaller, more efficient and more cost-effective than the solutions available on the market today. […] More…

New Flyer has received an order for up to 150 battery-electric buses through the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority of Buffalo, New York (NFTA-Metro). To start with, the NFI subsidiary will deliver ten e-buses of type Xcelsior Charge. However, the contract with NFTA-Metro covers five years, including options to purchase up to 140 additional buses. If […] More…

The German rental car service Sixt announced the addition of green options to the Sixt Ride business. Customers booking transfer or limousine services may now choose a hybrid or fully electric vehicle in select European cities. Sixt Ride lists Berlin, Dresden and Munich in Germany, where the low emission cars have now become available with […] More…

Electric vehicle conversion company Voltia has announced the launch of five new electric XL van models. The new 11-cubic metre vans are based on the Stellantis platform for Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Vauxhall and Toyota vehicles. These are the van models based on the EMP2 platform, which are offered as the Citroën ë-Jumpy, Peugeot e-Expert, Opel/Vauxhall […] More…

The Israeli battery developer StoreDot has announced a global innovation centre in the USA to accelerate the development of solid-state batteries. It is to be built in California, but StoreDot has not yet named an exact location. The US facility is intended to support the Israel-based global R&D centre, StoreDot said. The additional capacity and […] More…

SEA Electric, originally from Australia and now based in Los Angeles, has booked the largest order in the company’s history in the US. GATR EV, a division of GATR Truck Centers, has ordered 1,150 electric trucks from SEA Electric. Based on the Toyota Hino model and equipped with SEA’s electric drive system, the first 40 […] More…

SEA Electric, originally from Australia and now based in Los Angeles, has booked the largest order in the company’s history in the US. GATR EV, a division of GATR Truck Centers, has ordered 1,150 electric trucks from SEA Electric. Based on the Toyota Hino model and equipped with SEA’s electric drive system, the first 40 […] More…

Daimler has put its new ‘R&D Tech Center China’ into operation in Beijing. The research and development centre is to combine development and testing capacities under one roof and is intended to accelerate the localisation of new models, including electric cars. The carmaker says it has invested 1.1 billion yuan, the equivalent of about 145 […] More…

Foxconn is planning to produce electric vehicles in Europe, India and Latin America. Chair of the board Liu Young-way hinted at this in a conversation with reporters at a business forum in Taipei. While he could not give any details about the plans yet, the timetable foresees production in Europe first and then in India […] More…

The US investment firm BlackRock is to lead a capital increase of 750 million euros by the Ionity joint venture, which intends to use the money to expand further its high power charging network, German media reports. There is also an indication of the next expansion stage. Manager Magazin refers to people involved saying BlackRock […] More…

Quantron AG has announced that in future it will manufacture commercial vehicles in-house. In the first step, the specialist for trucks and buses with battery-electric and fuel cell drives wants to develop a characteristic product and brand identity. As part of this strategy called “Quantron Vision 2025”, the company now wants to first create design-oriented […] More…

Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup plans to start building a battery cell factory for its electric car offshoot VinFast in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province this year. A Vingroup spokesperson confirmed the plan in principle, without giving details. According to Reuters, the plant is to start production in the third quarter of 2022 with an annual capacity of […] More…

West Midlands Gigafactory, the public-private joint venture between Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport Ltd, has revealed more targets for the envisioned battery production hub. Their pitch now includes a 60-GWh output with production to start in 2025, but one issue remains. The plans to install a Gigafactory scale battery production in the West Midlands […] More…

According to a media report, Volkswagen is considering building an entirely new production hall at its main plant in Wolfsburg to manufacture the future electric flagship Trinity there. However, the development of the model already appears around a year behind schedule. To recapture: VW had announced a new electric flagship in December 2020 and, in […] More…

More vehicles delivered, more revenue, more profit: Tesla demonstrates its growth ambitions in the third quarter of 2021 – without losing profitability. In addition, the Californian company has published an interesting piece of news in its latest annual report: Tesla is making a global switch for standard range models to LFP batteries. First, the latest […] More…

LiNa Energy, a spin-off from Lancaster University working on solid-state battery technology, has closed a £3.5m funding round. The company wants to use the fresh capital to expand its lab and to accelerate the commercialisation of its sodium-based technology. The seed funding from existing and new investors comes at a late stage, given that LiNa […] More…

At the Milipol trade show in Paris, BMW Motorrad put a police version of its CE 04 electric scooter on display for the first time. It is not just an eye-catcher however but will join the company’s existing range of police motorcycles with combustion engines. The CE 04, which BMW Motorrad debuted in July, then […] More…

Ireland’s Department of Transport announced details of electric car subsidies in the coming year: 100 million euros will be made available for this purpose in 2022, almost twice as much as in 2021. Purchase subsidies for fully electric cars and vans will continue at existing levels. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the new regulation […] More…