The Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium presented its new large-footprint lithium ceramic battery (LLCB) for the first time at the ees Europe trade fair in Munich. The first units will be delivered to European car manufacturers for testing as early as the end of this year. ProLogium already presented solid-state battery packs at CES […] More…

The Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco is starting to deliver the first Ebusco 3.0 from series production. These are 12-metre buses that will go on the road for Transdev in the Hilversum region. Over the next few months, the Ebusco 3.0 buses will be delivered in stages. Due to problems in the supply chain, the […] More…

The new Italian premium electric car brand Aehra has unveiled the exterior design of its second model. The sedan, so far simply called Aehra Sedan, follows the SUV model unveiled last autumn. Both use the same platform – and also the design language. Already the SUV model stood out because of its aerodynamic body with […] More…

The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has earmarked about half a million euros to promote the purchase of electric and hybrid vehicles this year. Unlike last year, businesses can now also benefit from the scheme. The total subsidies of one million marka will be divided equally between private individuals and companies, with […] More…

A London-based EV start-up Ark has launched an electric microcar called the Ark Zero that costs £5995. British media tout it as “the UK’s most affordable electric car.” The start-up Ark Motors, about which there is virtually no information online, has attracted a lot of attention in the British press with their city get-around, Ark […] More…

Mercedes-Benz presents the Vision One-Eleven, a new all-electric sports car study. The technical highlights include a new battery concept with high-performance liquid-cooled round cells based on a new cell chemistry, as well as two axial-flow electric motors. As is often the case with concept presentations, no concrete technical data has been mentioned. The focus of […] More…

Volkswagen’s PowerCo now officially confirmed its intention to industrialise dry coating for electric car batteries. The plan was leaked a few days ago. At a media round table in Berlin, the company has now revealed further details. Volkswagen’s battery subsidiary PowerCo is approaching the further development and industrialisation of the dry coating process together with […] More…

The Italian car-sharing provider Enjoy has added 100 electric cars to its fleet in Rome. This is a first for the company that otherwise only offered combustion engine models in the Italian capital, while electric cars have started populating the company’s fleets in other cities. The new clean, quiet and non-polluting vehicles will be the […] More…

In Austria, under the leadership of the Technical University of Graz (TU Graz), a consortium of universities, energy providers, companies and start-ups have presented the prototype of a flywheel storage system called FlyGrid. This was integrated into a fast-charging station and is meant to enable improved use of renewable (and thus fluctuating) energy sources. The […] More…

Citroën plans to launch an electric model with a base price of less than 25,000 euros on the European market in early 2024. The small electric car will then be offered in France and the UK, among other countries. As the company’s brand boss, Thierry Koskas, told journalists, the new, affordable model will be the […] More…

In Europe, wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has ordered more than 100 VW ID. Buzz Cargo. The first examples of the electric model were already put into service in February 2023. The electric combi vans will be used for the service and maintenance of Vestas wind turbines in Denmark and northern Germany. In addition to the […] More…

Audi has opened its first charging hub in Austria. The hub is located in Salzburg and operated in collaboration with Moon Power, which also runs an EV competence centre in the immediate vicinity of the hub. The hub is the Volkswagen brand’s fourth fast-charging location after Nuremberg, Zurich and Berlin. Similar to the hub in […] More…

Ferrari aims to complete its new production facility in Maranello in mid-2024, which will manufacture electric supercars as well as next-generation powertrains. According to Ferrari boss Benedetto Vigna, the so-called E-building will have assembly lines with the flexibility to produce both electric and combustion cars. The site will be “ready in June 2024”, two years […] More…

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) wants to develop a new electric drive system with an output of one megawatt that could be an important step towards the electrification of larger aircraft. The main components of the motor have already been designed and tested by an MIT team. Detailed calculations are expected to show that […] More…

Finnish companies Fortum and Terrafame are cooperating on recycling battery materials. Terrafame will use the raw recycled materials from Fortum to produce battery chemicals, which will then be used in new batteries. The energy company and the mining company have signed an agreement on a trial project in which the metals Fortum recovers from the […] More…

Mercedes-Benz plans to use more than 200,000 tonnes of CO2-reduced steel per year from its European suppliers Salzgitter, Thyssenkrupp Steel, Voestalpine, Arvedi, SSAB and H2 Green Steel in its press plants before the end of this decade. The establishment of a sustainable steel supply chain in Europe serves as a blueprint for other regions. Currently, […] More…

United Airlines and the air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility want to launch commuter flights in the San Francisco Bay Area. Authorities appear already on board, and United says it is identifying the first destinations of a future eVTOL network. While United has been working towards operating a fleet of eVTOLs for some time – […] More…

The second generation of the all-electric Kia Niro is basically a new body with virtually the same drive technology. While good progress has been made in the details, we ask: is this still enough to convince drivers in 2023? *** Since the end of 2018, the e-Niro has been the compact electric car in Kia’s […] More…

Energy company Engie Group has launched a new subsidiary called Engie Vianeo, dedicated to providing charging solutions for electric vehicles. Under the new brand, Engie will offer 12,000 charge points for electric cars and heavy commercial vehicles in France by 2025. Starting this June, electric car drivers in France will encounter the Engie Vianeo brand […] More…

FedEx continues on course to a greener fleet by extending its partnership with BrightDrop into Canada. GM’s dedicated electric van brand shall deliver 50 transporters of type Zevo 600. This latest order is part of a much larger deployment, however. Staying with FedEx Express Canada, the FedEx subsidiary will put the BrightDrop vans on the […] More…