Tata Motors is apparently currently looking for a location for its European battery cell factory in Spain and Great Britain. In Spain, the Indian manufacturer is said to be considering an industrial site in Zuera near the city of Zaragoza. After P.B. Balaji, the chief financial officer of Tata Motors, recently announced the Group’s plans […] More…

California-based electric car start-up Canoo is looking to raise around 52.5 million dollars through share sales at a steeply discounted rate. Agreements with several investors have already been reached, but the deals have yet to be completed. Investors will pay 1.05 dollars per share, a 16 per cent discount from Friday’s closing price. Each share […] More…

Recharge Industries is close to acquiring the assets of insolvent battery start-up Britishvolt. According to the accounting firm EY, which is in charge of the insolvency administration, the deal is expected to be completed within the next seven days. Citing a publication by auditing firm EY, several media outlets report that Australian company Recharge Industries […] More…

Faraday Future announced that it received 135 million dollars in financing commitments in the form of convertible secured notes – enough to kick off production of its FF 91 model at the end of March. If all funds are received as planned, first units could be delivered as soon as early April, Faraday says. Moreover, […] More…

The Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) announced three new Sales and Service Centers for its Ora brand in the UK in Belfast, Chorley, and Exeter. The first showroom to feature the Ora model will be the Charles Hurst Group in Belfast that will open its doors on 6 March. The other two locations will […] More…

Elke Temme, who leads the Charging and Energy business unit at VW, is stepping down for personal reasons. She will be taking a three-month sabbatical, after which she will be available to the Volkswagen Group part time until the end of the year. Giovanni Palazzo, President and CEO of Electrify America, will be taking over […] More…

Ford will return to Formula 1 from 2026 after more than two decades – as Red Bull’s technical partner. Red Bull Powertrains and Ford will collaborate on the development of the next-generation hybrid powertrain for the Oracle Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri teams. Ford will provide expertise in areas such as battery cell and […] More…

Allegations by Hindenburg Research are once again causing a company to falter. The short seller accuses the Indian conglomerate Adani Group of price manipulation and accounting fraud, causing Adani’s share price to plummet. Adani, which is also involved in eMobility projects, denies the allegations. Adani had recently taken delivery of around 300 electric trucks from […] More…

EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, the fuel cell joint venture between ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium, has received an order from an unnamed European car manufacturer for fuel cell stacks for use in a future production vehicle. The agreement involves the development of a customised stack for the global OEM’s future fuel cell production vehicle, the name […] More…

Hyundai Motor India has announced the installation of 10 fast-charging locations across key highways and cities in India by the middle of this year. Each fast charging location will comprise one DC 150 kW ultra-fast charger and one DC 60 kW high-speed charger. The launch of charging infrastructure in India coincides with the launch of […] More…

The US charging network will charge five cents more starting on 6 March 2023. This concerns all customers, including Pass+ members, no matter if they charge per minute or per kilowatt hour. The price per kilowatt hour will increase from 43 to 48 cents, while the price per minute increases from 16 to 19 cents […] More…

It is one of Swedens largest charging stations for electric trucks and was put into operation by E-Mobility, a subsidy of the Soltech Group. The 15 fast-charging points are located at Göteborgs Lastbilscentral (GLC) hub in the Swedish city. The charging points have a combined output of one megawatt and will be available to GLC’s co-owners […] More…

US fuel cell specialist Plug Power and UK chemicals group Johnson Matthey have entered into a strategic partnership that will result in supplier contracts and the construction of a joint US plant for catalyst-coated membranes. Both parties announce that as part of the collaboration with Plug Power, Johnson Matthey will become a major supplier of […] More…

Canada announced additional funding for charging infrastructure – nearly 15 million Canadian dollars (10.4 million euros). This will be used to build more than 2,350 new charging stations, 2,100 of which will be installed in the Greater Toronto Area. The money will go to 32 organizations including municipalities, private companies and utilities. Specific details concerning […] More…

The Danish capital Copenhagen and the enclave of Frederiksberg, which is completely surrounded by Copenhagen urban area, have decided to completely electrify the last five bus routes by 2025. Now, only the public transport operator has to play along. The contracts for these five bus routes expire between 2026 and 2029 – and would be […] More…

Hydrogen storage specialist Hexagon Purus has opened a production facility for Type 4 cylinders in Westminster in the US state of Maryland. The plant is designed to produce up to 10,000 cylinders per year for heavy-duty commercial vehicles and can be further expanded. The new 60,000-square-foot facility will employ up to 150 skilled workers. The […] More…

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance unveiled more details about their partnership and new direction for the next 15 years. Plans include joint activities in Latin America, India and Europe – with talk of a joint 800-volt architecture in the latter case. Following the announcement at the end of January, it was confirmed that Nissan intends to take […] More…

The carmakers first fully electric vehicle will start at 59,650 dollars, including a 1,150 dollar destination charge. There are two trim levels that buyers can choose from, premium and luxury. The latter starts at a price of 65,150 dollars and includes 20-inch aluminum alloy wheels and multicolor ambient lighting with shadow illumination. Further options include […] More…

Researchers at the Tesla-funded battery researcher centre at Dalhousie University have discovered an amazingly simple reason why lithium-ion batteries self-discharge over time, even when they are not in use: The use of adhesive tape. In lithium-ion battery cells, coiled electrodes of these batteries are held together with simple PET adhesive tape. At higher temperatures in […] More…

The U.S. Treasury Department has revised its vehicle classification definitions, making even more electric cars eligible for the 7,500 dollar tax credit there. Moreover, the revision is applied retroactively, meaning all vehicles purchased since the beginning of the year can qualify. Now, all variants of the Tesla Model Y, Cadillac Lyric, Ford Mustang Mach-E and […] More…