Ford announced a significant expansion of its BlueOval charging network in North America. The carmaker signed three new providers into roaming deals and delivered an update on cooperation with Tesla. Read more…
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Panasonic’s battery division lowers profit forecast
Panasonic cut its production of electric car battery cells in Japan by 60 per cent last quarter and lowered the division’s annual profit forecast by 15 per cent. The background is weak demand for two specific electric cars. Read more…
Asahi Kasei expands global separator production capacity
Asahi Kasei continues to invest in its separator business for EV batteries and plans to install new coating lines at its LIB separator plants globally. The capacity expansion will enable the Japanese technology group to supply coated battery separators for up to 1.7 million electric vehicles. Read more…
Tesla receives building permit for Giga Mexico
Tesla has received all the permits to start building its factory in Mexico. This means Tesla can start further construction work. However, it is still open when exactly the carmaker will do so. Read more…
Kia prepares to repurpose EV batteries with Infinitev in Australia
Kia has partnered with startup Infinitev in Australia to start reusing, recycling and repurposing electric vehicle batteries. Infinitev offers comprehensive assessments designed to manage a battery’s entire lifecycle. Read more…
Chevrolet Equinox EV price higher than announced
Chevrolet will begin taking orders for the Equinox EV in the US in the first week of November. Introduced last year, the electric compact SUV will initially be available at prices starting at $48,995 with front-wheel drive or $52,395 with all-wheel drive. Read more…
UAW settles with the ‘big three’ in the US
In the USA, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has ended its strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis after six weeks, having reached preliminary agreements with all three car manufacturers. These primarily provide for significantly higher wages. Read more…
EU approves nearly €660 mn in state aid for French battery firm Verkor
France has received approval from the EU Commission to pay 659 million euros in state aid to Renault partner Verkor. The company will proceed with its planned research project and target pilot battery production by the end of 2026. Read more…
Osprey invests in charging the East of England
Osprey Charging is bringing a new quality to public-private partnerships. Working with Dacorum Borough Council in the East of England, the provider has signed up to boost public EV infrastructure – at its own cost. Read more…
Princeton team sets new electric boat speed record
Princeton University’s Electric Speedboat team says it has broken the world speed record for electrically powered boats. An average speed of 114 miles per hour (183 kph) was achieved on Lake Townsend in North Carolina. Read more…
Ola Electric closes funding round to build battery plant
The Indian electric scooter manufacturer Ola Electric has closed a 32 billion rupee ($385 million) funding round. It plans to use the funds to expand operations and complete its planned battery cell factories. Read more…
China’s Autel scores significant deal with Vattenfall
Charging hardware manufacturer Autel Energy has partnered with Vattenfall, the operator behind the InCharge network. The collaboration will see Vattenfall deploy two AC models from Autel in Germany. Read more…
Next.e.GO Mobile plans microfactory in the US
The Aachen-based electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile also wants to build a microfactory in the USA for the production of its electric cars. In doing so, Next.e.GO Mobile wants to benefit from the subsidies of the US. Inflation Reduction Act. Read more…
VW to continue research cooperation with University of Tennessee
The Volkswagen Group has extended its research partnership with the University of Tennessee at the Volkswagen Innovation Hub in Knoxville until 2028. The project, which focuses primarily on eMobility innovations, has been in place since 2018. Read more…
SkyDrive is about to launch eVTOL production at Suzuki plant in Japan
Suzuki and SkyDrive agreed to share business and technology in March 2022, and the cooperation has reached a new height. Suzuki is lending manufacturing capacity to SkyDrive to produce up to 100 eVTOLs annually starting in the Spring of 2024. Read more…
EU approves one-billion-euro fast-charging business by BP and Iberdrola
The European Commission has given the green light for BP and Iberdrola to align their charging infrastructure businesses in Iberia. The companies in 2022 earmarked one billion euros for a joint venture, which may now go ahead. Read more…
France boosts EV infrastructure budget; incoming changes to bonus schemes
The French government announced another 200 million euros to push the national charging infrastructure program Advenir. France targets 400,000 public charge points by 2030, but Advenir still has work to do at current levels. Read more…
Swiss freight forwarder Dreier to procure 50 electric trucks
The Swiss transport and logistics company Dreier AG has signed an acceptance agreement with Daimler Truck and MAN for 25 electric trucks each. The trucks in question are the heavy-duty eActros 600 and MAN eTGX models – the latter has only been available to order since Monday. Read more…
Volkswagen-backed 24M shows battery without cells and modules
The US battery cell developer 24M, known for its SemiSolid technology, presents a new battery system at the Japan Mobility Show in Toyko this week. ETOP stands for ‘Electrode-to-Pack’ and means that the electrodes are integrated directly into the battery pack. Read more…
Mitsubishi hands over China joint venture to GAC
Mitsubishi’s withdrawal from the Chinese market, which was announced in July due to the Japanese manufacturer’s oversleeping in the transition from the internal combustion engine to the electric car, has been finalised. The former joint venture GAC Mitsubishi will be completely transferred to the GAC Group. Read more…
