Jeep presented its first BEV model at the Paris Motor Show. The electric Jeep is due for launch in Europe in early 2023. The spec largely follows other Stellantis models, but the Group has yet to set a price despite accepting pre-orders for the ‘1st Edition’ Jeep Avenger. The Jeep Avenger is a compact SUV […] More…

The Times reports that Mini will stop producing electric cars in England in 2023 and move them to China. BMW makes around 40,000 electric Minis a year at its plant in Cowley on the outskirts of Oxford. Production is due to cease there next year despite the company’s far-reaching EV plans. In addition to the […] More…

The previously confirmed delayed start of battery cell production at Giga Berlin now appears to have a technical reason, too, in the dry coating of electrodes. According to local media, this could hold up manufacturing even longer than earlier reports suggested. Handelsblatt cites five experts, two close to Tesla, saying test facilities were running quite […] More…

Mercedes-Benz presents the EQE SUV ahead of the Paris Motor Show, praising it as a “multi-purpose variant” of the EQE business sedan. The fourth model utilising the fully electric EVA II platform will also launch as a sporty AMG car right at the start. We have all the data and information. Although Mercedes times the […] More…

Porsche has significantly improved the EPA-estimated driving range figures of all 2023 Taycan model variants in the US compared to the range ratings from 2022. “Incremental software improvements since launch,” are responsible for the improved ranges, according to the German luxury carmaker. The range increase of around 50 kilometres (31 miles) according to the WLTP […] More…

In Germany, Cylib GmbH, recently spun off from RWTH Aachen University, is a start-up for holistic battery recycling. The company has received 3.6 million euro in seed funding to make the recycling of lithium-ion batteries more efficient and environmentally friendly. At the heart of Cylib’s future business development is a proprietary, sustainable recycling method that […] More…

FEV, the vehicle development service provider based in Aachen, Germany, has inaugurated a research and development centre for battery and complete vehicle development in Shenyang in the Chinese province of Liaoning through its subsidiary FEV China. The R&D centre in Shenyang offers a broad portfolio covering all aspects of vehicle development, including CAE simulation and […] More…

The Volkswagen Group handed over 366,400 fully electric vehicles to customers in the first nine months of this year, around 25 per cent more than in the same period last year (293,000). The BEV share of the Group’s total deliveries rose to 6.0 per cent from January to September 2022, compared with 4.2 per cent […] More…

Sony and Honda have established their announced joint venture for electric cars and mobility services. With the founding of Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), the new company has revealed its production location and timeline, starting with pre-orders in 2025. The name Sony Honda Mobility was decided last summer. The company based in Tokyo is owned equally […] More…

Renault Group has created a company dedicated exclusively to the circular economy. The new company, called The Future is Neutral, aims to be “the European leader in the circular economy for cars by 2030”. The new company, The Future is Neutral, is headed by Jean-Philippe Bahuaud and aims to lead the industry in closed-loop battery […] More…

Renault is putting the spotlight on the electric passenger car variant of its new Kangoo city vehicle at the Paris Motor Show next week. The new electric combi van called Kangoo E-Tech Electric has an electric motor with 90 kW power and a battery with 45 kWh capacity. The Kangoo E-Tech Electric is an all-electric […] More…

Renault is putting the spotlight on the electric passenger car variant of its new Kangoo city vehicle at the Paris Motor Show next week. The new electric combi van called Kangoo E-Tech Electric has an electric motor with 90 kW power and a battery with 45 kWh capacity. The Kangoo E-Tech Electric is an all-electric […] More…

The Canadian company Li-Cycle has commissioned its fourth recycling plant for lithium-ion batteries, this time in the state of Alabama, USA. The opening in Tuscaloosa took place a little later than planned but on a larger scale. When Li-Cycle announced the plans last year, the company envisioned recycling 5,000 tonnes and 10,000 tonnes later. Yet […] More…

Addison Lee, a British chauffeur and courier company, has teamed up with BP Pulse, giving Addison Lee’s EV fleet enhanced access to over 3,000 ultra-fast and rapid EV charge points. The private hire company has pledged to transition to an all-electric fleet by 2023. Addison Lee, easily London’s most premium taxi service, has reportedly been […] More…

SK Signet, owned by South Korea’s conglomerate SK Group, said it wants to invest $15 million into building its first plant in the USA. The company will produce 10,000 chargers a year at ramp-up and refers to US funding policies being decisive for coming to Texas. These are, of course, the Inflation Reduction Act and […] More…

A huge change is underway as Germany’s largest telecommunications company, Deutsche Telekom, has announced to buy only electric company cars from 1 January 2023. Staff in Germany will have a choice between 33 EV models. The move is part of the Group’s broader sustainability initiatives. Deutsche Telekom announced the phase-out of the combustion engine in […] More…

Vitesco’s eMobility components have scored the drive supplier orders worth around €10 billion in the last two and a half years. Vitesco expects the electrification business to break even in 2024 as the German supplier lays out its business strategy for this decade. Vitesco, which was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange last year, announced […] More…

Shell has announced the formation of a consortium to create electrification solutions for mining sites. Besides Shell, the consortium includes Skeleton Technologies, Microvast, Stäubli, Carnegie Robotics, Heliox, Spirae, Alliance Automation and Worley. Shell envisions working with the nine-member consortium to create battery solutions for off-road vehicles that can be charged quickly and combined with a […] More…

French automotive supplier Valeo has won orders for its thermal systems for vehicle electrification worth more than four billion euros since the beginning of this year. Thermal solutions include air conditioning, heat pumps and battery cooling systems. The increase in sales represents almost double the figure for the same period in 2021. The major contributor […] More…

The water service company Anglian Water is accelerating its e-mobility advance, with more than 300 electrified vehicles coming to the East of England in the next few months. Almost 300 vehicles are on order and will join an existing fleet of electric and hybrid vans. Anglian Water, with a service area covering about a fifth […] More…