Tesla has announced a massive expansion of its site in the US state of Nevada with two new production facilities: one for 4680-format battery cells with a capacity of 100 gigawatt-hours per year and another for the series production of the Tesla ‘Semi’ electric truck. Tesla plans to invest more than 3.6 billion US dollars […] More…

Austrian-based Wolftank Group, specialised in energy and environmental solutions technologies, has set up a joint venture for hydrogen refuelling systems with the public transport operator TPER for the Italian city of Bologna. The new company is called TPH2, and will be responsible for integrated hydrogen refuelling systems for use in buses to be installed by […] More…

In Germany, Vattenfall and the NH Hotel Group are collaborating to set up charging stations for electric vehicles across the country. The hotel group is planning to install publicly accessible fast-charging infrastructure with 180 kW charging columns and AC chargers at 50 of its hotel locations. In addition to the fast chargers, four to eight […] More…

Polestar gives its Polestar 2 a comprehensive update for the new model year, including new engines and more powerful batteries. The single-motor variants are now rear-wheel drive, analogous to the electric drive system update for the Volvo models XC40 and C40 – but with more power in the Polestar than in the Volvos. In terms […] More…

Sakuu, a Californian developer of 3D-printed solid-state batteries, has commissioned Porsche’s consulting subsidiary Porsche Consulting to plan its targeted gigafactories worldwide. Sakuu currently operates two facilities in Silicon Valley. Sakuu says it plans annual production capacities of 200 GWh for lithium metal and solid-state batteries by 2030. Porsche Consulting is to undertake the planning of […] More…

The US battery manufacturer Nanotech Energy has announced its intention to build a gigafactory in the UK that could be worth up to one billion pounds. According to the company, seven sites are currently being examined for this purpose. The UK factory is set to become the second production facility for Nanotech Energy’s non-combustible graphene-based […] More…

In the USA, researchers at Oregon State University are working with Daimler Truck North America to develop a hydrogen fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck for regional and long-distance transport. Developed as part of Daimler’s “SuperTruck” project, the tractor is expected to provide ranges of 600 miles (965 kilometres). The fuel cell electric truck (FCET) is to […] More…

The Geely subsidiary LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) is facing a future as a pure electric vehicle manufacturer, according to a media report. In order to make this change, parent company Geely is said to be planning a major investment. LEVC had already briefly hinted at the planned transformation into a pure electric vehicle manufacturer […] More…

Shortly before the premiere of the production version of the Kia EV9, concrete hints about the drive variants and prices are emerging. According to these, the US prices for the electric seven-seater SUV are likely to be between 56,000 and 73,000 dollars. That would be the equivalent of between 51,500 and 67,150 euros. The eMobility […] More…

Nissan is planning a US$250 million investment in its Decherd engine plant in the US state of Tennessee to support the electrification of its product range, according to its CEO Makoto Uchida. This is apparently to increase the production of electric drives in the US. The investment itself was announced by Nissan CEO Uchida to […] More…

Athlone, located in central Ireland around 100 kilometres west of Dublin, will become Ireland’s first city with an all-electric city bus fleet. From this Sunday, 29 January 2023, all bus operations in Athlone will be switched to eleven Enviro200EV electric solo buses supplied by BYD-ADL. The eleven Enviro200EVs are to be operated by the local […] More…

The Dutch solar car start-up Lightyear has stopped production of its first model Lightyear 0 and now wants to focus its resources entirely on the second model Lightyear 2. However, there is more behind this step than strategic reorientation. According to Lightyear, it has applied to the court for a suspension of payments for Atlas […] More…

The logistics service provider DB Schenker plans to procure a total of 100 heavy-duty e-trucks from MAN by 2026. The first MAN eTruck vehicles are to be handed over in the first half of 2024. This is provided for in an agreement freshly signed by DB Schenker and MAN Truck & Bus. The first examples […] More…

In the UK, the Australian charging station manufacturer Tritium has now become the preferred hardware supplier for charging provider Evyve. The British charging provider aims to install around 10,000 electric car chargers in the UK by 2023. The agreement between the British and Australian companies includes an initial firm order from Evyve for 350 Tritium […] More…

INFLEXION is a new consortium comprising Volkwagen, OVO Energy, and its platform provider Kaluza. Together with Indra, the partners aim to launch vehicle-to-everything solutions based on CCS in the UK. Once launched, the new V2X options may save drivers over £420 a year. Kaluza calls INFLEXION “the world’s first and largest deployment of domestic vehicle-to-grid […] More…

GP Joule plans to procure 100 Nikola Tre trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells. This is provided for in a letter of intent signed by both companies. The first vehicles could go to GP Joule in 2024 – provided the German government approves the corresponding funding. The Nikola Tre FCEVs in the European 6×2 variant […] More…

The Chinese lithium and battery producer Ganfeng Lithium is investing 15 billion yuan in two new battery factories to increase its production capacities by 34 GWh to around 100 GWh per year. Converted, the investment amounts to 2.2 billion euros. This is according to several Chinese media reports. Ganfeng is – measured by market capitalisation […] More…

The US company Wolfspeed wants to build the world’s largest plant for semiconductors made of silicon carbide (SiC) in Saarland for use in electric vehicles, among other things. Auto supplier ZF will also take a minority stake in the factory. This was reported by the German publication Handelsblatt with reference to “circles familiar with the […] More…

In the UK, the fleet charging project Optimise Prime has come to an end. The trials began in July 2021, led by Hitachi Europe and electricity distributor UK Power Networks with over 8,000 electric vehicles from Centrica, Uber and Royal Mail. The findings will help all parties to understand better what large-scale rollouts require.> While […] More…

Volkswagen’s energy business Elli and German grid operator Mitnetz Strom started a pilot in the summer of 2022 to optimise charging processes in line with the grid. They aimed to achieve efficient and environmentally-friendly interaction between distributors and VW electric vehicles. Here’s the result. The main finding is that intelligent charging works both ways – […] More…