A new lithium mine is about to open in Ghana, under the company Barari DV Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Atlantic Lithium Limited. A 15-year mining lease has been granted, with special provisions for the country to profit from the mining operation. Read more…

Spie and Electra are teaming up to set up 21 fast-charging sites in Belgium. 21 new fast-charging sites are being built, each with three to six charging stations. Construction for the project began in September 2023. Read more…

The three companies want to set up a joint venture to offer the self-driving ridehail service in Japan in early 2027. After starting with a fleet of 12 autonomous Cruise Origins in the country’s capital, the service could be expanded to include other cities. Read more…

China is introducing new export tariffs for graphite, which is an important battery resource. The type of graphite is specifically the one used for battery production, as other less sensitive types of graphite, which are used in steel production, for example, are not subject to export controls. Read more…

The Finish charge point provider will deliver DC charging solutions for the European electric truck charging network Milence. The first CCS charging stations will be delivered before the end of the year. Read more…

The German Federal Government has allocated an additional 600 million euros for Northvolt’s battery cell factory in the north of the country. Specifically, this concerns the guarantee of a convertible bond. Read more…

The company will offer NACS conversion kits for existing AC and DC chargers in the US from next month, as well as a Wallbox with the Tesla plug. Read more…

Lancia has given more details about its electric flagship planned for 2026. It will be a nearly 4.70-metre-long fastback that will use the Stellantis STLA Medium platform and offer a range of more than 700 kilometres. So far, there is only one hint about the model’s name. Read more…

The BMW Group has selected US-based Allegro MicroSystems as the sole supplier of integrated Current Sensor integrated circuits (ICs) for its traction inverter systems. As a result, all electric BMWs will run on Allegro components. Read more…

It is the first time that the two manufacturers have officially revealed the name and technical specifications for their jointly developed H2 truck. The Giga Fuel Cell has a range of up to 800 kilometres and can even serve as a mobile power station. Read more…

The Chinese carmaker and Thai authorities have now signed the relevant contracts for Changan to start building its factory for New Energy Vehicles there. The factory will have an initial capacity of 100,000 NEVs. Read more…

Kia has announced the prices for its electric EV6 in the US. While prices are slightly higher than in previous years, the carmaker also announced a larger battery for its entry-level trim. Read more…

Toyota is the latest automaker to announce that it will offer its electric cars with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) from 2025. That is the same year that its first US-produced electric vehicle will roll off production lines in Kentucky. Read more…

Jeep wants to sell only purely electric vehicles in Europe by 2030. However, at the time of the announcement about a year ago, the American company did not have a single electric car in its range. That changed with the Avenger, and the expectations for the first fully electric Jeep are correspondingly high. We tested it over 3,000 kilometres and looked at what the Avenger can do better than the older electric cars from Stellantis.

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The British charge point mapping service will allow other companies access to its data and other EV-centric offers, which third parties can now integrate into their own apps via a new API product suite. Read more…

Hungary is no new market to BYD – the Chinese company has been producing electric buses for the European market in the country for years. BYD has so far left the country out of its electric car plans – until now. In addition, the model range in Finland is being expanded. Read more…

Scania is starting series production of its BEV trucks for regional transport in Södertälje, Sweden. These differ in several respects from Scania’s BEV models for urban transport, which will be launched in 2021, for example in terms of chassis, batteries, engine and charging power. Read more…

The development service provider FEV has expanded its analysis and benchmarking capacities for battery cell tests. A new battery cell laboratory has now been opened at the Aachen site, with operations scheduled to start before the end of 2023. Read more…

Phoenix Motorcars is working with Fermata Energy to enable all of its electric school buses, shuttle buses and trucks to feed energy back to the grid. Even vehicles delivered nearly ten years ago will get V2G capabilities via a software update. Read more…

At Frankfurt Airport, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles is to be used bidirectionally in the future. The operator, Fraport, is receiving support from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology to bring the idea into regular operation at the airport. Read more…