Charging specialist Tritium has announced a strategic partnership with power electronics company Solcon Industries. Solcon Industries thus becomes an official channel partner and service provider for Tritium and is to help meet the growing demand for charging infrastructure in Israel and Palestine. The partnership is announced just after the July 24 announcement by the Israeli […] More…

Ford Performance has announced an electric crate motor designed to make EV conversions easy. Dubbed Eluminator, it will be unveiled at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas this autumn. The electric motor itself comes from the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT can be ordered online for 3,900 US dollars. At first, not much is known […] More…

The American/Chinese startup Faraday Future is aligning itself to boost production and sales in the USA. A cooperation with installation provider Qmerit will help with charging, while the board of directors has a new chair. Further, Faraday is planning to significantly expand their workforce. Faraday’s cooperation with Qmerit is aimed to “support future FF 91 […] More…

The Polish bus manufacturer Solaris has received two smaller orders for electric buses from Spain. A total of six battery-electric buses are to be delivered to Martorell and the Basque Country by the end of 2022. pecifically, the Municipality of Martorell (Ayuntamiento de Martorell) has ordered two Urbino 8.9 LE electric. Martorell is located near […] More…

The Swedish company Candela Speedboat has presented its new electric hydrofoil C-8. Based on the Candela C-7, the manufacturer calls the C-8 the “iPhone moment for electric boats” and wants to bring them to large-scale production. As a reminder, the previous model, known as the C-7 or Seven, had a range of 92 kilometres at […] More…

CATL wants to take a ten per cent stake in Chinese cobalt miner Jinchuan Group International Resources and secure at least 3,000 tonnes of cobalt per year, according to a media report. CATL, however, denies this. Reuters news agency had reported on Thursday, citing insiders, that both CATL and Huayou Cobalt were each to acquire […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has presented a locally developed electric bus chassis in Brazil called eO500U. It features a low-floor design and can accommodate bodies up to 13.2 metres long. The chassis is expected to offer a range of 250 km and will be available from 2022. Mercedes-Benz is primarily targeting markets in South America with the electric […] More…

The financially troubled electric car start-up Lordstown Motors has appointed a new CEO, Daniel Ninivaggi. Previously, Steve Burns had stepped down as CEO and Julio Rodriguez as CFO. Daniel Ninivaggi is now to drive the series production and market launch of the Endurance electric pickup truck and raise additional capital, according to Lordstown. Ninivaggi himself […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its business figures for the second quarter of 2021. Deliveries climbed to 17,398 vehicles from April to June, an increase of 439 per cent compared to the previous year. Xpeng also announced plans to release at least two new models every year from 2023. Along with the […] More…

In the third public participation in the approval procedure for Tesla’s planned vehicle factory in Grünheide, 395 new objectors raised objections to the planned Gigafactory. A new public hearing will therefore be necessary. The Brandenburg State Office for the Environment has decided to schedule another hearing to discuss the objections. The date this time will […] More…

The number of charging stations in Japan declined last year for the first time since 2010, but there are apparently still too many for the roughly one per cent of electric cars on Japan’s roads. Now the government is reacting. Currently, Japan is sporting hundreds of ageing charging stations that are not being used. Some […] More…

The US-based lithium-metal battery specialist Sion Power is introducing their ‘Licerion’ rechargeable battery for electric vehicles at The Battery Show North America in Novi, Michigan in September. The 17 Ah Licerion EVcell boasts over 400 Wh/kg and 810 Wh/L in a large-format pouch cell. According to the manufacturer, the new cell format is particularly powerful, […] More…

Toyota has announced that it will start assembling fuel cell modules on its own production line at its Kentucky plant in 2023. These will not be used in H2 passenger cars, but in heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Specifically, a production line for integrated dual fuel cell modules is to be set up at Toyota Motor Manufacturing […] More…

In Australia, local supplier BusTech has scored an order from Queensland. The continent’s second-largest state is part of a strategic agreement worth $15.6 million with Keolis Downer and BusTech to deliver 16 e-buses made in Queensland. The deal between the two companies and the Queensland Government will also see the state’s first 100% electric bus […] More…

Swiss brewer and beverage distributor Feldschlösschen has put 20 electric trucks into service, saying this makes it Switzerland’s largest e-truck fleet to date. Feldschlösschen had ordered the heavy-duty electric vehicles from Renault Trucks last year. The 26-ton electric trucks are the world’s first series-produced electric trucks from Renault Trucks. “We want to bring our beers […] More…

Symbio, the fuel cell joint venture between Faurecia and Michelin established in late 2019, is expanding into the US. The company has announced the formation of Symbio North America and the appointment of Rob Del Core as general manager. Symbio did not provide further details about the US subsidiary, such as the location of the […] More…

Lime has launched 1,000 electric scooters in New York City to kick off the Department of Transportation’s East Bronx scooter-sharing pilot. New York will become just the second city in the United States to launch Lime’s latest generation scooter, the Gen4. Lime says it designed the new kick scooter in-house with a view to longer […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has presented the new Citan and its electric offshoot eCitan. The Citan will be the last new Mercedes van with a combustion engine. At the market launch in September, the combustion engines are still alone, because the eCitan will not be launched until the second half of 2022. At the premiere at the Caravan […] More…

Connected Kerb is working with the London borough of Lambeth in the South of the British capital. The partners want to install 22 EV chargers across eleven council estates for drivers who do not have access to off-street parking. Both Lambeth Council and Connected Kerb emphasise the approach to bring EV charging to underserved or […] More…

The Aachen-based electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile has closed a Series C financing round amounting to the equivalent of a good 48 million euros. This means that the company has raised a total of 78 million euros from investors within a few months. According to e.GO’s parent company ND Industrial Investments, both existing and new […] More…