The Austrian Ministry for Climate Action has published the first call from the Emission-free Commercial Vehicles and Infrastructure (ENIN) funding programme. This scheme supports companies in procuring non-fossil fuel commercial vehicles and infrastructure. In German, ENIN is short for “emissionsfreie Nutzfahrzeuge und Infrastruktur”. When Austria announced the scheme a year ago, the first call worth […] More…

Surrey County Council and EV charge point provider Connected Kerb is teaming up for the largest deployment of EV chargers by a local authority in the UK. They announced a plan for 10,000 new public chargers to be installed across the county by 2030. The rollout will see Connected Kerb install their on-street charge points […] More…

Volkswagen plans to produce a total of three million fully electric small cars at its Spanish plants in Martorell and Pamplona between 2025 and 2030. The total number is likely to be even higher with the entry-level model announced for 2027 – even though it may not be built in Spain. This was announced by […] More…

To promote its electric model Lyriq, Cadillac is using cold call methods at Tesla charging stations in China. A case has now come to light in which Cadillac employees offered Tesla owners test drives with the Lyriq during their waiting time at the Supercharger. Incidentally, this approach is not new: Audi pulled a similar stunt […] More…

The US-based Aptera Motors says it has received a pre-order for 101 of its solar electric cars. The deal is valued at $3.35 million. The company says this is just the beginning. The reservations come from the company SustainabilitySooner, which also stipulates that it could add more than 100,000 solar electric cars to its fleet […] More…

Tesla has opened many more of its Superchargers in Europe to other brands. The number of European countries with approved Superchargers has not changed, but the number of stations that can be used by electric cars from other brands has. When the first stations were made available for all brands in Italy last November, selected […] More…

Xing Mobility, a developer of immersion cooling for batteries, has entered a strategic partnership with Nordic Booster. The Norwegian company specialises in batteries for construction equipment and mobile charging systems for heavy industrial vehicles. The cooperation brings Xing Mobility’s Immersio XM25 battery system, which the Taiwanese company introduced last year, to the Northern European vehicle […] More…

Unico, and EV test solution provider from Florida, launches its new Quantum Drive Platform. While the name may be misleading, it is actually is designed to help companies develop and validate batteries for electric vehicles and reduce installation costs and operating expenses. Unico claims that its new Quantum Drive Platform allows multiple pack, module, and […] More…

Volkswagen’s charging subsidiary Electrify America has agreed upon a deal with Hyundai to provide first-time owners of the Ioniq 6 EV with two years of complimentary charging sessions at Electrify America’s network of DC fast chargers. The sessions are free for half an hour of charging and independent of the kWh charged. Hyundai Ioniq 6 […] More…

The Munich-based battery analytics company Twaice has opened the joint Munich Battery Lab together with R&D service provider Vispiron Systems. The new battery lab is a centre of excellence designed to analyse battery behaviour and optimise battery development. The focus of the new “unique laboratory in Munich” is on testing lithium-ion batteries. With an area […] More…

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has started mass production of its Qilin battery, according to Chinese media. This is the third generation of CATL’s cell-to-pack battery technology, which was unveiled in June 2022. The first model to use the new Qilin battery is the Zeekr 009 electric van, which is scheduled to begin deliveries with the […] More…

Italian automaker Maserati will launch its new GranTurismo Folgore with access to the public charging service by Bosch. The German supplier claims to offer access to 450,000 charge points in 30 European countries. By mid-2023, Bosch expects the charging network to include around 700,000 charging points in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. And Maserati expects […] More…

Opel’s Grandland compact SUV will get an all-electric successor next year. The parent company Stellantis is investing €130 million in the German plant in Eisenach to prepare it for the production of the BEV successor to the Opel Grandland. The model will be based on the new STLA Medium EV platform and will thus only […] More…

The Katek Group, headquartered in Munich, has signed a framework agreement to deliver over one million white-label wall boxes. The company also aims to become the market leader among wall box manufacturers and says this is the third order in a year. The GhostONE wall box has been available since last year. Since it is […] More…

ElectroMobility Poland (EMP), a budding electric vehicle manufacturer backed by the Polish government, wants to add some Italian flair to its Izera EV subsidiary. To achieve this, the Polish company is working with the Italian design company Pininfarina, which is to design three electric cars: an SUV, a hatchback and an estate. The Italians are […] More…

In the Netherlands, the electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has received an order for up to 63 e-buses from the public transport operator Qbuzz. The order includes 63 of the latest Ebusco 3.0 model. The buses will be used in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe from 2024. In detail, the Qbuzz order includes 45 Ebusco […] More…

Following the demise of the Sion solar electric car, Sono Motors is apparently still in serious financial difficulties. Insolvency is imminent, as there is probably not enough money to continue business operations. “Our auditors have expressed significant doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern,” Capital quotes from a mandatory filing with the […] More…

California will have cleaner air than the rest of the US sooner. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to greenlight plans allowing the state to phase out diesel trucks earlier than the rest of the United States and introduce stricter emission regulations. The Washington Post cites sources that say state regulators have already […] More…

After the postponed final vote of the EU states on the ban of combustion engines in new cars from 2035, the hanging game continues. Although the EU Commission has submitted a proposal to the German government on e-fuel use after 2035, an agreement at the EU summit this week seems doubtful, according to media reports. […] More…

Polestar has developed a second limited edition of the Polestar 2. The upgrades for the Polestar 2 BST Edition 230, with 350 kW of power and 680 Nm of torque, include exclusive green ‘Nebula’ paint and MicroSuede upholstery for the seats and steering wheel inserts made from partially recycled nubuck textiles. In terms of technology, […] More…