There’s a police helicopter standing at the Tesla Supercharger in a picture on Twitter. It is not a case of extreme ICEing or vandalism but a campaign by the Police Department in Bavaria on a day of action against blocking charging stations when parking. For those new to electric vehicles, ICE-ing means the malpractice of […] More…
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Lotte Chemical to manufacture cathode materials in Kentucky
The South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical, together with Lotte Aluminium, is building a factory in the US state of Kentucky for the production of cathode foils for use in batteries for electric vehicles. The factory in Hardin County is scheduled to go into operation in 2025 and produce 36,000 tonnes of cathode foils. The […] More…
GP Joule to order 5,000 hydrogen trucks from Clean Logistics
Clean Logistics has secured 5,000 hydrogen-electric trucks from GP Joule through a framework agreement. Delivery is scheduled between 2023 to 2027, with a pre-series expected by late 2023. The sales volume is in the low single-digit billion euro range for Clean Logistics. The timing depends on when expected subsidies are approved. Clean Logistics and GP […] More…
Gridserve raises £200m to boost EV charging across the UK
EV infrastructure firm Gridserve has secured a £200m investment from Infracapital (about €237m). The company intends to invest fresh capital into expanding its national charging network of so-called Electric Forecourts and Electric Hubs. Infracapital joins with existing partners, TPG Rise and Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc, who have also increased their shareholding in the company […] More…
Gridserve raises £200m to boost EV charging in UK
EV infrastructure firm Gridserve has secured a £200m investment from Infracapital (about €237m). The company intends to invest fresh capital into expanding its national charging network of so-called Electric Forecourts and Electric Hubs. Infracapital joins with existing partners, TPG Rise and Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc, who have also increased their shareholding in the company […] More…
USPS under more pressure to deliver 100% EV fleet
The massive climate bill that passed the US Senate this week includes three billion dollars for the US Postal Service to decarbonise its delivery fleet. Local media said the US Government “called USPS’s bluff” by supplying as much funding as USPS claimed a 100% BEV fleet would cost. It is the next chapter in the […] More…
Meyers Manx to release electric VW buggy
US carmaker Meyers Manx is bringing back the VW buggy of the 1960s with an electric drive. The Meyers Manx 2.0 Electric is to be built in a small series of 50 units starting in 2023, before series production is to start in 2024. The Meyers Manx 2.0 Electric is powered by two electric motors […] More…
Siemens & Mahle join up to harmonise wireless EV charging
Siemens and have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in inductive charging of electric vehicles. However, rather than developing technology, both companies intend to coordinate efforts in harmonisation. The goal is to close gaps to ensure full interoperability between vehicles and the charging infrastructure. This includes coordinated standardisation efforts in the relevant pre-standardisation and […] More…
Volkswagen to introduce the ID.3, ID.4 and ID.5 range in Australia
Volkswagen Australia is preparing to introduce a range of new electric cars, according to a report from Drive. The ID.4 and ID.5 will be introduced in Australia at the end of next year, followed by the ID.3 in 2024. After Volkswagen recently launched production of the ID.4 in the USA, as well as announcing prices […] More…
Mercedes launches sales of the EQS SUV
Mercedes-Benz has released the SUV offshoot of the all-electric EQS for sale, with prices in Germany starting at €110,658. The EQS SUV can now be ordered in three drive variants, and the first vehicles are expected to reach European customers this December. As announced at the model’s launch, the EQS SUV will come to market […] More…
NEV sales remain stable in China over July
564,000 new energy vehicles were sold in China in July. This is 7,000 fewer than in the previous record month of June 2022, but NEV sales more than doubled compared to the same month last year. Following December 2021 (505,000 units) and the record-breaking June with its 571,000 NEV sales, July 2022 was only the […] More…
Niu to debut two-wheeler with sodium-ion batteries in 2023
The Chinese manufacturer Niu plans to launch its first electric two-wheeler with a sodium-ion battery next year. The manufacturer appears to put battery cost over concerns with weight. Niu CEO Li Yan told Chinese media, that Niu wants to keep costs under control in the face of rising lithium-ion battery prices. Sodium-ion batteries are heavier […] More…
Chevy Bolt owners can get some money back, but at a price
Chevrolet had reduced the price of its Bolt EV by up to $6,000 in the US this summer. Jalopnik reports that owners who bought their Bolt before the price cut took effect are now also being offered said credit. However, owners should read the fine print carefully. Because, according to the new terms, Bolt owners […] More…
UFODrive launches Tesla rentals in San Francisco
Europe’s electric car rental company UFODrive landed in San Francisco, making the city the first foray into the United States. Their US launch follows the company’s rapid growth in European cities, including London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam and Dublin, since its founding in 2018. UFODrive is also planning separate launches for New York and Austin in […] More…
New Jersey budgets $15m a year for electric school buses
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill requiring the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to implement a three-year ‘Electric School Bus Program’. The budget stands at $45 million or $15m per year. It is the latest bill in a row the EV-savvy Governor has signed. In the case of New Jersey’s Electric School […] More…
Avatr & BP to install ultra-high-power charging in China
Avatr, the Chinese EV maker backed by Changan, CATL and Huawei, has announced a new partnership with British Petroleum (BP). They want to build out ultra-rapid charging infrastructure in China and aim for 240 kW of power delivered per plug. Announced as a long-term strategic partnership, the first results of the Avatr-BP cooperation are to […] More…
Norma Group to open EV component factory in China
The Norma Group has commissioned a fifth plant in China. The site is located in Guangzhou in Guangdong Province in southern China, strategically close to Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) and other electric vehicle manufacturers. At the new plant, the Norma Group intends to manufacture and assemble thermal management systems for BEV and PHEV vehicles, the […] More…
Blue Bird & Lightning eMotors to offer ZEV retrofit for school buses
US bus maker Blue Bird will offer to retrofit some of its fuel-powered school buses to electric together with Lightning eMotors. Based in Colorado, Lightning will help BlueBird develop a “first-of-its-kind” repower EV system. Blue Bird says this will help customers future-proof their school bus fleet by purchasing gasoline- or propane-powered vehicles and converting them […] More…
Blue Bird & Lightning to offer ZEV retrofit for school buses
US bus maker Blue Bird will offer to retrofit some of its fuel-powered school buses to all-electric vehicles together with Lightning eMotors. Based in Colorado, Lightning will help BlueBird develop a “first-of-its-kind” repower EV system. Blue Bird says this will help customers future-proof their school bus fleet by purchasing gasoline- or propane-powered vehicles and converting […] More…
Gotion High-Tech hits the Swiss stock exchange
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has been listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX) as part of the first group of companies from China that managed to do so. The IPO in Switzerland brings Gotion gross proceeds of around 685 million US dollars, about 672 million euros, by issuing global […] More…
