According to an analysis by the market research company SNE Research, electric vehicle batteries with a total capacity of 203.4 GWh were installed worldwide in the first half of 2022. The leading supplier was CATL with 70.9 GWh or a market share of 34.8 per cent. The gap to the second place is significant: LG […] More…

Aiways is now accepting reservations in China for its second model, the U6, which is to be launched in Europe in the third quarter of 2022. However, it is still unclear whether the three battery versions offered in China will also all be available in Europe. The all-electric SUV coupé with a cW value of […] More…

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of India’s largest car manufacturer Tata Motors, has signed a contract with Ford India to take over a Ford plant in Sanand in the Indian state of Gujarat. Tata plans to build electric cars there in the future. The acquisition of the plant, which is still subject […] More…

The US Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act by a narrow majority, which also includes reform of the electric car tax credit. After the vote in the Senate, the legislative package will go to the House of Representatives this week, where the Democrats have a slim majority. As reported, the entire climate change package […] More…

Jaguar Land Rover has opened the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) laboratory at Gaydon in the UK. The town already holds JLR’s battery assembly centre. The EMC lab will ensure future vehicles meet current and future legislation and quality standards for connectivity and electronics, said JLR. Jaguar Land Rover’s new vehicle laboratory features two anechoic chambers. One […] More…

AMTE Power says that Dundee now was its „preferred site“ for its battery cell production. The proposed „MegaFactory“ at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) would ensure the business can rapidly scale up, so the company. Financing remains uncertain. The British prospective battery maker announced plans to come to Scotland in February 2021. At the […] More…

The BMW i3 is now history. BMW delivered the last 18 units of the company’s first electric car a few days ago. The company discontinued production of the electric pioneer in Leipzig at the end of June after they had manufactured around 250,000 BMW i3. The last 18 vehicles, all handed over at the BMW […] More…

BorgWarner continues to broaden the e-mobility portfolio. The US company announced that it has acquired Rhombus Energy Solutions. Rhombus offers V2G and Underwriters Laboratory-certified charging and counts Proterra among its clients, alongside charging and grid service providers. Frédéric Lissalde, President and CEO of BorgWarner expects Rhombus’ technology to expand BorgWarner’s electric vehicle portfolio in North […] More…

UK-based Connected Kerb has been selected to deliver on-street charge points across New York City in what the company calls a “groundbreaking flagship project”. Provided for the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and Newlab, the pilot could lead to 10,000 curbside chargers across NYC by 2030. For now, however, the NYC DOT […] More…

Alpitronic’s HYC150 (150 kW) and HYC300 (300 kW) Hyperchargers have successfully passed Hubject’s audit for Plug&Charge and are now fully certified. This means that more than 10,000 already installed Hyperchargers can be retrofitted by the end of 2022. The start was made by a joint project of Aral Pulse, Alpitronic, has-to-be, DCS and Hubject: September […] More…

The American electric truck builder Nikola Motor built 50 units of the Tre BEV truck in the second quarter and delivered 48 of them to its dealers. The production rate is to be increased significantly by the end of the year. However, series production of the Nikola Tre BEV only started at the end of […] More…

The Austrian battery specialist e.battery systems and the Indian company Amara Raja Batteries have started the joint development of a liquid-cooled battery for two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles in India. Production is scheduled to start in a year. The battery, which features immersion cooling and rapid charging, will be designed specifically for the fast-growing Indian […] More…

Sakuu, a California-based developer of 3D-printed solid-state batteries, has opened a new engineering centre in Silicon Valley. This multi-million dollar expansion follows the recent opening of Sakuu’s battery pilot line. Announced last year, this pilot line is now producing its first batteries for customers. The new facility is said to allow Sakuu to scale its […] More…

According to insiders, the British electric vehicle start-up Arrival has put its bus and car project on hold. According to the report, Arrival wants to concentrate fully on the launch of its electric transporter for the time being in order to generate revenue. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing three people familiar with […] More…

According to insiders, the British electric vehicle start-up Arrival has put its bus and car project on hold. According to the report, Arrival wants to concentrate fully on the launch of its electric transporter for the time being in order to generate revenue. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing three people familiar with […] More…

Volkswagen of America announced that pricing for the 2023 ID.4 electric compact SUV will start at an MSRP of $37,495. The electric SUV will be released in three trim levels, with the vehicles expected to reach dealers in autumn. Now assembled in Chattanooga, the ID.4 is offered in three trim levels – ‘Standard’/’Pro’, ‘S’, and […] More…

Elon Musk announced at the Tesla AGM that the company might announce the location for another factory in North America before the end of the year. In addition, as expected, the AGM approved another three-to-one stock split. At the end of March, Tesla had already announced that it was planning another stock split after the […] More…

BYD continues its series of market entries with passenger car models outside China. In Israel, the Chinese manufacturer is cooperating with Shlomo Motors for the distribution of its electric cars and will accept orders there from August. The first two BYD showrooms in Israel are to open in Petach Tikva and Haifa in September, according […] More…

The Norwegian company Teco 2030 and the Austrian drive developer AVL List have signed a cooperation agreement to use fuel cell stacks from Teco 2030 in AVL’s DemoTruck. The first prototype of the FC truck is scheduled to be on the road from mid-2023. As part of the DemoTruck project, the prototype of a 40-tonne […] More…

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has decided to postpone announcing the location for its planned factory in North America until September or October this year. Insiders said that the Taiwan visit of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, was the reason for the delay. Pelosi’s move has caused a rise in the political […] More…