According to industry insiders, Ford is changing battery partners for its planned battery cell factory in Turkey in order to diversify its battery suppliers. Instead of using SK On, its rival LG Energy Solution is now being given the job. Automotive News reported the change with reference to company insiders. Ford signed a letter of […] More…

The French government is cutting its subsidies for electric cars for 2023. The reduction of the eco-bonus, which had previously been postponed for a year, came into force on 1 January. Electric cars will now receive a maximum of 5,000 euros from the state, compared to 6,000 euros. France had decided to increase the subsidy […] More…

In 2022, the BMW Group sold a total of 215,755 fully electric vehicles from the BMW and Mini brands, more than twice as many as in 2021. The Group was also able to hand over the 500,000th fully electric vehicle to customers by the end of 2022. In 2021 as a whole, BMW sold a […] More…

Britishvolt, the battery maker currently in financial dire straits, can apparently still fulfil its plans for a battery cell factory in Blyth in the north-east of England, just not on its own. The company is talking about a possible sale to secure its future. Britishvolt now reveals that it is in talks with a consortium […] More…

Polestar delivered about 21,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2022, exceeding its reduced sales target of 50,000 electric cars for the full year 2022. According to the manufacturer’s preliminary figures, Polestar sold 51,500 cars last year. This marks an increase of around 80 per cent compared to 2021. Until May, Polestar itself projected 65,000 […] More…

Tesla’s renewed – and quite significant – price cuts for the Model 3 and Model Y in China are now causing protests from existing customers. Hundreds of Tesla owners protested against the company’s pricing policy in front of Tesla showrooms and delivery centres in China over the weekend. Tesla lowered its prices in China just […] More…

The Texas government is awarding charging infrastructure provider Universal EV Chargers $3.2 million in grants to install 105 charging stations at 21 locations in the state. The focus is on destination chargers at hospitality establishments or apartment buildings. Universal EV Chargers does not provide further details on the planned charging infrastructure. According to its website, […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Energy and the Indian company Lohum have agreed to a multi-year supply contract for used electric vehicle batteries. Mercedes-Benz Energy and Lohum have agreed to a minimum purchase of 50 MWh per year in the form of several second-life module variants. The two companies say they have already been collaborating for 2 years. Lohum […] More…

BYD has started construction of another electric car battery plant in China. The new blade battery production facility is being built in Xuzhou in Jiangsu province and is scheduled to start production in December 2023. The plant will be built in two phases with a total investment of 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion euros) and […] More…

US-based emerging electric vehicle manufacturer Cenntro Automotive showcased the world premiere of five new vehicles at the CES. This includes an FCEV semi-truck, an electric van and truck, and an autonomous vehicle platform. The Cenntro Automotive vehicles making their world premiere include the LM864H, a class 8 hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the Logistar 300, a […] More…

General Motors wants to produce exclusively electric cars at its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, from 2024 onwards. The revelation stems from a tweet from Mexico’s Ministry of Economy after a meeting with GM representatives. According to the tweet, representatives of the company had stated at the meeting with Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro that the […] More…

Geely’s Premium electric brand Zeekr has begun serial production of its second model. The electric van Zeekr 009 is now rolling off production lines in the company’s plant in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo city in the east Chinese province of Zhejiang. Deliveries should start shortly. The Zeekr 009 is an electric van built on Zeekr’s SEA […] More…

BYD has announced a production facility for electric cars and plug-in hybrids in Uzbekistan. The facility will be established as part of a joint venture with Uzavtosanoat JSC (UzAuto) to produce BYD’s best-selling new energy vehicles, including plug-in hybrids and related components. With the new joint venture, UzAuto and BYD aim to drive the market […] More…

The Mediterranean island of Malta is putting out to tender the procurement of 250 new electric vehicles for government fleets. The 10-million-euro project is financed by EU funds and aims to increase the share of electric vehicles in public service from seven per cent in 2021 to 40 per cent. The tender is divided into […] More…

In India, the state-owned company Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has just put out another large tender for electric vehicles. The organisation is looking to lease 3,500 electric cars for a period of three to five years. CESL is India’s government agency for procuring and deploying electric vehicles across all government and state-run units to […] More…

Texas-based Infinitum Electric has announced Aircore Mobility, a next generation, axial flux propulsion and traction motor to power passenger and commercial electric vehicles, as well as aviation, marine, construction, agricultural machines and auxiliary applications. The Aircore Mobility motor is to be made available in Q2 2023.  The Aircore Mobility motor replaces the heavy, copper wound […] More…

Stellantis has entered into a binding agreement with the Australian mineral exploration company Element 25 for the supply of manganese sulphate for electric vehicle batteries. The deal provides for deliveries starting in 2026 and has a term of five years. The partners have agreed on deliveries with a total volume of 45,000 tonnes of manganese […] More…

Sony and Honda’s new electric car brand Afeela is already planning more models and a market entry in Europe, according to a British media report. The joint venture Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) has just presented the new brand at the CES, including a first sedan study. The British publication Autocar says that Yasuhide Mizuno, CEO […] More…

The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) has reported that the mark of one million pure electric cars in Germany has been crossed. According to the report, the mark was passed in the new record month of December 2022. In the last month of 2022, Germany’s old – higher – environmental bonus and innovation premium […] More…

BMW recalls over 14,000 hybrid electric cars in the US. The affected vehicles of type iX, i4 and i7 were manufactured with an electronic control unit for the battery pack that could cause a loss of power due to a software issue. According to a document from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), […] More…