The Estonian mobility company Bolt Technology is going to invest more than 150 million euros this year to expand its e-scooter and e-bike business. By the end of this year, Bolt aims to expand its fleet to more than 230,000 micromobility vehicles in over 250 cities across Europe. At the end of 2021, Bolt was […] More…

In Germany, In-Tech Smart Charging and HeyCharge have developed a new product for charging communication in buildings and underground garages. HeyCharge technology that enables charging processes without an internet connection or mobile network. HeyCharge is a startup has already attracted some prominent supporters. In January, BMW took a stake in HeyCharge through its investment arm […] More…

The Chinese battery manufacturer and Daimler partner Farasis Energy says it has developed and validated a sustainable direct recycling process for lithium-ion batteries. The crystalline structure of the cathode material is to be preserved, which enables a cost- and energy-saving reuse of the material. According to the company, it has now been possible to prove […] More…

The Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has won Aiways as the first automotive partner for its battery exchange business Evogo. The first suitably equipped Aiways is to be launched on the market this year. Under an agreement now signed between the two companies, a battery swap-equipped version of Aiways’ first model, the U5 electric SUV, will […] More…

Materials technology and recycling group Umicore and the Automotive Cells Company (ACC) battery cell joint venture between Stellantis, Total and Mercedes-Benz have signed a long-term supply agreement for cathode materials in Europe. Umicore will supply high nickel cathode materials for ACC’s future European battery factories from its production facility in Nysa, Poland. The supply is […] More…

After the Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks presented its 16-tonne version of the Volta Zero in November last year, the company has now presented the second model series in its range of all-electric commercial vehicles. The 7.5- and 12-tonne models will remain closely aligned in appearance to the larger vehicle. The new vehicle models […] More…

The Czech VW brand Skoda is ramping up production of its all-electric Enyaq iV at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav. Production had to be interrupted for a few weeks due to supply bottlenecks for wiring harnesses. Like the production of the other MEB models at the VW plant in Zwickau, the Enyaq production was […] More…

US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has entered into an agreement with the government of Saudi Arabia to purchase up to 100,000 vehicles from Lucid over a ten-year period. The agreement with the Ministry of Finance includes a commitment to buy an initial 50,000 electric cars and an option for a further 50,000 vehicles. This […] More…

Ford has started series production of the F-150 Lightning. The battery-electric pickup truck is built at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn in the US state of Michigan. Bill Ford even speaks of the “Model T of the 21st century”. Ford offer is offering the F-150 Lightning in two variants, one with a range […] More…

The German electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile has been able to win over an extremely prominent brand ambassador: Brazilian football player Neymar Jr. Neymar is currently under contract with the French club Paris Saint-Germain. On 5 May, Neymar Jr. will present the company’s 2022 product line, called e.wave X, at an exclusive event in Berlin. […] More…

The US electric car start-up Mullen Technologies has announced the conversion of its plant in Monrovia, California, to start producing battery packs for its electric vehicles. Mullen says it wants to reduce its dependence on third-party suppliers and the risk of material and supply bottlenecks. Producing battery packs in-house is also expected to reduce costs […] More…

US bus maker New Flyer has garnered orders for 202 hybrid-electric buses in Canada from Toronto Transit, and orders for 5 purely electric buses from Virginia’s Blacksburg Transit in the USA. New Flyer (NFI) received the new firm orders  entailing 134 Xcelsior forty-foot hybrid-electric heavy-duty transit buses, and 68 Xcelsior sixty-foot hybrid-electric buses. The two […] More…

Hubject has announced a cooperation with the Czech energy company and charging point operator CEZ. The collaboration will connect more than 2,000 additional public charging points to Hubject’s e-roaming platform Intercharge. The CEZ Group is primarily a fossil fuel energy supplier that – like many companies in the energy sector – is now also increasingly […] More…

Hyundai and We Drive Solar have started a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging project for electric car-sharing in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The two companies will initially deploy 25 Ioniq 5s equipped with V2G technology. For the first phase of the Utrecht project was announced last year and involved electric 100 Sion electric cars that could be shared […] More…

German electric truck conversion company Quantron is launching the Qargo 4 EV Light Truck, the second vehicle in the brand’s new design. In future, the company’s product range will also include an electric tractor unit. Although Quantron started out as an electrification converter for existing vehicles, it is increasingly developing into a full-range supplier of […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Leapmotor has announced its first production model with cell-to-chassis technology, in which the battery is integrated into the vehicle body. The Leapmotor C01 electric sedan is scheduled to hit the Chinese market before the end of the second quarter of 2022. According to the manufacturer, the C01 will offer around […] More…

The battery analytics company Twaice has secured additional Series B funding of 30 million US dollars from investor Coatue and existing investors. The Munich-based company plans to use the money to further develop its platform and open new locations. This expansion builds on the US$26 million Series B funding from May 2021, which was led […] More…

General Motors has introduced a patented energy recovery system for the Ultium electric car platform. It uses the heat generated by the batteries, power electronics and other drive components, but goes beyond the mere function of a heat pump. With the utilised waste heat, the system can – like a heat pump – warm the […] More…

VW Commercial Vehicles is also planning a purely electric version for the next generation of the Amarok pickup. The new Amarok is being developed in cooperation with Ford and will be a Ford Ranger with its own unique drive system. In the medium term, both Ford and VW Commercial Vehicles are planning an electric version […] More…

BYD has received a large order for 1,000 electric cars from Mexico. Local mobility provider VEMO has ordered 1,000 units of the D1 electric car that was developed by BYD and Didi Chuxing for ridesharing services. According to the Chinese manufacturer, 200 of these have already been put into operation. The manufacturer claims the 1,000 […] More…