EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, the fuel cell joint venture between ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium, has received an order for the new development of a bipolar plate for an unnamed “leading European automobile manufacturer”. As EKPO will develop and supply prototypes to the manufacturer for planned use in a fuel cell vehicle. The bipolar plates are […] More…

Canadian fuel cell specialist Loop Energy has unveiled its new S1200 fuel cell system at IAA Transportation, with an output of 120 kW and designed specifically for medium- to heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The S1200 builds on Loop Energy’s existing technology and achieves an additional 20 per cent efficiency gain in power generation, according to the […] More…

Mercedes-AMG has presented the C 63 S E Performance, a 500 kW plug-in hybrid offshoot of the C-Class with know-how from Formula 1, which will be launched as a sedan and estate. However, the development of the electric part of the powertrain was clearly focused on boosting performance. Both the electric drive and the high-performance […] More…

U.S. supplier Allison Transmission has unveiled another electric axle model, the eGen Power 130S, at the IAA Transportation show. With the new single-engine model, the U.S. company is setting its sights on the markets in Europe and Asia. With the eGen Power 130S, the Allison offering now includes four electric axle drive models for different […] More…

Chinese battery manufacturer Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery is pushing hard to build new production facilities. According to a stock exchange release, Sunwoda will build a new factory with an annual capacity of 50 GWh in the city of Yiwu in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. Sunwoda will invest about 3 billion euros in the new […] More…

Magna is expanding into the micro-mobility market by investing $77 million in Yulu, India’s largest electrified scooter-sharing provider, and creating a battery-swapping service joint venture. Yulu is known for its shareable, low-speed, electric two-wheelers, which the company says it uses to facilitate accessible, sustainable urban mobility in India. As part of the agreement, Magna will […] More…

France’s Bolloré Group has appointed former ZF and Valeo manager Richard Bouveret as the new CEO of its battery and electric bus businesses. He has headed the Group’s eMobility activities, which include the Blue Solutions, Blue Storage and BlueBus subsidiaries, since September 1. Bouveret thus replaces Jean-Luc Monfort, who is retiring. Richard Bouveret will report […] More…

The all-electric successor to the Volvo XC90 will be called the EX90 and will be unveiled on November 9. Volvo Cars has now officially announced this. However, the Swedish company has not provided any details on the drive system, instead providing initial information on the safety systems installed. What is clear, is that the EX90 […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has now published the key data on the powertrains of its new flagship electric SUV G9, which is also designed for international markets. In China, the model will be offered for 309,900 to 469,900 yuan (about €44,500 to €67,500). Xpeng had announced some time ago that the G9 uses […] More…

For the first time, BMW will use plastic trim parts in the electric models of the ‘New Class’ from 2025 onwards, the raw material for which consists of around 30 per cent recycled fishing nets and ropes. The residual materials from the maritime industry will be processed in a recycling process to create trim parts […] More…

US electric car start-up Mullen continues on the path of acquisitions. After taking the majority stake in Bollinger Motors this summer, the company is now looking into taking over Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS). ELMS had filed for bankruptcy in June. The company wanted to import electric delivery vehicles from China, assemble them at a […] More…

At the IAA Transportation, the US battery manufacturer Microvast presented new battery packs for its 48 Ah and 53.5 Ah cells for use in electric commercial vehicles. There is also initial information on the next generation of the battery management system. The technical data for battery packs and the underlying NMC pouch cells was previously […] More…

ElectricBrands has unveiled three prototypes in different vehicle categories at IAA Transportation. The German EV  maker officially declared these “world premieres”, however, one concept is already known, and the other two are new. Take the XBus S, a study and smaller version of ElectricBrands’ core vehicle, the four-wheeled XBus. While the nearly four-metre vehicle will […] More…

Stellantis has announced investments in the Mirafiori plant in Turin to produce, among other things, gearboxes for electrified vehicles in the future. The plant will complement the existing transmission production in France. Stellantis and its joint venture partner Punch Powertrain will assemble dual-clutch transmissions (eDCT) for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Mirafiori from the […] More…

Stellantis has announced investments in the Mirafiori plant in Turin to produce, among other things, gearboxes for electrified vehicles in the future. The plant will complement the existing transmission production in France. Stellantis and its joint venture partner Punch Powertrain will assemble dual-clutch transmissions (eDCT) for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Mirafiori from the […] More…

The Climate Group introduces its new EV100+ initiative. Five mighty founding members, Ikea, Unilever, JSW Steel, Maersk and DPD, commit to zero-emission fleets – this time, however, the pledge will weigh heavier than earlier promises.  EV100+ is the pledge to decarbonise all commercial vehicles in their fleets over 7.5 tons, so the medium and heavy-duty […] More…

Fisker has appointed Spanish charging infrastructure manufacturer Wallbox Chargers as a global partner to provide home charging for Fisker electric cars. Home chargers and installation services from Wallbox will be available in the US, Canada and Europe via the Fisker website. Sales will start at the same time as production. Fisker reportedly wants to start […] More…

Vianode has announced that it will invest around two billion Norwegian kroner (the equivalent of around 195 million euros) in a factory for electric car battery materials in Norway. Graphite-based anode materials will be produced there. The battery materials subsidiary of the Norwegian metal producer Elkem, founded in 2021, plans to produce graphite anode materials […] More…

The materials technology and recycling group Umicore has opened its first European plant for the production of cathode materials for electric car batteries in Nysa, Poland. In the following years, the plant is to be expanded to up to 200 GWh. The factory, which was announced in 2018, is expected to reach an annual production […] More…

Engie has won several charging infrastructure contracts in Belgium and France. The tenders amounting to thousands of installations of AC and faster DC charge points with ultra-rapid charge hubs along motorways also being in the mix. The latest contract was signed in Belgium, where Engie will install and operate 2,800 public charging stations for electric […] More…