In future, people with limited mobility and fine motor skills will also be able to drive the all-electric Mini Cooper SE, as the model is now being offered with appropriate driving and operating aids. People with disabilities will now be catered to with a so-called throttle ring on the steering wheel, a handbrake knob next […] More…

Volkswagen announced a surprise change of boss on Friday evening: CEO Herbert Diess is leaving the company at the end of August. On 1 September, Porsche boss Oliver Blume will take over and lead both companies in parallel. Although there had been repeated reports in recent years about a possible departure or sacking of Diess, […] More…

In Australia, the Federal Government has formally joined a legal bid to strike down Victoria’s controversial electric vehicle tax. According to a report in The Age, federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus filed an intervention in the High Court, supporting two Victorian motorists reportedly seeking to have the state’s EV levy ruled unconstitutional. The controversial electric vehicle […] More…

The Chung-Shin Bus Group will put 150 all-electric buses into operation in Taiwan’s capital Taipei by the end of this year, equipped with Danfoss Editron drives. Another 100 electric buses with Danfoss drives are scheduled to follow in 2023. The Chung-Shin Bus Group develops the electric buses itself, but buys the electric drive systems. According […] More…

In Taiwan, the Chung-Shin Bus Group will put 150 all-electric buses into operation in the capital Taipei by the end of this year, equipped with Danfoss Editron drives. Another 100 electric buses with Danfoss drives are scheduled to follow in 2023. The Chung-Shin Bus Group develops the electric buses itself and buys the electric drive […] More…

Amazon has begun using Rivian electric vans to deliver packages in the US. The launch will take place in more than a dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle and St Louis. Thousands of Rivian’s electric transporters will be deployed in more than 100 cities this year, according to […] More…

Amazon has begun using Rivian electric vans to deliver packages in the US. The launch will take place in more than a dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle and St Louis. According to the online retail giant, thousands of Rivian’s electric transporters will be deployed in more than […] More…

The battery cell manufacturer SVOLT, which emerged from the Chinese carmaker Great Wall, reports progress in the development of solid cells. The company says it has developed and successfully tested 20 Ah cells with solid sulphide-based electrolyte. These cells offer an energy density of 350 to 400 Wh/kg. According to projections, this should make a […] More…

Tesla plans to start production of 4680-format battery cells at the Texas Gigafactory this quarter and to surpass the capacity of the Kato pilot line there near the car factory in Fremont, California, by the end of the year. This was explained by Tesla manager Drew Baglino during the analysts’ conference on the latest quarterly […] More…

BYD announced its entry into the passenger vehicle market in Japan debuting three models. The Atto 3 (known as Yuan Plus in China) is expected to go on sale in January. The Dolphin and Seal respectively will be available for purchase in the middle and second half of 2023. The Yuan Plus came out in […] More…

The Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco wants to start production in France next year. For this purpose, the company is renting an area of 21,000 square metres on the site of the Renault plant in Cléon. Ebusco says it will invest around 10 million euros in conversion and equipment in Cléon to prepare for the […] More…

Renault’s sports car brand Alpine gives a glimpse of its electric future with a concept car. The Alpine A110 E-ternité is based on the brand’s combustion sports car, but has been rebuilt for the study as an all-electric open sports car with 178 kW of power. The cells of the 60 kWh battery for a […] More…

Ford says it has secured all the battery cells it needs with a total capacity of 60 GWh per year to achieve an annual production rate of 600,000 electric cars by the end of 2023. In future, the American company will also use LFP cells from CATL. To date, Ford has procured about 70 per […] More…

Daimler Truck is expected to start assembling the first Mercedes-Benz electric bus in Brazil in November or December this year. The manufacturer sees great sales opportunities in one city in particular. The start of production was announced by Walter Barbosa, Head of Marketing and Sales at Mercedes-Benz in Brazil. Last year, the manufacturer had presented […] More…

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced increasing the EV share and now plans to ensure 40 per cent of its new fleet is electric. This is due to a change in an otherwise controversial order from Oshkosh Defense. USPS had been set to purchase 165,000 vehicles from Oshkosh Defense, of which 10 per […] More…

InoBat Auto and Impact Clean Power Technology have signed an agreement to develop and supply battery cells. InoBat will develop prismatic battery cells according to Impact’s requirements. These will be integrated into a battery system developed by Impact. These battery systems will be manufactured by Impact (or ICPT for short) and in the “GigafactoryX” in […] More…

Elli, Volkswagen’s subsidiary responsible for charging and energy businesses within the Group, expands its wall box reach. The three white label home charging models are now available in Italy, Sweden and Spain. Volkswagen Group brands can label the Elli wall boxes like the ID. Charger under the VW label. Generally, Elli offers three variants that […] More…

Samsung SDI has started building its second battery cell factory in Malaysia. The new factory in Seremban is to start series production of cylindrical cells in 2024 – later probably also in the 4680 format. However, the start of production is planned for 2024 in the 21700 format (21 mm diameter, 70 mm length). The […] More…

E-mobility company Biliti Electric has unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell electric trike that takes clues from e-tuk-tuks which are widespread in India. Since Biliti is based in California, they will launch the last-mile delivery FCEV there first. Biliti calls the new FCEV FastMile since it claims a refuelling time of fewer than three minutes for […] More…

At the Farnborough International Airshow, ZeroAvia has announced $30 million in funding from new investors Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital, NEOM, AENU and International Airlines Group (IAG), bringing the Series B round to $68 million (€66.7Mn). IAG thus increased its investment following an initial commitment from the Group last year, including United and Alaska Airlines. That’s […] More…