Audi has started production of the Q8 e-tron at the Brussels plant. Presented in November, the electric SUV is the revised and renamed new edition of the Audi e-tron, of which around 160,000 units have been delivered since 2018. But the Q8 e-tron will not remain the only electric Audi from Brussels. Regarding the Q8 […] More…

The Chinese electric car brand Hycan is starting deliveries of its first electric coupe model the Hycan A06 on the Chinese market. Deliveries are now kicking off in Guangzhou and Hangzhou. The Hycan brand released its first model, an all-electric mid-sized SUV called Hycan 007 in April 2020. Although the brand was started in a […] More…

Battery developer Solithor wants to locate its European competence centre for solid-state batteries in Belgium. For this purpose, the company has signed a ten-year contract with Punch Powertrain to gain access to a 3,000m² factory site in Sint-Truiden. Before the end of next year, Solithor – in its own spelling SOLiTHOR to emphasise both the […] More…

The Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Foton has concluded a development agreement with an un-named European partner for the development of a new electric light commercial vehicle. The time scale and different previous announcements indicate that the partner is likely to be the Piaggio Group. Although the Chinese company’s latest announcement only mentions “a European partner”, […] More…

ACE Green Recycling and Glencore have entered into a long-term supply agreement for recycled lead and other battery metal-based end products from recycled lithium-ion batteries. The 15-year agreement will allow Glencore to buy up to 100 per cent of ACE’s products from four of its planned lead-acid and lithium-ion battery recycling parks being built in […] More…

In the USA, EVgo has launched a new EV charging discount program for rideshare drivers on the Lyft platform. Drivers on the Lyft platform will now be able to register for the new program with EVgo via the Lyft Driver app. The exchange between the charging provider and the ride-sharing company means that Lyft drivers […] More…

In the USA, the German engineering giant Siemens has selected a site for its second US electric vehicle manufacturing hub. The facility is meant to enable the goal of manufacturing more than a million EV chargers for US markets over the next three years. The facility will be located in Carrollton in Texas. The already […] More…

The EU Commission has given the German government permission to subsidise the construction of 8,500 fast charging points with a sum of 1.8 billion euros. The measure envisages charging stations every 15 to 30 driving minutes. The Deutschlandnetz was first proposed by the German government in August 2021, and is to involve the installation of […] More…

Lucid Motors has signed a supply agreement for battery cells with Panasonic Energy. The Panasonic batteries will be installed in both the Lucid Air and the upcoming Gravity SUV. Until now, the cells came from LG. The partnership with LG (then LG Chem, today the company is known as LG Energy Solution) was announced in […] More…

France has extended the ‘Benefit-in-Kind’ scheme for electric cars by two years – it now applies until the end of 2024. In addition, electric car drivers pay fewer tolls for using French motorways. The ‘Benefit-in Kind’ tax is more or less equivalent to the imputed income – a tax for employees who receive benefits or […] More…

Jaguar has presented the new model year of the F-Pace. The battery of the PHEV variant F-Pace P400e, which can be charged to 80 per cent in 30 minutes with up to 35 kW DC, now has an energy content of 19.2 kWh, which should give it a range of 65 km (40 miles) of […] More…

Mahindra has announced an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra and plans to invest the equivalent of Rs. 1.14 billion for the purpose over a period of seven to eight years. The investment of Rs. 10,000 crore (approx. €1,137,700) will be accompanied by an industrial promotion programme for electric […] More…

Opel/Vauxhall is now bringing the new electric drive generation from the Astra Electric to the electric Mokka. The small SUV has been renamed from Mokka-e to Mokka Electric and now comes with a range of over 406 kilometres (252 miles) according to WLTP. The drive of the Mokka Electric is an evolution of the previous […] More…

On the way to a purely electric vehicle range by the end of the decade, Mercedes-Benz has now made important decisions for drive production. This means that it has been decided in which plants the drive units and battery systems will be assembled. After Mercedes had determined the production order of the vehicle plants for […] More…

It looks as if Honda could get ahead even of Tesla when it comes to in-car entertainment. New reports suggest that the company is working with Sony to take the Playstation 5 inside the EV. Fun aside, the suggestion actually stands on more serious grounds. After all, Sony and Honda founded a mobility joint venture […] More…

Hyundai is bringing its hydrogen fuel cell truck Xcient to Israel, its first market in the Middle East. The vehicles will form part of a partnership between Hyundai agency Colmobil, hydrogen producer Bazan and refuelling station operator Sonol. The aim is to form a hydrogen value chain in Israel, so Hyundai, if only a short […] More…

Italian electric motorbike brand Energica has launched sales of its high-performance motorbikes in Japan and Australia. The first electric motorcycles are scheduled to arrive in both countries in the first quarter of 2023. With this, Energica aims to strengthen its market position in the ASEAN region. There are already some Energicas on the road in […] More…

The Japanese industrial group Nidec has opened a development centre for its electric drive division in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The main purpose of the centre is to develop inverters for vehicles and onboard chargers. At the time of the opening, Nidec Elesys RnD Europe Bulgaria employs 40 people. In the course of expansions, up […] More…

The US Forest Service is getting ready to decarbonise the fleet, which means replacing 17,000 vehicles by 2035 and nearly 9,000 commercial vehicles by 2027. The agency is, therefore, rigorously testing the Ford F-150 Lightning in a pilot that is the first of its kind. The pilot underway is to prepare the US Forest Service […] More…

French fuel cell truck developer Hylikko has signed a supply agreement with Forsee Power. Forsee will supply the battery systems for heavy hydrogen commercial vehicles. Specifically, Hyliko has chosen the Pulse 2.5 battery system, which is already used in the fuel cell vehicles of other manufacturers. As reported, Ballard Motive Solutions, a British subsidiary of […] More…