French fuel cell truck developer Hyliko 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…

The US electric car startup Rivian has opened its first location outside North America with a technology centre in the Serbian capital Belgrade. In the long term, 1,200 developers are to be employed there. The technology centre has now started with 200 engineers. In Serbia, the company primarily wants to push IT and software development. […] More…

EV charging companies 50five Group and NXT Mobility have signed an agreement to build a fast charging network in the Netherlands together. They envision running 150 to 200 locations by 2030, focusing on underserved areas. To install fast-charging hubs at sites with strained grids or low-voltage areas, they will use the battery-boosted systems by ADS-TEC […] More…

Zeekr has confidentially filed for a US public offering to raise over $1 billion in capital, according to inside sources. Zeekr lodged its filings with US regulators last week and is planning to go public in New York as early as the second quarter of 2023. The news comes after NEV sales in China reached […] More…

The Volkswagen Group and Enel X Way, Enel Group’s e-mobility arm, launched their equally-owned joint venture Ewiva today. Ewiva shall build a truly high-power charging network comprising 3,000 charge points in Italy. Plans for the joint venture first came to light as part of Volkswagen’s ‘New Auto’ strategy announced in July 2021 then still under […] More…

Ultium Cells, the General Motors joint venture with LG Energy Solutions (LGES), has received $2.5 billion through the US Department of Energy (DoE). Ultium Cells is reportedly working to set up at least three battery cell factories in the USA. The Loan Programs Office of the DoE announced the closing of the loan today. The […] More…

Volkswagen’s new North American CEO, Pablo Di Si, has announced in an interview that he wants to set up his business unit more independently. He wants to more than double the market share by 2030 with new electric SUVs that are to be different from the European models. As Di Si, who succeeded Scott Keogh, […] More…

According to an agency report, Toyota will present a new three-year plan to its suppliers in early 2023 as part of its electric strategy. With the new plan, the manufacturer wants to increase the competitiveness of its upcoming electric vehicle models, but is probably accepting delays for this. Reuters, citing Toyota insiders, reports that the […] More…

Tesla plans to hand over the first new Model S and X to customers in Europe this Friday. At least the official start of deliveries is planned then – because the first vehicles are already on the road. The source of this information comes from entries in the TFF forum, according to which many of […] More…

Tesla plans to hand over the first new Model S and X to customers in Europe this Friday. At least the official start of deliveries is planned then – because the first vehicles are already on the road. The source of this information comes from entries in the TFF forum, according to which many of […] More…

It is the end for Borgward despite their attempt to revive the brand with electric and hybrid cars. A court in China has officially declared the company bankrupt and Borgward has applied for permission to liquidate its assets. The brand is historic, as it was originally launched in Bremen, Germany, in 1890. The automaker then […] More…

Munich-based battery analytics company Twaice is introducing a guarantee on the accuracy and findings of its analytics platform. With its predictive analytics software, the company is known to enable statements on the health of batteries. For the guarantee, Twaice is working with insurer Great Lakes Insurances, a subsidiary of reinsurer Munich Re. It is “the […] More…

Munich-based battery analytics company Twaice is introducing a guarantee on the accuracy and findings of its analytics platform. With its predictive analytics software, the company is known to enable statements on the health of batteries. For the guarantee, Twaice is working with insurer Great Lakes Insurances, a subsidiary of reinsurer Munich Re. It is “the […] More…

The European Parliament and the member states have reached a preliminary agreement on the revision of the EU regulations for batteries. The background to the regulation is the proposals presented by the EU Commission at the end of 2020 on mandatory sustainability criteria for batteries. Stricter environmental and due diligence requirements will apply to battery […] More…

The founding head of Renault’s mobility division Mobilize, Clotilde Delbos, is leaving the company at the end of the year. Her successor as CEO will be former VW and Bosch manager Fedra Ribeiro, currently Chief Operating Officer of Mobilize. Delbos is not only leaving Mobilize, but also Renault Group after ten years – where the […] More…

BMW primarily converts combustion engines into EVs, take the iX3, i4, iX1, i7, the list is long. Only the BMW iX stands out as it utilises an EV-only platform. The i4 convinced with the drive’s efficiency but can BMW also make a five-metre SUV efficient? We took it to the test. *** After the BMW […] More…

The Chinese battery manufacturer SVOLT has signed the lease for its future factory for the assembly of modules and packs at the Saarland site in Heusweiler. However, there is no mention of the future of the cell factory also planned in Saarland. SVOLT itself says that the 15-year lease agreement underpins its long-term plans in […] More…

Envision AESC has begun the building works for its battery factory near the Nissan plant in Sunderland, UK. It will be the second UK facility for the EV battery specialist from Japan. Envision AESC also announced new details regarding capacities after reports had varied. Once the new plant comes on stream in 2025, it will […] More…

EverCharge, now part of the SK Group and a provider of EV charging solutions, announced that it is opening a 30,000-sqft production factory in Hayward, California. Spanning 2787 sqm, the new plant will help EverCharge produce EV chargers for the US market. EverCharge has not disclosed the production capacity or staff numbers but says it […] More…

Denmark’s primary cab service, Dantaxi, has sent an update on its EV fleet. The company runs over 400 electric cabs at present from 14 different brands. Three manufacturers come out particularly favourably. Dantaxi says the favourite EVs among cabbies come from Volkswagen, Mercedes, and Tesla. The first Polestar also joined the fleet in 2022, after […] More…