A surprising acquisition has taken place in the field of electric vehicle startups in the U.S.: Mullen Automotive announced the acquisition of a 60 per cent majority stake in Bollinger Motors for $148.2 million in cash and stock. Mullen is apparently looking to revive the B1 electric terrain vehicle and its B2 pickup variant. The […] More…

A surprising acquisition has taken place in the field of electric vehicle startups in the U.S.: Mullen Automotive announced the acquisition of a 60 per cent majority stake in Bollinger Motors for $148.2 million in cash and stock. Mullen is apparently looking to revive the B1 electric terrain vehicle and its B2 pickup variant. The […] More…

BMW now officially confirms the use of new round-format battery cells in its ‘New Class’ electric models from 2025. The cells are to be produced by partners in a total of six factories with annual capacities of 20 GWh each. CATL & Eve Energy have been confirmed as partners. The new round cells, which will […] More…

China’s NEV sales data shows a total of 632,000 cars sold in in August, more than in any previous month. Battery-electric vehicles continue to account for the vast majority of NEV sales in China, with 490,000 new BEVs in August compared to 142,000 PHEVs. For the first time, the statistics curve for monthly sales of […] More…

Stellantis brand Jeep announces the launch of four all-electric SUV models in Europe and North America by the end of 2025. By 2030, all vehicles sold in Europe and 50 per cent of sales in the U.S. will have battery-electric powertrains. The first model in Jeep’s BEV product offensive will be the Avenger, which is […] More…

Chevrolet has presented the Equinox EV, an electric compact SUV that will be available from autumn 2023 starting from around $30,000. The vehicle is the third Chevrolet model based on the Ultium platform from parent company General Motors, following the Blazer EV and Silverado EV. The Equinox EV will be offered with a choice of […] More…

Mercedes-Benz will launch all new vans with electric motor options starting from 2025. The company has now designated the first plants to produce the next-gen large electric vans in Europe. It is also exploring joint European production with US electric car startup Rivian. Mercedes-Benz Vans will reportedly rely on a new electric platform called VAN.EA […] More…

U.S. electric carmaker Lucid Motors is apparently losing several high-ranking executives – including production chief Peter Hochholdinger – amid its struggles to ramp up production of its debut Lucid Air model. As Business Insider reports, citing current and former Lucid employees, both former Audi and Tesla production expert Peter Hochholdinger, who joined Lucid in 2019, […] More…

Williams Advanced Engineering has unveiled a new electric vehicle platform specifically for hypercars called EVR. It is designed for a peak power of 1,650 kW and enables acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 2.0 seconds. Williams Advanced Engineering unveiled the architecture at the Cenex LCV (Low Carbon Vehicle Show) in Millbrook, UK. […] More…

Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid services provider, Nissan has approved the first-ever bi-directional charger for the Nissan Leaf in the US. Fermata’s FE-15 charger has passed essential requirements from Nissan and is UL 9741 certified. The standard covers V2G equipment in North America. Fermata Energy received the certificate in 2020. David Slutzky, their CEO […] More…

Danish CPO Clever has asked Germany’s Compleo Charging Solutions to supply AC charging stations. The deal is a follow-up order from a tender Compleo won in 2021. Clever aims to install a far-reaching AC charging network in Denmark with potential more sales to come. Clever plans to install 9,000 new public charging stations by 2025. […] More…

Pride Group Enterprises, a North American logistics operator, ordered 250 heavy-duty electric trucks from Daimler Truck’s Freightliner brand. The trucks will join the company’s fleet in 2023 and pose the next step to complete electrification Pride has targeted at the latest in 2024. The Freightliner order includes 200 eCascadia and 50 eM2s trucks, with deliveries […] More…

Nio has presented its business figures for the second quarter of 2022. The Chinese manufacturer delivered 25,059 electric cars from April to June. While this is an increase of 14.4 per cent compared to last year, the financial figures must bear the weight of the investment-intensive build-up of the business. Nio continued to grow in […] More…

British company Kleanbus presents an advanced modular EV platform to quickly turn any bus from ICE to fully electric. Moreover, Kleanbus utilises motors free from permanent magnets, so these do not require rare earth materials. Kleanbus says they developed the retrofit solution called Repower alongside Tier I suppliers but leaves these undisclosed. The company also […] More…

Ford Pro has now announced details of the all-electric E-Transit Custom, which is scheduled to go into production in the second half of 2023. Above all, the two-tonne towing capacity is notable. No prices have been announced yet, however. The E-Transit Custom is one of four new electric commercial vehicle models that Ford Pro plans […] More…

BYD is ramping up an electric car plant in Thailand. The Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer’s plant in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is expected to be operational in 2024 and have an annual capacity of 150,000 electric cars. The news comes on the heels of an announcement by Thai industrial developer WHA, who signed a […] More…

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and Kia have entered into a strategic partnership for the connection use of used electric car batteries. The goal is to turn batteries that are already in use into high-performance energy storage units. The Deutsche Bahn startup Encore will take over procurement and production. With this cooperation, the companies want […] More…

Scania Group wants to dispense with the combustion engine by 2040 and only launch battery-electric vehicles, said Christian Levin, President and CEO of Scania and CEO of Volkswagen’s Traton in an interview. With this formulation, Scania is venturing ahead of its competition in the truck market. However, speaking to Eurotransport.de, Levin admitted that the general […] More…

The GM subsidiary plans to launch the Electra EV next year and wants to sell only electric cars (and SUVs) by 2030. For dealerships wanting to walk in step with the change, this will entail some retooling, but for others, the company is offering buy-out. Since Buick requires dealers to invest in their own charging […] More…

The British EV battery startup Ionetic has launched a software-based EV battery pack design platform, which can cut the development cost and time for automotive manufacturers bringing a new electric vehicle to market. Ionetic states that the software-based platform can boost energy density by 30% and increase utilisation of pack volume by up to 120%, […] More…