According to a media report, the new Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume is questioning the construction of the new electric car plant planned by his predecessor Herbert Diess in the Warmenau district of Wolfsburg. The result is that the electric flagship Trinity is “probably not to come until 2030”. As reported by the German publication Manager […] More…

Jaguar Land Rover CEO, Thierry Bolloré, is resigning from the company for personal reasons and will leave JLR on 31st December 2022. His successor will be taking over from today and is a veteran of Jaguar Land Rover. Adrian Mardell will act as Interim CEO immediately while Thierry Bolloré readies for his departure. Mardell has […] More…

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota presented the bZ Compact SUV Concept, a preview of a future compact electric SUV. The Japanese manufacturer has published pictures of the exterior and interior design, but has not yet given any details about the technology. The relationship between the bZ Compact SUV Concept and the series-production bZ4X […] More…

The all-electric hypercar Rimac Nevera has reached a top speed of 412 km/h. According to Rimac, this makes it the fastest electric production car in the world. “To travel at 412kph, or 258mph, means travelling at a third of the speed of sound. Simply achieving that alone in a road car is incredibly complex, but […] More…

A new partnership between UK-based Connected Kerb and Australian EV infrastructure provider EVX aims to install 1,000 new kerbside EV charging points across Australia over the next 24 months. Rather than involving traditional charging stations, EVX will be installing the charging technology into already established structures, such as bollards or poles for which Connected Kerb […] More…

Logistics company Maersk has opened a storage facility specifically for electric car batteries in Teplice, Czech Republic. According to Maersk, the 14,000-square-metre warehouse has extensive safety equipment to ensure optimal handling of electric car batteries. In Teplice, the new battery storage facility from Maersk is located in the north of the Czech Republic, close to […] More…

The Swiss eMobility specialist Designwerk has presented an all-electric tractor unit with a battery capacity of 1,000 kilowatt-hours. This should also make long-distance and heavy transport possible – at least in some countries. The high-voltage battery systems with NMC technology installed in the truck come from the Swiss company’s in-house battery production. Of the 1,000 […] More…

The Israeli company ElectReon Wireless, which specialises in inductive charging of electric vehicles, and the road construction company Eurovia are planning a joint project in Germany. In northern Bavaria, a short section of motorway is to be equipped with the inductive charging solution. ElectReon and Eurovia had signed an agreement in 2020 to build wireless […] More…

Panasonic has reached an agreement with Redwood Materials to source cathode materials and copper foil for electric car batteries. Redwood’s recycled cathode active materials will be used in battery cells at Panasonic’s planned plant in Kansas. Construction of the battery factory in De Soto near Kansas City has already been underway for several weeks, with […] More…

Toyota has unveiled the fifth generation of its hybrid pioneer Prius and is adapting the drive concept, at least for Europe. From next year, the Prius will only be offered as a plug-in hybrid in Europe. However, the full hybrid concept will not be completely discarded; outside Europe, the Prius will continue to be available […] More…

In the USA, Volvo Group and the Pilot Company, the largest operator of truck stops in North America, have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a public charging network for electric trucks. Pilot Company plans to install HPCs at an unspecified number of locations that will be open to heavy-duty vehicles of all brands. […] More…

Milan’s public transport company ATM has invited tenders for the procurement of 340 low-floor battery buses worth around 330 million euros. The tender is comprised of three different lots for different electric bus lengths, floor and door configurations The largest lot of the ATM Milan tender is for 205 battery-electric buses with a length of […] More…

Varta has put the construction of a factory for electric car battery cells on hold for the time being for cost reasons, as the company announced in its current annual report. The construction of the new factory for the V4Drive battery is to be continued only after binding customer commitments. However, the operation of the […] More…

Following the start of production of the Tesla Semi in October, Tesla has now confirmed the date for the start of deliveries of the electric truck: Tesla will host a special “delivery event” on 1 December at its factory in Nevada. Elon Musk had already mentioned this date in a tweet in October when he […] More…

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has given a preview of its second model, the Gravity SUV. In addition to some pictures, there are also first concrete statements about the concept. Lucid is also launching further variants of its Air sedan. First, the Gravity: It will be a luxurious electric SUV with either two […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has significantly reduced the sales prices for its electric models EQE and EQS in China – by up to 237,600 yuan (32,230 euros). According to Chinese media, sales have not met expectations. The list prices for the three variants of the EQE in China will drop by 50,000 to 50,700 yuan as of 16 […] More…

While delegates and politicians have flown into Bali, Indonesia, to attend the G20 summit starting today, some more climate-friendly news is happening. A fleet of hundreds of electric motorcycles is operating among the security forces and on shuttle duty. The G20 Summit is being held on the remote island of Bali this year since Indonesia […] More…

Branded as a label for lifestyle vehicles at launch, Geely subsidiary Radar Auto just debuted its first model in China. The RD6 electric pick-up truck hits the market in four versions at prices starting from 178,800 yuan, below 25,000 euros. Geely launched Radar Auto only in July and announced the RD6 at the time. Looking […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Human Horizons has ordered various components for its electric cars from Vitesco Technologies. In addition to general control electronics, the order includes cell monitoring for battery management and high-voltage current measurement modules. In a company release, Vitesco says it will supply components for the new E/E architecture developed by Human […] More…

The Frankfurt-based public transport operator Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) presented their first fuel cell train, which will soon be in regular service. From December, the first of the 27 Coradia iLint 54 trains ordered from Alstom will start running on the Taunus network. The fuel cell trains ordered in 2019 will initially be used on the RB15 […] More…