Canadian battery developer Nano One and mining group Rio Tinto have signed a strategic partnership to supply iron and lithium products, collaboration and a US$10 million investment in Nano One. The partnership and funding are expected to accelerate Nano One’s multi-cathode commercialisation strategy and support the production of active cathode materials in Canada. Nano One […] More…

Toyota may have tightened up its electric plans a few months ago, but a petition with over 110,000 signatures is now calling on the Japanese hybrid pioneer to completely stop lobbying for fossil fuels. The host of the petition SumOfUs explains: “Toyota is working harder than any other auto company to prevent this progress and […] More…

The SAIC subsidiary MG Motor has published the first pictures of its announced competitor for the VW ID.3. The electric compact model was presented in China as MG Mulan and will be launched outside China as MG4. Technical data will follow the official premiere of the model, which is planned for the fourth quarter of […] More…

Three years after it was first unveiled, Dutch start-up Lightyear, which emerged from the TU Eindhoven solar team, has unveiled the final design and specifications of its long-range solar car, renamed Lightyear 0 from Lightyear One. Production at contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive is scheduled to begin this autumn, with the first examples to be delivered […] More…

There are plenty of electric SUVs, but the range of compact models in the Golf class has been underserved apart from the VW ID.3 – and now Renault with its first model on the new CMF EV platform. The Renault Megane E-Tech is superior to the ID.3 in terms of software and material quality. The […] More…

VW is expanding the range for the all-electric ID.4 with another all-wheel-drive version. The version called ID.4 Pro 4Motion is based on the ID.4 Pro Performance, but thanks to the second electric motor, it comes with a system output of 195 kW. Until now, only the top model ID.4 GTX was available with an all-wheel […] More…

Fraunhofer ISI and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have analysed extensive data on the real-world use of around 9,000 plug-in hybrids from all over Europe. The core result shows: The fuel consumption of PHEVs is on average significantly higher than the official test cycles. This was basically already the result of an earlier […] More…

US retail giant Walmart this week said it was expanding zero-emission logistics pilots adding Nikola and Daimler Truck’s Freightliner as manufacturers. The heavy-duty electric trucks are part of Walmart’s ongoing efforts to completely decarbonise its global operations by 2040. The fleet includes about 10,000 tractors and 80,000 trailers. The new orders regard all-electric large trucks. […] More…

ZeroAvia and Monte Aircraft Leasing will jointly market hydrogen-powered aircraft to regional operators. Under an agreement now signed between the companies, Monte will purchase up to 100 ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrains from ZeroAvia to be installed on existing and new 5- to 20-seat aircraft. Since last summer, ZeroAvia has been developing a hydrogen-electric powertrain for the […] More…

In partnership with Shell Recharge Solutions, Hyundai’s Genesis brand gives electric car customers access to over 300,000 public charging points in more than 35 European countries through a single app. Part of the new Genesis Charging program is a free five-year Ionity subscription. The Ionity tariff offers discounted rates for charging at the network’s 350-kW […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has started production of LFP cathode material in Hefei. The factory is expected to have an annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes when completed. At the facility, Gotion produces the lithium iron phosphate cathode material that meets the requirements for battery cells with an energy […] More…

A VW-led consortium with partners from industry and science wants to prove that the most valuable components of traction batteries can be recovered and reused several times in succession through recycling. According to the Volkswagen press release, the research consortium ‘HVBatCycle’ aims to permanently recycle cathode metals, electrolyte and graphite from the anode in a […] More…

German logistics service providers Contargo and Rhenus Trucking have received funding notifications from the Federal Ministry of Transport for 28 battery-electric 44-ton trucks and the associated charging infrastructure. They intend to place the orders in the coming months. Rhenus Trucking says it will purchase vehicles immediately from various manufacturers to gradually make them available to […] More…

Siemens has acquired a minority stake in wireless charging specialist WiTricity for 25 million dollars (€23.3Mn). The companies will work together to drive the adoption of open, interoperable standards, while Siemens also becomes Witricity’s licensee. Siemens expects the wireless charging market to reach two billion US dollars in 2028 in Europe and North America alone, […] More…

Switch Mobility, the British subsidiary of the Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, has presented the new generation of its e1 electric bus, which was developed specifically for markets in continental Europe. The new e1 is a twelve-metre long electric solo bus with space for up to 93 passengers and 28 seats. It is powered […] More…

MAN Truck & Bus will in future offer an electric bus chassis for the global market. In a first step, MAN will offer the eBus chassis as a two-axle vehicle for use as a low-floor, low-entry and intercity bus (high floor). Bodybuilders can develop their electric buses on this basis. The chassis is based on […] More…

VW plans to start series production of the ID.4 at its US plant in Chattanooga in July and to bring the vehicles to dealers in “significant quantities” from September. That would be several months earlier than previously planned – at the beginning of the year it was still said that series production would start in […] More…

VW plans to start series production of the ID.4 at its US plant in Chattanooga in July and to bring the vehicles to dealers in “significant quantities” from September. That would be several months earlier than previously planned. At the beginning of the year, VW still said that the series production of the ID.4 in […] More…

The EU Parliament has cleared the way for the phasing out of internal combustion engines in new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles from 2035 as part of the EU climate package “Fit for 55”. The Parliament’s position for the negotiations with the EU Member States is thus clear. The result of the vote: 339 […] More…

Although Tesla has moved its headquarters to Texas and opened a factory in the US state, Tesla’s electric cars remain excluded from the subsidy programme in Texas for electrified vehicles. The reason is Tesla’s direct sales without an intermediary dealer, which is an exclusion criterion for the subsidy programme. Laura Lopez, a media and community […] More…