The BMW i3 is now history. BMW delivered the last 18 units of the company’s first electric car a few days ago. The company discontinued production of the electric pioneer in Leipzig at the end of June after they had manufactured around 250,000 BMW i3. The last 18 vehicles, all handed over at the BMW […] More…

BorgWarner continues to broaden the e-mobility portfolio. The US company announced that it has acquired Rhombus Energy Solutions. Rhombus offers V2G and Underwriters Laboratory-certified charging and counts Proterra among its clients, alongside charging and grid service providers. Frédéric Lissalde, President and CEO of BorgWarner expects Rhombus’ technology to expand BorgWarner’s electric vehicle portfolio in North […] More…

UK-based Connected Kerb has been selected to deliver on-street charge points across New York City in what the company calls a “groundbreaking flagship project”. Provided for the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and Newlab, the pilot could lead to 10,000 curbside chargers across NYC by 2030. For now, however, the NYC DOT […] More…

Alpitronic’s HYC150 (150 kW) and HYC300 (300 kW) Hyperchargers have successfully passed Hubject’s audit for Plug&Charge and are now fully certified. This means that more than 10,000 already installed Hyperchargers can be retrofitted by the end of 2022. The start was made by a joint project of Aral Pulse, Alpitronic, has-to-be, DCS and Hubject: September […] More…

The American electric truck builder Nikola Motor built 50 units of the Tre BEV truck in the second quarter and delivered 48 of them to its dealers. The production rate is to be increased significantly by the end of the year. However, series production of the Nikola Tre BEV only started at the end of […] More…

The Austrian battery specialist e.battery systems and the Indian company Amara Raja Batteries have started the joint development of a liquid-cooled battery for two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles in India. Production is scheduled to start in a year. The battery, which features immersion cooling and rapid charging, will be designed specifically for the fast-growing Indian […] More…

Sakuu, a California-based developer of 3D-printed solid-state batteries, has opened a new engineering centre in Silicon Valley. This multi-million dollar expansion follows the recent opening of Sakuu’s battery pilot line. Announced last year, this pilot line is now producing its first batteries for customers. The new facility is said to allow Sakuu to scale its […] More…

According to insiders, the British electric vehicle start-up Arrival has put its bus and car project on hold. According to the report, Arrival wants to concentrate fully on the launch of its electric transporter for the time being in order to generate revenue. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing three people familiar with […] More…

According to insiders, the British electric vehicle start-up Arrival has put its bus and car project on hold. According to the report, Arrival wants to concentrate fully on the launch of its electric transporter for the time being in order to generate revenue. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing three people familiar with […] More…

Volkswagen of America announced that pricing for the 2023 ID.4 electric compact SUV will start at an MSRP of $37,495. The electric SUV will be released in three trim levels, with the vehicles expected to reach dealers in autumn. Now assembled in Chattanooga, the ID.4 is offered in three trim levels – ‘Standard’/’Pro’, ‘S’, and […] More…

Elon Musk announced at the Tesla AGM that the company might announce the location for another factory in North America before the end of the year. In addition, as expected, the AGM approved another three-to-one stock split. At the end of March, Tesla had already announced that it was planning another stock split after the […] More…

BYD continues its series of market entries with passenger car models outside China. In Israel, the Chinese manufacturer is cooperating with Shlomo Motors for the distribution of its electric cars and will accept orders there from August. The first two BYD showrooms in Israel are to open in Petach Tikva and Haifa in September, according […] More…

The Norwegian company Teco 2030 and the Austrian drive developer AVL List have signed a cooperation agreement to use fuel cell stacks from Teco 2030 in AVL’s DemoTruck. The first prototype of the FC truck is scheduled to be on the road from mid-2023. As part of the DemoTruck project, the prototype of a 40-tonne […] More…

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has decided to postpone announcing the location for its planned factory in North America until September or October this year. Insiders said that the Taiwan visit of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, was the reason for the delay. Pelosi’s move has caused a rise in the political […] More…

According to Chinese media reports, Tesla will use improved LFP cells from CATL in the Model Y produced in China starting from next year. CATL will supply so-called ‘M3P’ batteries to Tesla for the first time for the Model Y with a 72 kWh battery from the fourth quarter of 2022. The cathode is no […] More…

Tesla is enabling paid charging at Destination Chargers, however, the rollout is limited. Operators must have at least six Tesla wall boxes and so far, the function appears to be exclusive to the US market. Destination Chargers are Tesla version of AC charging (Level 2) and have been established as addition to the company’s proprietary […] More…

Contract manufacturer Magna has completed the first 55 prototypes of the Fisker Ocean, which will now undergo various final tests before series production of the electric SUV is scheduled to begin at Magna in Graz on 17 November 2022. Fisker also announced in its latest annual report that the introductory edition called Fisker Ocean One […] More…

Energy company E.On plans to install 2,000 ultra-rapid charging stations across Europe by the end of 2024. The German utility joins forces with Alpitronic to provide HPC equipment. Their plans reach beyond 2024. By 2026, E.On plans to own a total of 5,000 new high-power charging points. The Group with headquarters in Essen wants to […] More…

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has cut its production target for 2022 in half. Instead of the previously forecast 12,000 to 14,000 cars, Lucid now only expects to produce 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles this year. The company writes this in its annual report for the second quarter. The reason given is “extraordinary challenges […] More…

Tesla has confirmed the relaunch of the Model S and Model X in Europe, which will initially be limited to the Plaid versions. Orders for the Plaid versions are being accepted now, with the first deliveries announced for November or December 2022. The Model S Plaid, which was introduced during the ‘refresh’ of the two […] More…