The US manufacturer General Motors has signed agreements with LG Chem and Livent for the supply of battery materials. The company sees this as strengthening its goal of reaching one million units of electric vehicles in North America by the end of 2025. The binding agreement with LG Chem provides for the supply of cathode […] More…

After months of pre-series production, Volkswagen has now built the first production model of the ID.4 for customer deliveries at its US plant in Chattanooga. In the course of the fourth quarter of 2022, production is to be ramped up to 7,000 cars per month. Volkswagen does not specify what the production rate will be […] More…

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has essentially confirmed the key points of new EV regulations for the environmental bonus from 2023. The new subsidy package will focus more on individual drivers, rather than company fleets, as well as include a reduction of the funds. More concrete dates have been […] More…

Hyundai’s air mobility subsidiary Supernal has announced cooperating with Electric Power Systems (EP Systems) to develop eVTOL batteries. The announcement was made at the Farnborough International Airshow and is Supernal’s first partnership. Supernal says it aims to work within an “open ecosystem” to address the niche technology needs of what Hyundai calls Advanced Air Mobility […] More…

Cadillac has presented a new concept called Celestiq and considers the show car a preview of the upcoming all-electric flagship sedan. The GM brand is working towards production readiness of the luxury model, which will utilise GM’s Ultium platform . The show car previews some of the materials, innovative technologies and craftsmanship details that express […] More…

The Mobility House and Endera have made public their cooperation for managed commercial EV charging. They have already delivered electric shuttles and a smart charging solution to ACE Parking and Aladdin Airport Parking, both servicing the San Diego International Airport, California. Endera designs and sells commercial electric vehicles and charging stations. The Mobility House brings […] More…

Mini has shown a battery-electric crossover called Aceman to preview a new concept for the premium small car segment. Exact data on the vehicle or drive are scarce – the Mini Concept Aceman is a pure design study which Mini considers a harbinger of new interiors and materials. The Mini Concept Aceman is 4.05 metres […] More…

Solaris Bus & Coach has won a tender in the Spanish town of Fuenlabrada in the Madrid region. The municipal transport company EMT Fuenlabrada S.A. expects delivery of four Urbino 12 electric buses along with charging infrastructure. Solaris says the order is worth over two million euros and will supply the zero-emission city buses to Fuenlabrada no later than by […] More…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company is working toward Tesla achieving same-hour service on its vehicles as often as possible by using “Formula 1 pit crew techniques”. Interestingly enough, Tesla already attempted this line of work when the company hired Kenny Handkammer, former Red Bull Racing chief mechanic, to lead new service programmes. […] More…

In the USA, Lightning eMotors has launched its next generation of mobile commercial and passenger vehicle chargers, Lightning Mobile. This mobile charging station covers both long term and short term use cases. The order books are open with deliveries starting in late 2022. The new charger is designed to meet a variety of use cases, […] More…

Daimler Truck has completed the construction of a demonstration truck charging park at its site in Wörth am Rhein, Germany, which was launched in February. Near the industry information centre, customers will soon be able to test charging columns and concepts from various manufacturers and, with the help of experts on site, develop customised charging […] More…

In the USA, a research team from Cornell University has published a study revealing concrete advantages in wireless charging roads equipped with energy storage systems. The research team developed a coupled transportation–power system framework for incorporation of a wireless charging road system into the real-time electricity market. Researchers were able to demonstrate in a simulated […] More…

Bosch has announced that it will reorganise its Mobility Solutions business sector as an integrated business sector as of 1 January 2023. Mobility Solutions will thus have its own sector board, headed by Markus Heyn. According to the statement, the aim of the reorganisation of Bosch Mobility Solutions is to be able to “serve existing […] More…

Fuel cell aircraft developer H2FLY says it has started final preparations for the integration of liquid hydrogen tanks into the HY4 test aircraft. An intensive programme of ground tests is then scheduled to start in early 2023. So far, the HY4, which was last exhibited at the AERO trade fair in Friedrichshafen and then at […] More…

The US Department of Energy has announced that it will provide a $2.5 billion loan to the battery joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution. Ultium Cells will use the money to finance the construction of new battery cell production facilities. Ultium Cells is currently building three battery factories. The first plant is […] More…

The battery cell joint venture between Porsche and Customcells, Cellforce, has entered into a strategic partnership with the machine manufacturer Trumpf from Baden-Württemberg. As part of the cooperation, high-precision laser technology from Trumpf will be used in battery cell production. As reported in December 2021, Cellforce is building its factory in the inter-municipal economic area […] More…

The Israeli start-up Ree Automotive, together with EAVX and Morgan Olson, has presented a demonstrator vehicle called Proxima. The electric delivery vehicle is based on Ree’s P7 platform with ‘Ree Corner’ drive modules. The P7 is the largest of Ree’s platforms. However, the technology has been adjusted again compared to earlier information from the beginning […] More…

The US startup Faraday Future has again postponed the start of production of its luxury electric car FF 91. The start-up now hopes to raise funding of 325 million US dollars by the end of the year in order to be able to start production in 2022 after all. The situation is obviously very serious. […] More…

Aptera has written a letter calling on the US Congress to adopt Tesla’s Supercharger and electric vehicle connectors as a standard, ditching the CCS and SAE J1772. “While electric vehicle technology has rapidly advanced, the charging standard in the U.S. has not,” Aptera wrote. “CCS and SAE J1772, the US’s common standards, are clunky, cumbersome, […] More…

Tesla has changed its investment plan, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to this, Tesla wants to invest between six and eight billion dollars per year until 2024. In addition, the Superchargers in the USA are to be opened to third-party brands. But first, the investment plan: According […] More…