Shanghai-based producer of electric vehicle battery components Semcorp plans to invest $916 million in a manufacturing plant in Sidney, Ohio. The facility will make separator film for EV battery makers across North America. The company said the Ohio plant will employ nearly 1,200, but did not provide a timeline for construction or production. The factory […] More…

Volvo Trucks is cooperating with Bucher Municipal to develop an all-electric truck based on the Volvo FL Electric specifically for sewer cleaning. Bucher Municipal, a supplier of vehicles and equipment for cleaning and clearing operations, plans to deliver up to 80 all-electric sewer cleaning trucks to European cities by the end of 2023. Volvo Trucks […] More…

Deutsche Bahn (DB – German Rail) has today confirmed that it will “modernize” its bus fleets at a cost of around 400 million euros. From 2023 to 2026, the state owned company has ordered around 1,200 new vehicles – but only 260 of these will be electric while around 900 buses will be run on […] More…

Momentum Dynamics has announced a wireless system that offers the possibility of both high (50-75 kW) and low (7-22 kW) power charging thanks to a “dual power” mode. The company sees this as nothing less than “a major breakthrough with enormous implications for the EV industry”. The US developer, which specialises in inductive charging systems […] More…

CATL is in the final phase of reviewing locations in the USA to produce battery cells for electric cars in the future. According to the report, two states are still in the running – and potential buyers of the battery cells have already been named. According to Reuters, citing two unnamed sources, the Chinese battery […] More…

Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks has announced the strategic roadmap for its entry into the North American market. According to the plan, the company will initially launch a pilot fleet of one hundred 16-tonne Volta Zeros (Class 7) in the US in mid-2023. They will be evaluated by customers in Los Angeles and later […] More…

In Norway, Tesla has opened more Superchargers for other brands. According to one observer, almost the entire route to the North Cape is now open to electric cars from other manufacturers. Multiple articles report that this involves 42 additional Supercharger locations where non-Teslas can now also charge. After an initial test with ten sites in […] More…

The Volkswagen Group and Seat are increasing their investment in e-mobility in Spain from the initially planned seven billion to ten billion euros. VW wants to invest the money not only in its own plants, but also in building up a supply chain. Volkswagen had mentioned the sum of seven billion euros in March when […] More…

The first prices have now been announced for the ID. Buzz from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, the first prices have now been announced. According to these, the passenger car version will start at prices slightly below 65,000 euros. The commercial vehicle version ID. Buzz Cargo commercial vehicle version is available at a much lower price. According […] More…

Due to ambiguities in connection with the leakage of a liquid on the Tesla premises in Grünheide, the Grüne Liga (Green League) has submitted an application to the responsible district Oder-Spree to prohibit the operating licence for the plant. The incident itself involved about 15,000 litres of paint mixture being leaked, which was then cleaned […] More…

In the Netherlands, the industrial gas company Air Products is aiming to build a truck hydrogen filling station in the port of Rotterdam in 2023. The facility will be realised in cooperation with Schenk Tanktransport and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). The three partners have joined forces to form the Clean Hydrogen […] More…

Exro Technologies, a Canadian company that has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and batteries, has reached an agreement for up to 2,500 units with electric bus manufacturer Vicinity Motor. Under this multiyear sales and service agreement, Vicinity will purchase high-voltage Coil Drive System units from Exro, along with a production […] More…

Volvo Car USA has announced that the entire 2023 lineup of Volvo cars in the US will consist of mild hybrid, hybrid or electric vehicles equipped with built-in Google capabilities. With the XC90 and XC40 SUVs, as well as the V60 Cross Country, now receiving mild-hybrid engines as standard (badged B4, B5, and B6), the […] More…

Link Transit in Wenatchee, Washington has purchased eight additional 30-foot BYD battery-electric buses. The eight new BYD buses will complement Link’s growing all-electric fleet of 12 30- and 35-foot vehicles, with three additional 35-foot buses on order. Once the new vehicles are delivered, nearly half of Link’s total heavy-duty fleet of 48 vehicles will be […] More…

Amprius Technologies has received a competitively bid, $3 million contract award from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium in collaboration with the US Department of Energy for low-cost, fast-charging silicon nanowire battery technology development. The contract includes a 50 per cent cost-share by Amprius Technologies. The 30-month contract began in April and will target the […] More…

Slovenian state-owned postal company Pošta Slovenije wants to demonstrate inductive charging of an electric transporter in a real-life environment together with German specialist Intis. As part of the Edison Winci project, Intis will retrofit a Pošta Slovenije VW e-Crafter for wireless charging. As part of the project, Intis will also provide the corresponding ground unit, […] More…

Gridserve and Moto have just unveiled the latest High Power Electric Super Hub on the UK’s busiest motorway. The company says the latest electric vehicles can now add the 117 miles of range required to drive around London’s Orbital Motorway in less than 15 minutes charging time. The new site at Moto Thurrock is located […] More…

To advance the development of electric air transport, a number of companies, universities and research institutions as well as municipalities and organisations have joined forces to form the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI). The initiative, which is funded by the Free State of Bavaria and the Federal Republic of Germany, wants to set up a series […] More…

The parcel delivery company DPD is expanding its fleet in the UK by 1,000 Ford E-Transit to a total of over 2,500 electric vehicles. The first of the 1,000 Ford E-Transits ordered are to be delivered to DPD later this month. DPD UK says it has opted for the 3.5-tonne version with 135 kW engine […] More…

Tesla is planning to massively expand its property in Grünheide, according to a media report. The additional area is apparently to be used for additional storage space and a goods station. Should it get that far, there would still be some hurdles. As the local medium RBB reports, citing circles of authorities, Tesla wants to […] More…