Volvo Cars has become the next carmaker after Tesla to rely on so-called Giga presses from Italy’s Idra. The size of a small house, Volvo’s model is among the largest casting machines in Europe used to build electric cars. Read more…

The South Korean steel group Posco is planning a massive expansion of its production capacities for motor cores and battery materials for electric vehicles. The company set targets across new sites and existing plants. Read more…

The Volvo Group has announced the acquisition of Proterra’s battery business for a purchase price of 210 million dollars. The deal comes just a few months after the US electric bus and battery manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. Read more…

Charge Construct, a developer of high-power charging parks, announces new cooperation with London’s Switch to use its charging software. The partners intend to “dramatically expand” EV infrastructure in Germany. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz has entered into another partnership to build its HPC charging stations in North America. The carmaker intends to set up high-power charging hubs at most of Buc-ee’s travel centres across the US. Read more…

Due to supply issues, Volkswagen has to halt the lines at another German plant. Assembly of the ID.4 and ID.7 electric cars was suspended in Emden yesterday and will only continue on Monday due to a lack of electric motors. Read more…

Denmark has announced that it will set up 25 new charging parks for electric trucks nationwide. The locations will be a maximum of 60 kilometres from one another, each with 175 charge points. Read more…

BMW kicked off series production of the new Mini Countryman and its all-electric offshoot in Leipzig. It is the first time, a Mini model is being made in Germany. The new Mini Countryman is scheduled to hit dealerships on 17 February 2024. Read more…

SAIC-GM is the first Chinese car manufacturer to announce a charging infrastructure partnership with Tesla. However, this partnership applies to China and not the US, as most of the previous deals concerning Tesla’s charging infrastructure in recent days. Read more…

German Pepper Motion has confirmed plans for a major factory in India. As previously leaked, Pepper will come to Andhra Pradesh for a fully integrated vertical production to convert diesel buses and trucks to electric and build new vehicles and batteries. Read more…

The EU Parliament has agreed to weaken pollution rules for combustion engines and trucks after lawmakers voted for a watered-down Euro 7 standard as a negotiating position. Insiders in Brussels suspect a tacit deal between politicians and the car industry. Read more…

The key technical details of the Luxeed, a brand by Chery and Huawei, had already been leaked in advance. Now the prices have also been revealed. The S7 is available from around 35,425 dollars. Read more…

The manufacturer made a series of announcements at its first „Polestar Day.” On top of expanding manufacturing of the Polestar 4 to South Korea, it will also collaborate with StoreDOt on batteries for the Polestar 5 and set up a Virtual Power Plan to develop a business case for V2G technology. Read more…

Because Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) is running behind with the installation of charging infrastructure at two Duplin bus depots, dozens of electric buses remain off the road. Read more…

The two US-based electric aircraft developers, Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies, have agreed to cooperate to introduce an interoperable charging system based on Beta’s charging technology. Archer has its eye set on India. Read more…

The Dutch charging hardware manufacturer has signed a four-year framework agreement with charging network operator E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI) to supply AC stations for several European countries. Read more…

Rivian has hired Arnhelm Mittelbach as Plant Manager for its second manufacturing facility currently under construction in the US state of Georgia. The carmaker hopes for a “formal groundbreaking ceremony in early 2024.” Read more…

Over a year ago, Compleo announced a new HPC product and presented a first customer. Now, the company – under new ownership – unveiled the eTower 200 charging station. Read more…

In Switzerland, fast-charging provider GoFast is installing HPC columns in around 150 of the current 240 Aldi Suisse stores. Installations are set to begin in summer 2024. Read more…

The US solid-state battery specialist has produced the first A-samples of the solid-state cells and handed them over to BMW. The carmaker wants to put its first demonstration vehicle based on Solid Power technology on the road before 2025. Read more…