The Chinese joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has inaugurated the expansion of its Dadong plant in the city of Shenyang, China. With the completion of the conversion measures, the plant will be able to flexibly produce vehicles with combustion engines, plug-in hybrids or fully electric drive systems. In February, the “comprehensive expansion” of the […] More…

VW is planning technical improvements for its MEB electric car platform. According to a presentation made public this week at the UBS Paris Electric Car Day by Silke Bagschik, sales and marketing manager for the ID range, VW is aiming for charging powers of over 200 kW and ranges of up to 700 kilometres for […] More…

The Finnish retail cooperative S Group plans to triple the charging station network at its shops by the end of this year – from 50 locations at the end of 2021 to over 150 locations with a total of around 1,000 charging points by the end of 2022. The company says it is focussing of […] More…

VinFast has revealed US prices for its VF 8 and VF 9 electric SUVs with battery subscription. At the same time, VinFast and Electrify America have a deal for VinFast customers. VinFast has given the Eco VF 9 a starting price of $55,500 for the battery version 1 and $56,000 for the battery version 2. […] More…

Canadian fuel cell specialist Loop Energy has received an order from British electric truck developer Tevva. For the initial part of the order, Loop Energy will supply its 50 kW FC system T505 for use as a fuel cell range extender for Tevva’s electric 7.5 tonne platform, while the two companies negotiate a comprehensive supply […] More…

CATL’s recycling subsidiary Brunp has entered into a partnership with Indonesian companies Antam and IBI. CATL wants to invest the equivalent of almost 5.5 billion euros in the Indonesia. The agreement focuses on nickel mining and processing, battery materials, battery manufacturing and battery recycling. Brunp is one of two recycling companies that are responsible for […] More…

When Nissan announced it was prototyping solid-state batteries, the news held an ambitious timeline to start pilot producing all-solid-state cells in 2024 and power a series EV in 2028. In a follow-up call, Nissan detailed the basics of their technology, while claiming breakthroughs building on an advantage indeed fewer carmakers have. *** Certainly, solid-state batteries […] More…

The City of Vienna will no longer procure any new petrol or diesel vehicles for the municipal fleet from 2025 at the latest. Possible exceptions apply to certain special vehicles for which no CO2-free alternatives are available by then. However, the city also assumes for the special vehicles “that the technology for vehicles with alternative […] More…

The Spanish charging infrastructure manufacturer Wallbox Chargers has begun construction of its first production facility in the USA, which was announced last year. This is being built in Arlington in the state of Texas and is scheduled to start production by the beginning of autumn 2022. The plan is to produce over 250,000 chargers in […] More…

Battery manufacturer Envision AESC has announced plans to invest two billion US dollars in a new factory in the US state of Kentucky. The factory at the Kentucky Transpark in Bowling Green in Warren County will be designed for an annual capacity of 30 gigawatt-hours and will produce battery cells and modules for electric cars […] More…

Renault has halted production of the all-electric Mégane E-Tech Electric in France. According to a French media report, production at the Douai plant will be suspended for the time being from 14 April to 25 April due to a shortage of semiconductors and a lack of parts from Ukraine. The 2,300 employees of the factory […] More…

VW has launched an online leasing programme for electric cars in Germany. At the launch, the all-electric models ID.4 and ID.5 are on offer. The ID.3 will follow at a later date. These are freely configurable vehicles, as Volkswagen emphasises. Online leasing is not VW’s first online sales model: since the end of 2021, German […] More…

The entry price for the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV in the UK has been hiked up by more than £6000. The Ford Mustang Mach-E now starts at £47,530, up from its original launch price of £41,330. This means that now only a single Mach-E is available for under £50,000 with the Standard Range RWD, […] More…

In Brussels, almost all GO Sharing electric were recently stolen by young people who had figured out how to circumvent the rental system. According to a report in the Brussels Times, the thieves even offered crash courses for their method on social networks, stole the electric scooters for joyrides and drove until the battery was […] More…

T-Systems is converting its fleet of company vehicles worldwide to electric cars starting this year. The internationally active IT services subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom plans to complete the project for the approximately 1,400 company cars in Germany by 2025. T-Systems says the electric fleet will save 1,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. This value […] More…

In Australia, Evie Networks has announced new public EV fast charging stations in 55 towns and communities throughout rural and regional Victoria. The 55 Tritium 50kW fast chargers are expected to be operational by mid-2023. Evie Networks currently operates a total of 58 charging sites across Australia, each typically equipped with two fast (50kW) or […] More…

In Scotland, Stagecoach Bluebird has unveiled 22 BYD-ADL Enviro400EV electric double decker buses. The public transport provider will put the fully electric buses into operation in the city of Aberdeen at the end of this month. The company has invested £11.2 million in the project with £4 million support from the Scottish Government Ultra-Low Emission […] More…

Symbio, Faurecia and Michelin have been granted the California Energy Commission Award for hydrogen fuel cell truck development. This gives the partners the chance to develop and demonstrate a hydrogen-fuelled, regional-haul Class 8 truck. The California Energy Commission (CEC) selected Symbio, Michelin, Faurecia along with GTI and other industry partners as major contributors to a […] More…

Budding electric car manufacturer Fisker is expanding into India. Hyderabad in the state of Telangana has been chosen as the headquarters for Fisker’s operations in India. Recruitment of local staff is already underway to pave the way for the launch of the Fisker Ocean and Fisker Pear in India. The subsidiary is now registered in […] More…

UK battery cell manufacturer AMTE Power has teamed up with Sprint Power and Eltrium to accelerate the development of battery technologies to meet the growing and complex needs of the electric vehicle market. The collaboration will commence in 2022 and, according to the initiators, will aid global carmakers and start-ups as they ramp up the […] More…