Hyundai plans to make the on-board charger from the Ioniq 5 suitable for bidirectional charging, enabling V2G technology. In addition, Hyundai will soon introduce a new electric model that will be equipped with V2G technology ex-works. The new vehicle could be the Ioniq 6, which is to be presented within the next few months. The […] More…

Glasgow-based electric 4X4 manufacturer Munro Vehicles has received £750,000 in seed investment from Elbow Beach Capital, a private investment company focused on sustainable energy, transition technology and social impact businesses. Munro is known for having developed a fully electric 4×4, which was tested and is to be built in the UK. Production of the ‘Mark […] More…

Mercedes-Benz aims to reduce CO2 emissions per passenger car by more than half over the entire life cycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020. The main levers for this are electric cars charged with green electricity, better batteries, recycled materials and the use of renewable energies in production. At his first digital […] More…

Honda has concretised its electric plans. According to the Japanese company, they want to bring 30 electric models onto the market worldwide by 2030 and achieve a sales volume of more than two million electric cars per year with these in the same year. As the carmaker announced following a briefing “on the business of […] More…

Honda has concretised its electric plans. According to the Japanese company, they want to bring 30 battery-electric and hybrid-electric models onto the market worldwide by 2030 and achieve a sales volume of more than two million electric cars per year with these in the same year. As the carmaker announced following a briefing “on the […] More…

BYD has unveiled the new model year of its all-electric SUV model Tang EV that will be offered not only in China but also in Norway. In addition to a refreshed front and the option of a six- and seven-seater version offered for the first time, the 2022 Tang EV primarily offers more range thanks […] More…

Hindenburg Research is once again making serious allegations of fraud against an electric car start-up. This time, the US company Mullen Automotive has been targeted by the short seller. Hindenburg accuses Mullen of having deceived its investors. This applies both to Mullen’s recently reported progress in the development of solid-state batteries and to claims of […] More…

Hyzon Motors will deliver 18 fuel cell trucks to the new German company Hylane. The US manufacturer has received an order from the subsidiary of DEVK Versicherung, which specialises in vehicle rental. Delivery of the vehicles is expected to begin at the end of 2022, Hyzon says. Fleet owners will then be able to use […] More…

The sharing providers Voi, Tier and Bolt have won a tender from the Norwegian capital Oslo to provide electric scooters. The three providers are each allowed to place 2,667 electric scooters in the city for a period of one year. The background to the tender and the precisely prescribed maximum number of vehicles is a […] More…

Scania will work with Cummins to build 20 fuel cell trucks for the HyTrucks consortium. These will be based on Scania’s battery-electric vehicle platform and use fuel cell systems and hydrogen fueling and storage solutions from Cummins. The 20 H2 trucks are scheduled for delivery to HyTrucks in 2024. Scania does not provide more detailed […] More…

The city council of the US city of Los Angeles in the state of California has passed a motion to electrify the city’s vehicle fleet. The ‘Electric Vehicle Master Plan’ envisions electrifying more than 10,000 vehicles along with building the appropriate charging infrastructure. The Electric Vehicle Master Plan passed unanimously on Wednesday by a vote […] More…

The Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has raised 50 million US dollars in its new financing round. Among the new investors is Peter Carlsson, founder and CEO of the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt. With the capital – equivalent to about 45.9 million euros – X Shore wants to increase production at its new plant […] More…

The Israeli company ElectReon, which specialises in inductive charging of electric vehicles, has announced the extension of the Smartroad Gotland pilot project in Sweden by one year and its upgrade. The two million euro budget for the extension of the project is funded by the Swedish Transport Agency and includes an upgrade of 400 metres […] More…

BYD is planning a new production facility for its blade batteries in Taizhou in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. Production capacities for 22 GWh per year are to be created there on an area of around one million square metres. The new factory is scheduled to start production of its first production line in the […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has put its so-called Electric Software Hub into operation at the Mercedes Technology Center (MTC) in Sindelfingen. Numerous software, hardware, system integration and testing functions are located there under one roof. The company has invested more than 200 million euros in the centre. With the Electric Software Hub, Mercedes-Benz is strengthening the role of […] More…

Mitch Evans won Rounds 4 and 5 of the season in the Italian capital. With the two victories, the Jaguar driver moves up in the overall standings, but the lead in the championship has been taken over by the two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah). Jaguar driver Evans was able to convince in […] More…

455,000 New Energy Vehicles were sold in China in March, 122.4 per cent more than in the same month last year and 43.6 per cent more than in February 2022, making March the strongest month of 2022 so far. In January, 412,000 NEVs were sold, while in February, only 317,000 vehicles were sold – partly […] More…

The Swedish electric car start-up Uniti has filed for insolvency. The company announced on LinkedIn that it had not been able to raise enough capital. The move does not come as a surprise. Uniti had already warned of possible insolvency in December 2021. These financing problems for Uniti have been dragging on for some time. […] More…

The Chinese manufacturer Nio has stopped the production of its electric cars. Nio says that this is because the company’s suppliers in several places such as Jilin, Shanghai and Jiangsu have stopped production due to the effects of the pandemic. Nio informed its customers of this via the company’s own app, saying that supply chains […] More…

Electric car charging points on the Isle of Wight were hacked to show pornography. Unfortunately, the hacking also put the charge points out of commission, blocking EV drivers from charging their vehicles. The issue was discovered and reported by the local newspaper the County Press and the council, which operates the stations, is now working […] More…