A fire-red Opel Rocks-e has gone into service at the Opel plant fire brigade in Rüsselsheim. The special conversion of the light electric vehicle is equipped with a special signalling system, front flasher and emergency numbers and goes out to check fire extinguishers on the 1.9 square kilometre site. The Rocks-e is the smallest vehicle […] More…

A discussion regarding the direction and efforts of India’s decarbonization efforts took place at an online event with Agora researcher Vanchhit Johri, Amit Bhatt from the ICCT and Christian Hochfeld from the Berlin-based think tank Agora Verkehrswende, which advocates for the electrification of traffic. As stated at the COP26 in Glasgow, India intends to become […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has presented the new generation of its SUV model GLC. Only electrified drives are used, which means at least a 48-volt mild hybrid. There are also three plug-in hybrids, each with a battery range of more than 100 kilometres. According to the press release, the core of all three plug-in hybrids is the new […] More…

Hyundai now offers over-the-air updates to all owners of the Ioniq 5, making it the first Hyundai in Europe with the feature. But it is only for the infotainment and map system and requires one final manual update. With the infotainment OTA updates, customers will receive all map and infotainment updates automatically via the SIM […] More…

UK logistics specialist Whistl has begun adding electric vehicles to its fleet to transition its van fleet to electric power. The strategy includes installing charging infrastructure across Whistl’s 22 sites and procuring the electric vans. Whistl will initially deploy nine Maxus eDeliver vans, four in the Bristol area and five through its Parcelhub brand. The […] More…

Parking space operator Q-Park has announced a deal with EB Charging (formerly Electric Blue, now owned by Blink Charging). They aim to roll out nearly 600 charging points across 80 sites in the UK and Ireland. These will add to existing charge points in their facilities. Q-Park says the new deal will also include modernising […] More…

Vitesco has signed a cooperation agreement with Infineon for the supply of silicon carbide power semiconductors – according to the company against the background of the strong growth in electromobility. In addition, Vitesco and Infineon plan to collaborate on development. The cooperation with Infineon opens up “the possibility of additional capacities for the strong growth […] More…

Renault has renewed its electric commercial vehicle range: with the new Kangoo Rapid E-Tech Electric, the French car manufacturer presents the second generation of its battery-powered compact van. In addition, the larger Master E-Tech Electric has been revised in the class up to 3.5 tonnes gross weight. The Kangoo Rapid E-Tech Electric has an electric […] More…

Swedish charging specialist CTEK is cooperating with Stockholm Parking to install more than 1,000 charging points for electric vehicles in the new 18,000 square metre “Norra Stationsparken” car park in Hagastaden on the outskirts of Stockholm. Each of the parking spaces in the car park will be equipped with a Chargestorm Connected 2 EV charger […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has expanded their production capacities by 30 GWh with the opening of two new sites. On 30 May, production lines for ten GWh were commissioned at the Gotion plant in Yichun (Jiangxi province). Capacities for another five GWh are to be installed there by the […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has laid the symbolic foundation stone for a new competence centre for the research and development of future generations of batteries and battery cells on the grounds of its main plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. The so-called ‘Mercedes-Benz eCampus’ is to be gradually put into operation from 2023. Among other things, a factory for the small-series […] More…

Porsche has participated in another financing round of the Croatian electric car manufacturer Rimac. Porsche is investing a double-digit million euro sum in Rimac as part of the 500 million euro Series D round. The new financing round is led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, according to the Porsche announcement. Another new investor from the […] More…

Climate protection in the Chinese transport sector will only play a minor role until the end of the year: In order to boost the car industry, the Chinese government is now halving the purchase tax for cars with internal combustion engines. The new purchase tax for combustion vehicles at least only applies to vehicles with […] More…

BMW has presented the third model generation of the X1, which is also getting an all-electric offshoot in the form of the iX1 for the first time. The all-electric iX1 xDrive30 is to be offered alongside two plug-in hybrid variants of the X1 shortly after the market launch in October 2022. Prices in Germany are […] More…

The electric car manufacturer Polestar has launched a referral programme in Europe, South Korea and the USA. However, the Polestar offer is not intended to be as extensive as Tesla’s referral programme, which has since been discontinued. Existing customers can generate an individual referral code in their Polestar account, which can then be linked to […] More…

The US company Hyliion, which specialises in electrified drives for heavy commercial vehicles, has received an order from the building materials producer Holcim. Holcim is ordering ten examples of the Hypertruck ERX. As reported, this is a heavy-duty truck with an electric drive is combined with a generator powered by natural gas to charge the […] More…

In Madrid the Spanish ride-hailing company Cabify is to operate the first fleet of the electric sedan presented by the Renault mobility brand Mobilize last year. This involves an initial 40 vehicles. Mobilize says that under the agreement between Mobilize and Cabify, 40 examples of the Mobilize Limo will be integrated into the fleet of […] More…

Allego will set up fast charging stations for electric cars with a charging capacity of at least 150 kW at 400 additional ATU locations in Germany. ATU leads the German market in automotive service and spare parts and accessories. The construction of the total of around 900 new charging points is to begin this year […] More…

The parcel service DPD is making faster progress than planned with the electrification of its UK fleet. DPD currently offers an all-electric delivery service in ten UK cities and aims to do so in 30 locations by the end of 2023. This is five more than originally planned and two years earlier than previously expected. […] More…

India’s largest battery recycling company Attero plans to invest one billion US dollars over the next five years in the construction of recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, among others, in Europe, the USA and Indonesia. Attero CEO Nitin Gupta confirmed to Reuters that the company’s plant in Poland is expected to come […] More…