Mercedes-Benz has received orders for a total of 450 eVito from two customers. The British vehicle rental company Northgate Vehicle Hire has ordered 350 electric transporters, while an order for 150 eVito comes from the Swiss parcel service Quickpac. According to the publication Professional Van, Northgate is to become the first rental company to offer […] More…

Bosch Rexroth and Maximator Hydrogen have developed a solution for the compression of hydrogen for filling stations, among other elements of the company’s push for the hydrogen economy. By 2030, the two companies want to provide the technology for 4,000 H2 filling stations. Bosch says that, as a result this solution, every third hydrogen filling […] More…

Bosch Rexroth and Maximator Hydrogen have developed a solution for the compression of hydrogen for filling stations. By 2030, the two companies want to equip 4,000 refuelling stations with the technology. Bosch says that, as a result this solution, every third hydrogen filling station worldwide will have Bosch components. The plan is part of the […] More…

Odin Automotive has announced its change of name to B-ON and a partnership with the Hitachi Group following the acquisition of Deutsche Post’s StreetScooter business. Under the new name, besides offering vehicles, the company will be offering a range of new services. These services are to include service and maintenance, charging infrastructure and energy management, […] More…

Geely and Farasis have started building a new factory in China as part of their battery joint venture. The new production facility will initially be designed for an annual capacity of 12-gigawatt hours. The final capacity will be up to 30 GWh. The battery factory is being built in the Fuling district of the south-western […] More…

Mercedes-AMG is giving a glimpse of its all-electric future with the presentation of a design study. The Vision AMG is a four-door electric coupé with the independent AMG.EA platform – currently being developed for the carmaker’s all-electric performance models in Affalterbach, just north-east of Stuttgart. According to Philipp Schiemer, Chairman of the Management Board of […] More…

US automotive supplier BorgWarner has announced multiple electrification awards. These include two deals involving electric motors and inverters with two Chinese companies respectively, as well as battery management systems for commercial vehicles from a “leading global vehicle manufacturer.” BorgWarner says that the unnamed manufacturer will be supplied with its flexible battery management system (BMS) to […] More…

The VW ID.4 is now also being produced in Emden. This means that the ID.4 is now built at the German sites in Zwickau and Emden as well as in the Chinese plants in Anting and Foshan. From autumn this year, production for the US market will start in Chattanooga. According to Wolfsburg, Emden is […] More…

The VW ID.4 is now also being produced in Emden. This means that the ID.4 is now built at the German sites in Zwickau and Emden as well as in the Chinese plants in Anting and Foshan. From autumn this year, production for the US market will start in Chattanooga. According to Wolfsburg, Emden is […] More…

The US food delivery company Sysco has signed a letter of intent with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) to purchase up to 800 Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks. The first eCascadia delivery is scheduled to arrive at Sysco’s Riverside, California location later this year. The deployment of the complete 800 electric Class 8 tractors is scheduled […] More…

Nissan and Mitsubishi have presented a jointly developed electric small car for the Japanese market. It is marketed by Nissan under the name ‘Sakura’ and by Mitsubishi as ‘eK X EV’ and offers a range of 180 kilometres, according to Japanese WLTP standards. “We have gathered the electrification technologies that Nissan has developed until now,” […] More…

With the European Company (Société Européenne) founded last December, Volkswagen wants to bundle activities along the battery value chain. The group has now presented a six-member board of directors, headed by Frank Blome, which is to expand the battery business from Salzgitter. The operational business will start at the beginning of July. As mentioned, the […] More…

Indonesia’s investment minister, Bahlil Lahadalia, is confident that Tesla will make investments in the country. According to media reports, Elon Musk has agreed to build a plant in the industrial complex in Central Java province after meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo. While a concrete agreement has not yet been signed, the investment minister hinted […] More…

Indonesia’s investment minister, Bahlil Lahadalia, is confident that Tesla will make investments in the country. According to media reports, Elon Musk has agreed to build a plant in Central Java province after meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo. While a concrete agreement has not yet been signed, the investment minister hinted that the project could […] More…

Polestar reported a new sales record for the first four months of this year. At the same time, the electric car brand is reducing its planned number of vehicle sales to customers for 2022 from 65,000 to around 50,000 units. This is said to be the result of the ongoing government COVID lockdowns in China […] More…

Hyundai and Kia plan to invest 21 trillion won (just under $17 billion) in electric car production in South Korea by 2030. The goal is to increase annual production from an estimated 350,000 units this year to 1.44 million units in 2030. Globally, Hyundai and Kia want to produce as many as 3.23 million electric […] More…

Hyundai has issued a recall in the US and South Korea that affects the Ioniq 5 as well as the Kia EV6. An issue with the shift by wire system could lead to the vehicles rolling away when parked. Hyundai says it is not aware of this happening in the US but mentions four cases […] More…

The battery recycling company Blue Whale Materials (BWM) from Washington, D.C., says it wants to build at least five recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles in the US and Europe together with the investor Ara Partners. Ara Partners, which specialises in industrial decarbonisation, is investing $80 million in Blue Whale Materials as an […] More…

Renault has presented the Scenic Vision, a compact class show car with fuel cell plug-in technology. The car can run on both electricity from the socket and hydrogen. The French company describes the concept as a preview of a future purely electric family vehicle. The special feature is that while other fuel cell vehicles such […] More…

Renault has presented the Scenic Vision, a compact class show car that has both a large battery and fuel cell on board. The car can run on electricity from the socket and recharge from hydrogen while driving. The French company describes the concept as a “battery fuel cell drive”. The unique feature is that while […] More…