Tesla is procuring more lithium in Australia. After Liontown, the US carmaker will also purchase lithium from the Australian lithium producer Core Lithium from 2023. Tesla is thus further securing its battery production. After Tesla recently signed a five-year contract with the Australian company Liontown Resources for the supply of lithium-spodumene concentrate, the Australian lithium […] More…

US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE) has raised further capital and plans to build a battery factory. ONE’s €58.6 million new funding round is led by BMW i Ventures. BMW had already invested in the company last year as part of the Series A financing round. ONE says it has signed contracts with four […] More…

US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE) has raised further capital and plans to build a battery factory. ONE’s €58.6 million new funding round is led by BMW i Ventures. BMW had already invested in the company last year as part of the Series A financing round. ONE says it has signed contracts with four […] More…

The US car company General Motors apparently sold its stake in the electric car startup Lordstown Motors last quarter. Things are not going well at Lordstown: the company had to significantly cut plans for the production and sale of the Endurance electric pickup. There is no official statement from GM yet, however, several US media […] More…

In Norway, 6,160 electric passenger cars were newly registered in February, which corresponds to a share of 75.6 per cent of all passenger car registrations in the month. The most successful model in February in Norway was the Hyundai Ioniq 5 with 454 new registrations. Compared to February 2021 – when 5,074 new electric cars […] More…

Hyundai Motor Company has presented a strategic roadmap to accelerate its electrification ambitions. In order to achieve the higher sales targets, further development of the electric vehicle platform E-GMP, which relies on batteries with higher energy density, is to be presented as early as 2025. Under the new plan, unveiled at a virtual ‘CEO Investors […] More…

Stellantis has presented its strategic plan for the coming decade with ‘Dare Forward 2030’. In it, the car company formulates the goal that by the end of this decade, 100 per cent of its sales in Europe and 50 per cent of its sales in the USA will be purely battery-electric vehicles. There is also […] More…

Natural Resources Canada continues its infrastructure advance through its ZEVIP scheme as the authority announced a $2-million investment in Alectra Utilities Corporation. The money, about €1.5Mn, will support the installation of up to 340 EV chargers across Ontario. Alectra says it will select recipients through a transparent process based on demand. The utility will then […] More…

Charging stations for electric vehicles along the Russian M11 motorway stretching from Moscow to Saint Petersburg are currently out of order. The charging stations have been hacked by a Ukrainian company that supplies parts for the power dispensers. The charging stations were not only deactivated but programmed to display pro-Ukrainian messages in the ticker on […] More…

Scania has signed a contract with ABB to supply comprehensive robotics solutions for its new battery assembly plant in Sweden. VW’s commercial vehicle manufacturer is investing more than one billion Swedish kronor (over €93Mn) in the new facility, scheduled for completion in 2023. The new 18,000 square metre battery assembly plant will be built next […] More…

Oxford City Council has today launched the UK’s first ‘Zero Emission Zone’ (ZEZ), which will force daily charges on drivers of all petrol and diesel vehicles as well as hybrid cars. Oxford has now implemented charges on all vehicles that have a combustion engine. Only 100 per cent pure-electric models will be exempt. The pilot […] More…

The City Council of Houston, Texas, has approved purchasing 97 battery electric vehicles. The new EVs will replace ICE vehicles ageing out of the official fleet. The Houston Climate Action Plan aims to convert all non-emergency, light-duty municipal vehicles to electric by 2030. “With today’s purchase approval, we more than triple the number of EVs […] More…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not only having a devastating impact on the local population but is also affecting global supply chains. Missing parts are bringing assembly lines in Germany, the UK and the Czech Republic to a standstill. Volkswagen felt the effects of the conflict almost immediately when parts made in Ukraine could […] More…

Chevron and Iwatani have announced an agreement to develop and construct 30 hydrogen fueling sites in California by 2026. The petrochemical company and longstanding hydrogen specialist firm also envision serving heavier fuel cell trucks in the future. However, first, the new hydrogen sites will fuel light-duty vehicles at Chevron retail locations across the state. Accordingly, […] More…

Hyundai relies entirely on renewable energies for its Charge myHyundai service with immediate effect. Using Digital Charging Solutions’ (DCS) green charging option, the company will ensure all charging activity is “counteracted” by 100 per cent wind energy. After every charge, the corresponding amount of green electricity is fed into the grid from one of the […] More…

The electric bus boom in Europe continues, as the registration figures in 2021 show. After 2,210 electric buses in 2020, a further 3,282 electric buses (in each case excluding trolleybuses) were newly registered in 2021, with manufacturers competing for market shares. So who is leading the charge? * * * In contrast to coaches, business […] More…

The first models of BMW’s ‘New Class’ planned for 2025, which will be designed primarily for electric cars, will be an SUV-like model and a flatter sedan based on the three-series, according to media reports. Planned production start in Hungary is 2025. Last fall, the internal designation NK1 was already circulating for the “electric three”; […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has concretised its expansion plans in Europe and beyond. By 2025, Nio plans to expand its presence to over 25 countries and regions worldwide. Nio already briefly mentioned the 2025 goal in December at “Nio Day 2021”. At that time, however, the focus was on the premiere of the […] More…

California-based electric car startup Mullen Technologies plans to equip the second generation of its ‘Five’ electric SUV with solid-state batteries and is aiming for initial vehicle tests with the technology in 2025. The first-generation Mullen Five, planned for 2024, on the other hand, will still use conventional lithium-ion cells – in other words, liquid electrolyte. […] More…

Li-Metal, a Canadian developer of lithium metal anodes, has signed a development and marketing agreement with Bolloré subsidiary Blue Solutions for battery anodes. A joint anode production plant is also planned. Blue Solutions itself manufactures solid-state batteries, which are used in the Mercedes eCitaro, among other vehicles. The aim of the cooperation agreement concluded by […] More…