The Polish municipal association Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia (GZM) has ordered 32 electric buses and the associated charging infrastructure from Solaris. The 12- and 18-meter-long Urbino electric are to be used by operators from Gliwice, Katowice, Sosnowiec, Świerklaniec from 2023. GZM has ordered a total of 27 Urbino 12 electric solo buses and five Urbino 18 electric […] More…

Micromobility provider Tier and Berlin-based startup Vertical Values are collaborating on solutions to extend the life of lithium batteries. The goal is to use reuse and upcycling as well as circular economy practices to reduce environmental impact. As the two partners indicate, lithium-ion batteries lend themselves particularly well to upcycling. Vertical Values repairs defective batteries […] More…

Micromobility provider Tier and Berlin-based startup Vertical Values are collaborating on solutions to extend the life of lithium batteries. The goal is to use reuse and circular economy practices to reduce environmental impact. As the two partners indicate, lithium-ion batteries lend themselves particularly well to reuse. Vertical Values repairs defective batteries from electric scooters. Instead […] More…

The European Commission has awarded energy investor EIT InnoEnergy a €10 million grant for the European Battery Alliance (EBA) Academy. Launched in 2021, the EBA Academy trains professionals across the value chain of the European battery industry. Launched last year by France and EIT InnoEnergy, the EBA Academy aims to train around 150,000 people for […] More…

Softbank Group-backed Indian electric vehicle manufacturer Ola Electric is planning to build a battery cell factory in India with a capacity of up to 50 GWh, according to insiders. Reuters news agency, citing inside information, reports that Ola alone will need 40 GWh of battery capacity to meet its goal of producing 10 million electric […] More…

Renault wants to revive its Scénic compact van with an electric drive. However, the Scénic E-Tech Electric is likely to remain just a familiar name: Allegedly, it will be a five-seat electric SUV. This is reported by the British magazine Auto Express with reference to statements by Renault boss Luca de Meo. The Scénic E-Tech […] More…

Skoda has announced a software update for its MEB models in the Enyaq family. Called ME3, it includes improvements in range and charging performance, just like the underlying E3.0 update at VW. But it also adjusts some of the criticized displays. Skoda has been using the new ME3 software version in the Enyaq Coupé iV […] More…

Skoda has announced a software update for its MEB models in the Enyaq family. Called ME3, it includes improvements in range and charging performance, just like the underlying E3.0 update at VW. But it also adjusts some of the criticized displays. Skoda has been using the new ME3 software version in the Enyaq Coupé iV […] More…

Northvolt plans to convert a closed Stora Enso paper mill in Sweden into a gigafactory to produce up to 100 GWh of cathode material as well as battery cells. The two companies have signed a letter of intent that calls for Northvolt to purchase the Kvarnsveden Mill in Borlänge, Sweden, and the surrounding industrial area. […] More…

Following the launch of the Kia EV6 in the U.S., the first word on dealers is that some are charging significant markups on the list price. A Kia spokesperson says the company encourages its dealers to price their vehicles fairly. Ford and General Motors recently also faced similar issues, however, took a more active approach […] More…

The marine electric drive supplier Torqeedo has won an order to supply a complete electric propulsion system for an autonomous boat in the German city of Kiel. The electric vessel named Wavelab will be built by Gebrüder Friedrich Schiffswerft in Kiel, and is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2022. The Wavelab is a […] More…

New York multi-modal EV sharing startup Revel has raised a $126 million Series B in a funding round led by BlackRock. Revel will use the finance to scale up its moped operations. In just two years, the startup company has grown to include more than 1,400 moped electric scooters across Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn and […] More…

In Italy, 350 electric buses are to be purchased for Milan. The Milan City Council has passed a resolution clearing the way for the release of 249 million euros for the fleet renewal programme of the local public transport company ATM. The funds will enable ATM to purchase a total of 350 new zero-emission buses […] More…

Volvo Buses has received three orders from Finland for a total of 82 electric buses. Of these, 61 are destined for the capital Helsinki and represent the largest single order for Volvo Buses in Finland to date. Volvo says that while all 82 vehicles on order are low-floor buses, the operators have opted for different […] More…

Solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape is expanding into the Asia-Pacific region and has announced the opening of a subsidiary in Kyoto, Japan, for this purpose. The new site will have an R&D laboratory that is scheduled to go into operation this year. The QuantumScape announcement does not specify what specific work and development […] More…

WiTricity, a provider of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles, wants to offer owners of selected electric car models a retrofit package for inductive charging. A beta version is planned for the U.S. later this year – including for a Tesla Model 3. After the beta, the solution called WiTricity Halo Charging with 11 kW […] More…

Tesla is reportedly planning to start building a new plant in Shanghai as early as next month to more than double its production capacity in China. According to an agency report, this could allow Tesla to increase its production capacity in China to as many as two million electric cars per year. This was reported […] More…

Volkswagen has decided on the location for the Volkswagen Group’s battery cell factory in Spain: it is to be built in Sagunt in the province of Valencia in eastern Spain and will have a capacity of 40 GWh per year. VW had announced its intention to build a battery factory in Spain at the strategy […] More…

British SAIC brand MG Motor has announced a new electric model to be unveiled in the fourth quarter of this year. It will be a 4.3-meter hatchback called MG4, which is expected to compete with the VW ID.3, among others. A video released by the company on Twitter shows a (partially) shrouded rendering of the […] More…

Faraday Future has unveiled the version of its first model planned for series production. Production of the FF 91 is scheduled to begin in Hanford, California, in the third quarter of 2022. According to the company, they have reached the fourth of a total of seven milestones on the way to the start of production: […] More…