UK Research and Innovation is investing £16.7 million to build “the manufacturing capability Britain needs to lead the electric revolution”. The funding will go to 10 different projects around the UK, each surrounding the self-sufficiency of Britain’s supply chains for power electronics, machines, and drives. The ten supported projects range from rare earth metal requirements […] More…

Austrian eMobility specialist Kreisel Electric has signed a five-year contract with Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore worth €50 million. Under the partnership, Kreisel will supply its battery packs for X Shore’s Eelex 8000 electric boat. Specifically, two Kreisel Battery Packs (KBP 63) with a total capacity of 126 kWh will be installed in each […] More…

The Norwegian government’s Green Platform initiative has approved around 100 million Norwegian kroner (about 9.8 million euros) to support the research project ‘Sustainable Materials for the Battery Value Chain’ to establish sustainable battery production in the country. According to the announcement, the project will cover “activities along the entire battery value chain”, from the production […] More…

Volkswagen has stopped taking orders for certain versions of its ID.3 electric car in the UK, in order to shorten lead times amid the semiconductor supply shortage. The only model currently available to order in the UK is the ID.3 Pro Performance Life, starting at £35,835. The ID3 Pro Performance uses a 58kWh battery, which […] More…

After the iX, BMW is now also launching the i4 on the Chinese market. The electric sedan will be offered in China in two variants as i4 eDrive40 and i4 M50 at prices starting at 449,900 yuan and 539,900 yuan respectively. This corresponds to prices of the equivalent of 62,800 euros for the i4 eDrive40 […] More…

Volkswagen has decided on a new direction for its upcoming electric small car ID. Life. The concept presented at the IAA 2021 has fallen out of favour in Wolfsburg already. The information was reported by the usually well-informed automotive journalist Georg Kacher in an article for the German publication Automobilwoche. Instead of the ID. Life […] More…

The freighter Felicity Ace, which is carrying around 4,000 cars from the Volkswagen Group, is floating in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores after the crew was forced to abandon the vessel due to a fire. Because of the batteries of the electric cars on board, it is difficult to put out the fire. While […] More…

Lion Electric has just announced the launch of LionCapital Solutions. The new division offers flexible financing solutions for customers that are specifically tailored to the medium and heavy-duty electric vehicle market. LionCapital Solutions says it will commercialise a financing offer that can be deployed at scale. The offering is specifically designed for Lion school buses, […] More…

Shell has signed a global framework agreement with Taiwanese charging station manufacturer Phihong Technology. Phihong will supply Shell with charging stations ranging from 30 kW to 360 kW in several markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The said charging stations will be DC solutions of 30 kW, 60 kW, 90 […] More…

American Battery Solutions (ABS) is looking to supply the developing electric boat market, rolling out its high-voltage Proliance Intelligent Battery Series line. The battery lineup includes several products with 350 V and 650 V systems and an energy capacity of 50 or 100 kWh with the capability of connecting batteries in parallel to scale to […] More…

Schaeffler has presented a new product lineup, which was specially designed for electric vehicles in the form of the TriFinity triple row wheel bearing and the high-performance ball bearing with a centrifugal disc. These are said to be characterised by particularly high efficiency, among other things. The supplier founded a new bearing division in its […] More…

Schaeffler has presented a new product lineup, which was specially designed for electric vehicles in the form of the TriFinity triple row wheel bearing and the high-performance ball bearing with a centrifugal disc. These are said to be characterised by particularly high efficiency, among other things. The supplier founded a new bearing division in its […] More…

Shortly before the world premiere on 9 March, VW Commercial Vehicles has for the first time officially announced key data on the series version of the ID. Buzz for the first time – both the drive and the body. However, there is still no confirmed information on the price and exact market launch. The 2022 […] More…

Hubject has launched the Open Plug&Charge Protocol (OPCP) to enable free access to Plug&Charge. OPCP is the first independent protocol to standardise the Plug&Charge ecosystem. Hubject notes that the OPCP increases the compatibility between all market participants and standardises the common usage possibilities. This means that the software developers and experts of the market participants […] More…

EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, has announced a change in management. Armin Diez, previously one of the three managing directors of EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, left the company at his own request and for private reasons on 31 December 2021. His successor since 1 February 2022 is Stefan Schmid. With the appointment of Schmid, the EKPO […] More…

The Australian government has launched the second round of its Future Fuels Fund. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $127.9 million to encourage fleet operators to integrate battery and hydrogen vehicles into their fleets by co-financing charging facilities and H2 refuelling stations. In the first round of the fund, ARENA awarded $24.55 million […] More…

The battery-electric off-road racing series Extreme E has announced plans for a spin-off with hydrogen vehicles at the start of its second season. The Extreme H off-road series is scheduled to start in 2024. Incidentally, last year’s champion Rosberg-X-Racing won the season opener in 2022. The Extreme H cars will use the same drivetrain and […] More…

BYD has launched sales of the Yuan Plus in China, the first SUV model based on its ‘e-platform 3.0’ electric car platform. Although initially only available in China, the Yuan Plus is said to be the first BYD model developed for global markets. The BYD Yuan Plus has an output of 150 kW and relies […] More…

Swedish electric truck startup Volta Trucks has closed its €230 million Series C funding round. This latest capital raising will fund the company’s entire engineering and business operations until after the start of series production of the 16-tonne version of the Volta Zero at the end of 2022. According to Volta Trucks, the Series C […] More…

Tesla has reportedly shelved plans to expand its Grünheide plant beyond its initially planned capacity of 500,000 cars per year for the time being, according to a media report. Instead, its own cell production is apparently to be pushed ahead first. According to information from the German publication Automobilwoche, Tesla CEO Elon Musk “now wants […] More…