The British SAIC brand MG Motor has announced the market launch of its MG5 Electric station wagon in continental Europe in March. While UK prices are yet unknown, German prices will start at 38,490 euros. A cheaper base model is to follow later. The SAIC brand had already presented some of the MG5 Electric’s technical […] More…

In the UK, electric bus manufacturer BYD-ADL has supplied 29 BYD ADL Enviro400EV to Abellio London for use on Transport for London (TfL) route 63 between King’s Cross and Honor Oak. The manufacturer’s electric double-decker Enviro400EV is well known to London streets. BYD-ADL notes that the zero-emission double-decker buses have features that are tailor-made for […] More…

Tesla has signed another offtake agreement for lithium. Australia-based Liontown Resources says it has signed a five-year agreement with Tesla to supply lithium-spodumene concentrate from its Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia. Liontown said the supply is expected to begin in 2024. According to the agreement, 100,000 tons of the concentrate will be delivered in […] More…

A British-Korean company called Eurocell has announced plans to build a ‘gigafactory’ for battery cells in Western Europe. This will also produce cells for electric cars and will be built in two phases with an initial investment of 600 million pounds. The investment is equivalent to around 715 million euros. The special feature: as Eurocell […] More…

Genesis will offer its GV60, the Hyundai luxury brand’s first electric model based on the group’s E-GMP platform, in Europe later this year. There is no further information on prices and the start of ordering yet, but that should follow soon. The manufacturer now officially confirms this after details on the technology and equipment of […] More…

Fisker has announced that it is now taking reservations for its second model, the Fisker Pear. The Californian carmaker is working with contract manufacturer Foxconn to produce the all-electric city car. The first models are scheduled for delivery in 2024. Customers can pre-order the Fisker Pear for $250 initially and then for $100 on second […] More…

Following the EQS, Mercedes-AMG is expanding its electric car family with two models based on the smaller EQE. Both the EQE 43 4MATIC and EQE 53 4MATIC+ from AMG rely on an electric all-wheel-drive system with a “performance-oriented” design. Like the AMG EQS 53 4MATIC+ shown at the IAA in September 2021, the EQE offshoots […] More…

Toyota is now working on a manual transmission simulation for electric cars, according to patents that have surfaced. Yes, you read that right. This involves a gearstick lever and a clutch pedal to pseudo-realise manual gear changes. However, the gear stick will remain more show than go: the actual gear changes are only simulated by […] More…

In the USA, Volta Charging has just announced the expansion of its collaboration with Walgreens to target installing 1,000 DC charging stalls at over 500 Walgreens throughout the country. The new agreement both furthers Volta’s DC Fast charging expansion strategy as well as Walgreens’ support of initiatives that lower emissions. Volta began working with Walgreens […] More…

After a test phase lasting several months, Tesla has made all of its Superchargers in the Netherlands accessible to electric cars from other brands. Pilot programs are also underway in Norway, France, Germany and Belgium for electric car drivers from other brands to use the Superchargers via an app. Tesla spread the news of the […] More…

New York City has ordered another 60 electric buses from manufacturer New Flyer of America, which had already delivered 15 electric buses to the city. The vehicles are supposed to further reduce the metropolis’ carbon footprint. New York City aims to decarbonise public transport by 2035. At the beginning of last year, New York’s Governor […] More…

BorgWarner has received an order from BMW for its high-voltage coolant heater. The component from the US supplier will be installed in BMW’s new i4 and iX electric vehicle models. With such supplier announcements, it is usual for the deal to be made public only after production and deliveries have begun. BMW introduced the two […] More…

BMZ Group has introduced TerraE as a global brand for lithium-ion cells. The batteries – primarily with NMC/NCA or LFP cell chemistry – are also to be used in electric vehicles. However, plans have apparently changed. BMZ Group (which stands for Batteries Assembly Centre in German) had taken over the battery cell consortium TerraE at […] More…

The Swiss commodities company Blackstone Resources is spinning off its German battery division Blackstone Technology into the newly founded Blackstone Technology Holding AG. David Batstone has been appointed CEO of the new holding company. The restructuring has already been completed, according to the statement, and the new holding company is based in Baar, Switzerland, as […] More…

In Australia, the Western Sydney-based company Custom Denning has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture and assembly 79 new electric buses to operate in Sydney. This is just part of a larger plan to fully decarbonise bus services in Australia’s largest city. The 79 electric buses will be manufactured in Custom Denning’s factory in […] More…

The Seoul city government said it will pay subsidies to buyers of about 14,200 electric vehicles during the first half of 2022, as part of its bid to support the purchase of 27,000 electric vehicles for the whole year. In the period from 2009 until last year, covering a total of 13 years, the Seoul […] More…

In China, 412,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold in January 2022. This was 141 per cent higher than in January 2021 for electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell cars, with battery-electric cars, in particular, making gains. With the 412,000 NEVs, January sales were just below the level of November, but a good bit […] More…

Audi and FAW have received approval from the Chinese authorities to build an electric car plant as part of their joint venture. Production of up to 150,000 electric cars per year is scheduled to start at the end of 2024. According to the planning authority of China’s northeastern province of Jilin, work on the plant […] More…

Tesla is facing serious allegations of systematic racial discrimination. A racist work environment prevails at the Tesla factory in Fremont, according to the California Fair Employment and Housing Authority (DEFH), which has now filed a lawsuit against the carmaker. The lawsuit alleges that “Tesla’s brand, purportedly highlighting a socially conscious future, masks the reality of […] More…

US commercial vehicle manufacturer Mack Trucks has launched a new Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) program. Essentially an all-inclusive leasing scheme, the company hopes to help customers manage expenses associated with acquiring the Mack LR Electric truck and integrate it into existing warranties. The VaaS now introduced includes the vehicle chassis, the refuse body, applicable taxes and a […] More…