Canadian fuel cell specialist Ballard Power Systems has successfully tested a fuel cell powered by liquid hydrogen in collaboration with US-based Chart Industries. For the test, they paired a Ballard FCmove-HD fuel cell with a liquid onboard hydrogen vehicle fuel system by Chart. According to the companies, the demonstration confirms that heavy-duty vehicles with Ballard […] More…

Norwegian battery company Freyr has signed nine framework agreements with suppliers of battery materials for its CQP production line under construction in Mo i Rana. Four remaining framework agreements are in the final stages of negotiation. These framework agreements form the basis for the supply of raw materials for the CQP (Customer Qualification Plant) production […] More…

Mining group Glencore has formed a joint venture with British battery cell start-up Britishvolt to recycle batteries. The partners plan a recycling plant at Britannia Refined Metals operation, a Glencore company located in Northfleet, England. According to the announcement, the plant will be operational by mid-2023 and will recycle at least 10,000 tonnes of lithium-ion […] More…

The French battery company Verkor will build its first battery cell factory in the northern French port city of Dunkerque on the border with Belgium. Production is scheduled to start in 2025. Construction of the factory is scheduled to begin in 2023, according to Verkor. A capacity of 16 GWh is planned for the start […] More…

Superpedestrian announced today closing its largest-ever funding round, adding $125 million in debt and equity capital to the scooter company. The MIT spin-off says it will use the funds to expand the Link shared e-scooter service, boost R&D, and deploy more advanced scooters that utilise AI. Superpedestrian has programmed said AI to build what the […] More…

The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Council (HFC Bus Council) in the US has formed a national coalition of public transit agencies, manufacturers, and suppliers working together to advance the hydrogen fuel cell electric bus economy and its applications in the public transit sector. According to its statements, the HFC Bus Council supports the adoption of […] More…

Aston Martin plans to sell only electric or hybrid cars from 2026 and to phase out pure combustion engines by then. However, the British sports car brand is not yet giving any details on the degree of hybridisation and its end of sales. “By 2026 we will be fully electrified,” Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll […] More…

British charge point operator Osprey Charging, formerly Engenie, has announced a partnership with real estate company, Ediston. The companies want to install rapid EV charging across Edistons’ portfolio of retail warehouse sites in the UK. Clients include brands such as Aldi, The Food Warehouse and Costa. To start with, Ediston has selected ten sites. Each […] More…

Jaguar has decided to develop its own electric platform as part of its plan to become an all-electric brand by 2025. The I-Pace will continue to be built despite the new models. Thierry Bolloré, the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover told investors. The new platform will be called Panthera, added chief financial officer Adrian Mardell. […] More…

The Dutch retailer Albert Heijn joined forces with Eneco eMobility to build charging stations at its branches in Belgium and the Netherlands. Plans for this year include the installation of 120 fast-charging stations, each with two charging points before the expansion continues. By 2025, Albert Heijn plans to have at least 2,000 charging points installed. […] More…

PowerGo, a subsidiary of the Dutch solar company Powerfield, cooperates with the charging platform Spirii to build a large charging network for electric cars in Europe. They plan to install 15,000 charging points in at least seven designated countries within the next two years. More than half of the chargers will be capable of delivering […] More…

General Motors has set itself the goal of delivering a total of 400,000 electric vehicles in North America this year and next. In addition, production capacities for electric cars are to be expanded further than previously planned. The delivery and production targets were announced by CEO Marry Barra when she reported the latest business figures. […] More…

“Hyper powered vessel battery charging system” (HYPOBATT) is the title of a European pilot project that aims to advance the electrification of ferry shipping. The focus is on the necessary charging infrastructure in the ports. The goal is to develop a megawatt charging standard for ferries. The Dutch charging specialist Heliox has won the contract […] More…

Canada’s commercial vehicle manufacturer Vicinity Motor has signed a deal with Skydome, an automotive dealer and service centre in Ontario. Skydome already placed its first order for 50 Class 3 electric trucks and will also act as Vicinity’s exclusive dealer in the City of Brampton. For the order at hand, Skydome expects Vicinity to start […] More…

Tesla has to repair more than 50,000 of its electric cars in the USA that are equipped with the beta version of the software ‘Full Self-Driving’. The reason is that the software enables rolling stops at intersections and does not completely stop the car before a stop sign. The issue is one that is discussed […] More…

Through its subsidiary BP Pulse, Britain’s oil company BP has opened its latest new electric vehicle charging hub at Gatwick airport near London. The HPC columns currently deliver 150 kW, but BP says new hardware will upgrade these units to deliver 300 kW in future. For the moment, the new hub at Gatwick’s Q-parking facility […] More…

Electreon, an Israeli company specialising in inductive charging of electric vehicles, has announced its first project in the USA. This envisages a section of road up to one mile long in Detroit where electric vehicles will be dynamically and stationarily charged wirelessly. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2023. Electreon was awarded the contract to […] More…

In Austria, Smartrics EnBW announced plans to install another 150 high power charging stations this year. These will complement the existing 250 HPC stops in the network of the joint venture EnBW, and Smartrics had founded for that purpose in 2020. As before, the partners continue to focus on high power charging with up to […] More…

The German-Canadian company Rock Tech Lithium is considering a second production site in Germany. The first production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide is to be built in Guben, Brandenburg, as announced last year. Rock Tech Lithium had presented the plans for Guben in October 2021 and at that time held out the prospect of a […] More…

Magna has started serial production of the electric drive system for the VW ID.4 in China. Specifically, it is the drive unit with 80 kW peak power for the front axle of the all-wheel-drive version ID.4 GTX. The unit not only contains the electric motor (an asynchronous machine), but also integrates the single-speed gearbox, the […] More…