California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled expanded plans for investment in electric mobility. The US state is investing an additional 6.1 billion US dollars in electric vehicles and infrastructure. This brings the total budget for this area to ten billion US dollars. The new package builds on a $15 billion investment package signed in September […] More…

The Israeli battery developer StoreDot has presented a technology that is intended to extend the service life of batteries in electric vehicles – also with a view to connection use in stationary energy storage systems. According to the company, StoreDot’s batteries retain 70 per cent of their original capacity even after 1,700 charging cycles – […] More…

Lotus has reached an agreement with Britishvolt on the joint development of battery cells for electric sports cars from the Geely brand. In this context, Lotus has published a design sketch for a future electric sports car. The manufacturer is planning four electric models between 2022 and 2026. The first three models will be two […] More…

Fox E-Mobility has taken another step towards the start of production and has completed the overall design of its new Mia electric car series. The first prototypes are planned for the current year. Series production in cooperation with a vehicle manufacturer is scheduled to start in 2024. The board gave its final blessing to the […] More…

The Volkswagen ID.5 and ID.5 GTX are now available to order from UK retailers, alongside a new member of the ID.4 line-up: the ID.4 Pro. Prices start at £50,550 for the ID.5 Tech Pro and £41,430 for the ID.4 Life Pro. The ID.5 is solely available with the largest battery pack from the Volkswagen line-up; […] More…

BMW will end production of the i3 in Leipzig in July 2022. The reason for this is probably the conversion of the plant for the production of future electric models. The British magazine Autocar reports on the end of production, citing a spokesperson for the manufacturer. The information can therefore be regarded as certain and not […] More…

BYD has signed a framework agreement with the municipal government of the city of Xiangyang in the Chinese province of Hubei for the construction of an industrial park where, among other things, traction batteries for electric cars will be produced. The industrial park in Xiangyang is to be built in three phases, according to a […] More…

Chinese battery manufacturer CALB (China Lithium Battery Technology) has signed contracts with two cities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong to build new production facilities. The two planned factories in Guangzhou and Jiangmen will each be designed for an annual capacity of 50 GWh. The Guangzhou factory will be built in two phases. CALB […] More…

Uber’s biggest rival from India is making further advances in the UK, this time through its manufacturing division. Ola Electric today announced it would establish a global centre for advanced engineering and vehicle design in Coventry – and not just for two-wheelers. The so-called Ola Futurefoundry will work closely with the design and engineering teams […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has invested a high double-digit million euro amount in the solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium and agreed to jointly develop next-generation battery cells with the Taiwanese company. For Mercedes, it is not the first deal in solid-state batteries. The first jointly developed solid-state batteries could already be used in Mercedes-Benz test vehicles in the […] More…

VW has now officially started production of the ID.5 and ID.5 GTX in Zwickau and has thus completed the transformation of the vehicle plant into a pure electric car plant, as announced last November. The 2022 production will exceed the 180,000 electric cars VW made here last year. As Volkswagen states, this makes Zwickau the […] More…

The Scottish Government has published a new draft outlining its vision to double the availability of public electric vehicle charging. The country intends to launch a dedicated fund to attract investment from the private sector and to provide up to £60 million to local authorities over the next four years. The private sector is expected […] More…

US retailer Walmart has ordered 1,100 units of the E-Transit from Ford. In total, Ford says it already has 300 customers for the electric van in the USA, who have placed orders for more than 10,000 units. According to Ford, the 300 customers include “businesses of all sizes” – from one-person operations to municipalities like […] More…

Only about three months after the start of production, Geely’s premium electric brand Zeekr has reported the production of the 10,000th unit of its debut BEV 001. In addition, further details about the production technology at the Ningbo plant have been revealed. Production of the Zeekr 001 only started in mid-October at Geely’s Ningbo plant. […] More…

SsangYong confirmed UK prices and specifications for the Korando e-Motion SUV. Orders are not officially open yet and the SsangYong UK website is still asking customers to register interest. However, SsangYong’s latest UK price list contains full prices and equipment for the new model, suggesting that sales are due imminently. Prices for the Korando e-Motion […] More…

H2 Mobility Austria, a consortium of eleven Austrian companies, aims to put around 2,000 hydrogen trucks on the roads of the Alpine Republic by 2030. An accompanying study estimated the deployment would bring Austria an added value of 475 million euros. Through the consortium, the partners commissioned the consulting firm Deloitte to prepare the study […] More…

Shortly after Bentley confirmed the production of its first electric car at its main plant in Crewe, the British VW subsidiary presented an update of its ‘Beyond100’ strategy. According to the update, the first model will be followed by another electric model every year from 2025 onwards – i.e. five model series by 2030. In […] More…

In Europe, Hyundai has released new packages offering preferential tariffs for the Ionity network in which the company holds a stake. Two Ionity packages, Premium and Lite, offer better charging rates. At the same time, drivers opting for the new Ioniq 5 receive up to two years of the Ionity Premium for free. As a […] More…

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance has unveiled a joint electromobility roadmap until 2030, which envisages investments of a further 23 billion euros over the next five years. The roadmap thus goes beyond what had been leaked in advance. On Monday, the news agency Reuters reported with reference to insiders that the alliance would invest an additional 20 […] More…

New research released by British Gas reveals there is a postcode lottery when it comes to electric vehicle charging costs. There are 21 councils across England and Wales, where it is completely free to charge EVs using council-owned public chargers. However, for each free charger, there are drivers in other areas who are charged up […] More…