The Danfoss Editron marine drivetrain system is powering the Southern Hemisphere’s first fully electric passenger ferry, after the East by West Ferries service officially launched the Ika Rere zero-emission vessel in Wellington, New Zealand. The ferry was commissioned following research results by the New Zealand Government showing that domestic ships such as ferries and freighters […] More…

Tesla plans to increase the maximum power of its third-generation Superchargers from 250 kW to 324 kW, according to unconfirmed reports, and will introduce a fourth generation of its fast chargers a little later. The upgrade is scheduled to start in North America later this year. Elon Musk already announced an increase in Supercharger peak […] More…

Lithium producer Vulcan Energy Resources has been granted a research permit in Italy. It concerns an 11.5-square-kilometre area in Cesano near Rome, where brine samples were found in a geothermal well. According to a Vulcan statement, this sample well detected an average lithium content of between 350 and 380 mg/l in the brine. By comparison, […] More…

Emerging UK battery cell manufacturer Britishvolt has signed a two-year, multi-million-pound contract with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) to further develop and manufacture its high nickel electric vehicle sample cells for mass production. The UKBIC national facility was established in 2021 to foster battery development and production and is open to all companies working […] More…

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has invested a further $450 million in Wisk Aero, the joint venture between Kitty Hawk and Boeing to develop electric aerial taxis. The investment is intended to further the development of Wisk’s sixth-generation eVTOL and fund preparations for the start of series production. According to the company, which was founded in […] More…

The BMW brand Mini is now offering owners of the classic Mini a factory conversion to an all-electric drive. As part of the Mini Recharged project developed by a team at the Mini plant in Oxford, the classic Mini can be equipped with an electric drive system on request. According to BMW, the electric motor […] More…

Chinese car company Geely has set up a joint venture with Lifan Technology, a vehicle manufacturer it controls, to build a battery swap ecosystem for electric cars. The first compatible car is to be launched in February. Geely had already announced last year that it wanted to install 5,000 battery swap stations for electric cars […] More…

VW wants to have made the decision on the location of the planned new production facility for the manufacture of the electric flagship Trinity outside the Wolfsburg factory premises by the end of this year if possible. “At present, various locations in Lower Saxony are being examined,” the company admitted. Nothing has been decided yet. […] More…

After Ford’s example, General Motors is now also threatening dealers who charge customers a premium over the list price for the new electric models. The company says it will take action against such dealers and, if necessary, cut the electric car quotas. Much like Ford, what the actual consequences will be for dealerships that charge […] More…

Chinese EV manufacturer Nio unveiled its new ET5 mid-size sedan in December, with deliveries in China scheduled to begin in September 2022. Now, CEO William Li revealed that the Nio ET5 would also arrive in Norway and some other overseas markets from spring 2023. Li mentioned the plan during a call with the company’s Norwegian […] More…

Dutch yacht dealer and rental company Natural Yachts wants to rent out only electric yachts. Seven new electric motor yachts are to be chartered for this purpose. The decision was made after renting out several electric yachts last year, according to the family-owned company. In the statement, Natural Yachts argues that tourism is responsible for […] More…

North American charging provider FLO announces it has scored a multi-year deal with General Motors to supply AC and DC fast chargers for installation at GM premises in the United States. The charging stations will allow GM employees to charge their vehicles at the workplace. The new agreement also builds on existing cooperation between FLO […] More…

In Canada, Ikea has partnered with Bolt Logistics to deploy another 30 electric delivery trucks this year. Ten have already joined an existing fleet of 15 ZEVs. The partnership reaches back to 2021 when Bolt was called Second Closet. While not stated in today’s communications, previous orders with Bolt saw Ikea Canada receive vehicles from […] More…

The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has developed a new partnership with Europcar in the UK, supplying a fleet of 100 electrified vans. The LEVC VN5 is now available in eleven cities with Europcar Vans & Trucks rental stores. Namely, customers can rent the LEVC van at Europcar in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Gateshead, Glasgow, Heathrow […] More…

The Serbian government has denied permission for the Jadar project of the British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto wanted to build a lithium mine in Serbia as part of the project. This mine, valued at over $2.4 billion, would have produced up to 58,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate from 2026 onwards – which […] More…

‘Autonomy’ is a new offer in California where TrueCar founder Scott Painter now gives customers Model 3 for a monthly flat rate. The new venture has acquired about 100 vehicles from Tesla and has ambitious plans for expansion. By the end of this quarter, Autonomy wants to run a 500-strong fleet and have no less […] More…

Ganfeng LiEnergy, a subsidiary of lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium, has started operating a battery factory with an annual capacity of ten GWh in Xinyu in China’s Jiangxi province. This is the second phase of the factory, which now covers 330,000 square metres, according to Ganfeng Lithium’s WeChat account. The factory has production lines for prismatic […] More…

Tesla has confirmed in an internal email that it plans to start deliveries of the Model Y Performance from Grünheide in March. Previously, a change in the configurator had only hinted at this. The email to employees in Germany, posted on the German Tesla Drivers and Friends forum (TFF), mentions March as the expected start […] More…

Panasonic plans to start mass production of the new 4680 cells for Tesla in the course of 2023. Panasonic is expanding its plant in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama and integrating new facilities for the mass production of these new cells. According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, Panasonic also expects an accelerated transition to […] More…

Panasonic plans to start mass production of the new 4680 cells for Tesla in the course of 2023. Panasonic is expanding its plant in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama and integrating new facilities for the mass production of these new cells. According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, Panasonic also expects an accelerated transition to […] More…