ALD Automotive, the leasing and mobility subsidiary of the major French bank Société Générale, has announced that it will take over its competitor Leaseplan for 4.9 billion euros. The joint venture NewALD is to grow primarily with e-mobility services. The merger is expected to create NewALD, a new fleet giant with 3.5 million vehicles and […] More…

Building materials producer Holcim has entered into a strategic partnership with German startup Magment. The aim of the cooperation is to improve Magment’s magnetisable concrete technology for road surfaces, which can be used to wirelessly charge electric vehicles while driving. Magment had first presented this approach in 2018 and entered into a cooperation with development […] More…

Battery cell manufacturer SVOLT has laid the foundation stone for a new battery factory in China. The factory in Yancheng in the Chinese province of Jiangsu is scheduled to go into operation in the first half of 2023 and will have an annual capacity of 22.3 gigawatt-hours. The laying of the foundation stone in Yancheng […] More…

US manufacturer Kenworth has unveiled its first US Class 8 electric truck at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. Designed for a gross vehicle weight rating of 82,000 pounds (about 37 tonnes), the Kenworth T680E electric tractor features a Meritor powertrain and offers 400 kW of continuous or 500 kW of peak power. The vehicle is […] More…

VinFast presented five electric car models at the CES in Las Vegas. The electric cars are called VF 5, VF 6, VF 7, VF 8 and VF 9. However, not all models are new, in some cases, only the name has been updated. The VF 8 and VF 9 are already partly known: Previously, the […] More…

The Stellantis brands Opel, Citroën and Peugeot now offer the passenger car versions of their van models only with a fully electric drive. At Opel, customers can now order the Combo Life, Vivaro Combi and Zafira Life models exclusively as BEVs. At Citroën this applies to the Berlingo passenger car and SpaceTourer and at Peugeot […] More…

At the CES in Las Vegas, BMW shows how a car can take on different colouring by the press of a button. Behind the chameleon properties is a technology, the so-called ‘e-ink’, an electrophoretic technology that holds a bouquet of opportunities for the German company. “Digital experiences won’t just be limited to displays in the […] More…

Forsee Power now offers its Pulse 2.5 battery module in a version certified by the international classification society DNV for marine use. The Pulse module uses lithium titanate cells. The Pulse 2.5 Marine is equipped with Toshiba LTO cells and a liquid cooling system developed by Forsee Power that allows 15,000 cycles over more than […] More…

Today, Taiga Motors, a Canadian Powersports specialist, announced it has made its first electric snowmobiles and will commence deliveries this year. The take-off comes after delays in production and when pre-orders had opened in 2019. At present, Taiga says it was working with government agencies on final approvals to begin deliveries in early 2022. Production, […] More…

The US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE) has installed a prototype of its Gemini battery pack in a Tesla Model S and, according to its own figures, achieved a range of 752 miles, or around 1,200 kilometres. ONE, which is supported by BMW among others, states the capacity of the battery pack installed in […] More…

Micro Mobility Systems has postponed the start of production of the Microlino until mid-March 2022. The reason given is persistent bottlenecks in the global supply chain. The first 500 vehicles are also to be built as a special model. The plan is to start production in mid-March 2022 in a slow ramp-up and deliver the […] More…

The company British Lithium says it has extracted lithium from granite for the first time – initially on a pilot scale. The pilot plant is expected to produce five kilogrammes of lithium carbonate per day from the beginning of this year. That is enough to prove to potential customers that the technology works, British Lithium […] More…

The company British Lithium says it has extracted lithium from granite for the first time – initially on a pilot scale. The pilot plant is expected to produce five kilogrammes of lithium carbonate per day from the beginning of this year. That is enough to prove to potential customers that the technology works, British Lithium […] More…

Fastned has won tenders from Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) to develop and operate three other fast-charging parks on motorways in France. The three new sites are located in the south of France. They are located at the rest stops Aire de la Plaine Forez Est (A 72), Aire d’Ambussum Nord (A 9) […] More…

With 48,436 new electric cars, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) recorded a new record for new registrations in December. With a share of 21.3 per cent, this segment reached another record high. A total of 227,630 new passenger cars were put on the road across all drive types – a drop of 26.9 […] More…

Amazon will be the first commercial customer for Stellantis’ new Ram ProMaster Battery Electric Vehicle launching in 2023. The merger between FCA and PSA expects the long-term agreement with Amazon to help them put thousands of BEV ProMasters on the road every year. The Ram ProMaster takes its clues from the all-electric Fiat Ducato. However, […] More…

BMW is now offering its iX electric SUV in three variants in China. In addition to the iX xDrive 50, the iX M60 and the iX xDrive 40 are now also going on sale there. This means that the complete product range of the large electric SUV is now available in the important Chinese market. […] More…

Honda has announced the construction of an all-electric car plant together with its Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng in Wuhan. The plant in the Chinese province of Hubei will initially be designed for an annual capacity of 120,000 electric cars and is scheduled to go into operation in 2024. Honda does not specify which models […] More…

BrightDrop records more large orders for electric delivery trucks as Walmart signs an agreement to reserve 5,000 units of the EV600s and EV410s. In addition, launch customer FedEx significantly increases its order with the General Motor’s brand. The logistics specialist now secured production capacity for 2,000 electric vans after BrightDrop handed over the first five […] More…

The Vietnamese vehicle manufacturer VinFast is planning a factory in Germany to produce electrically powered cars and buses. There is already speculation about a specific location. In addition, VinFast is also planning a battery factory in the USA. In the search for a location for a new plant in Germany, VinFast is cooperating with Germany […] More…