Tesla delivered a total of 936,172 electric cars last year – a growth of 87 per cent compared to 2020. 308,600 vehicles were delivered in the fourth quarter – more than ever before in a single quarter. Last year, Tesla delivered 499,550 vehicles and built 509,737 units. With the 936,172 vehicles now delivered, Tesla has […] More…
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Tesla starts fast and furious before launching recall
Tesla is recalling a total of around 675,000 Model 3 and Model S in the USA and China. On the Model 3, opening and closing the boot lid over time could cause the rearview camera to fail. The front boot lid (frunk) on the Model S could open and impair the driver’s view due to […] More…
Budapest orders 48 e-buses from Solaris & Skoda
A consortium consisting of Solaris Bus & Coach and Skoda Electric has received an order for 48 battery-electric trolleybuses from Budapest. The current order of 12- and 18-metre buses goes back to a framework agreement from 2014, which has now been completely fulfilled with the order. According to Solaris, in 2014 the consortium signed a […] More…
Ferronordic orders 32 electric trucks
Ferronordic, a service and distribution company in the construction equipment and truck sectors, has placed its first order for electric trucks in Germany. The order includes 21 Renault Trucks D Z.E and D Wide Z.E and eleven Volvo FL and Volvo FE Electric, making a total of 32 all-electric trucks. Ferronordic says the chassis for […] More…
Momentum installs wireless charging for buses at Kansas City Airport
The Kansas City Aviation Authority is investing in an inductive charging system for electric buses at Kansas City International Airport. Momentum Dynamics will provide the charging solution to charge the buses when the new terminal opens in early 2023. Two 300 kilowatt (kW) wireless inductive chargers will be located at shuttle bus stops at the […] More…
Panasonic builds out battery campus & HQ in Reno
Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) plans to expand in Northern Nevada with a new campus in Reno that should open in spring this year. In Panasonic’s existing building in Reno, almost 100 thousand square feet (30,480 square metres) is being renovated to become PENA’s division headquarters. The company says this will feature “state-of-the-art” engineering […] More…
Batteries are now being produced at Northvolt
Northvolt has started up its Ett factory in Skellefteå, Sweden, with the production of the first battery cell. Northvolt says the first prismatic cell was manufactured there on 28 December. The first deliveries to customers are scheduled for 2022. Northvolt says that the production of the first cell marks “a new chapter in European industrial […] More…
Leclanché creates separate entity for transport batteries
Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché has spun off its electric transport business. The new wholly-owned Swiss company called Leclanché E-Mobility S.A. was established on 16 December 2021. Leclanché says it intends to merge this company with a US-listed SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company). A partner has already been found and a conditional exclusive letter of intent […] More…
VinFast delivers first electric cars, Lohscheller leaves
VinFast has delivered its first electric cars to customers in Vietnam. This is the e-SUV VF e34, of which VinFast plans to deliver thousands more vehicles in January 2022. It was also announced that the German CEO Michael Lohscheller has resigned after only four months. The VF e34 is a mid-size SUV. However, this C-segment […] More…
Hyundai Motor stops combustion engine development
The Korean media is reporting that Hyundai Motor Company closed its combustion engine development department in Namyang, S.Korea in December. The automotive company owns Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands. The corporation has also apparently stopped a hydrogen car project of the Genesis brand. Korean media is reporting that Hyundai is stopping the development of new […] More…
Tesla orders graphite with Syrah Resources
Australia-based Syrah Resources has signed a binding offtake agreement with Tesla for the supply of graphite as active anode material from its Vidalia production facility in the US state of Louisiana. Tesla will take the majority of the planned initial expansion of production capacity there at a fixed price for an initial term of four […] More…
New York City to transition City fleet by 2030
New York City is investing $420 million in electric vehicles and charging infrastructure to accelerate its transition to an all-electric municipal fleet. This transition goal is being brought forward five years from 2035 to 2030. New York City operates the largest municipal fleet in the US with nearly 30,000 vehicles. The City says that 1,250 […] More…
Smart takes the EQ Forfour out of circulation
Smart has taken the EQ Forfour out of its range and now only offers the Smart EQ Fortwo and its convertible version. Production ended in December as a harbinger for the upcoming new start as a joint venture with Geely. The four-seater had not been available for order since August. Now production in Novo Mesto, […] More…
Daimler radically reduces involvement in Denza
Daimler will significantly reduce its stake in Denza, the electric car joint venture in China with BYD. While Daimler is reducing its share from 50 to 10 per cent, BYD will hold 90 per cent of the shares. The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is planned for mid-2022. From then […] More…
Year 2021 review: What you read most in emobility news
Dear readers, Thank you for being with us over for nearly a decade and 2021 in particular. Amidst supply issues and of course the bigger world’s ongoing emergencies, our industry appeared stronger than ever with the transformation truly picking up the pace. We are now looking back at 2021 with the most popular article of […] More…
Year 2021 review: What you found most important in emobility
Dear readers, Thank you for being with us over for nearly a decade and 2021 in particular. Amidst supply issues and of course the bigger world’s ongoing emergencies, our industry appeared stronger than ever with the transformation truly picking up the pace. We are now looking back at 2021 with the most popular article of […] More…
Year 2021 review: The most-read news in emobility
Dear readers, Thank you for being with us over for nearly a decade and 2021 in particular. Amidst supply issues and of course the world’s ongoing emergencies, our industry appeared stronger than ever with the transformation truly picking up the pace. We are now looking back at 2021 with the most popular article of every […] More…
Meredots reveals wireless charging pad compatible with any electric scooter
Meredot, a Latvian developer and manufacturer of fast wireless chargers for e-scooters has unveiled its first commercial Wireless Charger. The Wireless Charger is a charging pad that can be placed either above or below the ground. The Latvian company says that their Wireless Charger pads can potentially serve all popular scooter-sharing brands such as Bird, […] More…
Meredot reveals wireless charging pad compatible with any electric scooter
Meredot, a Latvian developer and manufacturer of fast wireless chargers for e-scooters has unveiled its first commercial Wireless Charger. The Wireless Charger is a charging pad that can be placed either above or below the ground. The Latvian company says that their Wireless Charger pads can potentially serve all popular scooter-sharing brands such as Bird, […] More…
Bridgestone becomes Fisker’s service partner
Electric car startup Fisker has announced its service partner for France and Germany. The Bridgestone Group will provide after-sales service and maintenance for Fisker customers in both countries. Fisker had previously selected Bridgestone as the exclusive tire partner for its all-electric Ocean. Under the expanded partnership now agreed upon, Bridgestone will provide after-sales service in […] More…
