South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution (LGES) is investing in Australian-based lithium miner Green Technology Metals (GT1) and has signed a preliminary supply agreement with GT1 for North America. LGES is investing AUD 20 million (around €12 million) in Australian-based lithium miner Green Technology Metals (GT1). Under the preliminary supply agreement, LGES will secure […] More…

Panasonic wants to increase its annual production capacity for EV battery cells to 200 GWh by March 2031. That would be around four times what it currently produces. To do so, Panasonic is focusing more on production in North America. The company will build at least two new factories to produce 4680 battery cells by […] More…

Dutch charging infrastructure specialist Heliox will launch two new chargers in North America. These will be available through Cummins’ North America distribution network. The two companies have signed an agreement for Cummins to provide both sales and service of Heliox’s chargers in the region. They are thus making the mobile 50 kW DC charger, Mobile […] More…

The Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks wants to accelerate its market launch in its home country. The company plans to put its vehicles on the roads in Sweden as early as the middle of this year instead of 2024 as previously planned. The EVs would be part of its customer test fleet. According to […] More…

Charging infrastructure specialist Mer and Chinese EV manufacturer Nio have joined forces to develop more than 15 sites in Germany and Austria by 2025 that feature Mer’s charging stations and Nio’s battery swap stations. Mer says the companies already began planning the first joint location near Bielefeld, Germany. The other sites are “strategically located and […] More…

South Korean chemical company LG Chem has revealed its plans to increase its battery materials sales more than six-fold by 2030. The company’s new business strategy will expand its portfolio beyond cathode materials. LG Chem aims to increase sales from the battery materials business from 4.7 trillion won (3.6 billion euros) in 2022 to 30 […] More…

In Washington State, USA, the electric vehicle charging services provider EVCS has begun the construction and upgrade of its fast charging network across the state. By the end of this year, 52 DC fast chargers will be added across 21 locations. For the first time, EVCS will be deploying ultra-fast chargers with 175 kW and […] More…

The Swedish service provider Einride, which specialises in electric transport, wants to order 50 electric trucks from the Dutch manufacturer DAF Trucks. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. According to DAF, the first electric trucks have already been firmly ordered. The number of vehicles already ordered is not specified. […] More…

North American distributor of commercial vehicle batteries for CATL, Coulomb Solutions, has announced plans to set up a US manufacturing facility to assemble commercial vehicle battery packs with CATL’s LFP cells. The planned facility will launch with an initial capacity to produce up to 4.2 GWh per year and is planned to expand capacities at […] More…

LNG Electric wants to equip more than 13,000 hotels in the US AC and DC charging infrastructure. To that end, the company now announced a partnership with the design firm MD7. The goal is to equip 10 to 15 per cent of the American hotel industry with charging infrastructure to, on one hand, “tackle range […] More…

The Volvo Group has introduced a safety app for electric trucks using augmented reality technology. The app was specially developed to support first responders in emergencies. The app, which is available to download for free on both android and apple systems, is designed to help emergency responders arriving at the scene immediately obtain valuable information […] More…

The USA and Canada are creating a cross-border charging corridor for electric vehicles. It will run for around 1,400 kilometres between Kalamazoo, Michigan and Quebec City in Canada. The plan is to provide charging options at intervals of 80 kilometres, including at least one DC CCS fast charger at each location. As mentioned above, the […] More…

The Chinese SAIC commercial vehicle brand Maxus reports a major order from the Austrian Post for 703 electric transporters. A total of 700 Maxus eDeliver 3 and three eDeliver 9 are now to be delivered and will soon start their service in postal delivery throughout Austria. The Austrian Post has been procuring exclusively electric vehicles […] More…

Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr has started deliveries in China of the Zeekr 001 equipped with CATL’s Qilin batteries. The optional 140 kWh battery allows ranges of up to 1,032 kilometres in the Zeekr 001 WE, according to Chinese standards. The new model variant is available from 403,000 yuan (equivalent to around 53,000 euros), compared […] More…

Mercedes-Benz unveiled its ‘Van Electric Architecture’, or VAN.EA. It will form the basis for all newly developed medium-sized and large vans from 2026. The aim is to increase the share of all-electric vans to 50 per cent by 2030. As an interim target for 2026 (and with its current portfolio of electric vans), the company […] More…

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution are suspending work on their battery factory announced last year in Windsor in the Canadian province of Ontario. The companies claim Canada’s federal government has failed to meet its obligations to the project. At issue are subsidies. The newspaper Toronto Star reports that Stellantis is said to have threatened to […] More…

Macnab EV Sales has signed a contract with Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 electric vehicles to the Canadian commercial vehicle distributor by the end of 2023. While there is still some time left on the order, deliveries of Lightning’s ZEV3 vans to Macnab have already begun. The full order of 126 vehicles includes ZEV3 cargo […] More…

The Scottish Government is launching the second phase of its Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). Up to £58 million is to be made available for the procurement of zero-emission buses and associated infrastructure. In the first round of the Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund, the Scottish Government awarded over £62 million to replace 276 […] More…

Automotive systems & components manufacturer Sona Comstar signed a technology licensing agreement with UK-based electric drive specialist Equipmake. Sona Comstar will then manufacture and sell the technology in Southeast Asia. Under the agreement, Equipmake will license its spoke motor and inverter technology in the power range of 100 kW to 440 kW to Sona Comstar […] More…

Transport for London (TfL) has hired Zest to install 39 new HPC bays across 24 locations in south and southwest London by the end of 2024, including outer London boroughs such as Sutton and Bromley. Currently, the plan is for more than 60 charging points to be installed across other parts of London after a […] More…