The Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium has closed a financing round of 326 million US dollars. ProLogium plans to invest the capital to expand its production capacities in Asia, Europe and the USA between 2023 and 2025. New Epoch Capital, SBCVC Navitas Limited and Carna Investments Holding Limited participated in the financing round, which […] More…

Factorial Energy, a US developer of solid-state battery cells, has announced a collaboration with Hyundai and Kia. The Korean carmaker will test Factorial’s solid-state batteries in its electric cars under a development agreement and make a strategic investment in Factorial. Factorial Energy does not disclose the amount of this investment in the announcement – but […] More…

Toyota has published more details on its first battery-electric model, the bZ4X, whose production version is to celebrate its European premiere on 2 December. This means that more precise data on the drives, the battery and the charging power of the bZ4X are known. After the presentation of the near-production concept in spring, during which […] More…

VW could sell its seven-seat ID.6. electric SUV, which is produced in China for the local market, in Europe in the future. According to a media report, however, the MEB model will not be built in Europe – but imported from China to Europe for the first time. According to the portal Business Insider, around […] More…

Tesla has apparently ordered LFP battery cells with a total capacity of 45 GWh from CATL for the production of the Model 3 and Model Y next year. Negotiations are also said to be underway for additional orders. This was reported by the Chinese portal 36Kr, which cites several insiders. There is no confirmation of […] More…

Mercedes-Benz is recalling 19,253 units of its EQC electric SUV worldwide, 3,073 of them in Germany. The reason is that water ingress into the steering control unit could lead to a failure of the steering power assistance. According to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority KBA, Mercedes has to check the steering control unit on […] More…

In two further approvals of the early start, the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment has granted permission for the construction of further parts of the Tesla vehicle factory. In addition, the operational capability of other parts of the plant that have already been built may be checked. According to the Brandenburg State Office for […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Vans debuts the ‘Sustaineer’ concept designed to show a tangible future of urban delivery traffic. The all-electric van based on the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter has innovations and technical solutions on board that have been “designed for possible series production”. The name Sustaineer is an artificial word made up of the terms Sustainability and Pioneer. Mercedes-Benz […] More…

SK Innovation has signed a development agreement with the US solid-state battery specialist Solid Power and will also invest in it. The declared goal is to develop a solid-state battery with an energy density of at least 930 Wh/l. The South Korean company SK Innovation, which spun off its battery business on 1 October under […] More…

Milton Keynes will see the arrival of 60 new electric buses in 2022 after a £16Mn bid by the MK Council in partnership with Arriva has been successful. Another £16Mn will be available through a special finance arrangement that will be offered to MK, bringing funding to £32Mn, nearly €38Mn. The funding for Milton Keynes […] More…

British electric car subscription service Onto has ordered a further 1,050 Renault Zoe, following the 1,100 Zoe already ordered last year. Counting the new batch, the French model will account for more than a quarter of Onto’s electric car fleet. Onto’s new order consists of Zoe E-Tech Iconic and Zoe E-Tech GT Line, Renault UK […] More…

Redwood Materials, founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has entered into a cooperation with Korean battery materials manufacturer L&F. Under a multi-year agreement, Redwood will use L&F’s design and manufacturing technology for cathode production. Redwood will use a new L&F factory to produce battery cathodes for one million electric vehicles per year by 2025 and […] More…

The French oil and gas giant, now rebranded as TotalEnergies, announced an investment of €200 million to equip its highway gas station with DC fast charging points. The plan includes more than 150 motorway service stations in France to become EV-ready by end-2022. TotalEnergies plans installation of 50 kW and 175 kW charging stations at […] More…

Hertz will provide 50,000 of the 100,000 electric cars ordered from Tesla to Uber drivers in the United States. Starting on 1 November, drivers can rent Teslas from Hertz through the new program in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington, D.C., so the company. Hertz added, a nationwide expansion would follow in the […] More…

Lucid Motors will begin deliveries of its debut Air model at an event in California on 30 October. The first reservation holders of the ‘Dream Edition’ of the Lucid Air have been invited to take delivery of their vehicles there. Lucid started production of the Air at the end of September. Lucid initially plans to […] More…

In view of Amazon’s large order for 100,000 electric transporters from US start-up Rivian, there are new details on the vehicle data. The van, designed especially for the online retail giant, is to be built in two equipment lines and three sizes. This is according to documents that Rivian has submitted to the US authority […] More…

Mercedes-Benz will switch to cheaper but less powerful batteries for electric models in the lower price segment in the future in order to counteract increasing costs for some battery metals. This step was specifically announced for two models. As CEO Ola Källenius explained in an interview, lithium iron phosphate battery cells will be used for […] More…

The Chinese manufacturer Xpeng has now also introduced its large electric sedan P7 to the Norwegian market, after the electric SUV G3 has already been delivered there since the end of 2020. The Xpeng P7 is available in Norway in RWD Super Long Range and 4WD High Performance versions at prices starting at 447,820 and […] More…

Audi has announced a software update for the Audi e-tron 55 quattro of the 2019 and 2020 model years. This should make up to 20 kilometres more range possible in real driving conditions. However, the vehicles will have to be taken to the workshop to have the update installed. Audi had already presented a technology […] More…