The US developer Momentum Dynamics, which specialises in inductive charging systems for electric vehicles, is expanding its focus to the passenger car sector. So far, the company has concentrated mainly on wireless charging for electric buses and trucks. In addition, the company also plans to expand geographically. According to Momentum Dynamics, it is currently pushing […] More…

Rheinmetall has founded a joint venture with the American start-up PolyCharge America to develop, produce and market so-called DC link capacitors. These make it possible to make inverters in electric cars smaller, lighter and more heat-resistant. DC link capacitors are a component of power electronics and are expected to bring significant advantages in terms of […] More…

US start-up Nuro has unveiled the third generation of its self-driving electric vehicle, which the company says is now ready for series production. Nuro is cooperating with BYD North America to produce the electric delivery vehicles. BYD will assemble the hardware components of the platform at its plant in Lancaster, California, before the vehicles are […] More…

Chinese electric car manufacturer Kandi has signed a framework agreement with Hunan Hengrun Automobile to jointly produce all-electric vehicles with the associated battery swap technology. The vehicles are to go on sale under the Henghe brand name. The concrete division of labour and the content of the cooperation will be clarified in a separate agreement, […] More…

GreenPower Motor, a North American manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles, has acquired a production facility in South Charleston in the US state of West Virginia. GreenPower plans to manufacture electric school buses there from the second half of 2022. Under the terms of the agreement, the state of West Virginia has committed to purchase at […] More…

BMW invests in the German charging infrastructure startup HeyCharge through its venture capital arm, BMW i Ventures. With its patent-pending SecureCharge technology, HeyCharge enables EV charging in underground parking garages without an internet connection. In addition, their cloud platform handles the billing. BMW iVentures took the lead in the seed funding round through which HeyCharge […] More…

Ford has selected TSG, a German specialist for e-mobility services, to handle charging infrastructure for Transit-E clients across Europe. From its headquarters in Germany, TSG has established a pan-European presence which reportedly led EVBox to ask the company to install its charging equipment. For the Ford partnership at hand, TSG says it will bring its […] More…

Evergrande New Energy Vehicle, the electric car division of the Chinese real estate group Evergrande, has started series production of its first model. The first model, the Hengchi 5, is a compact electric SUV. The company made the announcement on the Chinese messaging service Weibo. Evergrande NEV published a short video from the factory in […] More…

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has now confirmed for the first time that it is planning a factory in Saudi Arabia. This is to be built by 2025 or 2026. Details are currently being negotiated with ministries in the kingdom. “Now that we are successfully producing and selling cars in the U.S., our […] More…

Bugatti has presented its first electric vehicle at the CES. It is not a super sports car, but an electric kick scooter developed with the US company Bytech. Compared to other electric scooters, the functional design is quite similar, although manages to distinguish itself through a few design choices, the light in particular. Bugatti describes […] More…

Silicon Valley-based controls and software company Qnovo has raised 24 million US dollars from investors. The Series C funding round was led by BorgWarner. The US automotive supplier wants to use the investment to expand its offering in the field of battery management. In addition to BorgWarner, OGCI Climate Investments and Constellation Technology Ventures also […] More…

Toshiba is expanding its SCiB range with the new 20 Ah HP lithium-ion battery cell. The new lithium titanium oxide cell is said to be suitable for a wider range of applications than the predecessor model – for example in buses, but also plug-in hybrid cars. Under the brand name Super Charge Ion Battery, or […] More…

The Covenant Logistics Group, based in Chattanooga in the US state of Tennessee, wants to procure ten battery-electric examples as well as 40 vehicles of the fuel cell variant of the Nikola Tre truck model. So far, this is a letter of intent subject to successful test deployment. According to Nikola Motor, the first purely […] More…

Proton Motor Fuel Cell and Torqeedo are working together on an innovative hydrogen hybrid propulsion system kit for maritime mobility that can deliver fuel cell outputs between 30 and 120 kW and variable hydrogen storage capacity. The project, with the working title “Ma-Hy-Hy” (Marine Hydrogen Hybrid), is intended to complement Torqeedo’s existing Deep Blue Hybrid […] More…

The British petrol station operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced investments of 50 million pounds in the expansion of its charging infrastructure for the current year. This will involve installing more than 350 150-kW high power chargers (HPC) for electric cars at 60 locations across the UK. According to the company, the new EV […] More…

The Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has received a follow-up order from public transport operator Stadtwerke München in Germany. The order is for 14 electric 18-metre buses of the type Ebusco 2.2. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2023. “After the 12-metre buses from Ebusco met the range expectation, we are looking forward […] More…

The Norwegian battery company Freyr and Aleees, a Taiwanese manufacturer of LFP cathode materials, have agreed to establish a joint venture. The planned joint venture is to build an LFP cathode factory in the Nordic region. This cathode materials factory is expected to begin operations in 2024, coinciding with the expected ramp-up of Freyr’s first […] More…

Microvast, together with FPT Industrial, will supply the complete battery system for a new electric city and intercity bus from Iveco Bus. The Iveco Bus Crossway LE Electric is expected to be unveiled later this year, with first deliveries possible from mid-2023. Microvast says it has developed a battery pack with high energy density and […] More…

Switch Mobility has announced the construction of a production facility for electric vehicles in the Spanish province of Valladolid. The British subsidiary of the Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland plans to invest around 100 million euros in its first site in continental Europe over the next ten years. Construction is scheduled to start on […] More…

The BMW Group delivered 103,855 fully electric vehicles in 2021, 133.8% more than in the previous year. Sales of plug-in hybrids also increased – overall PHEV sales are even higher, but growth is slower. In total, BMW delivered 328,316 BEVs and PHEVs, an increase of 70.4 per cent on 2020. Subtracting the 103,855 BEVs from […] More…