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…

Chevrolet has unveiled the Silverado EV. The all-electric pickup truck offers up to 495 kW of drive power, up to 400 miles (640 kilometres) of range and enables DC charging of up to 350 kW. Market launch is in 2023, with prices later expected to start at under $40,000. The Silverado EV of the 2024 […] More…

There have been a number of reports of problems with the 246 BYD electric buses operated by Keolis in the Netherlands since December 2020. As a result, operator Keolis wants to check all 246 electric buses for the second time to solve problems. The drivers of the electric buses have been complaining about broken heaters, […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Vans has presented an electric motorhome based on the EQV. The eCamper conversion comes from the Swiss company Sortimo Walter Rüegg AG. The electric camper van is already available and features a pop-up roof, a sleeping unit for the rear and a kitchen module for the boot. As is usual with many camper vans, […] More…

The European charging infrastructure brand Mer from the Norwegian renewable energy group Statkraft will take over the British charging specialist Elmtronics. The takeover is still subject to approval by the relevant authorities and is expected to be completed by the end of January 2022. Elmtronics says that the takeover should allow Mer and Elmtronics to […] More…

Here Technologies has entered into a strategic collaboration with Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS). The collaboration between Here and DCS is designed to enable car manufacturers to offer customers a “seamless and holistic user experience for their electric vehicles”. DCS will contribute its expertise in access to charging stations, authentication of charging processes, booking and […] More…

Ideanomics, a Chinese-US fintech and sustainable transport company based in New York has invested in the Slovakian battery specialist InoBat. The investment sum has not been disclosed but the sum should support the completion of InoBat’s R&D centre and pilot battery plant in Voderady, Slovakia, by the end of 2022. The Slovakian company is reportedly […] More…

Against the backdrop of new regulations in Belgium, Brussels Airport is introducing a new mobility policy to drive electrification. From the beginning of the new year, the Brussels Airport Company will only purchase electric company cars. Thus, step by step, the entire company car fleet will be fully electric by the end of 2025. At […] More…

SVOLT presented its new product category from the lithium iron phosphate battery cell family at a company event. The cell variant with LiFePO4 cell chemistry is expected to be produced from the third quarter of 2022. As SVOLT now announces, the event in China already took place on 8 December 2021. In front of more […] More…

Panasonic battery cells from the Gigafactory in Nevada, operated together with Tesla, are to use more recycled materials in future as part of an expanded partnership with start-up Redwood Materials. Panasonic announced at the CES technology show that Redwood Materials will start producing copper foil from recycled materials in the first half of 2022, which […] More…

GAC Aion, the electric car offshoot of the Chinese GAC Group, is building a second plant with a capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year. With the new plant, whose construction is to be completed by December 2022 according to Chinese media, GAC Aion would double its production capacity. As the portal Gasgoo reports, the construction of […] More…

Lightning eMotors has presented its own chassis for electric commercial vehicles. The Lightning eChassis accommodates different battery sizes and configurations, as well as powertrains and wheelbases, to support a variety of commercial applications. The first pre-production vehicles are expected to be available this year. Lightning Motors has worked with Metalsa, a supplier of structural components […] More…