Automotive supplier BorgWarner has broken ground on a new plant in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, which will manufacture electrification products such as electric motors, inverters and battery management systems for a wide range of car manufacturers in Europe. The plant will partially begin with production in the third quarter of 2022 and is expected to […] More…

In Germany, the manufacturer of elevator and escalators worldwide has just received 200 fully electric  Škoda Enyaq iV at its German headquarters in Berlin. The 200 battery-electric Enyaq iV from the Volkswagen Group’s Czech car manufacturer will primarily be made available to Schindler’s service technicians, service managers and sales staff for their business trips. As […] More…

Kawasaki plans to electrify all its motorbikes for the markets in Japan, Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia by 2035. The Japanese manufacturer includes both pure battery-electric and hybrid motorbikes. Kawasaki wants to introduce at least ten such models by 2025. The manufacturer is also aiming for electrification in off-road quads: Five models with BEV […] More…

In Europe, Ionity is now able to offer Plug&Charge functionality at all of its charging stations. After an initially gradual introduction in the past months, the Munich-based company says that Plug&Charge is now available at all 371 Ionity locations currently in Europe. Plug&Charge automatic authentication and charging authorisation is based on the ISO 15118 standard. […] More…

The British vintage EV conversion company Lunaz has unveiled a battery-powered version of the Aston Martin DB6. Lunaz has opened orders for a limited run of electric DB6, with prices starting at over $1 million (£733,000) before taxes. First deliveries of the new Aston Martin DB6 conversions are expected in the third quarter of 2023. […] More…

CATL is aiming to build a recycling factory for battery materials in the central Chinese province of Hubei. Specifically, the group is planning a joint venture with the company Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry to recycle materials such as cobalt and lithium from used batteries of electric vehicles. According to information from Reuters, the Chinese battery […] More…

Canadian company Electra Meccanica has commenced the first commercial deliveries of its single-seat Solo electric vehicle as part of an unveiling event held in Los Angeles, California on October 4. Electra Meccanica will continue to ramp production together with investor and manufacturing partner Zongshen Industrial Group. In addition to the delivery launch, Electra Meccanica remains […] More…

The electric vehicle division of the heavily indebted Evergrande Group, Evergrande New Energy Vehicle, is sticking to its plans to produce electric cars despite the liquidity crisis at the parent company. The Hengchi 5 is to be ready for sale in early 2022. The company is receiving help from the local government. According to Liu […] More…

At a global climate change event ‘Cop 26’ in Scotland, the electric vehicles used to ferry international delegates from venues to events in Glasgow will be charged via external combustion generators due to a lack of charging provision at accommodation sites. While the generators will be powered with hydrogenated vegetable oils, the optics and climate […] More…

The Taiwanese e-scooter manufacturer Gogoro is now in the process of bringing its battery exchange network to China and has created its own brand called Huan Huan with moped scooter manufacturers Yadea and DCJ. The battery swap system brand will be launched before the end of the year with 80 battery swap stations in Hangzhou […] More…

Electric air taxi manufacturer Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions is partnering with private aircraft operator Avantto to develop an urban air mobility ecosystem for Latin America. The partnership also includes an order for 100 eVTOL air taxis, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026. Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions is a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft […] More…

Chinese electric car start-up WM Motor expects to raise a total of 500 million US dollars from investors in a two-part Series D funding round. WM Motor plans to invest the fresh capital in the development of autonomous driving and other technologies and products, as well as in the expansion of its sales and service […] More…

Farasis Energy has developed and tested a battery cell with the silicon-carbon anode material SCC55 from the supplier Group14. According to the partners, it is supposed to have a 25 per cent higher energy density than battery cells currently available on the market that use graphite as anode material. Group14 Technologies is a US supplier […] More…

Cellforce, the battery joint venture between Porsche and Customcells, has ordered a system for coating electrodes for high-performance battery cells from the machinery and plant manufacturer Dürr. The equipment ordered from Dürr is intended for Cellforce’s planned battery cell factory. According to the plant manufacturer, a special process will be used that enables the simultaneous […] More…

In the UK, Swarco Smart Charging and Transport North East have gone live with the 10 rapid charging points in Northern England that is targeted at the taxi and private hire market. The Swarco rapid charging points string a network across Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Durham, Northumberland and Sunderland. Transport North East will […] More…

EO charging will be supplying UK grocery store chain Tesco with more than 200 AC fast chargers and 5 DC rapid chargers for its home delivery fleet of electric vans. The Tesco charging depots are located in Lakeside, Oxford, Glasgow (two sites) and Enfield. Here, EO Charging will supply charging facilities for both day-to-day charging […] More…

Blackstone Resources has announced the validation of 3D printing of battery cells and solid-state batteries with artificial intelligence. The validation by independent experts gives Blackstone access to further funding. In February, Blackstone had shown a pre-production sample cell that was ready for mass production. At the time, the main focus was on energy density; the […] More…

Rock Tech Lithium announces the construction of a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Guben, Brandenburg – 60 kilometres from Tesla’s plant in Grünheide. The plan is to produce around 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year there, or enough for around 500,000 electric cars. Rock Tech Lithium is a German-Canadian company with headquarters […] More…

The New York City Council has passed a bill mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully electric by 1 September 2035. This is in accordance with the decision to allow only zero-emission passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to be sold from 2035. The bill passed with 44 votes in favour and one […] More…

The US electric car start-up Rivian Automotive wants to produce its own battery cells in the future. However, according to Rivian, it does not want to do without purchased cells altogether. This is stated in the company’s application for the planned IPO. By setting up its own capacities for the production of battery cells, Rivian […] More…