The Hyundai Ioniq 5 can park sideways and turn on the spot. At least this one can, where the supplier Hyundai Mobis is demonstrating the capabilities of its e-Corner module that integrates the steering, braking, suspension and electric drive in one wheel. Hyundai had first introduced the technology at CES in 2018, and has yet […] More…

Leclanché says it has been selected as the battery provider for two hybrid vessels built for Stena Line and Brittany Ferries. The ‘E-Flexer’ ferries will be the world’s largest hybrid vessels and run between England and France with deliveries to progress fast. Leclanché is expected to deliver its battery system in 2024 and 2025, and […] More…

Hozon Auto’s Chinese electric car brand Neta and battery manufacturer CATL have signed a cooperation agreement on the CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis. According to the agreement, Neta will be the first of the Chinese EV start-ups to develop the skateboard chassis, known as CIIC for short. The CIIC was first mentioned in early November last […] More…

Volkswagen’s plans for a battery cell factory in Spain have entered the next phase by purchasing a plot of land. PowerCo, the Group’s battery division, has signed the papers and was ready to invest €63 mn to buy 130 hectares in Sagunt, near Valencia. PowerCo CEO Frank Blome announced on LinkedIn. The Spanish newspaper El […] More…

Samsung SDI is considering building a new battery cell factory in Hungary, according to Korean media. The plant is to supply BMW exclusively with round cells for the New Class electric cars and is to be built near Samsung SDI’s existing two battery factories in Göd. BMW is currently building an electric car plant in […] More…

VW Commercial Vehicles plans to introduce the announced performance version of the ID. Buzz with the suffix GTX before the end of the year. The MEB van will differ slightly from the technical data of the previous GTX models. “The GTX will be a cool high-performance version, with 250kW, a dedicated interior, new exterior colours […] More…

British charging equipment manufacturer Rolec EV has announced a new deal with Sinexcel. The technology company will support Rolec in launching a new range of DC charging stations offering 60kW through to 480kW. Rolec EV expects these to become the most price competitive in the industry. Rolec and Sinexcel also have something to show. The […] More…

Borusan EnBW Enerji, a joint venture between EnBW and the Turkish industrial group Borusan, wants to install a network of fast chargers for electric cars in Turkey. They have already received their operating license and plan to invest over five billion Turkish liras (€250 mn) by 2030. EnBW founded Borusan EnBW Enerji in 2009 in […] More…

Jaguar has unveiled the new model year of its first and so far only electric model, the I-Pace. The electric SUV receives a series of smaller updates in design and equipment. According to the Jaguar press release, the 2024 model year will have “a more distinctive design, richer specifications”. For example, the closed front grille […] More…

Mercedes-Benz apparently wants to do without the additional label EQ for its electric models from 2024. According to German media, the Stuttgart-based company is considering bringing out future vehicle generations under their old names again, regardless of the type of drive. This is reported by the German publication Handelsblatt with reference to company circles. The […] More…

Following the core VW brand and Audi, other Volkswagen subsidiaries have published sales figures for their electric models. VW Commercial Vehicles delivered a total of 7,500 electric vehicles in 2022, more than twice as many as in 2021. Skoda was also able to increase Enyaq deliveries. Porsche, on the other hand, suffered a slight setback. […] More…

Italian transit company Busitalia has signed a framework agreement with Iveco Bus to supply up to 150 electric buses over the next three years. The deal represents the most significant order for Iveco’s E-Way buses in Italy to date and comes at a time when the company is increasing activities in the market. Busitalia expects […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has delivered all 45 electric buses on order with the public transit company VLP in the northeast of Germany. Verkehrsgesellschaft Ludwigslust-Parchim (VLP) has now taken delivery of the last 15 vehicles of a significant order placed in 2019. The project to procure electric buses for the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 45 vehicles for […] More…

Tesla is close to signing a preliminary agreement to build a factory in Indonesia, according to an agency report. According to the report, the factory will be designed for an annual production of one million electric cars. However, the decision for construction has not fallen yet. And even if Tesla were to sign the document, […] More…

VW recalls 1,042 units of the rear-wheel drive ID.4 built at the Chattanooga plant in the US. In the affected vehicles, the charging cable of the 12-volt battery can touch the steering column shaft and could lead to a short circuit if the cable insulation is worn out. The reason that the recall is limited […] More…

German forming specialist Schuler has received an order for a production line capable of pressing battery cell housings. South Korean manufacturer LT Precision wants to install the new machines at its US factory. LT Precision wants to produce cylindrical battery cell housings with a diameter of 21 millimetres and a length of 70 millimetres, i.e. […] More…

The US Department of Energy is funding a total of twelve projects to develop better battery cells for electric vehicles with 42 million dollars as part of the ‘Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living’ (EVs4ALL) programme. The new cells should be able to be charged faster and be more efficient and resistant. The corresponding funding […] More…

The Nextcell project, funded by the EU with around eight million euros, aims to develop a new generation of high-performance lithium-ion battery cells. The goals are to develop and validate an innovative concept of gellified battery cells and to address aspects such as cost, safety and sustainability. Nextcell is led by FEV Europe. A total […] More…

Porsche has now officially published many technical details about the upcoming all-electric Macan that go beyond what was announced to journalists in November 2022 – such as the battery of the upcoming electric SUV. For example, the battery in the future all-electric compact SUV with a total capacity of around 100 kWh will consist of […] More…

The CCS charging standard association CharIN announced a number of new members at the beginning of the year. The most prominent new member is the Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio, which recently launched in Europe, but the organisation has now also reached Dubai. Staying in Europe first, joining the CharIN platform offered Nio “the opportunity […] More…