Nissan is presenting two new prototypes of a Lunar Rover and a single-seater race car. A single underpinning technology connects the two vehicles: the Ariya’s all-electric powertrain. Using the new Ariya as a basis to design two prototypes led to the creation of the Single Seater Concept, which shows how the series model’s drive could […] More…

Sixt announces its expansion in Australia through a franchise with the National Roads & Motorists’ Association (NRMA), the largest national automobile club. The cooperation will immediately give the German company a 13% market share and introduce one of the largest EV rental fleets in Australia. The NRMA is also Australia’s largest automobile club with nearly […] More…

Battery developer SES (formerly SolidEnergy Systems) and ENTEK Membranes have announced an exclusive supply agreement for battery separator materials for SES’s recently unveiled hybrid lithium metal battery cell Apollo. The company is currently looking to scale up as it expects to supply GM and Hyundai-Kia in future. Both SES and ENTEK stress their innovative approaches […] More…

Battery developer SES and ENTEK Membranes have announced an exclusive supply agreement for battery separator materials for SES’s recently unveiled hybrid lithium metal battery cell Apollo. The company is currently looking to scale up as it expects to supply GM and Hyundai-Kia in future. Both SES (formerly SolidEnergy Systems) and ENTEK stress their innovative approaches […] More…

Bollinger Motors has announced a strategic cooperation with the major US commercial-vehicle bodywork supplier EAVX to develop electric work trucks. The deal also includes coordinating vehicle sales, after-sales, and maintenance services. For EAVX, it is the second such advance within a few months. The bodywork supplier reportedly had been approached by Israel’s REE Automotive in […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a comprehensive upgrade of the electric drivetrain (eATS) in the eVito electric van. The battery capacity increases by 70 per cent to now 60 kWh. In addition, the panel van gets a DC fast charging function ex-works. To recapture, previously the Mercedes-Benz eVito van came in two versions, the eVito panel van, […] More…

The Tesla Model 3 is no longer eligible for an electric car rebate in Canada. This news follows Tesla announcing a price increase to its standard range and standard range plus models effective from late November, exceeding the iZEV program’s eligibility requirements. The Tesla website now lists the base price for the Model 3 as […] More…

Volkswagen’s US subsidiary Electrify America has now equipped more than 140 fast-charging sites with stationary battery storage systems, over 90 of them in California. These systems have a total of more than 30 megawatts of energy storage capacity. The battery energy storage systems (BESS) are used to meet peak demand, minimising the impact on the […] More…

The Flemish public transport company De Lijn has ordered 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL for delivery from the fourth quarter of next year. The order for the necessary charging infrastructure goes in equal parts to the two suppliers Spie-Ekoenergetyka and Heliox. With the award of the contract, the Flemish transport company is […] More…

The Israeli battery developer StoreDot says it is working on a technology for “self-repairing” cells. The company, which actually specialises in extremely fast-charging cells, wants to improve the service life and performance of electric car batteries. A new patented technology of the company identifies underperforming cells and temporarily disables them. The system, which includes a […] More…

With the Citroën ë-C4, another electric model from the Stellantis Group now gets more range – with a difference from the other models. In addition, the brand has integrated a new feature in the C5 Aircross Hybrid PHEV model to increase the electric driving usage. With the recent technological improvements also introduced for other e-CMP […] More…

The supervisory board of Daimler AG has approved the Mercedes-Benz business plan for the years 2022 to 2026 and thus confirmed the strategic planning, such as the transformation to fully electric drives. Since the spin-off of Daimler Truck AG on 1 December, Daimler has consisted only of the Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Vans divisions. Daimler […] More…

Polestar has given a preview of its Polestar 3 electric SUV planned for next year with a new teaser image. There are also new figures on the growth targets of the Swedish-Chinese electric brand. First, to the Polestar 3; The model is not only the electric car brand’s first SUV, but also the first Polestar […] More…

Toyota has given an outlook on its future drive strategy in Europe. By 2030, Toyota wants to increase the share of purely electric vehicles to at least 50 per cent, and from 2035, only zero-emission new cars will be allowed. In addition, the first purely battery-electric Toyota model bZ4X is now celebrating its European premiere. […] More…

When Tesla presented the Cybertruck about two years ago, the manufacturer also showed an electric quad. This is now available for purchase – but only in a smaller version for children. The ‘Cyberquad for Kids’ with a speed of up to 16 km/h and a range of up to 24 kilometres is suitable for children […] More…

British company BAE Systems has launched HybriGen Power and Propulsion, which is a flexible marine propulsion system that can flexibly be applied with low- or zero-emission variations. The HybriGen Power and Propulsion variants involve either purely battery-electric power, or a combination of battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, or diesel-electric hybrid propulsion. BAE Systems says […] More…

In Poland, Solaris has been contracted with several orders for Urbino 12 electric school buses. A total of five municipalities have ordered the vehicles after receiving funding from a state subsidy programme. The municipalities of Pałecznica, Działoszyce, Krasnopol, Przedecz and Troszyn have received corresponding grants for the electric bus purchases. These grants were awarded by […] More…

The Swiss battery systems manufacturer Ecovolta is launching a new generation of its traction battery evoTractionBattery. According to the company, the lithium-ion battery is specifically designed for electric commercial vehicles, machines and boats. The new battery system is “characterised by a high energy density of up to 172 watt-hours per kilogram of battery weight, scalability […] More…

The Swiss battery systems manufacturer Ecovolta is launching a new generation of its traction battery evoTractionBattery. According to the company, the lithium-ion battery is specifically designed for electric commercial vehicles, machines and boats. The new battery system is “characterised by a high energy density of up to 172 watt-hours per kilogram of battery weight, scalability […] More…

General Motors and Posco Chemical have announced a joint factory in North America to process active cathode material for GM’s Ultium electric vehicle platform. Details are expected to follow shortly – when the joint venture is officially formed. The exact location of the factory, which is expected to create hundreds of jobs when it opens […] More…