Kia has presented the Niro Plus, an optimised version of the first generation of its Niro EV for taxi services and ride-hailing providers. Compared to the standard model, the length and height of the Niro Plus have been increased by 10 mm and 80 mm, respectively, to provide more space in the interior. The Niro […] More…

BYD posted a net profit of 808 million yuan (116 million euros) in the first quarter of 2022, up 241 per cent from the same quarter last year. Sales increased by 63 per cent to 66.8 billion yuan. The sales growth to the equivalent of 9.61 billion euros was mainly due to growth in sales […] More…

Hardly any other topic is currently as polarising as Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Tesla’s shares lost eleven per cent or 114 billion US dollars in value after the deal was announced. Henrik Fisker, head of the electric car manufacturer Fisker, and Musk rival for many years, immediately deleted his Twitter account. Critical voices are […] More…

Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB), the largest bus operator in Hong Kong, has put 16 BYD electric buses into service and has also ordered 52 electric-double-decker buses from BYD-ADL for delivery next year. The 16 BYD electric buses that have now entered service are single-deck solo buses. According to KMB, it had previously completed the testing […] More…

In the Netherlands, in major cities, all taxis and rental cars newly registered are to be emission-free by 2025. Other areas in the Netherlands have until 2030. Five large municipalities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven and Tilburg) and several representatives of the taxi and rental car industry (including Uber, SchipholTaxi, Bolt and Leaseplan) have signed […] More…

Polestar has new features for its all-electric Polestar 2. In addition to the larger battery for the basic version already announced in March, the design and equipment updates include new colours, rims and interior trim. The Polestar 2 comes with a new colour range, while the standard 19-inch wheels and the optional 20-inch wheels will […] More…

Belfast-based startup Weev is planning to invest £20 million in a new public charging network for electric vehicles at over 350 locations across Northern Ireland. With the investment of the equivalent of 23.7 million euros, the company aims to install a total of 1,500 new charging points at strategic locations such as car parks, as […] More…

The Estonian mobility company Bolt Technology is going to invest more than 150 million euros this year to expand its e-scooter and e-bike business. By the end of this year, Bolt aims to expand its fleet to more than 230,000 micromobility vehicles in over 250 cities across Europe. At the end of 2021, Bolt was […] More…

The Estonian mobility company Bolt Technology is going to invest more than 150 million euros this year to expand its e-scooter and e-bike business. By the end of this year, Bolt aims to expand its fleet to more than 230,000 micromobility vehicles in over 250 cities across Europe. At the end of 2021, Bolt was […] More…

In Germany, In-Tech Smart Charging and HeyCharge have developed a new product for charging communication in buildings and underground garages. HeyCharge technology that enables charging processes without an internet connection or mobile network. HeyCharge is a startup has already attracted some prominent supporters. In January, BMW took a stake in HeyCharge through its investment arm […] More…

The Chinese battery manufacturer and Daimler partner Farasis Energy says it has developed and validated a sustainable direct recycling process for lithium-ion batteries. The crystalline structure of the cathode material is to be preserved, which enables a cost- and energy-saving reuse of the material. According to the company, it has now been possible to prove […] More…

The Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has won Aiways as the first automotive partner for its battery exchange business Evogo. The first suitably equipped Aiways is to be launched on the market this year. Under an agreement now signed between the two companies, a battery swap-equipped version of Aiways’ first model, the U5 electric SUV, will […] More…

Materials technology and recycling group Umicore and the Automotive Cells Company (ACC) battery cell joint venture between Stellantis, Total and Mercedes-Benz have signed a long-term supply agreement for cathode materials in Europe. Umicore will supply high nickel cathode materials for ACC’s future European battery factories from its production facility in Nysa, Poland. The supply is […] More…

After the Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks presented its 16-tonne version of the Volta Zero in November last year, the company has now presented the second model series in its range of all-electric commercial vehicles. The 7.5- and 12-tonne models will remain closely aligned in appearance to the larger vehicle. The new vehicle models […] More…

The Czech VW brand Skoda is ramping up production of its all-electric Enyaq iV at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav. Production had to be interrupted for a few weeks due to supply bottlenecks for wiring harnesses. Like the production of the other MEB models at the VW plant in Zwickau, the Enyaq production was […] More…

US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has entered into an agreement with the government of Saudi Arabia to purchase up to 100,000 vehicles from Lucid over a ten-year period. The agreement with the Ministry of Finance includes a commitment to buy an initial 50,000 electric cars and an option for a further 50,000 vehicles. This […] More…

Ford has started series production of the F-150 Lightning. The battery-electric pickup truck is built at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn in the US state of Michigan. Bill Ford even speaks of the “Model T of the 21st century”. Ford offer is offering the F-150 Lightning in two variants, one with a range […] More…

The German electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile has been able to win over an extremely prominent brand ambassador: Brazilian football player Neymar Jr. Neymar is currently under contract with the French club Paris Saint-Germain. On 5 May, Neymar Jr. will present the company’s 2022 product line, called e.wave X, at an exclusive event in Berlin. […] More…

The US electric car start-up Mullen Technologies has announced the conversion of its plant in Monrovia, California, to start producing battery packs for its electric vehicles. Mullen says it wants to reduce its dependence on third-party suppliers and the risk of material and supply bottlenecks. Producing battery packs in-house is also expected to reduce costs […] More…

US bus maker New Flyer has garnered orders for 202 hybrid-electric buses in Canada from Toronto Transit, and orders for 5 purely electric buses from Virginia’s Blacksburg Transit in the USA. New Flyer (NFI) received the new firm orders  entailing 134 Xcelsior forty-foot hybrid-electric heavy-duty transit buses, and 68 Xcelsior sixty-foot hybrid-electric buses. The two […] More…