CATL’s recycling subsidiary Brunp has entered into a partnership with Indonesian companies Antam and IBI. CATL wants to invest the equivalent of almost 5.5 billion euros in the Indonesia. The agreement focuses on nickel mining and processing, battery materials, battery manufacturing and battery recycling. Brunp is one of two recycling companies that are responsible for […] More…
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All Solid-State Battery: Could Nissan make it first?
When Nissan announced it was prototyping solid-state batteries, the news held an ambitious timeline to start pilot producing all-solid-state cells in 2024 and power a series EV in 2028. In a follow-up call, Nissan detailed the basics of their technology, while claiming breakthroughs building on an advantage indeed fewer carmakers have. *** Certainly, solid-state batteries […] More…
Vienna to stop buying combustion vehicles from 2025
The City of Vienna will no longer procure any new petrol or diesel vehicles for the municipal fleet from 2025 at the latest. Possible exceptions apply to certain special vehicles for which no CO2-free alternatives are available by then. However, the city also assumes for the special vehicles “that the technology for vehicles with alternative […] More…
Wallbox Chargers to build factory in Texas
The Spanish charging infrastructure manufacturer Wallbox Chargers has begun construction of its first production facility in the USA, which was announced last year. This is being built in Arlington in the state of Texas and is scheduled to start production by the beginning of autumn 2022. The plan is to produce over 250,000 chargers in […] More…
Envision AESC to build battery plant in Kentucky
Battery manufacturer Envision AESC has announced plans to invest two billion US dollars in a new factory in the US state of Kentucky. The factory at the Kentucky Transpark in Bowling Green in Warren County will be designed for an annual capacity of 30 gigawatt-hours and will produce battery cells and modules for electric cars […] More…
Renault pauses production of the Mégane E-Tech Electric
Renault has halted production of the all-electric Mégane E-Tech Electric in France. According to a French media report, production at the Douai plant will be suspended for the time being from 14 April to 25 April due to a shortage of semiconductors and a lack of parts from Ukraine. The 2,300 employees of the factory […] More…
VW launches online leasing of MEB models
VW has launched an online leasing programme for electric cars in Germany. At the launch, the all-electric models ID.4 and ID.5 are on offer. The ID.3 will follow at a later date. These are freely configurable vehicles, as Volkswagen emphasises. Online leasing is not VW’s first online sales model: since the end of 2021, German […] More…
Mustang raises Mach-E prices in the UK
The entry price for the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV in the UK has been hiked up by more than £6000. The Ford Mustang Mach-E now starts at £47,530, up from its original launch price of £41,330. This means that now only a single Mach-E is available for under £50,000 with the Standard Range RWD, […] More…
Teenagers hack GO Sharing scooters
In Brussels, almost all GO Sharing electric were recently stolen by young people who had figured out how to circumvent the rental system. According to a report in the Brussels Times, the thieves even offered crash courses for their method on social networks, stole the electric scooters for joyrides and drove until the battery was […] More…
T-Systems aims to electrify 1,400 vehicles by 2025
T-Systems is converting its fleet of company vehicles worldwide to electric cars starting this year. The internationally active IT services subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom plans to complete the project for the approximately 1,400 company cars in Germany by 2025. T-Systems says the electric fleet will save 1,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. This value […] More…
Evie Networks spreads charging across Victorian towns
In Australia, Evie Networks has announced new public EV fast charging stations in 55 towns and communities throughout rural and regional Victoria. The 55 Tritium 50kW fast chargers are expected to be operational by mid-2023. Evie Networks currently operates a total of 58 charging sites across Australia, each typically equipped with two fast (50kW) or […] More…
Aberdeen receives 22 electric double-deckers
In Scotland, Stagecoach Bluebird has unveiled 22 BYD-ADL Enviro400EV electric double decker buses. The public transport provider will put the fully electric buses into operation in the city of Aberdeen at the end of this month. The company has invested £11.2 million in the project with £4 million support from the Scottish Government Ultra-Low Emission […] More…
Faurecia awarded CEC grant for H2 trucking pilot
Symbio, Faurecia and Michelin have been granted the California Energy Commission Award for hydrogen fuel cell truck development. This gives the partners the chance to develop and demonstrate a hydrogen-fuelled, regional-haul Class 8 truck. The California Energy Commission (CEC) selected Symbio, Michelin, Faurecia along with GTI and other industry partners as major contributors to a […] More…
Fisker expands to India
Budding electric car manufacturer Fisker is expanding into India. Hyderabad in the state of Telangana has been chosen as the headquarters for Fisker’s operations in India. Recruitment of local staff is already underway to pave the way for the launch of the Fisker Ocean and Fisker Pear in India. The subsidiary is now registered in […] More…
AMTE teams up with Sprint Power & Eltrium for battery development
UK battery cell manufacturer AMTE Power has teamed up with Sprint Power and Eltrium to accelerate the development of battery technologies to meet the growing and complex needs of the electric vehicle market. The collaboration will commence in 2022 and, according to the initiators, will aid global carmakers and start-ups as they ramp up the […] More…
Rimac completes winter tests for the Nevera
Rimac Automobili has completed the final winter tests with the production version of the Nevera ahead of the first customer deliveries. The electric hypercar has already passed registration tests in the US and EU and is scheduled for delivery to customers around the world in the coming months. Winter testing at Pirelli’s Sottozero centre near […] More…
GM to source cobalt from Glencore
General Motors has signed a multi-year supply contract for cobalt with the raw materials company Glencore. Glencore will supply GM with the battery material from a mine in Australia. The companies did not disclose the details of the supply contract. The cobalt supplied by Glencore from Australia will be used by General Motors in the […] More…
Aiways presents 2022 model year of the U5 electric SUV
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Aiways has announced some changes for the 2022 model year of the U5. There are technological improvements, new names for the equipment lines and an adjusted price structure: it will cost around 3,500 euros more. In addition, the U6 is completing its final tests. The minor model upgrades on the […] More…
Lucid presents performance version of the Air
Lucid Motors has added a version to the model portfolio of its electric luxury sedan Air. With 783 kW, the Grand Touring Performance is the most powerful version of the Air. Deliveries in the US will begin in July 2022 with prices starting at $179,000. When Lucid Motors unveiled the production version of the Air […] More…
Nissan presents the updated 2023 Leaf in the USA
Nissan debuts the 2023 Leaf in the United States with a refreshed exterior design, new aluminium-alloy wheels and a revised lineup. The updated Leaf makes its debut at the 2022 New York International Auto Show prior to its summer on-sale date. The biggest external differences are cosmetic: a refreshed grille, massaged front bumper moulding, and […] More…
