Tesla has signed a new framework agreement with Ganfeng Lithium for the supply of lithium hydroxide for three years starting in 2022. The sales volume and order value are to be determined on the basis of Tesla’s specific orders. This was reported by several media, including Reuters and the Chinese portal Gasgoo, citing a stock […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer CATL will supply the batteries for the Fisker Ocean. The supply agreement now concluded by Fisker and CATL runs initially until 2025. Production of the Fisker Ocean at Magna in Austria is scheduled to start on 17 November 2022, as reported. According to Fisker, the CATL deal covers the years […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer CATL will supply the batteries for the Fisker Ocean. The supply agreement now concluded by Fisker and CATL runs initially until 2025. Production of the Fisker Ocean at Magna in Austria is scheduled to start on 17 November 2022, as reported. According to Fisker, the CATL deal covers the years […] More…

In Norway, 8,116 new electric cars were registered in October. Electric vehicles accounted for 70.1 per cent of all new registrations in the month. The most successful model across all drive types was the VW ID.4 with 913 registrations. Compared to the 7,873 BEV registrations in October 2020, the 8,116 new electric cars from the […] More…

Tesla has adjusted its configurators for the new model year 2022. In addition to changed model names (the name suffix ‘Standard Range’ has been dropped from the basic versions), there are also changes to the range specifications. According to the changes in the Tesla configurator implemented on Tuesday night, the cheapest Model 3 is now […] More…

The Opel Rocks-e is now available to order in Germany at list prices starting at 7,990 euros. According to Opel, the financing rate for the City EV will be at the same monthly level as a ticket for local public transport. The first vehicles are to be delivered to dealers before the end of the […] More…

The Opel Rocks-e is now available to order in Germany at list prices starting at 7,990 euros. Opel says the monthly financing rate for the City EV will be the same as a ticket for local public transport. Delivered to dealers will begin before the end of the year. Opel had introduced the Rocks-e at […] More…

The contract to build the Artemis models of Audi, Porsche and Bentley at VW Commercial Vehicles’ Hanover plant was considered a great success for the future of the plant. According to a media report, two of the three brands now want changes. According to media reports, Porsche and Bentley in particular do not want to […] More…

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) continues its transition to new electric vehicles and has turned to EDF for installing charging stations across its network of sites. SFRS aims to transition 50 per cent of its 755-strong fleet of cars and vans to EVs by 2025. What is more, the SFRS targets complete light […] More…

Florida-based beverage wholesaler Tri-Eagle Sales has agreed to lease ten Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks. The first deliveries are scheduled for 2022. Ring Power Corporation, a member of Nikola’s sales and service dealer network, is acting as broker. Through the fleet-as-a-service leasing model utilised by Tri-Eagle Sales, Ring Power will provide sales, repairs, maintenance and installation […] More…

Tesla is opening ten Supercharger locations in the Netherlands for drivers of electric vehicles from other brands. The move is intended as a test scenario to gain experience with demand. The ten locations are initially only accessible to BEV drivers who are registered in the Netherlands. Rumours about opening up Tesla’s proprietary Supercharger network have […] More…

Forsee Power is introducing a new range of particularly thin batteries for use in electric vehicles for the construction and agricultural sectors as well as in light electric vehicles. The French battery manufacturer puts the width of the batteries at just 128 millimetres. At the beginning of the year, Forsee Power had already announced the […] More…

The fire brigade of the canton of Basel-city has ordered four all-electric fire fighting vehicles of the RT model series from Rosenbauer. This is the first fleet order for the electric vehicle. Independently of this, Rosenbauer announces that it will now also present the first aerial ladder with an electric drive system. First to Switzerland: After […] More…

Volkswagen is the third car manufacturer to defend itself against the demand of environmental associations for a forced phase-out of internal combustion engines by 2030. “Volkswagen will not issue the cease-and-desist declaration you demand,” reads a letter from Volkswagen to Greenpeace. Martin Kaiser, executive director of Greenpeace Germany, reacted by saying “Volkswagen has today missed […] More…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €41.5 million to Portuguese energy company Galp to support the roll-out of a charging network in Spain and Portugal. The project envisages the introduction of 5,500 charging points by 2025. Galp plans for 55 per cent of the charging stations to be installed in less developed regions and […] More…

Torqeedo and Italdraghe have announced the joint development of a retractable electric propulsion system for commercial vessels in inland and urban waters. The system combines Torqeedo’s Deep Blue high-voltage electric propulsion system with Italdraghe’s Azimuth thrusters. It is designed to “provide emission-free propulsion and directional thrust for manoeuvring on environmentally sensitive waterways”. Torqeedo’s Deep Blue […] More…

The supplier BorgWarner has received an order to supply electric drives for a new electric truck from a German OEM. The unnamed manufacturer intends to use the technology in electric trucks for heavy distribution transport. The trucks are to be equipped with two HVH250 motors per axle, each of which will “achieve a peak power […] More…

Amazon has now increased its stake in electric vehicle start-up Rivian to around 20 per cent. This became known via a notification from the e-commerce giant to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The online retailer is known to be both an investor and a major customer of Rivian. According to the official disclosure, […] More…

Amazon has now increased its stake in electric vehicle start-up Rivian to around 20 per cent. This became known via a notification from the e-commerce giant to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The online retailer is known to be both an investor and a major customer of Rivian. According to the official disclosure, […] More…

BYD plans to raise the equivalent of around €1.53 billion in fresh capital by issuing 50 million new shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, the Group is expanding sales of its Han electric sedan to a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. First to the stock market news: BYD finalised […] More…