McDonald’s Austria has commissioned Statkraft’s e-mobility outlet Mer to build fast-charging stations. By the end of 2023, the partners want to equip all McDonald’s Austria branches that have a parking lot with ultra-rapid chargers delivering 150 or up to 300 kW. According to the statement, Mer’s German business unit, known until recently as E-Wald or […] More…

Oxford City Council has announced a new £5000 grant for licenced drivers of Hackney Carriages or black cabs to transition to an electric vehicle. The £5,000 grant is now available as a grant contribution towards the costs of purchasing a new ua-low emission taxi. The funding is part of the city’s ‘Zero Emission Zone Pilot’, […] More…

The German “Schnelladegesetz” (SchnellLG) or the ‘Fast Charging Act’ includes a call to install over a thousand federal fast-charging parks nationwide. The government named them “Bundes-Ladeparks” and ratified the bill in May this year. Now, the Transport Ministry and agencies have detailed the tender process, including a controversial price cap. For the record, the “Schnellladegesetz” […] More…

Fox E-Mobility has presented an integrated mini construction kit for the Mia 2.0 electric car. The concept, called skateboard, allows several derivatives of the Mia product family such as shorter or longer models for three or four passengers or small vans with 1,500 litres of space. Fox E-Mobility took over the rights to the Mia […] More…

A few months before the official market launch of the Ford E-Transit in spring 2022, European fleet customers have now received some pre-production vehicles for real-life field trials. In Germany, two electric vans are being tested in Cologne. Ford says that users of the tests, which were announced in May and are to be implemented […] More…

Geely is planning a joint venture with the Chinese company Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery. The joint venture with Sunwoda and Geely subsidiary Jirun Automobile will develop and produce battery cells, modules and packs for hybrid vehicles. Geely Automobile Holding announced in a statement that the joint venture will have a starting capital of 100 million […] More…

Sakuu Corporation has started the construction of a pilot line for the production of solid-state batteries with an annual capacity of 2.5 MWh. In May, the company announced a 3D industrial printer to enable the rapid mass production of solid-state traction batteries. Sakuu (formerly KeraCel Inc.) aims to complete the plant by the end of […] More…

The Vietnamese e-car start-up VinFast has agreed to cooperate with Volkswagen’s battery partner Gotion High-Tech on the development and production of LFP cells. The construction of a factory for such cells in Vietnam is also being considered. According to VinFast, a corresponding letter of intent has been signed with Gotion High-Tech. This includes not only […] More…

Kia is said to have a large SUV with seven seats and a crossover in preparation as its second and third electric model based on the E-GMP platform. While the former will be called EV7 or EV8 and will be aimed at the US market, the crossover is likely to enter the European market as […] More…

Tesla has increased production of the Model Y to 1,000 units per day at its Shanghai plant after a four-day rebuild break, according to a local observer. This means that the production rate for the Model Y in Shanghai is now higher than for the Model 3 at 800 units a day. The information comes […] More…

Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will launch a “Tesla Bot” prototype in 2022. Musk the robot will be able to do tasks like grocery runs, picking up household objects, and other everyday commands. Musk says he expects to have a prototype ready by 2022. The robot will be 5 feet 8 inches tall and […] More…

Red Hook Container Terminals LLC announced today that it has begun regular commercial operation of ten BYD Motors heavy-duty zero-emission battery-electric yard tractors at its container terminal in Port Newark, New Jersey. BYD says that the Red Hook fleet represents the single largest deployment of zero-emission battery-electric trucks in the eastern United States and the […] More…

Swedish marine tech company Candela is launching the Candela C-POD boat motor. The company claims the electric boat motor is “four times more efficient than the best electric outboards.” The company’s superlative claim is based on the motor’s difference: Other boat motors – be they electric or fossil-fuelled– are usually situated in a box above […] More…

Volta Industries announced the launch of its PredictEV product, a machine learning and artificial intelligence solution for infrastructure planning, with a multi-year commitment from US utility Southern Company. PredictEV uses advanced AI and analytics to aggregate disparate data sets to turn them into actionable insights for electric vehicle stakeholders. The proprietary, patented-pending product from Volta […] More…

In Canada, electricity utility company Hydro-Québec has launched a pilot project with Autobus Groupe Séguin to support the electrification of school buses. Several Québec-based suppliers will participate in the project, including Lion Electric, Malco Électrique and AddÉnergie. The pilot project includes implementing 12 charging stations with a total power of 260 kW. These stations are […] More…

In the UK, the clean energy company Trojan Energy has been financed with £2.2 million late-round seed funding to roll out on-street charging hubs as well as developing further commercial applications of its technology. The company’s flat-and-flush charging posts are designed to make on-street charging available for households without driveways. The charging hubs are meant […] More…

The Chinese car manufacturer GAC plans to launch the Aion V with a graphene battery in September. In a demonstration, the car is said to have managed a charging process from zero to 80 per cent in eight minutes. GAC Aion showcased its super-fast charging technology in two versions, 3C and 6C. According to CN […] More…

In the USA, the first VW ID.4 electric SUV pre-production units have rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga. These are used to test out the assembly process and all related components. Mass production is to start next year. In a LinkedIn post, the President and CEO at Volkswagen Group of America, Scott Keogh, […] More…

The Chinese real estate group Evergrande looks like it is on the verge of withdrawing from the automobile business. According to a media report, the indebted group is looking into selling the division to other Chinese carmakers. This could also have an impact on the production of the Sion by Sono Motors. Evergrande owns or […] More…

Vitesco Technologies has announced that it is developing a control unit for fuel cell applications. The Fuel Cell Control Unit (FCCU) is to go into series production in the second half of the decade. According to Continental’s drive division Vitesco Technologies, the FCCU will make its own “comprehensive electronics expertise” available for fuel cell applications. […] More…