In Europe, Hyundai has released new packages offering preferential tariffs for the Ionity network in which the company holds a stake. Two Ionity packages, Premium and Lite, offer better charging rates. At the same time, drivers opting for the new Ioniq 5 receive up to two years of the Ionity Premium for free. As a […] More…

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance has unveiled a joint electromobility roadmap until 2030, which envisages investments of a further 23 billion euros over the next five years. The roadmap thus goes beyond what had been leaked in advance. On Monday, the news agency Reuters reported with reference to insiders that the alliance would invest an additional 20 […] More…

New research released by British Gas reveals there is a postcode lottery when it comes to electric vehicle charging costs. There are 21 councils across England and Wales, where it is completely free to charge EVs using council-owned public chargers. However, for each free charger, there are drivers in other areas who are charged up […] More…

Tesla delivered a total of 936,172 electric cars last year, with 308,600 vehicles delivered in the fourth quarter. While the numbers are impressive, much growth also happened in the areas of supply chain management, battery deployment and energy management. While the vehicle delivery data had been announced a few weeks ago, additional information about the […] More…

With more than 930,000 vehicles delivered, Tesla confirmed it also achieved new records in sales and profits in 2021, as the new annual report shows. The manufacturer itself speaks of a “breakthrough year”. In the medium term, Tesla wants to deliver 50 per cent more cars per year – and could thus come close to […] More…

Kia has announced US pricing for the 2022 EV6. The EV6 uses the Group’s E-GMP architecture made for pure electric models. When revealed last year, it represented a new era at Kia, which plans seven EVs on the platform of which the EV6 is the first. US pricing for the 2022 EV6 will begin at […] More…

The Spanish manufacturer Irizar has revealed another electric bus order from Rheinbahn in Düsseldorf, Germany. The transport company has now ordered eight more examples of the 12-metre version of the ie bus. According to Irizar, the new electric buses have a new generation of batteries and a reduced weight. The batteries are charged overnight. According […] More…

Natural Resources Canada has announced more funding for charging points. This will fund public charging points in Windsor-Essex County in Ontario, Alberta, and the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. We recently reported on the up to 250 AC chargers for Nova Scotia. Since then, Natural Resources Canada has said it will fund up to 300 […] More…

Nikola and Corcentric Fleet Funding Solutions, have signed an agreement to facilitate sales of Class 8 Nikola Tre BEVs and FCEVs. Corcentric will purchase vehicles and related assets directly from Nikola to offer Nikola customers a bundled lease. The agreement outlining the purchase of vehicles and related assets – such as charging equipment –  should […] More…

Continental Engineering Services (CES), Continental’s development and production service provider, and the startup Volterio have entered into a partnership to develop an intelligent charging robot to make charging easier. The first near-series systems are planned for mid-2022. According to Continental, CES meets all the necessary certification criteria of the automotive industry. Series production of the […] More…

Panasonic and Toyota have started joint research with the University of Tokyo on battery resources and recycling. In addition to CO2 neutrality, the aim of the project is to reduce production costs in the entire battery supply chain. The research project has two main focal points: the development of new processes in resource development as […] More…

The Israeli battery technology company Addionics has closed a series A financing round of 27 million US dollars. The backers include automotive supplier Magna International and aluminium recycler Novelis. The startup plans to use the funds to advance its technology, among other things. The financing round was led by Deep Insight, Catalyst Fund, Delek Motors […] More…

After Lamborghini published its electrification strategy last year, there are now more details about the brand’s electric-only plans. British media, citing Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann, report that the brand’s first electric crossover is due in 2028. The previous electric strategy ‘Direzione Cor Tauri’ announced the hybridisation of the entire model range by the end of […] More…

Baidu and Geely are investing a total of around 400 million US dollars in their electric car joint venture Jidu Auto. The money will go towards the development and series production of Jidu’s first “robot car”. The model is to be presented at the Beijing Auto Show in April this year and go on sale […] More…

Bentley will produce its first BEV model at its plant in Crewe, England, from 2025, the luxury car manufacturer has now officially confirmed. Bentley plans to invest £2.5 billion in the site and in research and development over the next ten years, with a particular focus on sustainability. In the course of the investments, the […] More…

General Motors has announced investments of 6.6 billion US dollars – around 5.8 billion euros – in the expansion of production capacities for electric vehicles and battery cells in Michigan. An existing vehicle plant will be extensively modernised and converted to electric cars, and a third cell production facility will also be built in Michigan. […] More…

Norway subjects micromobility to traffic rules: Norway’s government is tightening the rules for the use of electric kick scooters and other electric micromobility vehicles. In future, they will be classified as motor vehicles and a blood alcohol limit (0.02 BAC), an age limit (from 12 years) and compulsory helmets for people under 15 years will […] More…

Foxconn has reached an agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Investment, the electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro and other partners to create an ecosystem around e-mobility in Indonesia. However, the system is to encompass much more than the exchangeable batteries for Gogoro scooters. According to Focxonn, the ecosystem will include the production of batteries, the development […] More…

Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group is acquiring Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the engineering and battery company founded by Formula One team Williams, for £164 million. Fortescue wants to use Williams’ battery technology in goods trains and trucks, among other things WAE’s critical battery technology will in turn enable Fortescue to realise its 2030 net-zero […] More…

Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group is acquiring Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the engineering and battery company founded by Formula One team Williams, for £164 million. Fortescue wants to use Williams’ battery technology in goods trains and trucks, among other things. WAE’s critical battery technology will in turn enable Fortescue to realise its 2030 net-zero […] More…