The German premium manufacturers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are clearly behind the Chinese brands in the sale of electric cars in China. The number of all-electric cars sold in China in 2021 was 2.73 million, of which Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi together accounted for only about 27,000. This is roughly equivalent to the sales of […] More…

A South Korean consortium led by LG has signed an agreement with Indonesian state-owned companies for a project worth around nine billion US dollars. The project aims to build a complete value chain for electric vehicle batteries. The project will cover the extraction of raw materials, the production of key components such as cathodes to […] More…

US electric bus manufacturer Proterra has announced increased battery capacity for its ZX5 battery-electric transit bus. Starting next year, the 40-foot (12.2-metre) version of the Proterra ZX5 can be equipped with up to 738 kWh of battery capacity. This should allow for more than 300 miles (480 kilometres) of range, according to the announcement – […] More…

Autoguidovie, a transport company operating in northern Italy, has reportedly launched a tender for the procurement of 120 battery-electric buses. The buses are scheduled to start service in early 2023 and will be the first electric buses that the company has put into service. Bids will be accepted by Autoguidovie until noon on 27 May […] More…

Australian charging infrastructure manufacturer Tritium has signed a multi-year contract with BP for the supply of DC charging stations and associated services. BP is placing an initial order with Tritium for almost 1,000 fast charging stations for the UK, Australian and New Zealand markets. The charging stations will then be achieved and operated under the […] More…

Ford has received another large order for its E-Transit electric van in the US. Penske Truck Leasing has ordered 750 E-Transits to rent and lease to its customers. The first units of the Ford E-Transit for Penske Truck Leasing are scheduled to be delivered to Southern California in the coming weeks, before the E-Transit is […] More…

Ubitricity has won a tender from the French municipal association Le Havre Seine for 534 public AC and DC charging points at 172 locations across Normandy. The installation of the first chargers will start in summer, with the rest expected to be in place by the end of 2024. This summer Ubitricity will install 22 […] More…

Ford has put an order freeze on all variants of the current model year of its all-electric Mustang Mach-E in the US – due to high demand, according to the manufacturer’s website. As Ford writes in the note on the model website, the current model year is no longer available for retail order. “Limited inventory […] More…

With the Urbansphere Concept, Audi has presented another concept car for an electric model of the future. The interior in particular is designed for “traffic in the megacities of China” – with the largest and most spacious interior of any Audi to date. According to the Ingolstadt-based company, the focus of the concept was on […] More…

According to a media report, Tesla will only produce around 30,000 vehicles in the new factory in Grünheide by the end of the year. Currently, around 350 Model Ys are coming off the production line in Grünheide each week. Tesla wants to increase production to 1,000 per week by the end of April, as Automobilwoche […] More…

Mercedes has presented the EQS SUV, the first SUV model based on the electric EVA2 platform. There will be three drive variants of the luxury SUV at the market launch – more are likely to follow. Originally, the premiere of the EQS SUV was planned for the Beijing auto show – China is likely to […] More…

The Volkswagen Group increased its deliveries of fully electric vehicles by 65 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Despite supply bottlenecks for semiconductors and wiring harnesses, 99,100 BEVs were handed over to customers by the end of March. This compares to 60,000 units in […] More…

Nissan North America, along with partners Sierra Space and Teledyne Brown Engineering, will develop the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for NASA to support future lunar exploration. Details of the planned lunar rover are not yet given, but it is expected to be electric. Nissan had already presented the prototype for a lunar rover a few […] More…

The Chinese joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has inaugurated the expansion of its Dadong plant in the city of Shenyang, China. With the completion of the conversion measures, the plant will be able to flexibly produce vehicles with combustion engines, plug-in hybrids or fully electric drive systems. In February, the “comprehensive expansion” of the […] More…

VW is planning technical improvements for its MEB electric car platform. According to a presentation made public this week at the UBS Paris Electric Car Day by Silke Bagschik, sales and marketing manager for the ID range, VW is aiming for charging powers of over 200 kW and ranges of up to 700 kilometres for […] More…

The Finnish retail cooperative S Group plans to triple the charging station network at its shops by the end of this year – from 50 locations at the end of 2021 to over 150 locations with a total of around 1,000 charging points by the end of 2022. The company says it is focussing of […] More…

VinFast has revealed US prices for its VF 8 and VF 9 electric SUVs with battery subscription. At the same time, VinFast and Electrify America have a deal for VinFast customers. VinFast has given the Eco VF 9 a starting price of $55,500 for the battery version 1 and $56,000 for the battery version 2. […] More…

Canadian fuel cell specialist Loop Energy has received an order from British electric truck developer Tevva. For the initial part of the order, Loop Energy will supply its 50 kW FC system T505 for use as a fuel cell range extender for Tevva’s electric 7.5 tonne platform, while the two companies negotiate a comprehensive supply […] More…

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…

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…