The German top manager Michael Lohscheller has joined Nikola Motor. The US manufacturer of battery and fuel cell trucks has appointed Lohscheller as president of the company. The former Opel CEO and short-term head of Vietnamese automotive start-up VinFast will report to CEO Mark Russell as president of Nikola. Nikola says that in his new […] More…

Volkswagen wants to take Porsche public. The rumours that had been circulating for some time have now been officially confirmed by Porsche SE. Volkswagen could use the proceeds of a Porsche IPO to finance the development of new electric models, among other things. Porsche Automobil Holding SE, which holds a 53 per cent majority stake […] More…

Volkswagen wants to take Porsche public. The rumours that had been circulating for some time have now been officially confirmed by Porsche SE. Volkswagen could use the proceeds of a Porsche IPO to finance the development of new electric models, among other things. Porsche Automobil Holding SE, which holds a 53 per cent majority stake […] More…

One of the goals in the series development of the all-electric BMW i7 is to keep as much disturbing noise away from the occupants as possible. BMW has now provided some details about the corresponding test programme on acoustic test benches specially designed for electromobility. For the clientele who afford a premium saloon, it is […] More…

In the UK, the English charging infrastructure provider InstaVolt now has a new owner: Zouk Capital has sold InstaVolt to the investor EQT Infrastructure. InstaVolt currently operates around 700 DC charging points with 50 kW capacity. The new owner EQT Infrastructure says they have committed to invest in the accelerated roll-out of InstaVolt charging points […] More…

US manufacturer Kenworth has just announced its largest electric truck order to date. Jack Khudikyan, owner of the logistics companies AJR Trucking and MDB Transportation, has ordered 25 electric trucks from Kenworth. The trucks now on order are 15 Kenworth T680E and ten Kenworth K270E. AJR Trucking, a contractor of the United States Postal Service, […] More…

The sharing provider Tier Mobility is bringing 1,500 e-bikes onto the streets of Berlin, Germany. At the same time, Tier is starting electric kick-scooter sharing services to Brussels in Belgium. In Berlin at the start of this week, Tier is initially providing 400 e-bikes, after which the electric bicycle fleet will be gradually expanded to […] More…

Twelve electric buses will be joining the fleet in the Australian capital Canberra this year. In addition, a tender for another 90 electric buses will be launched, which will run until the beginning of March. Of the first twelve electric buses, eight will be built by the Chinese manufacturer Yutong and four by the Australian […] More…

UK Research and Innovation is investing £16.7 million to build “the manufacturing capability Britain needs to lead the electric revolution”. The funding will go to 10 different projects around the UK, each surrounding the self-sufficiency of Britain’s supply chains for power electronics, machines, and drives. The ten supported projects range from rare earth metal requirements […] More…

Austrian eMobility specialist Kreisel Electric has signed a five-year contract with Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore worth €50 million. Under the partnership, Kreisel will supply its battery packs for X Shore’s Eelex 8000 electric boat. Specifically, two Kreisel Battery Packs (KBP 63) with a total capacity of 126 kWh will be installed in each […] More…

The Norwegian government’s Green Platform initiative has approved around 100 million Norwegian kroner (about 9.8 million euros) to support the research project ‘Sustainable Materials for the Battery Value Chain’ to establish sustainable battery production in the country. According to the announcement, the project will cover “activities along the entire battery value chain”, from the production […] More…

Volkswagen has stopped taking orders for certain versions of its ID.3 electric car in the UK, in order to shorten lead times amid the semiconductor supply shortage. The only model currently available to order in the UK is the ID.3 Pro Performance Life, starting at £35,835. The ID3 Pro Performance uses a 58kWh battery, which […] More…

After the iX, BMW is now also launching the i4 on the Chinese market. The electric sedan will be offered in China in two variants as i4 eDrive40 and i4 M50 at prices starting at 449,900 yuan and 539,900 yuan respectively. This corresponds to prices of the equivalent of 62,800 euros for the i4 eDrive40 […] More…

Volkswagen has decided on a new direction for its upcoming electric small car ID. Life. The concept presented at the IAA 2021 has fallen out of favour in Wolfsburg already. The information was reported by the usually well-informed automotive journalist Georg Kacher in an article for the German publication Automobilwoche. Instead of the ID. Life […] More…

The freighter Felicity Ace, which is carrying around 4,000 cars from the Volkswagen Group, is floating in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores after the crew was forced to abandon the vessel due to a fire. Because of the batteries of the electric cars on board, it is difficult to put out the fire. While […] More…

Lion Electric has just announced the launch of LionCapital Solutions. The new division offers flexible financing solutions for customers that are specifically tailored to the medium and heavy-duty electric vehicle market. LionCapital Solutions says it will commercialise a financing offer that can be deployed at scale. The offering is specifically designed for Lion school buses, […] More…

Shell has signed a global framework agreement with Taiwanese charging station manufacturer Phihong Technology. Phihong will supply Shell with charging stations ranging from 30 kW to 360 kW in several markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The said charging stations will be DC solutions of 30 kW, 60 kW, 90 […] More…

American Battery Solutions (ABS) is looking to supply the developing electric boat market, rolling out its high-voltage Proliance Intelligent Battery Series line. The battery lineup includes several products with 350 V and 650 V systems and an energy capacity of 50 or 100 kWh with the capability of connecting batteries in parallel to scale to […] More…

Schaeffler has presented a new product lineup, which was specially designed for electric vehicles in the form of the TriFinity triple row wheel bearing and the high-performance ball bearing with a centrifugal disc. These are said to be characterised by particularly high efficiency, among other things. The supplier founded a new bearing division in its […] More…

Schaeffler has presented a new product lineup, which was specially designed for electric vehicles in the form of the TriFinity triple row wheel bearing and the high-performance ball bearing with a centrifugal disc. These are said to be characterised by particularly high efficiency, among other things. The supplier founded a new bearing division in its […] More…