Today’s eMobility update with these headlines: Honda and Nissan electrify lineups in Europe ++ Volkswagen AG confirm battery plant in Valencia ++ and BYD and Shell strike a deal for EV charging. #1 – Japanese carmakers electrify in Europe Nissan will not invest in developing Euro 7 standard cars anymore but instead, concentrate on electric […] More…

SK E&S, an energy company affiliated with South Korea’s conglomerate SK Group (SK Innovation), is entering the US electric vehicle charging market. SK E&S has acquired US EV charging solution provider EverCharge. This is the first time a Korean company has acquired the management rights of an EV charging company based in the United States. […] More…

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) announced that it is to build an initial ten electric double-decker buses for Hong Kong operator The Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB). Ten battery-electric Enviro500EV three-axle double-deckers will be delivered to KMB in 2023 and will be ADL’s first electric double-decker buses in the Asia-Pacific region. “We are delighted that KMB is […] More…

German e-flight taxi developer Volocopter has conducted the first manned eVTOL flight in France. The flight was part of a week-long test series to evaluate noise emissions. As part of this test series, Volocopter said it conducted not one but several manned test flights with the 2X. The noise tests at the Pontoise airfield in […] More…

In the UK, the public transport operator RATP Dev London wants to purchase another 75 electric buses, including 54 double-deckers and 21 single-deckers. This is made possible by a loan of 30 million pounds taken out with the bank HSBC. So far, it is only a declaration of intent after the loan commitment by the […] More…

BYD and Shell have entered into a global strategic cooperation agreement for charging infrastructure. This will start in China and Europe and later be expanded globally. In Europe, Shell and BYD will establish a mobility service provider (MSP) partnership. The two companies intend to jointly establish BYD-Shell EV service centres in “key European markets to […] More…

LG Energy Solution is planning to expand its own battery factory in Holland in the US state of Michigan. With investments amounting to 1.7 billion US dollars, the production capacity for battery cells and battery packs is to be increased fivefold there. The expansion, for which the equivalent of 1.55 billion euros is to be […] More…

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have unveiled plans to build a large electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Canada. A joint venture is to be set up to produce battery cells and modules at the new factory in Windsor in the Canadian province of Ontario. These battery modules from Ontario will cover “a large part […] More…

Honda has presented its next electrified model for Europe with the Civic e:HEV. As the eleventh-generation compact model is due to be launched on the market this year, the Japanese company is also keeping to its announcement to electrify the entire model portfolio on the European market by the end of 2022. Another BEV is […] More…

US electric medium and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer GreenPower Motor has announced the launch of the Nano Beast: a purpose-built, battery-electric, Type A school bus with a range of up to 150 miles per charge. GreenPower has announced that it will begin initial deliveries to its customers in the coming months and anticipates that the pace […] More…

Following the start of deliveries of the first Model Y Performance produced in the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, Tesla plans to gradually expand production. New paint colours will soon follow, and later more models will be built in Germany, according to Elon Musk. The vehicles delivered on Tuesday were all black-painted Model Y Performance. According to various […] More…

The Japanese carmaker Nissan has announced that it will refrain from investing in Euro 7-compliant pure combustion vehicles. Instead, the Japanese company will introduce new passenger cars in Europe only with partially or fully electric drives from 2023. The company says it expects 75 per cent of its new cars in the region to be […] More…

In 2020, the Swiss electric car start-up Piëch Automotive announced a number of prominent new additions – namely former Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Müller, long-time Porsche manager and Burmester CEO Andreas Henke and former Tesla European CEO Jochen Rudat. According to a recent media report, Müller already left the start-up again in autumn 2021 and […] More…

Proterra has won another customer for its battery systems. US vehicle manufacturer The Shyft Group will equip its Blue Arc electric delivery transporters with batteries from Proterra. Proterra’s H-Series battery system will be placed between the truck’s frame rails and is expected to give the electric delivery van an approximate range of 150 to 175 […] More…

The Israeli company Chakratec, which specialises in energy storage for ultra fast-charging stations, has successfully completed a capital raising round of ILS 96 million (approx. USD 30 million). Chakratec has stated that they plan to use the raised capital to accelerate marketing and sales in the European and U.S. markets, to build operations for the […] More…

Mini is currently testing the new generation of its three-door car with pure electric drive in Arjeplog, Sweden. Not only the driving behaviour is being tested, but the components of the electric drive system as well. Additionally, the BMW brand has announced that a concept will be presented later this year. The fifth generation of […] More…

SK On, the battery division of the South Korean company SK Innovation spun off at the beginning of October 2021, can count on millions in funding for the construction of a third battery cell plant in Hungary. The EU Commission confirmed that it has approved state aid for this amounting to 209 million euros. The […] More…

Stellantis has officially confirmed plans to build a third Automotive Cells Company (ACC) battery factory in Termoli, Italy. For this purpose, Stellantis’ existing engine plant is to be converted into a battery factory. By 2030, the joint venture of Stellantis, Total and, since September 2021, Mercedes-Benz, aim for total battery cell capacities of at least […] More…

The Volkswagen Group has now officially confirmed the previously leaked plans to build a battery cell factory in Valencia, Spain. This is part of a total investment of more than seven billion euros along the entire e-mobility value chain in Spain. In February, local media reported that the location for VW’s third battery cell factory […] More…

Welcome to this eMobility Update and these are the headlines in electric transport today: Tesla opens Giga Berlin ++ Volkswagen to launch 25 EVs in the US ++ Audi approaches the small car segment ++ #1 – Tesla opens Giga Berlin Tesla has finally started vehicle production at the German gigafactory near Berlin on Tuesday. […] More…