Volkswagen has now completed the increase in its stake in Chinese battery cell partner Gotion High-Tech announced last year. Volkswagen is now the largest shareholder in the Chinese battery specialist. The number of Gotion shares held by Volkswagen China rose to 441 million and the shareholding to 26.47 per cent as of 15 December. VW […] More…

The US agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere has acquired a majority stake in the Austrian eMobility specialist Kreisel Electric. Kreisel will continue to operate under its own name, but John Deere has secured access to the Austrian company’s battery and charging technology. The stake will allow John Deere to integrate vehicle and powertrain designs based […] More…

The English bus manufacturer Mellor has presented a new battery-electric bus family. The Sigma range comprises six models with lengths from seven to twelve metres and a total of over 20 variants. The components for the new Sigma buses come from CATL, Webasto, ZF, Dana and Ventura, among others. The first models with lengths of […] More…

The series development of the BMW i7 is entering its final phase with a test programme under extreme road and weather conditions. The electric motors, all-wheel drive and high-voltage battery have to prove their performance and reliability under maximum load – currently in hot-land testing. This hot-land testing takes place on test tracks and public […] More…

Renault has reached an agreement with trade unions on a three-year plan to employ and retain plants in France. According to the agreement, Renault will produce nine new models, most of which are purely electric, in France – with the aim of producing more than 700,000 units per year. However, it was also agreed with […] More…

In China, Tesla took an interesting approach to try to prevent ICEing a Supercharger by deploying floor locking devices that pop up from the ground at some new Supercharging stations in 2019. Now the solution is spreading fast across China. Tesla tested a solution against charging station blockers in the form of a physical barrier […] More…

Harley-Davidson plans to list its LiveWire electric motorcycle brand that launched in May. The listing will take place via SPAC merger with exchange shell AEA-Bridges Impact Corporation (ABIC). LiveWire’s shares are expected to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LVW in the first half of 2022. LiveWire estimates the expected net […] More…

In Perth, Scotland, Stagecoach East Scotland will operate a fleet of nine BYD ADL Enviro200EV single decker electric buses on busy Perth routes 1 and 2. The buses have been part-funded by the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme (SULEBS) of the Scottish Government. The buses have been built in the ADL plant in Falkirk. Here, […] More…

US fleet management company Merchants Fleet has entered into a strategic partnership with the electric utility vehicle manufacturer Xos to expand its range of electric vehicles. The collaboration will begin in 2022 with the delivery of an initial ten electric vehicles. Merchants Fleet had made headlines in February with an order for 12,600 EV600 electric […] More…

US fleet management company Merchants Fleet has entered into a strategic partnership with the electric utility vehicle manufacturer Xos to expand its range of electric vehicles. The collaboration will begin in 2022 with the delivery of an initial ten electric vehicles. Merchants Fleet had made headlines in February with an order for 12,600 EV600 electric […] More…

Air Liquide has entered into two collaborations to build hydrogen refuelling stations for heavy-duty, long-haul vehicles. One is with the Spanish gas infrastructure company Redexis and the other with Italian commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco and includes the introduction of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks. Redexis and Air Liquide have named their hydrogen refuelling infrastructure project […] More…

LG Energy Solution and Siemens have agreed to cooperate in the field of battery production. This is particularly about the digitalisation of production processes. The first joint project has already been decided. The memorandum of understanding now signed provides for cooperation “in the field of battery manufacturing, particularly the digitization of production process”, according to […] More…

The Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt is setting up a 50:50 joint venture with Portugal’s energy company Galp. Under the direction of the joint venture Aurora, a lithium conversion plant will be built in Portugal. The future location of the plant is still under discussion. However, it is already clear that the plant will have […] More…

The US consortium Battery500 has been awarded $75 million for a second phase of research. The consortium has the task of developing next-generation batteries for electric vehicles can that outperform current lithium-ion batteries. The project has been funded by the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) as part of $209 million awarded by VTO […] More…

Lightning eMotors, a company specialising in electric vehicles for commercial fleet use, will in future also rely on batteries from CATL. For Lightning eMotors, this is the second battery order within a few weeks. A two-year contract now signed between the two companies provides for the delivery of CATL battery packs in two configurations (30 […] More…

Hyundai has announced prices for the 2022 Ioniq 5 in the U.S. market to go on sale in late December. A new entry-level 58 kWh battery option is also to be introduced to the lineup in Spring 2022. The entry-level model starts at $39,700 before tax credits. With the smaller battery option, the Ioniq 5 […] More…

BMW is apparently planning a renewed expansion of its involvement in China. According to a media report, this not only involves an increase in shares in the BMW-Brilliance joint venture, but also several electrified models – but unlike the iX3, these are not to be built for the global market. As the Handelsblatt writes with reference […] More…

Toyota has concretised its electric plans. At the strategy update, the Japanese company also showed a series of concept cars as a preview of future battery-electric models. Lexus is to play an important role in the BEV plans; the premium brand is to offer only BEVs from 2035. Specifically, Toyota and Lexus plan to launch […] More…

Proterra announced that Gareth Joyce, who currently serves as President of Proterra, will succeed Jack Allen as Chief Executive Officer and join the Company’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022. Jack Allen will retire from his position as CEO and continue to serve on the Company’s Board as Non-Executive Chairman from that point. Proterra […] More…

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) appeared in urgent need of rejuvenation or rewriting its rules after an examiner dismissed a teen driving a Tesla. The instructor could not account for the electric car’s regenerative braking system. To show his driving capabilities, the teen would have had to show he could move his foot from […] More…