The British electric vehicle developer Arrival is building an assembly plant for high-voltage battery modules for use in its vans and buses in Charlotte, North Carolina. Arrival is investing about 11.5 million US dollars in the plant. Arrival’s High Voltage Battery Module (HVBM) assembly plant will service the company’s nearby micro-factories. These are located in […] More…

The Japanese carmaker Toyota plans to develop a new vehicle platform with the abbreviation E3 exclusively for European vehicles with hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric drive systems. To speed up the process, the Japanese will apparently partly use existing technology. As reported by Automotive News Europe, citing Toyota’s European boss Matt Harrison, the new platform will […] More…

A solution is emerging in the power struggle at Volkswagen. According to insiders, Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess can continue to lead the Wolfsburg group, but he will have to relinquish power. The solution apparently foresees, among other things, that VW brand manager Ralf Brandstätter will be promoted to the group’s board of management. Both the […] More…

Tesla will recall a total of 21,599 made-in-China Model Ys that were manufactured between Feb. 4, 2021 and Oct. 30, 2021, in order to fix a potentially dangerous suspension defect. In a written response, Tesla explained that the front and rear suspension links on Model Y vehicles are attached to the ‘knuckles’. Due to a supply-side […] More…

UK charging solutions provider EO Charging has filed a patent for new technology. The company says its new ISO 15118-compliant chargers and software will allow EO to perform smart AC-charging on legacy fleet electric vehicles that are not compliant with the 15118 standard. EO Charging says the new charger and software will transform the smart […] More…

The EPA has published range ratings for more electric models including the Polestar 2 single motor version, the Hyundai Ioniq 5, the Kia EV6 and the Volvo XC40 Recharge. First, to the Kia EV6: the range rating for the EV6 Long Range RWD with a 77.4 kWh battery stands at up to 310 miles. Compared […] More…

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) has just announced the signing of five agreements with French companies, including an agreement to explore a hydrogen-powered vehicle business with Gaussin. Here, Gaussin aims to establish a modern manufacturing facility for hydrogen vehicles ‘Made in Saudi Arabia.’ The agreement between Aramco and Gaussin aims to establish a manufacturing […] More…

The all-electric successor to the Volvo XC90 could be called Embla. A hint from Volvo boss Hakan Samuelsson has now led to the potential model name of the US-built electric SUV. It has been known for some time that Volvo wants to deviate from the previous alphanumeric naming scheme for future electric vehicle models – […] More…

New Zealand’s national postal service and the state-owned financial investor New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF) are each investing 10 million New Zealand dollars (the equivalent of 6 million euros each) in the procurement of electric delivery vans. This will initially support the purchase of 60 Mercedes eVito. The Mercedes eVito panel vans are scheduled […] More…

The government of South Korea is planning a significant expansion of the infrastructure for battery and hydrogen vehicles. By the end of this year there should be over 1,000 charging stations and 43 hydrogen stations by the end of 2022. According to the South Korean Ministry of Transport, the number of charging stations at motorway […] More…

The government of the Belgian region of Flanders has announced an investment of 5.4 million euros in fast-charging infrastructure. A total of 49 HPC (high power charging) points with at least 150 kW are to be built along expressways and rural roads by mid-2024. Eight HPC locations are planned in the province of Antwerp, seven […] More…

Volocopter is to supply electric flying machines for the planned city of Neom in Saudi Arabia. The partners have formed a joint venture to build an eVTOL mobility system. Neom has placed an order for 15 Volocopter flying machines and plans to begin flight operations within the next two to three years. The joint venture […] More…

CATL has begun construction of a large industrial park in the Chinese city of Yichang for the production of battery materials for electric vehicles and the recycling of batteries. The first phase is scheduled to be commissioned in 2023 and the entire project completed in 2025. According to media reports, CATL has now officially made […] More…

The Swedish electric car start-up Uniti has returned with news after a long break from communication. The company has been hit hard by the pandemic. A bridging loan promised for the end of November has also been delayed – which currently threatens the company’s existence. According to Uniti CEO Lewis Horne on LinkedIn, the company […] More…

Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup plans to list its electric car division VinFast on the US stock exchange in the second half of 2022, raising at least three billion dollars. The company also aims to sell three times as many electric cars next year as previously planned. This was reported by Reuters, citing a statement from the […] More…

Rumours about a European plant of the US electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian have been circulating for some time. While a production plant near Bristol in England was previously considered the favourite, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has now confirmed that talks are being held with Rivian about a very specific location in the country. […] More…

Nissan is presenting two new prototypes of a Lunar Rover and a single-seater race car. A single underpinning technology connects the two vehicles: the Ariya’s all-electric powertrain. Using the new Ariya as a basis to design two prototypes led to the creation of the Single Seater Concept, which shows how the series model’s drive could […] More…

Nissan is presenting two new prototypes of a Lunar Rover and a single-seater race car. A single underpinning technology connects the two vehicles: the Ariya’s all-electric powertrain. Using the new Ariya as a basis to design two prototypes led to the creation of the Single Seater Concept, which shows how the series model’s drive could […] More…

Sixt announces its expansion in Australia through a franchise with the National Roads & Motorists’ Association (NRMA), the largest national automobile club. The cooperation will immediately give the German company a 13% market share and introduce one of the largest EV rental fleets in Australia. The NRMA is also Australia’s largest automobile club with nearly […] More…

Battery developer SES (formerly SolidEnergy Systems) and ENTEK Membranes have announced an exclusive supply agreement for battery separator materials for SES’s recently unveiled hybrid lithium metal battery cell Apollo. The company is currently looking to scale up as it expects to supply GM and Hyundai-Kia in future. Both SES and ENTEK stress their innovative approaches […] More…