After California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $3.9 billion investment package for e-mobility projects this autumn, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the first tranche of $1.5 billion. The most considerable sums were earmarked for commercial electric vehicles and EV rebates. When it announced the funding in September, the Californian Government had stated to […] More…

The Chinese joint venture of SAIC and General Motors has launched another electric microcar under the Wuling brand. The new Nano EV complements the Hongguang Mini EV, which is already very successful in China. The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV is one of China’s best-selling electric vehicles, and the model has been leading the statistics for […] More…

New homes and buildings such as supermarkets and workplaces in the UK, and those undergoing a major renovation, will have to install electric vehicle charge points from next year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced the new legislation today, making earlier plans official. The British Government had proposed the new rules now coming in reportedly back […] More…

Toyota has announced pricing for the 2022 Mirai in the US, expected to arrive at Toyota dealerships this December. Prices for the fuel cell electric vehicle start at $49,500, excluding a ‘Dealer Processing and Handling Fee’ of $1,025. Toyota’s newest model year for their popular FCEV has improved a number of technological features, such as […] More…

ZF and battery manufacturer CATL have entered into an aftermarket services partnership to strengthen their e-mobility focus. The core of the cooperation is the transfer of knowledge in the areas of service network, training on batteries, connectivity, recycling and reuse. Specifically, the agreement now signed calls for CATL to provide the German supplier with “comprehensive […] More…

Audi presented the production version of the all-electric Q5 e-tron for the Chinese market at the Guangzhou Auto Show. The electric SUV is based on the MEB and is built by the SAIC Volkswagen joint venture. Despite the similarity in name to the MLB-based internal combustion SUV built in Mexico, the technical relationship to another […] More…

Toymaker Mattel unveiled the Barbie Extra Car, a two-seat convertible with Fiat 500e technology, at the LA Auto Show. The full-size electric car was developed as a one-off to promote Mattel’s fashion dolls and accessories line. Barbie collectors do rejoice, however, there’s a toy car version available for sale. cnet.com, carbuzz.com, jalopnik.com More…

EVCS, one of the largest fast-charging networks on the US West Coast, has turned to Tritium again to expand EV charging solutions in California, Oregon, and Washington. EVCS will purchase over 400 Tritium fast chargers to add to its more than 100 Tritium charger fleet. With over 1,500 chargers in its network, of which over […] More…

Porsche is acquiring a majority stake in the e-bike manufacturer Greyp Bikes. The sports car manufacturer’s venture capital arm, Porsche Ventures, has held a stake of around ten per cent in the Croatian company since 2018. Porsche made the investment in 2018 at the same time as investing in sister company Rimac Automobili. Following a […] More…

The US fleet management company Merchants Fleet has placed another large order for electric delivery vans with the General Motors brand BrightDrop. Having already ordered 12,600 EV600s, Merchants Fleet is now ordering 5,400 of the recently unveiled smaller EV410 offshoot. With the current order and the 12,600 EV600s already ordered in February, Merchants Fleet has […] More…

Dutch battery start-up LionVolt has closed a seed funding round of four million euros. The company is developing a lithium metal-based solid-state battery that will be suitable for electric vehicles and aviation, among other applications. LionVolt says that its goal is to bring solid-state batteries with high energy density and short charging times to market […] More…

Daimler has now officially confirmed that it is planning to build a battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany. Although Daimler had already confirmed rumours about a planned battery recycling plant, the German automaker had given no indication of the location for the plant or further details until now. According to Daimler, the start of production […] More…

The Israeli battery developer StoreDot is cooperating with the US company Group14 Technologies, a supplier of lithium-silicon battery materials. StoreDot says it will integrate Group14’s lithium silicon technology into its cell technology called XFC (Extreme Fast Charging). Group14 already has partnerships with Slovakian battery company InoBat and Chinese manufacturer Farasis. With Group14’s battery materials, StoreDot […] More…

The new Chinese electric car brand Avatr has just welcomed the battery manufacturer CATL on board. The first model of the new brand is called Avatr 11 and is a coupé-like SUV. Avatr is the new brand borne of the cooperation between Changan and Nio. Technical data for its first model the Avatr 11 are […] More…

Mitsubishi has just presented an electric SUV at Auto Guangzhou as part of its Chinese joint venture with GAC. The Mitsubishi Airtrek is to be produced by GAC Mitsubishi Motors for the Chinese market from next year. The model has a 70-kWh battery, which is supposed to provide a range of about 520 kilometres according […] More…

The UK electric truck manufacturer Tevva has just raised US$57 million through an oversubscribed private placement from new and existing investors. The company says it will use the financing to equip its new London based production facility and quickly scale up manufacturing. Just last month Tevva Motors secured a £4.2 million (just under 5 million […] More…

Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis has unveiled an all-electric version of its GV70 SUV model. The Electrified GV70 is Genesis’ third BEV model, following the Electrified G80 and GV60, and will be available exclusively with all-wheel drive. With the Electrified GV70 Genesis’ announced electric car trio for Europe should be complete. Shortly after the launch of […] More…

With the G9, the Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its fourth model after the G3, P7 and P5. Promoted as a “smart SUV flagship”, the station wagon-like electric car is the first Xpeng model designed from the outset for international markets. The Xpeng G9 uses the manufacturer’s recently announced 800-volt e-car platform with […] More…

Torqeedo has presented an extensive upgrade to its Cruise motor range at the Metstrade marine trade fair. This consists of outboard and pod motors with 3 kW, 6 kW and 12 kW output powered by lithium-ion batteries. Torqeedo says these marine electric drives have been modified in numerous ways. The new Cruise motors are said […] More…

German motor manufacturer Deutz has joined forces with Japanese crane manufacturer Maeda to unveil the all-electric CC 1485 crawler crane. The vehicle uses a 360-volt drive powered by a lithium-ion battery and offers an output of up to 40 kW. Deutz plans to start series production of the electric drive in 2023. For this cooperation, […] More…