Hyundai Motor Group has announced plans to invest a total of 21 billion US dollars in the United States between 2025 and 2028. This investment aims to increase the company’s US production capacity to 1.2 million vehicles. Additionally, component manufacturing will be strengthened, including the production of battery packs. Read more…

InstaVolt has opened the largest and most advanced ultra-rapid charging superhub in the UK so far, located near the A34 and close to junction 9 of the M3, in Winchester, England. Read more…

In Europe, 164,148 new electric cars were registered in February, as reported by JATO Dynamics. Tesla sales fell to their lowest February figure in five years – but the two best-selling EVs still come from the US manufacturer. Read more…

UK electric vehicle charge point operator Believ has purchased assets in Switch EV. The latter provides a scalable platform that provides real-time data on chargers to help with charge point management. Read more…

The residents of Paris have voted in favour of closing hundreds of the city’s streets to cars. In a public survey, many people voted for the creation of 500 new car-free streets. However, only four per cent of the almost 1.4 million registered voters took part in the vote. Read more…

Transport for London (TfL) and FM Conway will swap a diesel-powered electric excavator and wheel loader for electric ones at construction sites in the UK capital. The goal of the trial is to see whether they can be charged effectively using mobile chargers. Read more…

China’s state-owned manufacturer Changan has arrived in Europe. The electric mid-size SUV Deepal S07 should be available in Germany in September and will pave the way for models from the core brand Changan and sister brand Avatr in the country. Here are our impressions from the European kick-off. Read more…

The shared mobility provider Bolt has taken over the Danish ride-hailing company Viggo, which specialises in electric cars. For Bolt, the takeover is its entry into the Danish ride-hailing market. Until now, the Estonian company has only been active in Copenhagen with an e-bike sharing service. Read more…

Chinese electric car newcomer Xiaomi has increased its delivery target for this year from 300,000 to 350,000 electric cars. Xiaomi EV has already delivered more than 200,000 electric cars since April 2024. Read more…

South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution and US construction equipment manufacturer Doosan Bobcat signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop standardised battery pack solutions for various construction machines such as skid steer loaders and excavators. Read more…

Audi plans to launch an affordable electric car as early as next year. It was previously only planned for 2027. According to CEO Gernot Döllner, the vehicle should compete in the Audi A3 class. Read more…

Kempower has annpunced a DC charger for the North American market. The so-called Kmepower Flex Satellite ist designed for public charging and offers EV drivers a choice of CCS1 and NACS connectors. Read more…

Chinese scientists have developed a method that allows the materials in lithium-ion batteries to be almost completely recycled. The project was conducted in a collaboration between Central South University in Changsha, Guizhou Normal University, and the National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Storage Materials. Read more…

In the InnoLogBat project, partners from industry and science have spent three years researching technologies and processes for a sustainable circular battery economy. The successes of the project include a battery passport and a training platform for commercial vehicle batteries. Read more…

In the InnoLogBat project, partners from industry and science have spent three years researching technologies and processes for a sustainable circular battery economy. The successes of the project include a battery passport and a training platform for commercial vehicle batteries. Read more…

The Citroën ë-C3 is expected to roll off the production line this year, not only at the main production site in Trnava, Slovakia, but also in Kragujevac, Serbia. It would mean that Stellantis will manufacture two of the affordable EVs in Serbia. Read more…

The Citroën ë-C3 is expected to roll off the production line this year, not only at the main production site in Trnava, Slovakia, but also in Kragujevac, Serbia. It would mean that Stellantis will manufacture two of the affordable EVs in Serbia. Read more…

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) wants to add new electric buses to the country’s fleet. It would more than double the number of electric buses in the country. Read more…

On Friday, Smart celebrated the European premiere of its electric SUV #5. The first prices were also announced: when orders open on 26 April, the EV will be available for €45,900 to €56,900. Read more…

Chinese air taxi company Ehang has signed a framework agreement with JAC Motors and Guoxian to establish a joint venture in Hefei to invest in the construction of a production facility for eVTOLs. Additionally, Ehang has completed Europe’s first unmanned urban eVTOL flight test in Spain. Read more…