The Japanese carmaker and Stena Recycling have signed a strategic partnership for Norway to use the batteries from old electric cars for stationary storage. The potential is huge: there are over 80,000 Nissan Leafs on the road in Norway. Read more…

The luxury VW brand Bentley has laid the foundation stone for its new assembly line for battery-electric cars at its headquarters in Crewe, UK. However, the launch of Bentley’s first electric car has been delayed; it is now not due to appear until 2027. It will be a luxury SUV. Read more…

Xpeng presented its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024. The Chinese EV maker posted its highest revenue yet in the final quarter of last year. The annual figures also show the company’s growth trajectory. However, it is also clear that Xpeng is still in the development phase and thus continues to post losses. Read more…

The German company Siemens has decided to strategically reorganise its charging solutions business. In future, the division will focus on fast-charging infrastructure. The decision is also accompanied by a reduction of more than a third of the jobs – probably mainly in Leipzig. Read more…

Swedish electric scooter hire company Voi has unveiled three new electric vehicles to expand its micromobility offering in Europe. The new vehicles are set to increase the fleet by around 40 per cent. Read more…

Starting this summer, only petrol motorcycles will be allowed to compete in the motocross competition at the X Games – after the first electric motorcycles competed very successfully last year. This decision has been met with criticism in the industry. Read more…

Altilium has announced that the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) has successfully manufactured the UK’s first EV battery cells using recycled active cathode materials (CAM). Read more…

Mazda is launching the new Mazda6e in Germany at prices starting at 44,900 euros in April, however, it remains unclear what will happen after launching electric sedan. The Japanese manufacturer has cut back its investment in electrification. Read more…

Nio and CATL have reached an agreement on the joint development of a battery swapping network. CATL’s ‘Choco-Swap’ technology is to be utilised in newly developed models of the Nio subsidiary Firefly. Read more…

Cadillac is building an extensive line-up of right-hand-drive EVs in Japan, where it remained a niche left-hand-drive brand since it arrived in 1915. The company recently launched the Lyriq as its first right-hand-drive EV in the country. Read more…

DB Schenker had sent two Fuso eCanter electric trucks on a one-year mission in freezing temperatures in northern Finland – and now reports that the duo performed reliably. The two units are the latest generation of light-duty trucks. Read more…

Ford EV drivers in the US can now use Apple Maps in CarPlay to plan their routes and will automatically be guided to fast-chargers offering NACS along the way. That is, if they need to charge to get to their destination. Read more…

BYD is considering building its third European automobile plant in Germany. The political framework conditions and the desired brand awareness as well as the high labour and energy costs are said to play a role in the pros and cons. Read more…

UK Charge point operator Trojan Energy has won a contract by Camden Council to install 570 charge points in the London borough. And these have a rather unusual design. Read more…

Swedish manufacturer Volvo Buses has unveiled the new Volvo 7800 Electric for the Mexican market, an electric articulated and double-articulated bus manufactured directly in Mexico. The model is based on the BZR Electric platform presented a year ago. Read more…

Honda has so far procured batteries from China and South Korea for its cars sold in the US. As tariffs make importing them more expensive, the carmaker could turn to the competition to procure batteries for its hybrid cars. Read more…

Rosenbauer has handed over a ‘Revolutionary Technology’ (RT) to the fire brigade of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. This RT is designed as an electric rescue fire fighting vehicle (eHLF 20). Read more…

At Audi, management and labour representatives have put together an austerity package that will eliminate up to 7,500 jobs in Germany by 2029. Plant closures, like at VW, are not on the agenda. On the contrary: the German carmaker wants to strengthen its German locations, although it will manufacture combustion engines longer than previously planned. Read more…

BYD has presented its new ‘Super e-Platform’, which uses newly designed blade batteries and is said to support a charging rate of 10C and a charging power of up to 1,000 kW. And not just theoretically. The first models sporting the new technology can already be pre-ordered in China. Read more…

Stellantis is set to grow its quadricycle business through a strategic partnership with Swedish firm Luvly, which claims it can lower the cost of shipping with ‘IKEA-style’ flat pack components. Stellantis says it will begin by assessing the viability of Luvly’s production methods. Read more…