Markus Groll, Managing Director and COO at Ionity, spoke at our online conference electrive LIVE. He outlined the challenges CPOs face when setting up a pan-European charging network but also mentioned which markets have the most potential. As the European Alternative Fuels Regulations (AFIR) took effect, countries must ensure a tighter DC charging network along major routes, for example. But will it solve existing issues? Read more…

Nio has won Lotus as another partner for its battery swapping business. Both companies have agreed on a comprehensive strategic cooperation in connection with swapping and charging electric car batteries. Read more…

MG Motor UK has opened the order books for its electric roadster called Cyberster. The single-motor version starts at £54,995. First deliveries are scheduled for August. Read more…

Iberdrola and BP want to build the first megawatt charging stations in southern Europe as part of their charging infrastructure joint venture in Spain. The MCS chargers will be installed at the logistics company Disfrimur’s site near Murcia in south-east Spain. Read more…

Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS plans to have up to six battery-powered vessels operating on its routes on the English Channel, with the first two in service by 2030. Read more…

ChargePoint is expanding its software portfolio for electric and mixed car fleets. Using the ChargePoint app, users can find and use charging stations, pay for their consumption and reimburse drivers when charging company cars at home. Read more…

ABT Sportsline has developed its first electric boat together with Marian, an Austrian specialist for electric yachts, and is now launching a small edition of 20 units. The price is just under half a million euros. Read more…

Mazda presented an electric saloon at the Auto China in Beijing. The Mazda EZ-6 was developed with partner Changan and is only intended for the Chinese market. Read more…

Milence, the joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group and the Volvo Group for charging electric trucks, has announced its second charging location in Sweden. This is located on the important route between Malmö and Stockholm. Read more…

The car rental company Hertz will be phasing out even more electric cars this year than previously planned. As Hertz writes in a statement on its quarterly figures, a total of 30,000 electric cars are to be sold in 2024 – 10,000 more than announced in January. Read more…

The Northern Irish bus manufacturer Wrightbus has received an order to supply 46 hydrogen buses to Germany. The order comes from public transport provider Cottbusverkehr and includes eleven H2 buses for operation in Cottbus and a further 35 for the subsidiary Spree-Neiße-Cottbusverkehr. Read more…

The German-Australian lithium producer Vulcan Energy is bringing the Swiss technology group ABB on board as a partner. Vulcan hopes that this will enable it to optimize its production processes in its project to extract lithium from the Upper Rhine Valley. Read more…

The South Korean companies LG Energy Solution and Posco have decided to reduce their investments in the battery sector in order to better respond to the declining demand for electric vehicles. The investments are to be postponed for the time being. Read more…

Honda officially announced that it will set up an EV supply system in Ontario, Canada. That includes building a production facility for electric cars, one for batteries, and two more battery plants with partners Asahi Kasei and Posco. Read more…

Toyota is increasing its investments in the production of electric cars and batteries in North America. The Japanese company will invest $1.4 billion in its car plant in Princeton, Indiana, to build a new electric model and assemble battery packs. Read more…

The Ji Yue car brand from Geely and Baidu is presenting its second model after the Ji Yue 01 electric SUV. It bears the model name Ji Yue 07 and is a sporty electric sedan with a drag coefficient of 0.198. The Ji Yue 07 is due to be launched on the Chinese market this year. Read more…

At Auto China in Beijing, CATL has presented its new Shenxing Plus LFP battery designed to give electric cars a range of more than 1,000 kilometres. The battery with durable lithium iron phosphate cells is also said to be very quick to charge. Read more…

Powertrain supplier Vitesco Technologies and Sanden, a provider of thermal management technologies for the automotive industry, have joined forces to develop an integrated thermal management system for battery electric vehicles. Read more…

The US State of Washington has announced a new rebate program to help more consumers choose electric vehicles. The $45-million state programme will offer rebates to residents purchasing or leasing an EV from August. Read more…

The Charx Connect Universal CCS vehicle charging sockets from Phoenix Contact will now also enable high-power charging with 375 kW continuously. According to the electrical engineering specialist, this applies to both the European and North American versions. Read more…