Honda has published more details on the conversion of its plants in the US state of Ohio for the future production of electric cars and the components for them. The Marysville Auto Plant (MAP) will begin preparations for the production of electric cars in January 2024. For the planned factory conversions, the two production lines […] More…

Austria’s Institute of Technology, AIT, has kicked off the new EU project EMPOWER. Over the next few years, the AIT and partners will work to develop two zero-emission 40-ton trucks. And here’s the challenge, EMPOWER will look into both battery-electric and fuel-cell electric drives. EMPOWER is short for Eco-operated, Modular, and flexible multi-POWERtrain for long-haul […] More…

Struggling EV developer Arrival has secured a $300 million injection from Westwood Capital, giving the company access to additional liquidity under certain conditions. The financing line may come as a lifeline to the British company to pull through the year. Arrival expects Westwood Capital to give it sufficient liquidity to keep its business running until […] More…

BMW is planning at least six model launches within 24 months for the ‘New Class’ electric cars from 2025. To this end, additional plants are to be converted for the production of these electric cars. More concrete information on the platform and the first models will be available in September. Electric cars based on the […] More…

The dispute around Easee wall boxes is starting to read like a nordic noir series. Today, Elsälerhetverket, the Swedish authority for electrical safety, has imposed a sales ban on the models ‘Charge’ and ‘Ready’ with serious consequences for the Norwegian manufacturer. The sales ban will affect around 100,000 wall boxes Easse has installed in Sweden. […] More…

Kia has released the first official pictures of the EV9. The world premiere of the large electric SUV based on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) will take place at the end of March. The pictures now show what Kia officials had already emphasised around the presentation of the EV9 Concept: The designers had first […] More…

Electra Battery Materials Corporation has successfully recovered lithium in its black mass recycling trial being conducted at its refinery north of Toronto. The recovery and subsequent production of a technical-grade lithium carbonate product in a plant-scale setting validates Electra’s proprietary hydrometallurgical process and efforts to date in commissioning its larger refinery complex. Electra had initially […] More…

Could there truly be one app to open them all, those Tesla cars? It looked like there was for a man in Vancouver who got into what he thought was his car and even drove off. It turns out it wasn’t, which leaves a few open questions. Something wasn’t quite right this week in Canada […] More…

Audi will deliver software 3.2 for the Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron from the model year 2023 onwards and update all older vehicles to this software status. The announced features include Plug&Charge, future over-the-air updates, and increased DC charging capacity. Audi refers to the software update 3.2 as delivering functions with “high everyday utility”. […] More…

The Quebec government is investing nearly $60 million to expand its public network of EV charging stations by 30 per cent. The province has selected 81 projects so far and expects around 400 new charge stops to be created through these public-private partnerships. Quebec’s Environment Minister Benoit Charette said as much in a statement on […] More…

Chinese carmaker Great Wall has launched a premium electric compact car called Funky Cat in Europe from its all-electric brand Ora. The Funky Cat’s more modern Beetle look puts it in competition with retro models like the Mini or the Fiat 500. Can an electric car from China win European hearts? We took the Funky […] More…

Bonnet, a London-based EV charging app with a European scope, has launched a public crowdfunding campaign after drivers already using the app had pledged to take a stake in the company. Bonnet also reveals that it got £3 million in equity from powerful investors. Bonnet’s list of institutional investors is an eclectic mix with GV […] More…

Fastned has inaugurated a charging station in East Anglia, UK, and counts it as the 250th site in Europe. It is also its 14th UK location, comprising six 300 kW charging bays. Fastned plans to open a further two sites later this summer. The new UK location is based on the A12 motorway at Martlesham […] More…

EDP Comercial, part of the energy firm EDP Group, has made a deal with GreenFlux to use their digital platform for intelligent charging. EDP’s main markets are Portugal, Spain, and Brazil, and the company says it offers e-mobility services to more than 50,000 EV drivers. The agreement regards GreenFlux’s cloud-based platform, which EDP will use […] More…

The lights threaten to go out at National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the Swedish electric car subsidiary of the Chinese real estate group Evergrande. NEVS is laying off 320 of its 340 employees. The company is taking steps to cut costs, pay supplier debts and avert insolvency. In a statement, the NEVS calls the measure […] More…

Rivian wants to offer its electric delivery vans to others in the future and is therefore negotiating with Amazon to lift the exclusivity clause that is part of the companies’ deal. This comes as Amazon’s orders are allegedly below expectations. The exclusivity clause dates back to 2019, when Amazon agreed with Rivian to purchase 100,000 […] More…

Volta Trucks has received European Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 16-tonne Volta Zero electric truck, reaching another important milestone on the road to the start of production. With the award of the ECWVTA, Volta Trucks now has permission to go into series production and start sales with its all-electric Volta Zero. The certification comes just […] More…

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast will be opening its first US plant later than it had hoped. About a year ago, the carmaker publicised plans for the facility in Chatham County, North Carolina, saying that operations would begin by July 2024. But the opening date has now been pushed back to 2025. The Chatham County […] More…

General Motors is developing a new voice assistant based on ChatGPT, whose capabilities are intended to go beyond understanding simple instructions. One potential area of application, for example, is when a warning light comes on, the driver could ask the car whether they can continue with the fault or should stop immediately. Or if a […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has agreed to cooperate with CATL subsidiary Brunp in China to recycle electric car batteries. Brunp says it already works with Volvo, BMW, FAW-Volkswagen and GAC-Toyota, among others, in the area of battery recycling. According to the now-signed memorandum of understanding, Brunp will, in the future, recycle used electric car batteries from Mercedes-Benz, realize […] More…