Athlone, located in central Ireland around 100 kilometres west of Dublin, will become Ireland’s first city with an all-electric city bus fleet. From this Sunday, 29 January 2023, all bus operations in Athlone will be switched to eleven Enviro200EV electric solo buses supplied by BYD-ADL. The eleven Enviro200EVs are to be operated by the local […] More…

The Dutch solar car start-up Lightyear has stopped production of its first model Lightyear 0 and now wants to focus its resources entirely on the second model Lightyear 2. However, there is more behind this step than strategic reorientation. According to Lightyear, it has applied to the court for a suspension of payments for Atlas […] More…

The logistics service provider DB Schenker plans to procure a total of 100 heavy-duty e-trucks from MAN by 2026. The first MAN eTruck vehicles are to be handed over in the first half of 2024. This is provided for in an agreement freshly signed by DB Schenker and MAN Truck & Bus. The first examples […] More…

In the UK, the Australian charging station manufacturer Tritium has now become the preferred hardware supplier for charging provider Evyve. The British charging provider aims to install around 10,000 electric car chargers in the UK by 2023. The agreement between the British and Australian companies includes an initial firm order from Evyve for 350 Tritium […] More…

INFLEXION is a new consortium comprising Volkwagen, OVO Energy, and its platform provider Kaluza. Together with Indra, the partners aim to launch vehicle-to-everything solutions based on CCS in the UK. Once launched, the new V2X options may save drivers over £420 a year. Kaluza calls INFLEXION “the world’s first and largest deployment of domestic vehicle-to-grid […] More…

GP Joule plans to procure 100 Nikola Tre trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells. This is provided for in a letter of intent signed by both companies. The first vehicles could go to GP Joule in 2024 – provided the German government approves the corresponding funding. The Nikola Tre FCEVs in the European 6×2 variant […] More…

The Chinese lithium and battery producer Ganfeng Lithium is investing 15 billion yuan in two new battery factories to increase its production capacities by 34 GWh to around 100 GWh per year. Converted, the investment amounts to 2.2 billion euros. This is according to several Chinese media reports. Ganfeng is – measured by market capitalisation […] More…

The US company Wolfspeed wants to build the world’s largest plant for semiconductors made of silicon carbide (SiC) in Saarland for use in electric vehicles, among other things. Auto supplier ZF will also take a minority stake in the factory. This was reported by the German publication Handelsblatt with reference to “circles familiar with the […] More…

In the UK, the fleet charging project Optimise Prime has come to an end. The trials began in July 2021, led by Hitachi Europe and electricity distributor UK Power Networks with over 8,000 electric vehicles from Centrica, Uber and Royal Mail. The findings will help all parties to understand better what large-scale rollouts require.> While […] More…

Volkswagen’s energy business Elli and German grid operator Mitnetz Strom started a pilot in the summer of 2022 to optimise charging processes in line with the grid. They aimed to achieve efficient and environmentally-friendly interaction between distributors and VW electric vehicles. Here’s the result. The main finding is that intelligent charging works both ways – […] More…

BMW is to set up a prototype line for solid-state battery cells at its Cell Manufacturing Competence Centre in Parsdorf near Munich, based on designs from partner Solid Power. This is made possible by the US company’s research and development licence, which is now also confirmed by BMW. As the next step on the road […] More…

Aral pulse has opened a charging corridor for electric trucks along 600 kilometres of the Rhine-Alpine Corridor. The busy logistics route currently connects two major metropolitan regions with six charge hubs. However, the corridor is not yet complete. At the opening, the charging corridor includes 300 kW stations adapted to the dimensions of trucks at […] More…

General Motors and LG Energy Solution are apparently not pursuing their plan for a fourth joint battery cell plant in the USA. GM could instead build the planned plant in Indiana with a new partner at its side. This is reported by the news agency Reuters, citing two sources. As recently as August 2022, things […] More…

CATL plans to build the first production facility for its CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC) in Yichun in the Chinese province of Jiangxi and has signed an agreement with the city to this effect. There are no details yet on the schedule and scope of production. The CIIC was first mentioned in early November 2022 […] More…

The Nissan Leaf was once a pioneer of electric mobility but increasingly fell behind. The long-announced Ariya is now supposed to give Nissan a new drive and make its EVs attractive again for the growing majority of electric car drivers. The new platform and concept do not deliver throughout, as our driving test shows. *** […] More…

The US start-up Aptera Motors has presented the ‘Launch Edition’ of its three-wheeled solar electric car, which the company plans to start producing by the end of 2023. However, the start of production is not yet assured: Aptera needs further capital. According to Aptera, the production launch version of the two-seater solar-powered electric car planned […] More…

The Volkswagen brand is on the brink of announcing a new head of design. According to German media, head designer Jozef Kaban will be replaced by Andreas Mindt on the 01 February, back from his post at Bentley. This was indicated by the new board of directors. As the German publication Automobilwoche has learned from […] More…

Rental car company Hertz announced a new public-private partnership called Hertz Electrifies in the USA. Starting in Denver, Colorada, Hertz aspires to work with US mayors to bring thousands of electric cars and data-based infrastructure into American cities as part of a larger scheme. Hertz Electrifies will start by bringing no less than 5,200 rental […] More…

General Motors now offers its Corvette sports car with a small e-motor, primarily designed to “enhance the driving experience” and turn the vehicle into AWD at times. However, the hybrid Corvette E-Ray will eventually be followed by a fully electric Corvette based on GM’s Ultium platform. First announced last year, the now-named Corvette E-Ray borrows […] More…

The Canadian capital Ottawa has received a funding commitment of 350 million dollars (240 million euros) from the Government of Canada to procure 350 electric buses and install the charging infrastructure needed for their operation. At its meeting on 25 February, the Ottawa City Council is to consider the budget authority’s requests – then the […] More…