ZeroAvia, an electric aircraft propulsion specialist, has achieved the next milestone as the company announces the maiden flight of its testbed hydrogen aircraft HyFlyer II. The plane took off from Cotswold Airport in England and remains the world’s largest hydrogen-electric aircraft. This is according to ZeroAvia, which has been working on Project HyFlyer II since […] More…

Germany’s chemical corporation BASF and French miner Eramet are finalising a $2.6 billion deal to process nickel in Indonesia, country officials said. The report comes amidst Indonesia wooing international industry to invest in its resources for use in EV batteries. BASF and Eramet confirmed to Reuters they were assessing a hydro-metallurgical project to produce battery-grade […] More…

US company Arcimoto says it has stopped production of its electric three-wheeled vehicles and may have to seek bankruptcy protection from creditors if it can’t raise more money to fund operations. Arcimoto disclosed the news in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the 17th of January. In the filing, Arcimoto explains the […] More…

The US state of Virginia is taking itself out of the running for the factory being considered by Ford and CATL to produce LFP battery cells for electric cars. Specifically, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has decided not to subsidise such a project – out of concern for Chinese influence. CATL’s plans around a battery factory […] More…

The production of Poland’s first electric car is delayed. The state-owned company ElectroMobility Poland (EMP) has now confirmed that production of the Izera brand of electric cars will not start until the end of 2025. EMP made this statement to the German publication Automobilwoche. The state-owned company has also confirmed that construction of the factory […] More…

The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg are calling on the EU to set an end date for the registration of new trucks and buses with combustion engines. The background to the push is that the EU Commission intends to propose stricter CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles in February. According to the four countries, the Commission’s […] More…

The battery cell manufacturer SK On has joined forces with the US graphite processor Urbix to develop anode materials for its batteries. The South Korean company is interested in innovative materials and securing its US supply chain. Should the partnership with Urbix extend successfully, SK On may pave the way for establishing an anode supply […] More…

The US-Australian company Recharge Industries wants to build a large battery cell factory in Australia and has appointed Accenture as an engineering services provider to drive the project forward. At full capacity, the lithium-ion battery cell factory is expected to offer an annual capacity of up to 30 GWh. Recharge Industries plans to manufacture batteries […] More…

The Central Ohio Transit Authority COTA has ordered more electric buses from New Flyer. The new deal comprises 14 battery-electric Xcelsior Charge NG buses and ABB chargers, purchased off the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services contract. Charging infrastructure will be provided by NFI Infrastructure Solutions, which will install 20 ABB 150kW plug-in chargers and […] More…

A new joint venture shall bring electric truck charging to California. Forum Mobility, CBRE Investment Management and Homecoming Capital poured $400 mn into funding the venture and have investors like Amazon and Edison already engaged with plans to progress this year. To start with, Forum Mobility has identified ten sites in Northern and Southern California, […] More…

Ballard Power Systems has signed an agreement to launch a pilot project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell electric truck for mining logistics and transportation with Adani and Ashok Leyland. This collaboration should result in Asia’s first planned hydrogen-powered mining truck. The demonstration project will be led by Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), which has experience […] More…

The revived car brand Vanwall, a former English Formula 1 racing team, has presented an electric compact model to be built in Germany. The Vanderwell is said to stand out with its sporty look and will be delivered from the third quarter of 2023. Marketed by Vanwall as a Sport Crossover Vehicle (SCV), the four-door […] More…

Shell keeps accelerating its “green buying” attempts as the oil and gas corporation acquires another US charging business. Volta Charging and its entire network of existing and planned charge points now belong to Shell for $169 mn. Volta Charging is known for charge columns bearing large screens to display advertising with revenues used to pay […] More…

DAF Trucks has opened an assembly plant for electric trucks in Eindhoven. Series production of the XD Electric and XF Electric models, which were introduced last year, is to start there in the spring. The manufacturer presented the two models at the IAA Transportation in Hanover. The electric trucks have modular powertrains with Paccar electric […] More…

Liverpool in North West England has chosen Ubitricity to triple the city’s charging network with lamp posts doubling as charge points. Founded in Berlin, Ubitricty is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the oil giant Shell and has ambitious targets in the UK. In Liverpool, the City Council wants Ubitricity to install 300 charge posts. […] More…

VW currently delivers its electric models of the ID. series without the optional heat pump. The reason for this is the continuing shortage of semiconductors, as the manufacturer confirmed to our editorial team. “Due to the ongoing shortage of semiconductors, there is currently no optional offer for the heat pump in our ID. Models. We […] More…

CATL and Nio are expanding their partnership. The Chinese electric car manufacturer is already supplied with battery cells by CATL and has now signed a five-year agreement with the battery specialist on a comprehensive strategic cooperation. Both companies want to advance technological cooperation with regard to “new brands, new projects and new markets, improve supply-demand […] More…

The Chinese electric car brand Avatr from Changan, Nio and CATL has recently started production and deliveries of its first model Avatr 11. The coupe-like SUV is to be followed this year as a second model by a large sedan, which is being developed under the code name E12. This is reported by the Chinese […] More…

Polestar has built the first car house out of ice and snow and set it up in Rovaniemi, Finland, ahead of Arctic Design Week, the world’s northernmost design week. The Swedish electric car manufacturer wants to use the temporary Snow Space to draw attention to the melting of the polar ice caps and rising sea […] More…

Skaraslättens Transport now employs two electric trucks for container transport at the port of Gothenburg. A third electric truck is to be added soon. But this is only the beginning: in 2023, more electric trucks from a second freight forwarder are to follow – and in significantly higher numbers. Skaraslättens Transport is Sweden’s largest provider […] More…