The South Korean component manufacturer Posco is investing USD 40 million in the Australian mining company Black Rock Mining (BRM). This will enable Posco to secure large quantities of graphite from BRM’s mine in Tanzania. Read more…

Nissan has published more information about its Ariya Nismo. The performance version of the electric SUV will go on sale in Europe from January 2025 – in almost all countries where the standard model is also available. The Japanese motorsport brand is thus celebrating its comeback in Europe. Read more…

Tesla’s battery partner Panasonic is starting series production of 4680 battery cells. The plant in Wakayama, Japan, has been remodelled for this purpose. According to the company, it will now act as a ‘mother factory’ for the new cells and thus serve as a blueprint for other plants. Read more…

The Chery subsidiary has officially opened the UK order books for the battery-electric Omoda E5 mid-size SUV. The first customer cars have already arrived in the UK. A hybrid variant will also follow at a later date. Read more…

Switzerland’s electric mobility roadmap, launched in 2018, is once again being extended and expanded. It will now run until 2030 and, in addition to cars, will include trucks, light commercial vehicles, and buses in the future. Read more…

The German battery recycling company Cylib has started construction of its first industrial plant at Chempark Dormagen in North Rhine-Westphalia. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned in 2026 with an annual recycling capacity of 30,000 tonnes. Read more…

Ford is investing 273 million dollars in its plant in Mexico to produce drives for its electric Mustang Mach-E. That includes building the electric motor and the car’s propulsion system. Read more…

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has confirmed what battery researchers in Germany had been dreading with regard to the upcoming budget. From 2025, it will probably no longer fund new battery research projects. Only ongoing projects will receive the necessary cash to continue. Read more…

US battery cell developer 24M Technologies is installing a new production facility, which includes a research and development department in Thailand. The company also announces another completed financing round. Read more…

The Philippine’s Department of Energy is drafting new guidelines on the construction of EV charging infrastructure in gasoline stations. Should the draft go into law, fuel stations may find themselves required to install, operate, or maintain a commercial-use charging station on their premises. Read more…

The central English county of Warwickshire has announced the procurement of 27 electric buses and charging infrastructure for them. Public transport operator Stagecoach Midlands has placed the actual order and will support the required electrical connection works and charging infrastructure installation. Read more…

Since last year, Norwegian charge point operators have had to offer card payments at DC chargers. However, the installation of fast-chargers with card readers is progressing slowly, as many CPOs make use of an exemption provided for in the regulation. Read more…

ATC Computer Transport & Logistics has invested £19 million in a small new EV fleet, which includes five electric Volvo trucks and two Volkswagen ID Buzz vans. The technical service and logistics company plans to hit net zero emissions by 2030. Read more…

The British electric drive specialist Equipmake presented its new HTM-3500 electric motor for heavy commercial vehicles. The new motor should primarily impress with better continuous output than its predecessor. Read more…

The Californian city of Los Angeles aims to make it easier for EV drivers to find a charger by taking advantage of its streetlight pole infrastructure and integrating 10,000 charging stations into the street lights. Read more…

At its factory in Arvika, Sweden, construction equipment manufacturer Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has inaugurated new facilities to support the production of electric wheel loaders. Read more…

Toyota is scaling back an interim production target for pure electric cars by 30 per cent – to 1 million electric vehicles in 2026, down from the 1.5 million units initially planned. However, even the reduced target would be an enormous increase compared to current EV sales. Read more…

Nio has balanced out the weak start to the year with a new delivery record in the second quarter of 2024. Turnover also reaches a high as a result. Nio expects even better results for the current quarter. However, the company is still not profitable. Read more…

Toyota, Nissan and other companies will invest one trillion yen (€6.3 billion) to increase Japanese battery production capacity by around 50 per cent. The push is due to massive government support. Read more…