In China, battery manufacturer Sunwoda and materials specialist XTC are joining forces to develop and industrialize preliminary products for solid-state batteries. Sunwoda is known for making steady progress in semi-solid and solid-state batteries. Read more…

In Switzerland, the Federal Council has passed an ordinance regulating automated driving that will come into force on March 1, 2025. The regulations mean that drivers will be allowed to use autopilot functions on freeways and for parking, while fully autonomated routes for pilot projects have been made clear. Read more…

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its network of electric vehicle charging stations now reaches over 740 charge points across the city. Independent Charge Point Operator (CPO) licenses have also been issued to Tesla and UAEV. Read more…

The Danish public transport company Movia has put 66 new electric buses into operation. This means that half of Movia’s bus fleet in the capital region of Copenhagen and on Zealand is now electric – six years earlier than originally planned. Read more…

Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio wants to make a profit from 2026, according to company boss William Li. The urgency to become profitable arises from the fact that Nio’s development is running about two years slower than expected. Read more…

The Federal Ministry of Economics will subsidise the chip factory of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its partners Bosch, Infineon and NXP in Dresden. Grants of up to 5 billion euros are planned over several years. Read more…

The Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has told its suppliers that it will provide them with financial support if necessary to accelerate technological innovation in battery materials and equipment to further reduce prices. Read more…

The tech company Xiaomi apparently wants to offer its electric cars internationally in future, and no longer just on the Chinese domestic market. Initially, this is planned on a small scale in order to test market reactions and prepare for a larger expansion. Read more…

Mercedes-AMG is starting trials on test sites and on public roads with its recently announced electric SUV based on the AMG.EA platform. The first stop will be winter testing in northern Sweden. Read more…

EVgo has just announced the closing of its $1.25 billion guaranteed loan facility from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The financing will enable the construction of 7,500 public charge points across the USA. Read more…

Blink Charging has announced new developments and contracts in the UK, including a new charging deal with Power Design, the expansion of infrastructure in Norfolk County and another infrastructure project with the NHS. Read more…

Factorial Energy has scaled up the first of its Solstice solid-state battery cells developed with Mercedes-Benz to a capacity of 40 Ah. The US developer revealed the A-samples, characterized by their dry cathodes, in relevant sizes for electric cars. Read more…

The British-Australian mining group Rio Tinto is investing $2.5 billion in expanding its Rincon project in Argentina. The Rincon mine will supply up to 60,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year. Subject to approval, the expansion is scheduled to begin in mid-2025 and production in 2028. Read more…

The St. Gallen public transport company (VBSG) has announced that it is cancelling the supply contract signed with Ebusco in the spring for twelve electric buses and putting the procurement of the vehicles out to tender again. The dozen electric buses were actually due to hit the streets of St. Gallen from 2025. Read more…

Around six months after the sales launch of its electric compact car R5, Renault has announced that it will also be reviving the R5 Turbo sports car as an electric car next year. Its drive system is expected to produce over 500 hp (368 kW). Read more…

In the USA, Ionna is entering into a strategic partnership with the restaurant and convenience store chain Sheetz to build a total of 50 charging parks at Sheetz locations by the end of 2026. Ionna is a North American joint venture fast-charging joint venture from BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Toyota. Read more…

Hyundai and BAIC are investing around 1.1 billion US dollars in their joint venture Beijing Hyundai. According to a media report from January 2024, Hyundai and BAIC are planning a new electric car brand exclusively for the Chinese market. Read more…

Archer has raised 430 million US dollars from various investors in a financing round on the back of entering into a partnership with Anduril Industries to develop a hybrid military aircraft. Archer says the fresh capital will help fund Archer Defense “and for other general corporate purposes.” Read more…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has made investment decisions for two battery cell factories abroad: Gotion is pumping a total of 2.5 billion euros into planned factories in Morocco and Slovakia. Read more…

Volkswagen is allowing all contracts of the current 1,000 temporary employees at the Zwickau electric car plant to expire by the end of 2025. This was confirmed by VW and the Works Council following a works meeting. Rumours had already been circulating in July. Read more…