Ubiden, an EV charging service provider in Japan, plans to install 150,000 EV chargers at residences in the country. It will facilitate mostly condominiums with these EV chargers. Read more…

UK ferry operator Red Funnel has announced plans to launch a high-performance electric ferry that will operate between Southampton and West Cowes on the Isle of Wight towards the end of 2025. Read more…

Tesla warns against a new ‘trick’ that has been circulating on the internet, in which a wet towel is placed around the Supercharger connector to speed up the charging process. The wet towel cools it down and should – theoretically – prevent the Supercharger from reducing the charging power due to overheating. Read more…

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid has signed a supply agreement with Graphite One for synthetic active anode materials for its vehicle batteries. The graphite materials and battery anodes are to be mined and built entirely in the USA. Read more…

According to an analysis by the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), almost 42 million battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids were on the road worldwide at the end of 2023. Even if individual markets are developing slower than before, the momentum of electric mobility continues, according to the ZSW. Read more…

The Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore wants to review its plans for a cathode material factory in Loyalist, Canada, and is putting investment in the construction on hold until further notice. The plant was originally scheduled to go into operation at the end of 2025. Read more…

The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has cleared the way for the software joint venture between Volkswagen and the US electric car manufacturer Rivian, announced around a month ago, under merger control law. The green light was also given for VW’s minority stake in Rivian. Read more…

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has completed the announced expansion of production for its first electric car SU7 faster than expected. Xiaomi has also acquired a neighbouring plot of land for the expansion of the factory – and has cancelled the export of its cars to Europe for the time being. Read more…

The government of Ireland will fund the installation of 17 new high-power charging hubs along the country’s National Road Network. In total, it will install 131 new HPC charging points nationwide. Read more…

The German chemicals group BASF has put its planned battery recycling project in Tarragona, Spain, on hold. The company blames this on the delayed expansion of battery factories in Europe. Read more…

The British postal service Royal Mail will take delivery of some 2,100 electric delivery vans from August. Most of them should hit the road before the end of the year. Read more…

Mitsubishi Motors signed a nondisclosure agreement with Honda and Nissan and began discussions to join the Japanese automobile manufacturer alliance. They plan to cooperate in the area of software and will potentially extend to vehicle development. Read more…

After a three-week summer break, production at the main Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in Hanover, Germany, restarted on Monday. The plant is now ready for the production of additional variants of the ID. Buzz, which will kick off in the second half of the year. Read more…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced billion-dollar investments in future technologies, including $5 billion for the production of electric vehicles and $4.5 billion for battery production. Read more…

Toyota could construct a new domestic EV battery plant in Kyushu, an island in the southwest part of the country. Primearth EV Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, will reportedly operate the factory. Read more…

The US Department of Commerce is expected to implement new restrictions on car software from China. Washington fears that using software from China could pose a security risk. Read more…

Like other South Korean cell manufacturers, LG Energy Solution has so far focussed on nickel-containing electric car batteries. Now the company also wants to produce cheaper LFP cells for Europe and is apparently getting support from China. Read more…

The Israeli battery technology company Addionics, specialising in 3D copper foils for electric car batteries, has secured 39 million dollars in capital. General Motors and Scania are among the investors. Read more…

MG has developed a new electric compact SUV for China – the S5 EV. The model’s preliminary specifications suggest the company could launch it as the next-gen ZS EV in European countries and other international markets in late 2024. Read more…