Peugeot has officially confirmed all-electric versions for the 308 and its estate offshoot, the 308 SW. The duo will be on the market from mid-2023 and, as expected, will have a new electric motor on board. The French company also provided a detailed look at the technical data sheet of the double pack. The model’s […] More…

Tesla has to improve its driver assistance system Autopilot in Germany once more. The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) identified weaknesses in the system months ago. Tesla has since been able to resolve some of the complaints, but according to a KBA spokesperson, “further remedial measures are still being tested and validated”. While some of […] More…

Freudenberg e-Power Systems has received type approval from the international classification society RINA for its methanol-powered fuel cell system for use in maritime applications. According to Freudenberg, this is a significant step towards making ocean shipping climate-neutral. The seal confirms the safety of the system and its conformity to maritime standards and regulations and lays […] More…

A series of battery, electronics, mining, and recycling projects have scooped up a share of £25 million in government funding this week designed to help scale up the supply chain for electric vehicle manufacturing and recycling in the UK. The aim of the funding pot is to develop “high-value, end-to-end electrified automotive supply chain” in […] More…

DAF Trucks has commenced delivery of its zero-emission distribution trucks. The first DAF LF Electric will be acquired by the Dutch logistics service provider Nabuurs, which will use the truck to supply Bud beer and other beverages to bars in Groningen. DAF Truckspresented the LF Electric truck in early 2021 and developed the new, smaller […] More…

Deftpower joins Hubject’s Plug&Charge ecosystem. From now on, all business customers of the EV charging platform introduced last year can use the Plug&Charge functionality free of charge. Deftpower’s AI-based software-as-a-service platform for EV charging is reportedly a white-label solution. The company, with a Plugsurfing founder behind them, claims its technology can reduce investment and time-to-market […] More…

The Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower has received several new orders. These comprise fast-charging stations for e-cars and electric trucks, with some being expected as far as Down Under. Jet Charge has ordered 42 fast chargers from Kempower for the EV Highway in Western Australia. Each Kempower station can provide up to 150 kW of […] More…

Piedmont Lithium has announced the construction of a large lithium hydroxide processing plant in the USA. The facility is to be built in Etowah in the state of Tennessee and will produce 30,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year. The start of operations is planned for 2025. Together with the company’s plant in North Carolina, […] More…

Energy company E.On is bundling all activities around commercial EV fleets in one business unit. E.On Drive eTransport targets market leadership in commercial vehicle charging in Europe by 2025. While E.On considers battery-electric vehicles to remain “an exception” in the press statement, they also say they were “betting on the future market of e-transport”. The […] More…

Tesla is considering building a lithium refinery in Texas as it continues trying to localise and secure the supply of critical components and materials. If the application just filed is successful, construction could begin this year. Yet, that depends. Tesla touted the potential battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility as the first of its kind in […] More…

At the ID. meetup in Locarno, VW presented the ID. XTREME. The fully electric concept off-roader with all-wheel drive is based on the ID.4 GTX. However, the technical changes not only affect the off-road chassis, but also the electric drive – and even make it into series production. A performance drive on the rear axle […] More…

The Swiss electric car startup Piëch Automotive has restructured its management. Manfred Fitzgerald and Tobias Moers will lead the company as Co-CEOs in the future – both managers have many years of experience in the automotive industry. Fitzgerald assumes a dual role at Piëch Automotive: as the new Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO, […] More…

Renault is planning an electric offensive in Latin America. From 2023, the French manufacturer plans to offer the electric models Megane E-Tech Electric, Kangoo E-Tech Electric and Master E-Tech Electric in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. In addition, the Kwid E-Tech Electric is to be launched in other countries in Central and South America. The […] More…

Tesla has announced new plans to expand the plant in Grünheide, Germany, by 100 hectares at an event at the weekend. A train station as well as logistics and storage areas are to be built there in order to keep significantly more parts in stock on site than before. Tesla had already initiated the expansion […] More…

Fastned has announced a four-part podcast called ‘Confessions of a Petroholic’. The series follows young petrolhead “Tom” exploring the twist and turns of maybe going electric in conversation with more (in)famous EV advocates. The show launched with a teaser on Twitter. twitter.com More…

BMW has announced the roll-out of Plug&Charge in the first models starting from mid-2023, allowing the customers to use public charge points without a charging card or an app. That alone is not too new anymore; however, the carmaker will enable drivers to save contracts from up to five providers. Plug&Charge can indeed make charging […] More…

When still in office, Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess described the ID. Buzz as one of the most exciting vehicles launching this year. Our first drive of VW’s electric van shows that the carmaker has indeed succeeded in creating a great electric car that goes down very well with passers-by. If only it weren’t for the […] More…

Gridserve has broken ground on its so-called latest Electric Forecourt amidst “multiple global headwinds,” so CEO Toddington Harper. Once completed in 2023, the new high-power charge hub will enable 36 EVs to be charged simultaneously with up to 350 kW. Gridserve planned the new ultra-rapid charging site at Gatwick Airport from the start and said […] More…

SVOLT has confirmed building another cell factory for the European battery industry in Germany. The new site at Lauchhammer, Brandenburg, is a former wind turbine plant owned by Vestas. The company aims to repurpose it fast, by early 2025. This is to make up for the delays SVOLT is now facing in Saarland. The Chinese […] More…

Munich-based startup Tozero, which specializes in recycling lithium-ion batteries, has raised €3.5 million in a pre-seed round. According to the company, it developed a novel process to recover critical materials from batteries. The funds will be used to build a prototype plant. Tozero was founded in July 2022 by Sarah Fleischer and Ksenija Milicevic Neumann, […] More…