General Motors is recalling certain Webasto Portable Charging Cords with the part number 24044913 in the US. The potential number of units affected is 9,423, according to the NHTSA. These charging cords contain incorrect software and may fail to discontinue charging if the ground connection is lost. Consequentially, portable charging cords that lose their ground… More…

British fleet charging specialist Zenob? has secured nearly 900 million pounds in funding from new and existing shareholders. The money will fuel Zenob’s expansion plans in the UK, North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The bulk of the cash comes from investment firm KKR, which invested 600 million pounds. Existing shareholder Infracapital invested a … More…

The Seres brand, which is a subsidiary of the Chinese Sokon group, has presented two new models at the IAA Mobility. Both vehicles are large electric SUVs, designed for global markets. In addition to the previously presented electric Seres 5, which is already available in Europe, these include the all-electric Seres 3 city SUV, which… More…

The British battery materials supplier Echion Technologies has announced a major investment from the US-American investment firm Volta Energy Technologies to accelerate the scale-up and market commercialisation of its niobium-based battery anode materials. According to Echion, the investment will enable the company’s efforts to meet growing customer demand in North America, South Korea, China, and… More…

Volkswagen UK is offering up to £4,500 to people affected by the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) across London. The amount on offer from Volkswagen ranges from £1,750 to £4,500, depending on the chosen model, and is available as an alternative to current offers from the brand. The German manufacturer specified that… More…

In cooperation with partners, H2FLY has announced the completion of what it claims is the world’s first flight of a manned electric aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen. The test flights are intended to indicate that the maximum range of the demonstration aircraft can be doubled from 750 to 1,500 kilometres. H2FLY is known to be… More…

German battery diagnostics specialist Volytica Diagnostics has closed a new financing round of 5.5 million euros. Volytica plans to use the capital to scale its business, refine its battery analysis technology and expand into global markets. The round was led by the Dutch company SHIFT Invest and EnBW’s investment arm, EnBW New Ventures. Other investors… More…

Dutch charging software provider GreenFlux has signed a deal with British charge point operator Connected Kerb. GreenFlux is thus growing its network by about 2,500 charge points in the UK. According to GreenFlux, its roaming network already has more than 509,000 charge points in Europe, including more than 20,000 in the UK. And just a… More…

Siemens Foundation has kicked off a ten-year workforce development initiative in the US. The goal is to build up a skilled workforce for the growing EV charging sector. The programme, called ‘EVeryone Charging Forward’, is meant to be inclusive, meaning that the Siemens Foundation “seeks to ensure and scale equitable access to jobs for individuals… More…

Ford is adding a new variant to its all-electric Mustang Mach-E production model. With a rally-inspired chassis and higher ground clearance, the new Mustang Mach-E Rally is designed to be Ford’s “first-ever rally-inspired EV”. As an electric SUV, the Mustang Mach-E has so far been optimised more for the road, with the GT a high-performance… More…

The Croatian electric sports car maker Rimac and Chinese battery cell manufacturer Eve Energy are joining forces for the production of large cylindrical cell batteries in Europe. Eve Energy’s battery cells with a diameter of 46 millimetres and various lengths will be used by Rimac in its previously-announced new battery platform. Production of the Eve… More…

The hotel chain Hilton is expanding its long-standing charging infrastructure cooperation with Tesla. A total of up to 20,000 units of Tesla’s new Universal Wall Connector will be installed at 2,000 Hilton hotels in the US, Canada, and Mexico starting in early 2024. The collaboration between the hotel chain and the US EV maker dates… More…

The UK’s largest charging park for electric cars has opened at the NEC Birmingham event centre. Up to 180 EVs can charge there simultaneously. There are 30 HPC charge points with 150 kW power each for fast-charging. Specifically, 16 Alpitronic Hypercharger HYC300 units are installed, 14 with two charging points. The other two stations are… More…

Honda will use Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) from 2025 in the US. Like other carmakers who will adopt the Tesla plug, Honda will offer adapters so that EVs launched before 2025 can also use the Supercharger network in North America. The announcement does not come as a surprise: Both the Honda Prologue and… More…

Lotus has lifted the curtain on its next all-electric model, the Emeya. In analogy to the Eletre, referred to as a “hyper SUV”, Lotus calls the new Emeya a “hyper GT”. It is a four-door coupe-like sedan. The top-of-the-line, all-wheel-drive version of the Emeya offers up to 675 kW of power and up to 985… More…

The Norwegian Post recently started using electric vehicles in Oslo, Skien and Porsgrunn, delivering mail and parcels electrically to more than one million people in the Oslo area and the Grenland region. There are currently around 1,900 electric Post vehicles on the road throughout Norway. The electrification offensive of the state-owned company Posten Norge, which […] More…

Polestar has brought the winning design of the recent Polestar Design Contest to life as a 1:1 scale model and presented it at the IAA 2023 in Munich. The electric fantasy supercar ‘Polestar Synergy’ combines three winning designs that prevailed from over 600 entries in the latest competition. The submitted designs were to focus on “the […] More…

The UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has allocated eleven million pounds to twelve automotive projects, including a solid-state battery for Mercedes-AMG. The companies matched the funding, adding up to £22.7 m, and pledged to deliver results within a year. The funding is part of the ‘Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator’ competition (ARMD2), now in its […] More…

Nissan is using old Leaf batteries in portable power packs developed with electronics maker JVCKenwood and 4R Energy, a company owned by Nissan and Sumitomo, which works on power storage systems. The “portable power stations” can provide emergency support or simply power gadgets. Each 4.4-kilogram (32-pound) power station contains only two modules from a Leaf […] More…

Tesla may not begin production at its major new factory planned for Mexico before 2026 and 2027, the Mexican daily Reforma reports. Plans also appear delayed, if not on hold, in Indonesia amidst an oversupply in the EV industry and economic downturns. Staying in Mexico, Reforma cited an anonymous supplier saying that they and several […] More…