At its new plant in Indonesia, Chinese battery material manufacturer BTR New Material Group has started production of anode materials, including for electric vehicle batteries. Read more…
Category: Electrive
UK: Zest to install 150 public EV chargers in the Borough of Warrington
British charge point operator Zest announced that it will install 150 public chargers in the Borough of Warrington. The chargers, which include AC and DC units, will be spread throughout 35 streets of the borough in northwestern England. Read more…
Tritium to be acquired by Exicom
The insolvent Australian fast-charging station manufacturer Tritium is being acquired by Exicom. Exicom, which claims to be India’s largest manufacturer of EV charging stations, has officially announced the acquisition of Tritium’s business and assets. Read more…
Dodge asks $60,000 for electric muscle car
Dodge has priced its all-electric Charger Daytona in the US. The first electric ‘muscle car’ goes on sale from $59,595 – for the Charger Daytona R/T version. For the even more powerful Charger Daytona Scat Pack variant, Dudge is asking at least 73,190 dollars. Read more…
The Toyota Proace Max goes on sale in the UK
Toyota’s panel van Proace Max can now be ordered in the UK. It is available as an all-electric and a diesel variant, while the former starts at £62,375. The first deliveries will be made in September. Read more…
DPD UK increases last-mile deliveries with electric vans
DPD UK has electrified a third of its delivery van fleet, the parcel company says. It is thus on target to lower emissions by 46 per cent by the end of the year compared to 2020. Read more…
Solaris to deliver ten fuel cell buses to the Czech Republic
Czech transport company Martin Uher Bus has ordered ten Urbino 12 hydrogen buses from Polish manufacturer Solaris. All buses should be delivered towards the end of next year. Read more…
“What supply chain strategies look like” – interview with Grant Ray from Group14
Group14 makes a stable silicon-carbon composite anode that replaces graphite in lithium battery anodes called SCC55. The company recently acquired Schmid Silicon and signed a large supply deal with CustomCells. We talked to Grant Ray, VP of Global Market Strategy for Group14 Technologies, about supply chains and the company’s activities in Germany during his recent European visit. Read more…
Spiro launches operations in Nigeria
EV manufacturer Spiro has hit the road in Ogun State in Nigeria. The company says it will offer its electric motorbikes in up to eight major Nigerian provinces. Read more…
Belgian bus operator orders 181 electric buses from MAN
Hansea, the leading private bus operator in Belgium, has ordered 181 electric buses from MAN Truck & Bus. The company is thus increasing its fleet to a total of 271 fully electric city buses, all of which are from MAN. Read more…
LCP expands charging infrastructure deal with PoGo
The UK-based commercial property company LCP Group signed a development deal with PoGo Charge to install ultra-rapid DC charging points at 52 retail locations across the UK. This builds on a previous contract for charging stations that was signed last November. Read more…
Archer and Southwest to set up eVTOL network in California
Archer Aviation and Southwest Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish an electric air taxi network. The network will initially comprise 14 California airports where Southwest operates. Read more…
Porsche employs used Taycan batteries for stationary energy storage
A new battery storage system to supply power to the Porsche plant in Leipzig was built using used Taycan batteries. These come from pre-series and factory vehicles and will now be used as stationary power storage at the end of their useful life. Read more…
Galp uses old EV batteries as buffer storage for HPC chargers
The Portuguese energy supplier Galp, along with BMW and BeePlanet, has commissioned a stationary energy storage system in Madrid made from disused electric car batteries. The system supplies HPC charging points with buffered energy from the grid. Read more…
Fiat to offer build-in charging cables from next year
Starting with the Grande Panda next year, Fiat apparently wants to permantly attach the AC charging cable to its electric cars. That way, they no longer have to drag through the mud. Read more…
Rivian aims to break into profitability by the end of the year
Rivian is aiming to be in the black in the final quarter of this year. In the previous second quarter, the US company posted a net loss of 1.46 billion dollars. A key aspect: the billions announced for VW are likely to be reflected in the upcoming balance sheets. Read more…
Tesla tests Supercharger charging processes with over 320 kW
Tesla is testing higher charging capacities than the 250 kW currently standard for V4 and V3 at individual Superchargers in the US – some drivers recorded just over 320 kW. This comes as Tesla is looking to open its charging network to other brands. Read more…
LG Energy Solution launches new battery task force
LG Energy Solution has formed a task force to develop prismatic batteries and is in talks with its customers. LG says this is due to the EV market increasingly demanding the batteries due to their greater safety and more cost-efficient production processes. Read more…
Kia EV4 could have its own European offshoot
The Hyundai Motor Group has confirmed that series production of the Kia EV4 electric saloon will start in South Korea in March 2025. Meanwhile, rumours have emerged that there could also be a special European version of the EV4, which would also be built in Europe. Read more…
Hyundai to build EV and battery assembly plant in Thailand
The South Korean carmaker Hyundai will invest $28 million in a new production facility in Thailand to assemble EVs and batteries. Production will start in 2026. Read more…
