Bollinger Motors has managed to achieve IRS approval as a “qualified manufacturer” for up to $40,000 per vehicle in clean vehicle credits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Kempower builds on SiC for its next-gen chargers
The Finnish company is rolling out a new charger platform based on silicon carbide technology for its entire product portfolio. Kempower says the new SiC generation has high performance while keeping the reliability of the older design. It is also geared towards the company’s future in heavy-duty charging. Read more…
Major carmakers get ahead with North American fast-charging alliance Ionna
The fast-charging joint venture announced last summer by seven car manufacturers like GM or Stellantis has officially taken up operations as ‘Ionna’, following approval from the regulatory authorities. The first high powered hubs are set to open in the USA in 2024. Read more…
Private truck charging initiative PVSM Energy launched in Germany
The logistics company TST wants to invest 150 million euros to build fast-charging stations for electric lorries in Germany together with local utility EWR. The partners envision a network along Germany’s main motorways with the truck hubs remaining accessible to third-parties. Read more…
Ford launches deliveries of the F-150 in Europe
Ford has started deliveries of its F-150 Lightning in Europe. The first deliveries of the all-electric pickup truck to European customers took place in Norway. Read more…
Over €4 billion secured for European battery production
ACC has taken out a loan of 4.4 billion euros, increasing the funding for the construction of three gigafactories for lithium-ion battery cell production in France, Germany, and Italy, and for R&D. Shareholders Stellantis, Total, and Mercedes-Benz will also inject additional capital, leading to a change in ownership structure. Read more…
Tesla production in Grünheide up and running again
Production at the German Tesla plant is back to full capacity today as planned. Previously, there had been a forced break of around two weeks due to a lack of parts as a result of the situation on the Red Sea. Read more…
JSW Group to invest nearly $5 billion in EV projects in eastern India
The steel and energy group will spend 400 billion rupees ($4.82 bn) in building up battery and electric vehicle production in the Indian state of Odisha. A memorandum of understanding with the local government includes plans for a 50 GWh battery factory. Read more…
Audi prepares Györ for small electric car drives
Audi has started preparations at its plant in Györ, Hungary, for the production of the new generation of electric drives called MEBeco for the Volkswagen Group’s small electric cars announced from 2025. Read more…
Belgium: EV incentive will only be available in 2024
The Flemish government has announced a new round of subsidies for electric cars. However, these will only be available this year. The government had previously indicated that it would also be available in 2025 and 2026. Read more…
Batteries: What will the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act really achieve?
Large quantities of batteries are essential for the future, whether for EVs, energy supply or everyday items such as smartphones. The EU has launched two legislative packages to reduce dependencies on raw materials and cell production. In a white paper, management consultancy P3 analysed how effective the planned mechanisms are – and whether the goals can be achieved. Read more…
FinDreams & BorgWarner sign LFP battery production deal
The US automotive supplier BorgWarner announced a strategic partnership with BYD’s battery subsidiary FinDreams Battery. Under the agreement, BorgWarner will manufacture FinDreams’ blade battery. Read more…
Cyprus introduces new e-mobility subsidy programme
The government of Cyprus is launching a new e-mobility funding programme on 17 February with a budget of 36.5 million euros, which will be financed via the EU’s recovery and resilience mechanism. Read more…
Webasto withdraws from the charging infrastructure business
Automotive supplier Webasto will no longer offer charging solutions for electric cars. After a long search for a partner, the company is selling the majority of the division to the private equity company Transom Capital Group. The size of the minority stake Webasto will retain is not yet known. Read more…
Way is clear for new CO2 standards for lorries and buses in the EU
There appears to be a breakthrough in the final vote on new CO2 standards for lorries and buses in the EU: Germany agrees to the provisional agreement and in return receives a commitment from the Commission to review the regulation at a later date with a focus on e-fuels. Read more…
Lacroix starts building bidirectional chargers for Renault
The electronics specialist Lacroix is now producing bidirectional chargers for the Renault Group. Production of the Mobilize PowerBox has just started on the new production line at the Lacroix electronics plant in Beaupréau-en-Mauges, southwest of Paris. Read more…
Proace Verso EV and Proace Verso City EV are now available in the UK
Toyota is bringing two new electric vehicles to market in the UK, the nine-seater Proace Verso EV and the five-seater Proace City Verso EV. The carmaker expects to deliver the first vehicles to customers in March. Read more…
JLR slows down electric car ambitions
Regarding the roll-out of electric vehicles, JLR is stepping on the brakes. The carmaker also announced that it will launch more plug-in hybrids, saying that the demand for pure EVs has cooled down. Read more…
Fastned, E.ON, TotalEnergies and Autostrom win motorway charging tender in Germany
Autobahn GmbH des Bundes has successfully completed the tender for almost 1,000 fast-charging points at 200 unmanaged motorway service areas as part of the ‘Deutschlandnetz’ charging network. The contracts were awarded to Fastned, E.ON, the bidding consortium Autostrom Nord and TotalEnergies. Read more…
Austrian Post makes only emission-free deliveries in Innsbruck
The Austrian Post announced that it would be making CO2-free deliveries in Innsbruck a year ago, and now the switch has been made: With immediate effect, 145 electric vehicles are on the road in the city. Read more…
