The US startup Canoo will deliver six units of its Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle 190 (LD 190) to the United States Postal Service (USPS). According to the company, it will hand over the vehicles in Q1/2024. Read more…

LG Energy Solution has invested in the US battery developer Sion Power. The Americans intend to use the proceeds from the current financing round to drive forward the development and validation of their automotive-grade lithium metal cells. Read more…

Tesla is making progress with the production of its large 4680 battery cells. The EV manufacturer explains that production ramp-up for the Cybertruck is currently not at risk due to the shortage of large cells. Read more…

Building materials producer Holcim plans to add 1,000 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 trucks to its fleet. The majority of these e-trucks are to be used with silo trailers for the transportation of building materials such as cement. For Mercedes, this is the largest single order planned to date for the eActros 600. Read more…

The Chinese joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling has presented a battery pack for electric vans. It is said to be the thinnest battery pack for this area of application to date. Read more…

The Volvo subsidiary Nova Bus has won a five-year contract for 53 electric buses from the City of Regina, Canada. The first seven units have already been firmly ordered. Read more…

General Motors is investing around 1.4 billion dollars in Brazil by 2028 to focus primarily on electric cars. Under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil is currently endeavouring to attract more investment in the automotive sector. Read more…

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has opened the expansion of its plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. The new production area will primarily produce the manufacturer’s second model, the electric SUV Gravity. Read more…

Tesla celebrates its Model Y as the best-selling car in 2023 – the first for an electric car. The financial figures for Q4/2023 and the year as a whole show how the high-flyer has become a constant market player. Increases in turnover and profit of almost 20 per cent are impressive. However, a closer look at the balance sheets also reveals some growing pains. Read more…

There are reports of newly discovered lithium deposits in Asia, specifically in China and Thailand. Both countries want to use the minerals found to supply raw materials for their growing EV and battery markets. Read more…

With the acquisition of the Italian manufacturer COET, Hiatchi Energy wants to further expand production capacity for EV charging infrastructure and other grid edge applications. COET will contiue to operate as a standalone business. Read more…

The first models of the MAN eTruck are already sold out, apart from a few vehicles, three months after the sales launch. The commercial vehicle manufacturer has received 700 orders and order inquiries for the eTruck, which is available in the eTGX and eTGS variants. Read more…

The Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motor has started manufacturing electric cars in Thailand. The GWM Ora 03 has been in series production at the GWM plant in Rayong for a few days. The batteries are practically produced in-house. Read more…

Quantron is participating in a project in which fleets of fuel cell lorries will be deployed for the first time in the Tees Valley region of northern England starting in 2025. According to the company, it is the UK’s first large-scale deployment of fuel cell lorries. Read more…

Volkswagen has unveiled the facelift of the Golf 8. Like the Passat and Tiguan, the revised Golf will also have two plug-in hybrids with an increased electric range of around 100 kilometres and DC charging function. Read more…

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The US food company Mars wants to put 300 electric trucks into operation across Europe by 2030 in collaboration with the Swedish service provider Einride, which specialises in electric transport. The joint project launched in Germany in mid-January. Read more…

The German battery manufacturer Varta is pushing ahead with the establishment of a large research facility for battery technology in Graz. Work there will focus on the optimization of existing battery technologies and the development of “post-lithium technologies”. Explicitly also for the automotive sector. Read more…