Hyundai’s air taxi division has brought another flying cab to this year’s CES and says its four-passenger eVTOL will be ready to fly by 2028. That’s later than expected. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Blackstone Technology will be dismantled
Blackstone Technology, the insolvent German battery division of Swiss commodities company Blackstone Resources, will likely be sold in pieces. So far, no one has shown any interest in taking over the entire production site. Read more…
Panasonic plans to improve Tesla cells
Panasonic is working to increase the capacity of its 2170 round cells. Panasonic CTO Shoichiro Watanabe expects the new cells to enter production this year or in 2025 at the factory the company jointly operates with Tesla in Nevada. Read more…
Porsche driver Wehrlein wins Formula E season opener in Mexico
Pascal Wehrlein has won the Mexico City E-Prix, the opening race of this year’s Formula E season, in the Porsche 99X Electric. This year, it appears to be a duel between the Porsche and Jaguar drive systems once again. Read more…
Lilium partners with airport operator Fraport
The Bavarian electric air-taxi company Lilium has announced a strategic partnership with the airport operator Fraport to develop a commercial eVTOL network. The partnership will primarily look at necessary planning and approval steps for eVTOL operation, first in Germany and then in other EU countries. Read more…
Electric refuse collection vehicles to power UK homes through V2G
Veolia has completed phase one of its vehicle-to-grid trial and is taking it into the heart of London. The country’s largest waste management firm will reutilise its Westminster fleet of electric waste trucks to double as a power source for National Grid ahead of electrifying the entire fleet.
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Eberspächer sells brand new plant for HV heaters to GG Group
The automotive supplier Eberspächer has sold its new plant in Bulgaria, which was intended for the production of high-voltage heaters, to the GG Group from Austria before it even opened. The company cites lower demand than expected as the reason. Read more…
BMW partner Brilliance considers withdrawing from joint venture BBA
Brilliance could withdraw completely from the car joint venture with BMW in China. According to an agency report, the parent company of Brilliance is considering selling its 25 per cent share in the joint venture with BMW in order to raise its own capital. Read more…
CCV: Flexible Payment Solutions for Charging Stations
From the Mifare card to customised app solutions, EV charging stations accept a variety of payment options. However, simply paying by card is not always possible. Thanks to the digital and compact terminal solutions by international payment service provider CCV, charging station operators can accept all common payment methods. Read more…
Siemens finalises acquisition of Dutch charging specialist Heliox
Siemens has finalised the acquisition of charging infrastructure specialist Heliox. With this step, the German technology group intends to expand its offering in the areas of electric bus and truck charging infrastructure as well as depot and fleet solutions. Read more…
New E.On TestingLab open to all manufacturers in Germany
E.ON has opened a centre for testing charging and energy technologies at its German headquarters. The lab focuses on assessing requirements for whole electric truck fleets with capacities for testing up to three megawatts of power. Read more…
Vienna prepares to replace commercial vehicle fleet with EVs
In its decarbonisation efforts, Vienna is turning to commercial vehicles and targets replacing 1,245 ICEs. The city government has slated 56 million euros to procure zero-emission waste management and other vehicles over the next eight years. Read more…
Siemens joins US start-up in optimising battery manufacturing at scale
Siemens has teamed up with Voltaiq to accelerate battery manufacturing. Advanced analytics and real-time monitoring are expected to help companies rapidly scale operations. Read more…
Volkswagen Group increases electric sales by a third
Following the figures for the core VW brand, Volkswagen has now also published its Group-wide sales figures for the past year. According to the figures, the Volkswagen Group delivered 771,100 fully electric vehicles worldwide in 2023. Read more…
DHL US fleet now emcompasses 50 Orange EV yard trucks
DHL now has 50 Orange EV electric yard trucks in its fleet in the USA. The vehicles are deployed across 30 DHL Supply Chain sites across the US, and is a major step on the way to achieving DHL’s target of phasing out diesel yard trucks by 2025. Read more…
Tiamat to build a 5 GWh factory for sodium-ion batteries in France
The French company Tiamat Energy is planning a factory for sodium-ion battery cells with an annual capacity of 5 GWh in northern France – and is receiving financial support from Stellantis, among others. Read more…
SK On considers starting LFP battery production in 2026
South Korea’s battery cell manufacturer SK On could start series production of LFP battery cells for electric car manufacturers in 2026. Negotiations with potential customers are currently underway. Read more…
Nissan presents new flagship model Ariya Nismo
Nissan has presented the Ariya Nismo at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 and announced plans to launch the vehicle in Japan coming spring. The crossover SUV is Nismo’s flagship EV model. Read more…
Polestar delivered 54,600 electric cars in 2023
Polestar has not reached its delivery target for 2023. The brand delivered around 54,600 electric cars worldwide last year, falling short of the annual target, which was recently lowered to 60,000 electric cars. Read more…
Sainsbury’s launches ultra-rapid charging network
The British supermarket’s proprietary EV charging business, Smart Charge, will initially feature over 750 charging bays rolled out across over 100 stores by the end of 2024. Sainsbury’s says it will be in the UK’s top five fast charging providers.
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