The joint venture Smatrics EnBW has announced the construction of 200 new HPC charging points in Austria with a capacity of up to 400 kW for the current year. These are to be installed along the road network and at urban supermarket car parks. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Ford updates prices for the F-150 Lightning
Ford Motor has officially alerted its dealers to price changes for the battery-electric F-150 Lightning. The US-American automaker revealed that prices on model year 2024 pickups have jumped by between $2,000 and $10,000 from the 2023 versions. Read more…
Rivian built about 57,000 electric vehicles in 2023
The US electric car manufacturer Rivian has exceeded its annual target of 54,000 vehicles for 2023. All the EVs came from the company’s only plant to date in Normal, Illinois. A second production facility will open its doors this year. Read more…
Siemens to add 1,000 electric cars to its fleet
Siemens is gradually expanding its fleet in Germany by up to 1,000 VW ID.4. The electric cars will be leased by Siemens via Volkswagen Financial Services. Read more…
VinFast to build car factory in India
Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast is planning to build a battery factory in India. An official announcement is expected in the coming days. Read more…
Ballard and NFI Group sign fuel cell supply agreement
Fuel cell specialist Ballard Power Systems has signed a long-term supply agreement with the North American bus manufacturer NFI Group. An initial firm order includes at least 100 FCmove -HD+ modules, scheduled for delivery in 2024 for New Flyer’s Xcelsior Charge FC H2 buses for use in the USA and Canada. Read more…
Italy considers EV subsidies for low-income families
The Italian government is looking to invest 930 million euros in a scrappage scheme, promising financial aid to those who turn in their combustion engine vehicles and opt for an electric one. Read more…
SK On and six partners to make battery production smarter
South Korea’s manufacturer SK On announced cooperation agreements with foreign and domestic companies to increase the efficiency of its battery production. The initiative is to lay the foundation for a “smart factory”. Read more…
India: Servotech and Lloyd Institute to train future EV experts
Indian EV charger manufacturer Servotech Power Systems and the Lloyd Institute of Engineering have agreed to promote training and research in electric mobility and charging infrastructure. Together, they will set up a research and development lab and a Centre of Excellence on EV charging technology and infrastructure at Lloyd’s campus. Read more…
CTNS signs battery supply deal with Aptera
South Korean battery pack manufacturer CTNS has signed a contract to supply EV battery pack facilities and initial production volume worth more than 12 billion won (9.2 million USD) with US solar electric car startup Aptera. Read more…
Porsche Taycan breaks its own Nürburgring record
Porsche development driver Lars Kern has lapped the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring in 7:07.55 minutes in a pre-series car of the revised Taycan electric model. That is 26 seconds faster than his last record drive in August 2022. Read more…
Komatsu launches electric excavator
In January, the Japanese construction machinery manufacturer Komatsu is bringing the PC138E-11 electric excavator to its customers as a rental machine – initially in Japan and then also in Europe. According to the company, the 13-tonne machine is particularly suitable for urban construction. Read more…
VW to delay ID.2 production ramp-up to 2026
Volkswagen apparently does not intend to ramp up production of the ID.2 to significant numbers until May 2026. In March 2023, VW provided a preview of the Polo-sized small electric car, for which a base list price of just under €25,000 is being targeted. Read more…
Changan and Ganfeng team up for solid-state batteries
In China, car manufacturer Changan and lithium and battery producer Ganfeng Lithium are joining forces to develop solid-state batteries. Against this backdrop, the two sides intend to establish a joint venture, among other things. Read more…
Giga Fuel Cell truck by Honda and Isuzu enters testing
Honda and Isuzu have started testing their fuel cell truck on public roads in Japan. The jointly developed ‘Giga Fuel Cell’ will go through its paces through September 2024. The schedule is in line with earlier announcements. Read more…
Riga rolls out electric bus fleet in freezing conditions
35 electric buses began entering regular service in Latvia’s capital, Riga, in December 2023. However, it’s a gradual roll-out preceded by a series of test drives through wintry Riga and technical checks. Read more…
India may replace more than a third of the national bus fleet with ZEBs
India is working on a plan to replace 800,000 diesel buses with electric buses over the next seven years. The Economic Times broke the news, citing high-ranking officials and adding more detailed numbers. Read more…
Nearly a third of vehicles sold in the Netherlands in 2023 were electric
In 2023, the Netherlands had an electric car share of around 31 per cent of new car registrations. Including hybrids, more than two-thirds of the cars sold had an electrified drive system. The best-selling model was the Tesla Model Y. Read more…
Charging at ScotRail will soon incur a fee
The Scottish train operator will apply a fee at all charging points across its parking network starting 8 January 2024. ScotRail expects the charge will discourage non-rail users from blocking the locations. Read more…
BYD beat Tesla on sales in final quarter of 2023
BYD overtook Tesla as the global market leader for electric cars for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Chinese manufacturer sold more than half a million electric cars between October and December. Although Tesla set a new delivery record in Q4, it fell short of this mark. Read more…
