The chemical group BASF is planning major restructuring measures. Several large divisions are to be separated from the existing structure of the company and transferred to legally independent units, including the battery materials business for electric vehicles. Read more…

Stellantis and Ample have agreed to cooperate on the installation and use of Ample’s modular battery replacement technology in Stellantis electric cars. The first candidate for the new feature is the electric Fiat 500. Read more…

Volvo Buses has received its first order for electric buses with bodies from MCV. The Luxembourg bus operator Demy Schandeler, which has already been operating ten Volvo 7900 Electric buses since the beginning of 2023, has now ordered 15 more Volvo 7900 Electric buses – for the first time with bodies from its partner MCV. Read more…

The Mercedes-Benz Trucks truck assembly plant in Wörth in Germany’s automotive hub of Baden-Württemberg is electrifying its local supply chain. The German truck maker aims to fully electrify the logistics to and from the plant by the end of 2026. Read more…

UK Transport secretary Mark Harper has announced a new £70 million pilot scheme to boost the number of ultra-rapid EV charge points at motorway services and spark private investment. Read more…

DKV Mobility customers now have access to over 10,000 Tesla Superchargers throughout Europe. And customers of the Travelcard charging card distributed in Germany by Fleetcor can now use it at all Tesla fast chargers in Germany. Read more…

The consortium partners presented their research results at the final event of the LaneCharge project, which was launched in 2019. According to the results, the practical tests of the “pioneering” inductive charging system were successful. Read more…

Charging specialist ABB is to provide what it says are is the world’s first maritime megawatt charging systems (MCS) to Auckland Transport (AT) to recharge electric ferries in and around the port at New Zealand’s largest city. The Swiss-Swedish electrical engineering and charging specialist says the charging system is expected to improve electric vessel competitiveness against fossil-fueled counterparts.
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Tesla will launch production for its compact model for around 25,000 dollars in the existing factory in Texas and only later in the new plant in Mexico. Elon Musk has now explained this in an interview. The compact car will also be built in Grünheide at a later date. Read more…

The Fiat 500e will be available for purchase in Stellantis North America showrooms starting in the first quarter of 2024 as the first BEV offering from the company on the continent. Read more…

Volkswagen’s financial investment in the Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng, announced in July, has now been completed. The Chinese company also reported progress in the development of two electric cars. Read more…

According to an agency report, Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio wants to spin off its battery production division and attract external investors. The talks are said to be at an advanced stage: According to the report, the spin-off could take place this year. Read more…

In Germany, the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University has reported the first successful tests of its electric truck with fuel cell range extender. The prototype is the result of the “SeLv” research project focussed on Heavy-duty trucks for emission-free logistics. Read more…

The Bavarian electric air-taxi company Lilium has announced the start of production for its Lilium Jet. The first seven units produced are to be used for flight tests to obtain type certification for the Lilium Jet from European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Read more…

The EU Commission has announced additional funding of up to three billion euros for the expansion of the battery industry in the EU. In addition, it has now been confirmed that the Commission is proposing that the member states agree to postpone the impending electric car tariffs between the UK and the EU by three years. Read more…

Ford Pro and Xcel Energy have joined forces to see to the installation of 30,000 charge points for business fleets by 2030. Xcel is pledging to offset most upfront costs for qualifying business customers. Read more…

Bidirectional charging with the “Vehicle to Home” function is now possible with electric models from VW’s ID. family. ID. models with the 77 kWh battery can thus serve as a supplementary electricity storage unit for the home – but initially only in combination with a specific home power station. Read more…

Electreon, specializing in inductive charging systems for electric vehicles, has completed the construction of a wireless charging solution for parked electric city buses. The solution was installed in a bus terminal belonging to public transport operator Electra Afikim in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. Read more…

The small electric car planned by Fiat will bear the name Pandina and will be produced on three continents. However, European production will not take place together with the technology donor Citroën ë-C3 in Slovakia. Read more…

The Italian automation specialist Comau, part of the Stellantis Group, is developing a manufacturing solution for solid-state sodium battery cells with LiNa Energy from the UK. LiNa intends to use this to significantly increase the production capacity of its patented battery cells to make large-scale manufacturing possible. Read more…