Ford’s electric vehicle business posted losses of $1.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024. Turnover from the division fell by 84 per cent in the first three months of the year, which Ford justifies with “industrywide pricing pressure [that] continued to affect electric vehicles currently on the market.” Read more…

Maxus’ latest model in its electric transporter lineup completes the small to large revamp of their product range which starts with the eDeliver 3 compact van and goes up to the eDeliver 9 large van. Read more…

Shared mobility provider Bolt plans to bring a fleet of 5,000 electric motorbikes to Kenya over the next three years. In collaboration with the African financing platform M-Kopa, riders who use Bolt will be able to lease electric motorbikes from Roam and Ampersand at a reduced price. Read more…

In China, battery specialist WeLion is working with Yiwei, an EV subsidiary of car manufacturer JAC. The two companies want to develop an electric model with large semi-solid-state round cells in the 4695 format, offering a range of up to 1,000 kilometres. It is set to go into series production in 2025. Read more…

In the UK, the first bus depot to offer electric charging to the public is now open. First Bus’ new purpose-built hub at Summercourt depot in Cornwall is providing direct access for the public to rapid electric charging infrastructure for electric cars and vans. Read more…

California-based solar electric carmaker Aptera announced its expansion into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market with the limited production of the ‘Union (or Etihad) Edition’ Aptera for exclusive delivery to the UAE in 2026. Read more…

The Mobility House, a Munich-based specialist for vehicle-grid integration, has gained German energy supplier RheinEnergie as a strategic investor. The new partnership supports RheinEnergie’s goal of providing a sustainable energy supply by 2035 through the integration of vehicle batteries into the grid. Read more…

Mini already offers the Cooper and Countryman with electric drives, but both models are also available with combustion engines. With the Aceman, the British BMW brand has unveiled its first all-electric model series. We have the data from the premiere in Beijing! Read more…

The British energy service provider Mitie has added the 5,000th electric vehicle to its fleet. Two thirds of the Mitie fleet are now purely electric, and the conversion of the fleet is due to be completed by the end of 2025. Read more…

The struggling electric car manufacturer Fisker is facing bankruptcy within 30 days. The company warns of this in a notification to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. A necessary investor is still not in sight. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the electric G-Class in the run-up to Auto China – as has become apparent, the model will not be sold as the EQG but as the “G 580 with EQ Technology”. However, nothing has changed in terms of technology compared to the EQG concept. There are four electric motors close to the wheels. Read more…

BMW presents a slightly revised version of the 4 Series Gran Coupé and its electric version, the i4, at Auto China in Beijing. There are fresh design accents and an additional drive variant in the case of the i4. Read more…

Volkswagen has high hopes for the upcoming electric vehicle offensive in China from 2026, when the vehicles from the Xpeng cooperation and those based on the China Main Platform will debut. The German carmaker thus designed its own concept, the ID. Code, to introduce the new design language for EVs for China. Read more…

The solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy and LG Chem have announced that they are working together on new battery materials. Building on this, both sides also want to hold talks on the licensing of solid-state battery technologies and material supplies at a later date. The aim is to lead the way in the commercialisation of solid-state batteries. Read more…

Hyundai Mobis has started construction of a plant in Spain for the production of battery systems for the Volkswagen Group. The plant in Navarra is scheduled to go into operation in 2026 and will supply up to 360,000 battery systems per year for the Volkswagen Group’s future small electric cars, which will be manufactured at the factory in Pamplona, 14 kilometres away. Read more…

Tesla has unveiled the new Model 3 Performance. Since the switch to the revised ‘Highland’, there has been no Performance version of the Tesla Model 3 – until now. And the most powerful Model 3 now differs noticeably from the basic versions. Read more…

Tesla’s production had a rough start in 2024, caused by both internal and external factors. The annual report confirms that the company is under pressure due to crumbling sales and declining business figures, but Tesla aims to counter this by introducing new models ahead of schedule and improving production efficiency. Read more…

More than six years have passed since PepsiCo ordered 100 units of the Semi electric truck from Tesla at the end of 2017. However, according to an agency report, Tesla has only delivered 36 of them to PepsiCo so far. Other customers are apparently also still waiting for their ordered Tesla trucks. Read more…

The former StreetScooter successor B-ON and the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Chery announced a joint venture for electric commercial vehicles. The first joint product is the Pelkan electric van, which is to be delivered to customers in mainland Europe from mid-2024. Read more…

Munich-based startup Tozero, which specialises in the recycling of lithium-ion batteries, has started delivering recycled lithium to its first commercial customers. The material comes from the company’s own pilot plant in Karlsfeld. Read more…