SAIC-GM is the first Chinese car manufacturer to announce a charging infrastructure partnership with Tesla. However, this partnership applies to China and not the US, as most of the previous deals concerning Tesla’s charging infrastructure in recent days. Read more…

German Pepper Motion has confirmed plans for a major factory in India. As previously leaked, Pepper will come to Andhra Pradesh for a fully integrated vertical production to convert diesel buses and trucks to electric and build new vehicles and batteries. Read more…

The EU Parliament has agreed to weaken pollution rules for combustion engines and trucks after lawmakers voted for a watered-down Euro 7 standard as a negotiating position. Insiders in Brussels suspect a tacit deal between politicians and the car industry. Read more…

The key technical details of the Luxeed, a brand by Chery and Huawei, had already been leaked in advance. Now the prices have also been revealed. The S7 is available from around 35,425 dollars. Read more…

The manufacturer made a series of announcements at its first „Polestar Day.” On top of expanding manufacturing of the Polestar 4 to South Korea, it will also collaborate with StoreDOt on batteries for the Polestar 5 and set up a Virtual Power Plan to develop a business case for V2G technology. Read more…

Because Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) is running behind with the installation of charging infrastructure at two Duplin bus depots, dozens of electric buses remain off the road. Read more…

The two US-based electric aircraft developers, Archer Aviation and Beta Technologies, have agreed to cooperate to introduce an interoperable charging system based on Beta’s charging technology. Archer has its eye set on India. Read more…

The Dutch charging hardware manufacturer has signed a four-year framework agreement with charging network operator E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI) to supply AC stations for several European countries. Read more…

Rivian has hired Arnhelm Mittelbach as Plant Manager for its second manufacturing facility currently under construction in the US state of Georgia. The carmaker hopes for a “formal groundbreaking ceremony in early 2024.” Read more…

Over a year ago, Compleo announced a new HPC product and presented a first customer. Now, the company – under new ownership – unveiled the eTower 200 charging station. Read more…

In Switzerland, fast-charging provider GoFast is installing HPC columns in around 150 of the current 240 Aldi Suisse stores. Installations are set to begin in summer 2024. Read more…

The US solid-state battery specialist has produced the first A-samples of the solid-state cells and handed them over to BMW. The carmaker wants to put its first demonstration vehicle based on Solid Power technology on the road before 2025. Read more…

The Australian fast-charging station manufacturer Tritium is closing its plant in Brisbane and relocating its entire production to the USA. At the end of October the company was declined a $90 million investment from the Queensland government that would have saved its Brisbane factory. Read more…

The vehicles’ successors will also launch as electric SUVs in 2024, the Stellantis brand now officially confirms. However, it is unclear which platform the new Crossland will use – and where it will roll off the production line. Read more…

General Motors and Stellantis are investing in the US start-up Niron Magnetics to support the development of permanent magnets without rare earths. Both car manufacturers have participated in a 33 million-dollar financing round. Read more…

The Chinese carmaker BYD is launching a new model in Germany. As part of the dealer roadshow for the market launch, we were able to test the Seal for a few hours in and around Munich. The saloon proved to be a good vehicle with a lot of high-quality equipment – and one major shortcoming.

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The EV maker has lowered its delivery target for 2023 to the lower end of its previous forecast of 60,000 to 70,000 electric cars and halved its gross margin target from 4 to 2 per cent. However, there are also positive developments. Read more…

According to a media report, production at the Volkswagen electric car plant in Zwickau has once again come to a halt. This time, however, it is not due to a lack of demand, but because a critical component is missing – the electric motor. Read more…

Renault has officially founded its EV division Ampere. The new unit, headed by Luca de Meo, is launching with the promise “to democratise EVs in Europe.” The brand’s logo has now also been revealed. Read more…

The American electric motorcycle manufacturer showed the revamped models S, DS and DSR, as well as the revised SR, at the motorcycle trade show EICMA in Miland. Read more…