Finnish manufacturer no longer just charges EVs with wheels – its hardware will also be used to supply energy for boats. To this end, Kempower has entered into a strategic partnership with Aqua Superpower, a company specialising in charging infrastructure for electric boats. Read more…
Category: Electrive
General Motors pauses production of Cruise Origin driverless shuttle
General Motors says it will halt production of the electric robocar Cruise Origin at Factory Zero in Detroit after its subsidiary Cruise had to suspend all driverless operations last month. Read more…
Swiss Federal Council ends tax exemption for EVs
In Switzerland, electric cars will be subject to automobile duty from next year. The Swiss Federal Council decided to remove the tax exemption for EVs, aprroving an amendment to the Vehicle Duty Ordinance. Read more…
BYD and Enel partnership in Mexico bears fruit
In Monterrey, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, BYD Mexico, in collaboration with the international energy company Enel X, has delivered the first all-electric bus chassis. As usual, BYD partners with a local bus manufacturer. Read more…
Hyundai’s Supernal wants to build eVTOLs in the USA
Hyundai’s air taxi subsidiary Supernal plans to manufacture eVTOLs in the US. The company’s CEO, Shin Jaiwon, told news agencies about the new facility, which would complement Supernal’s technical headquarters in California. Read more…
TU Braunschweig inaugurates battery lab with focus on recycling
TU Braunschweig is opening another research facility focussing on batteries. In the CircularLab, scientists are now researching how it can recycle lithium-ion batteries and implement circular production. Read more…
Will Mercedes’ electric vans get battery cells from AESC?
AESC will supply Mercedes-Benz with battery cells in Spain from the middle of this decade. According to a media report, the battery cells produced on the Iberian Peninsula will be delivered to the Spanish Mercedes-Benz Vans plant. Read more…
Scania and Sennder to lease electric trucks in pay-per-use model
Truck manufacturer Scania and digital road freight forwarder Sennder Technologies have announced a joint venture to drive the large-scale introduction of electric trucks in Europe. The company, called Juna and headquartered in Berlin, plans to rent out electric trucks via a pay-per-use model. Read more…
Lucid struggles with falling turnover
Lucid Motors publishes its business figures for the third quarter. Turnover is falling due to fewer vehicles delivered recently. And once again, the electric car manufacturer cuts its production target for the current year. Read more…
Bosch scores major fuel cell deals in China; opens new plant
Bosch is pushing hydrogen commercial vehicles in China. The company recently delivered 300 fuel cell systems and received orders for more than 1,000 FCEV delivery vans. Read more…
Ford’s battery partners are also scaling back investments
Ford’s decision to postpone part of its planned billion-euro investment in new production capacity for electric vehicles has far-reaching consequences. It also impacts battery suppliers. Read more…
Rivian to supply third parties
Rivian will offer its electric delivery vans to other companies in future and is cancelling its exclusivity clause with Amazon. According to the e-commerce giant, the move had been planned anyway. Read more…
Audi builds PPE motors in series in Györ
Audi has started production of the electric motors for the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) in Györ, Hungary. The newly developed drives will initially be used in the Audi Q6 e-tron, which will roll off the production line at the main plant in Ingolstadt at the end of 2023. Read more…
Blue World Technologies & AGCO Power reveal methanol fuel cell range extender
Blue World Technologies and AGCO Power have developed the fuel-cell-based Fendt e100 Vario Range Extender Concept that the two companies say will double the operation time of the existing Fendt e100 V Vario electric tractor. Read more…
Major Spanish cities ban e-scooters from public transport
In Madrid, it is now forbidden to take electric scooters on public transport. The ban applies to buses as well as subway trains and streetcars. Other Spanish cities are also following suit. Read more…
Blink Charging brings its EQ 200 to the UK and Ireland
The EV charger supports vehicle-to-grid and bi-directional charging and offers up to 22 kW of charging power output. According to the company, the EV charger was specifically developed for the European market. Read more…
Polestar offers flexible lease program in the USA
In the USA, Polestar is offering a flexible leasing program for all models of the Polestar 2 fastback as well as up and coming models. Read more…
Revel will focus on EV infrastructure and ride-hailing
The Brooklyn-based e-mobility and infrastructure company is saying goodbye to moped-sharing offer in New York and San Francisco. Instead, the company wants to focus on its EV ride-hailing and fast-charging business. Read more…
MoEVing adds 100 small electric trucks to its fleet
Indian logistics provider MoEVing has deployed 100 Tata ACE EVs. They will serve more than ten companies from different industries “as varied as FMCG and e-commerce to oil and gas.” Read more…
Hyundai is planning its own LFP battery cells
According to Korean media, the Hyundai Group is working on its own LFP battery cells for more cost-effective electric cars. A corresponding joint project with battery manufacturers from South Korea that began this year is due to be completed by the end of 2024. Read more…
