Greenpower Park, the UK’s initiative for electrification and clean energy, has been launched in Coventry, England. Read more…
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Farasis and FAW join forces on commercial vehicle batteries
The Chinese battery manufacturer Farasis Energy has entered into a strategic partnership with FAW Jiefang, the commercial vehicle division of the Chinese FAW Group. The agreement involves different vehicle classes and battery types – including solid-state cells. Read more…
Collapsed Baltimore bridge fallout extends to EV imports
The collapsed bridge in the port of Baltimore also has an impact on a number of car manufacturers, including Mercedes-Benz and presumably Tesla. This is because Baltimore is the largest import port for cars in the USA, but is also used for exports – and could therefore have an impact on the availability of individual vehicles in Europe. Read more…
Ford contracts Allego to install 400 kW charging stations at European dealerships
Ford has commissioned Allego to install hundreds of fast-charging stations at its dealerships in Europe. Installation is due to begin this year. Read more…
Hess to build eight electric buses for Lugano
The Swiss bus manufacturer Hess is to deliver a total of eight of its e-buses to Lugano in Switzerland. The vehicles are to be handed over to the operator Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi SA (TPL) by the end of next year. The necessary charging infrastructure will also be supplied by Hess. Read more…
Interview with Christina Bu, Secretary General of the Norwegian EV Association
With the upcoming Nordic EV Summit, we took the chance to speak with Norsk Elbilforning’s Secretary General Christina Bu. While the electrification of traffic and the grid has progressed further in Norway than anywhere else, the EV Association’s work is far from done. Read more…
Envirostream signs deals with LG Energy and Hyundai Glovis
Envirostream Australia has signed battery recycling deals for batteries from LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Glovis collected in Australia. Read more…
Canoo takes over Arrival’s production equipment
The US electric car manufacturer Canoo is taking over significant parts of the production equipment of the insolvent British electric vehicle developer Arrival. This will be collected in more than 20 containers and shipped by sea to Canoo’s production facilities in Oklahoma. Read more…
Ford launches the Explorer in Europe starting at £39,875
Ford is launching its electric Explorer on the European market. However, the basic version for £39,875 will only be available towards the end of the year. The versions with a larger battery available at launch are several thousand euros more expensive. Read more…
Scania expands its electric truck lineup
Scania has presented new solutions for its BEV trucks, including two new electric machines and 6×4 axle configurations. According to Scania, the batteries last for 1.3 million kilometres or the life of the truck. Read more…
AESC to expand battery factory in South Carolina
The battery cell manufacturer AESC is investing a further 1.5 billion dollars in its new factory in the US state of South Carolina in order to also supply the BMW plant in Mexico with batteries for new class electric cars from 2027. Read more…
China complains about US electric car subsidies
China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about the US subsidy rules for electric cars under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These are “discriminatory” and have “severely distorted” the global supply chain for electric vehicles. Read more…
Number of UK supermarkets offering EV charging keeps growing
In 2023, more than 1,600 supermarket locations offered a place for customers to plug in, according to an analysis from Zapmap and the RAC. That is an increase of 59 per cent compared to the previous year. Read more…
H2 Mobility to close three hydrogen fuel stations in Germany
A number of public H2 fuel stations in Germany will soon be closed. In Koblenz, the only public H2 filling station for hydrogen cars in the entire federal state will even be closed on 1 April due to lacking profitability. Read more…
Kempower delivers bus depot charging infrastructure to Bologna
Italy’s first electric bus depot equipped with hardware from Finnish manufacturer Kempower has gone into operation in Bologna. The public transport operator TPER (Transporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna) uses DC technology from Kempower to charge 20 electric buses simultaneously. Read more…
LiNa Energy successfully closes funding round
In the UK, LiNa Energy, a spin-off from Lancaster University working on solid-state sodium battery technology, has secured investment to further support the scaling of the company. Read more…
Genesis launches performance brand Magma with GV60 offshoot
The Hyundai brand Genesis has unveiled its new performance brand Magma with a series of concept vehicles. These include the GV60 Magma Concept, a Magma offshoot of the all-electric Genesis GV60 destined for production. Read more…
Motability Operations and Callum Designs introduce wheelchair-accessible EV
UK-based Motability Operations has teamed up with Callum Designs to launch an electric wheelchair-accessible vehicle concept called eVITA. The companies stress that special solutions are necessary for everyone to go electric. Read more…
Team Global celebrates Australia’s largest electric truck fleet
The Australian freight company Team Global Express is introducing 60 electric trucks in the Sydney area as part of a five-year fleet test sponsored by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The majority of the electric trucks from Volvo and Daimler were handed over in a celebration attended by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Read more…
IM Motors launches new L6 with solid-state battery
The electric car brand IM Motors, which belongs to the Chinese automotive group SAIC, will equip its new L6 model with solid-state batteries. The EV will be available in China starting in May and will have a range of more than 1,000 kilometres – at least according to the Chinese CLTC standard. Read more…
