After almost every OEM jumped onto Tesla’s fast-charging system in North America, Tesla is now starting to open its Superchargers as agreed. Drivers of Ford electric cars will be the first to benefit, with other manufacturers to follow. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Fisker future looks unsure
The electric car manufacturer Fisker warns in its latest annual report that it may not be able to continue operations. The current resources are not sufficient to cover the next twelve months. Read more…
Mini Countryman Electric is now in series production
BMW has announced the start of production of the Mini Countryman Electric at the Leipzig plant. Four months after the start of production of the Mini Countryman with combustion engines, the all-electric models are now also rolling off the production line in Leipzig. Read more…
Nissan Leaf production draws to a close in Sunderland
Nissan is ending production of the Leaf as it prepares its Briritsh plant for the car’s replacement and two more BEV models. The Japanese carmaker announced a Leaf successor last year alongside electric versions of the Qashqai and Juke. Read more…
MG is planning an electric estate MG4 and a small EV
The SAIC brand MG Motor is planning an estate offshoot of its electric compact model MG4, which is to replace the ageing existing MG5 estate. And a small electric car called MG2 is apparently also in the pipeline. Read more…
Hyundai Ioniq 6: The kept promise
Although the Ioniq 5 can charge quickly, it consumes a lot of energy and thus has to be recharged frequently on the motorway. With a standard range of over 600 kilometres and charging times of 18 minutes, on paper, the Ioniq 6 is the better electric car for long journeys. But is the electric saloon convincing, or is there still room for improvement? After all, standard values and technical data are important in everyday life, and so are comfort, assistance systems and software. We put it to the test!
Further German public transport operators ban scooters
More and more public transport companies in Germany are implementing a ban on electric scooters on March 1. It is striking that the bans are all concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia. Read more…
Burger King to install fast chargers from Allego in France
Burger King has selected Allego as its preferred partner to drive forward the installation of high-power chargers at existing and future locations throughout France over the next three years. The first fast chargers are scheduled to go into operation in the third quarter of 2024. Read more…
More charge points for Toronto
The City of Toronto is partnering with the government of Canada to add more than 500 new electric vehicle chargers to the city’s corporate charging network. Read more…
VW receives major order for the ID. Buzz Cargo from England
The British energy service provider Mitie has ordered 650 VW ID. Buzz Cargo. One of these ID. Buzz Cargo is also the 4,000th electric vehicle that Mitie has added to its fleet. The fleet is to be completely electric by the end of 2025. Read more…
German X-ray project should help improve batteries
In Germany, a development partnership called XProLas has begun that is to look into using compact X-ray sources to improve the durability and performance of electric car batteries. The project involves collaboration from a network of 12 companies and institutes led by the machine manufacturer Trumpf. Read more…
Zeekr is launching a model update for the 001
The Geely brand Zeekr has launched a revised version of its Zeekr 001 in China, which is also available in Europe. The new edition of the electric model, which has sold more than 160,000 units to date, has been technically improved and costs less than its predecessor. Read more…
Fortum and Hydrovolt join forces on battery recycling
A Nordic battery recycling alliance has been formed between Finnish battery recycler Fortum, and the Swedish-Norwegian battery recycling joint venture Hydrovolt. The two companies have agreed to support each in a cooperation that is part of a larger push for Northern Europe to become a model region for battery circular economy. Read more…
Tesla validates LMFP cells from CATL already used by Chery
New battery cells from CATL with lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) chemistry are already being used in a Chinese electric model. The new batteries will also be used by Tesla in the future, where the new cells are already being validated. Read more…
ZF opens “zero-emission factory” in Czech Republic
ZF is opening its first “zero-emission factory” after a conversion period of almost one and a half years at the production site for power electronics in Klášterec, Czech Republic. The location of the Electrified Powertrain Technology division is considered a blueprint for all ZF plants worldwide. Read more…
Polestar secures credit line of nearly one billion euros
Polestar has secured 950 million US dollars in external financing. The credit line is intended to cover a large part of Polestar’s estimated capital requirements to finance its next stage of development. Read more…
VW and Xpeng finalize framework agreement
VW and Xpeng have concluded a framework agreement on their cooperation in the development of electric cars. A step that had become apparent after the basic agreement last summer. There are also initial details on the planned electric cars for the Chinese market. Read more…
Honda unveils hydrogen-powered CR-V
Honda has unveiled the fuel cell version of its CR-V compact SUV, which was announced at the end of 2022. A special feature: the on-board battery can be charged externally. Sales of the Honda CR-V e:FCEV are set to begin this year in Japan and California. Read more…
Vitesco prepares ‘high-voltage box’ for series production
The supplier Vitesco Technologies has presented a so-called “high-voltage box”, in which several individual components for charging, converting and distributing electricity in electric cars are combined in a single unit. Two car manufacturers have already ordered this product. Read more…
Tesla to co-develop Roadster with Space X
Tesla plans to unveil the production version of the new Roadster, which was first shown at the end of 2017, at the end of 2024. However, the model will no longer have much in common with the electric sports car that the electric car manufacturer unveiled a good six years ago. Read more…
