The era of the internal combustion engine has come to an end at the Ford plant in Cologne. After 47 years, the last model of the best-selling small car, the Ford Fiesta, rolled off the production line on 7 July. From today, Ford will only build electric cars in Cologne, and inaugurated its ‘Electric Vehicle […] More…

UK battery materials and recycling company Altilium Metals and the Japanese trading and investment group Marubeni want to cooperate on recycling electric vehicle batteries in the UK. The two have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to that extent. Under the framework, the partners will look into developing EV battery recycling businesses, including a […] More…

VW plans to put self-driving cars on the streets of Austin, the capital of Texas, later this month. It is the first time that the company is tackling such a project in the USA. A total of ten units of the VW ID. Buzz with autonomous driving technology will be deployed. Tests in Germany are […] More…

French startup SeaBubbles has announced the first commercial deployment for its electric water taxi. Following its certification, the hydrofoil will ferry passengers on Lake Annecy, France. The hydrofoil will not be alone on the lake, but is being launched as part of a pilot fleet on Lac d’Annecy, offering CO2-free shuttle services in partnership with […] More…

The BMW Group delivered a total of 88,289 fully electric vehicles of the BMW and Mini brands to customers in the second quarter. This means that the company once again succeeded in more than doubling BEV sales compared to the same period last year (+117.5 per cent). One brand, on the other hand, is clearly […] More…

Stellantis wants to become less dependent on China for rare earth metals for its electric cars. The car company has signed a key point paper with the exploration company NioCorp for the supply of rare earths from the USA. However, there is no timetable and no binding agreement yet – as the mining project still […] More…

The British transport company Go-Ahead has ordered an additional 141 electric buses from its partners BYD and ADL for use in London. That means BYD-ADL will deliver a total of 299 new e-buses to Go-Ahead in the British capital by the end of 2023. Specifically, these are 169 Enviro400EV double-deckers and 130 Enviro200EV solo buses, […] More…

After two failed attempts to procure fuel cell buses, battery electric vehicles could soon form the backbone of public transport in the Italian capital – if there are bids this time. At the end of 2021, the Roman city government already announced that the most polluting examples of the 600-bus fleet would be replaced. The […] More…

According to a media report, the supervisory board of Mercedes-Benz wants to extend the contract with CEO Ola Källenius ahead of schedule by another five years. The initial agreement would have expired in May 2024. Now, the 54-year-old could stay until at least mid-2029. That is what the German Handelsblatt has learned from circles of […] More…

Polestar delivered 15,800 electric cars in the second quarter, 36 per cent more than in the same period last year. However, a further increase is necessary in the second half of the year in order to reach the target set for 2023. According to Polestar, the Q2 result with roughly 15,800 vehicles was made possible […] More…

Nissan released more details about the timetable and the models it plans to build in the USA. This comes after the carmaker said last year that it would invest 500 million US dollars in its Canton assembly plant in Mississippi to build electric models for Nissan and Infiniti. According to supplier production plans, Nissan will […] More…

South Korean battery cell manufacturer LG Energy Solution (LGES) is significantly increasing its order from Chilean lithium producer SQM (Sociedad Química and Minera de Chile). In fact, it nearly doubled the amount of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide agreed upon in a previous contract. In 2021, the two companies signed a contract for 55,000 […] More…

Dacia has confirmed that it will offer the fully electric Dacia Spring in the UK starting next year. And the carmaker is certain that the EV will be a success. The UK will see an “all-new version, enhanced by several significant improvements in design and equipment.” However, Dacia doe not give any further details bout […] More…

The Chinese electric car start-up Byton, once launched with great ambitions, is going bankrupt. One may be tempted to say “finally” since the danger of going out of business was on the horizon for nearly two years. Yet, we look back at what could have been a great story as well. The news of a […] More…

Seres, a subsidiary belonging to the Chinese Sokon Group, has delivered the first units of its all-electric SUV model Seres 5 in Europe. The first delivery ceremony of of a Seres 5 in Europe was held at Mount Floyne in Bergen, Norway. According to a company statement, the American-Chinese brand handed over the first Seres […] More…

Chargemap has just released a new subscription that offers preferential rates for ultra-rapid charging at Ionity columns in Europe. The platform says ChargeMap Pass users may save up to 30 per cent. However, it depends. Starting with the basics, EV drivers need an active Chargemap Pass to subscribe to the Ionity offer. Chargemap offers the […] More…

UK infrastructure provider Gridserve has opened the first charging site at a garden centre in Swindon in the Southwest of England. The opening comes two years after a corresponding partnership agreement, but Gridserve says “plenty more will sprout up”. And they should, referring to the initial deal made in late 2021 when Dobbies Garden Centres […] More…

Nikola Motor has announced it has received a grant awarded by the California Transportation Commission (CTC). 41.9 million dollars are supposed to help Nikola and its infrastructure branch, Hyla, build six hydrogen refuelling stations across Southern California. Caltrans sponsored the application and will partner with Nikola to deploy the new hubs for refilling heavy-duty FCEVs. […] More…

SVOLT, the battery cell manufacturer that emerged from the Chinese carmaker Great Wall, has begun setting up a plant in Thailand for the assembly of battery modules and packs for electric and hybrid cars. Completion is scheduled for this year. According to the portal CN EV Post, two production lines are planned – one for […] More…

Poland’s primary bus maker Solaris has scored a significant order from the Italian island of Sardinia. Placed through Italy’s central procurement agency Consip, Sardinia expects to receive nearly 100 electric buses of type Urbino to arrive next year. Specifically, the contract comprises 98 Urbino buses, 80 in the 12-metre version and 18 articulated buses measuring […] More…