Volkswagen Group France is developing an ultra-fast charging network under a single label to cover Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Audi, SEAT, Cupra, and Škoda. Electrify France, a household name in the US, will comprise 150 charging stations by summer 2024. Different from its hugely successful Electrify America undertaking, Volkswagen will concentrate its efforts in France in […] More…

The German automotive supplier Schaeffler and the Dutch VDL Groep want to jointly develop and build a new generation of driverless electric shuttles for public transport. The two companies plan to present a demonstrator vehicle at the IAA. The two companies will present their first concept vehicle as well as the technologies for the electrification […] More…

The US government is providing up to $12 billion to help automakers retrofit existing plants to produce electric and hybrid vehicles. Another $3.5 billion is to go toward a new round of funding for the production of batteries and battery materials. Turning first to auto production, the up to $12 billion for retrofitting existing plants […] More…

Porsche may locate its large battery cell factory in Germany after all, and not in North America as recent rumours suggested. According to local media, Porsche is looking at a site in Brandenburg, the same state Tesla settled in, and near another actual partner. Local newspaper Lausitzer Rundschau, citing insiders from politics and the regional […] More…

EnBW has doubled its investment in fast-charging infrastructure in Germany to around 200 million euros annually. By 2030, the energy company wants to operate about 30,000 charge points nationwide. Large “Hypernetz” hubs are under construction. EnBW already operates the largest fast-charging network in Germany. Its “Hypernetz” currently comprises 3,400 high-power charge points and runs on […] More…

Tesla has presented the facelift of the Model 3, which was developed under the project name Highland. There are updates in design and equipment to make the Model 3 significantly more efficient. However, there are only a few details about the technology so far. So far, Tesla is holding back with specific details about the […] More…

In addition to the new and purely electric Mini Cooper, the BMW brand has also unveiled the new generation of its Countryman SUV model in the run-up to the IAA. The Countryman, which will be built in Leipzig in future, will also get two all-electric versions for the first time. We have the data and […] More…

BMW’s Mini brand has unveiled two new electric models in the run-up to the IAA Mobility. Among them is the new Mini Cooper, which in future will come from the cooperation with Chinese carmaker Great Wall. The iconic Mini three-door will in future be purely electric – and at least in the basic version cheaper […] More…

Xing Mobility, the Taiwanese developer of immersion cooling technology for batteries, has announced the official launch of an immersion-cooled cell-to-pack battery at the soon-to-be-launched IAA Mobility in Munich. Unlike the Immersio XM25, which was launched in July 2022 and is intended for heavy-duty commercial vehicles, Xing’s CTP solution is also said to be suitable for […] More…

Rental kick-scooters are now banned from Paris following an (unpopular) vote earlier this year. The city became the first European capital to ban floating e-scooters from its streets. Early on, Mayor Anne Hidalgo had dubbed the little machines a nuisance, but the ban appears unique. One could also call the ban a bit drastic. At […] More…

The Chinese carmaker SAIC wants to set up a joint venture with its partner ChingTao for the production of solid-state batteries. SAIC plans to use ChingTao’s solid-state batteries in at least 100,000 of its electric vehicles by 2025. According to a report in the CN EV Post, the joint venture will have a registered capital […] More…

The Canadian Government has announced nearly $30 million in fresh federal investment to deliver over 1,500 EV chargers across Quebec. The province’s public utility, Hydro-Québec, will deploy most charging stations. Specifically, the new funding provides federal support for 1,578 chargers across 18 projects, including $21.7 million to Hydro-Québec to install 1,194 chargers, including 385 fast […] More…

VW has published the first data on the next-gen Passat Estate. The public will see the new edition in a few days at the IAA Mobility in Munich. At launch in early 2024, the VW Passat will hit the market with two newly developed plug-in hybrid drives (eHybrid). The Passat eHybrid will be available with […] More…

Alfa Romeo has presented its first purely electric model. However, it will only be built in a small series. The new Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale sports car now presented is a homage to the 1960s coupé of the same name and is offered either as a combustion engine or with purely electric drive. The electric […] More…

The environmental impact of battery production and insufficient recycling activities is the grey elephant in the midst of the e-mobility industry. The European project ‘High-Quality Life Cycle Analysis’ (HiQ-LCA) aims to change this situation. The new EU initiative aims to empower electric mobility companies to produce and recycle batteries more effectively through more reliable Life […] More…

Mercedes-Benz USA has announced the pricing for the upcoming eSprinter, its first fully electric van in North America. The vehicle is now available for order at authorized US dealerships. The new eSprinter will launch in the US market with the 170” long wheelbase cargo version with a high-roof configuration carrying a 113 kWh battery. Starting […] More…

Slowly new details about Jaguar’s new start as an electric brand from 2025 are becoming known. According to a portal report, the three models that Jaguar is planning on the basis of the new electric platform JEA will be a four-seater GT, a luxury SUV and a large sedan. As the usually well-informed British portal […] More…

A special race went down this week in Germany, setting an electric car against an ultra-light electric aircraft in the ‘E-Flight Challenge 2023’. The organisers aptly chose a Lucid Air sedan to compete against the Elektra Solar plane on a course covering the latest world record in electric flight. Said record was set by a […] More…

The Slovenian Andrada Group is planning to set up a recycling factory for electric car batteries in Alsózsolca in north-eastern Hungary. In the future, the plant should be able to recycle 10,000 tonnes of batteries annually. According to the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, the Andrada Group will invest 10 billion […] More…

Ford Pro, the commercial vehicle division within the US carmaker, revealed two new charging stations geared towards business users. The AC and DC versions are available to pre-order now and come equipped with a range of fleet features. Dubbed the Series 2, Ford Pro says it designed the new devices with ease of use and […] More…