Kia wants to launch its EV3 in the first half of 2024. The Kia EV4 is to follow at the beginning of 2025, slightly later than previously planned (end of 2024). This was reported by South Korean media, citing a high-ranking Kia manager. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Chery doubles its research and design team in Europe
The Chinese car manufacturer has announced the expansion of its development centre in the German town of Raunheim near Frankfurt. Against the backdrop of launching the Group brands Omoda and Jaecoo, Chery wants to strengthen its presence in Europe. Read more…
Renault cancels IPO of electric car subsidiary Ampere
Renault has canceled the IPO of its electric car division Ampere planned for the first half of 2024 – at least for the time being. The current conditions on the stock market are not suitable for this. Read more…
Isuzu is making massive investments in electric vehicles
Various sources reveal that Isuzu Motors is about to invest nearly two billion dollars into electric trucks and batteries. News reached us over an order with LG worth one trillion won. There is also talk of a new EV pickup truck from Thailand. Read more…
Stellantis launches industrial series production of H2 vans
Stellantis is starting to manufacture medium-sized and large fuel cell vans at its plants in Hordain, France, and Gliwice, Poland. This marks the Group’s entry into the series production of hydrogen-powered vans. Read more…
Chery and Gotion expand battery partnership
The Chinese car manufacturer Chery is expanding its battery partnership with Gotion High-Tech. Gotion is to supply its batteries, including third-generation battery cells, for further Chery passenger car models and, for the first time, for commercial vehicles such as buses, heavy-duty trucks and logistics vehicles. Read more…
NYC: Tesla Superchargers overwhelmed by growing EV taxi fleet
Long queues at Tesla Superchargers have been reported in New York. This is not due to technical failure but to the ongoing transformation of the taxi market, that is underway in cities across the globe. Read more…
Shell installs around 500 charging stations at Carrefour locations in Belgium
The French retailer Carrefour is also equipping its Belgian locations with charging stations. Together with Shell and Redevco, a total of around 500 charging stations are to be installed in the country by 2025. Around 50 charging stations are already in operation. Read more…
Mercedes eEconic on the road for road safety in Stockholm
The Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric truck, previously mainly used in waste management, is now also on the road in Sweden for road safety. The company TMA Bolaget uses two special eEconic vehicles, for example to secure construction sites of short duration. Read more…
New Vitesco plant for power electronics to be built in the Czech Republic
The German powertrain supplier Vitesco Technologies is investing 188 million euros in a new site in Ostrava, Czech Republic. At the plant, Vitesco will primarily produce components for future electric cars from European manufacturers, especially power electronics. Read more…
Renault fuel cell vans in regional focus in France
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region wants to put hundreds of fuel cell commercial vehicles on the road, primarily from Hyvia, the JV between Renault and Plug Power. The push, supported by the EU and the French state agency ADEME, includes infrastructure. Read more…
Fastned launches Scandinavian operations
Fastned announced the opening of its first charging station in Denmark, marking the beginning of the Dutch company’s operations in Scandinavia. Read more…
VW streamlines Board of Management / Ulbrich becomes Head of China Development
The VW brand is merging the New Mobility and Technical Development divisions under the leadership of VW Head of Development Kai Grünitz from April 1, 2024. Thomas Ulbrich, previously Board Member for New Mobility, is moving to China. Read more…
Rotterdam harbour opens its first high-power truck charging hub
The Port of Rotterdam opened the first truck charging hub with several specialist partners. Up to eight electric trucks can recharge with up to 360 kW charging power at the port. Read more…
BYD announces European launch of the Seal U in February
BYD is launching another electric model on the European market in February. This is the Seal U, the SUV offshoot of the Seal electric saloon presented last year. List prices in Germany start from 41,990 euros. Read more…
Redwood Materials breaks ground on new battery factory
The recycling company founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel has started constructing its ‘Battery Materials Campus’ in South Carolina. Redwood expects to produce 100 GWh worth of battery materials there. Read more…
Formula E world champions Dennis and Cassidy win in Diriyah
The winners of the two Formula E races in Diriyah (Saudi Arabia) were Jake Dennis and Nick Cassidy. Porsche works driver Pascal Wehrlein, who led the world championship after the season opener, did not finish on the podium in Saudi Arabia and therefore lost the top spot to Jaguar driver Cassidy. Read more…
Hyundai to develop electric version of the Casper for Europe
Hyundai wants to bring its small car Casper, which is offered as a combustion engine in South Korea, to Europe as an electric car at the end of 2024. This has now been confirmed by Hyundai’s head of France, Lionel French Keogh. The electric Hyundai Casper is currently being developed in Japan, where the first prototype images are also coming from. Read more…
Didi cabs could soon reload whole CATL battery blocks
CATL wants to push the battery-swapping business in China and has agreed to form a joint venture with ride-hailing provider Didi. They want to introduce the new service and suitable vehicles on a large scale, with CATL building on existing advances. Read more…
BYD to boost Tang range and charging capacities
BYD plans to launch a revised version of its Tang electric SUV in Germany in the second quarter of 2024, which will offer more battery capacity and higher charging power, among other things. The model is currently available from just 55,700 euros thanks to a discount campaign by the Chinese manufacturer. Read more…
