The charging network operator Blink Charging is getting a new European boss. Blink Charging has officially announced the promotion of Alex Calnan to Managing Director Europe. Read more…

Bosch eBike Systems is presenting three revised drive units for e-bikes at this week’s Eurobike trade fair in Germany. The new versions of the Cargo Line, Performance Line Speed and Performance Line are quieter, lighter and more powerful. The German company has also upgraded its PowerTube 540 bike battery. Read more…

BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and other companies from the automotive industry have agreed on pre-competitive cooperation in software development on an open source basis. Among other things, this involves modules for autonomous driving. Read more…

The solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape has integrated a new separator manufacturing process into the basic production process of its battery cells. The company hopes that this will lead to “important improvements in separator quality and process stability”. Read more…

Chinese car manufacturer BYD has slowed down its production and expansion in recent months by reducing shifts in some factories in China and postponing plans to build new production lines. The Chinese car market recently suffered from overproduction and a discount battle initiated by BYD. Read more…

The Dutch supplier of maritime battery systems EST-Floattech is expanding its Octopus series with LFP battery modules. Each module delivers a nominal voltage of 52 V, a capacity of 233 Ah and is designed for scalable integration into larger battery systems with several MWh for the maritime sector. Read more…

The Swedish cell manufacturer Northvolt was long regarded as the hope of the European battery industry, but has been in insolvency proceedings since March and is currently having to cease production. There are now three potential buyers and an initial takeover bid, although this is still non-binding. Read more…

A district judge in Seattle has ruled that the US federal government must release funding withheld for the construction of charging stations for electric vehicles in 14 states, including California, New York, Illinois and Washington. The ruling was based on the finding that the states had a good chance of succeeding with their lawsuits against the suspension of the funding. Read more…

Volkswagen will comprehensively revise the design of the VW ID.3 and ID.4 next year. Kai Grünitz, Head of Technical Development at VW, confirmed this to a British media. The designers are taking their cue from the upcoming ID.2. Read more…

New registrations of electric cars in the EU are on a stable upward trend: in May, almost 143,000 new electric cars were added, resulting in 700,000 new registrations for the year to date. Tesla continues to suffer losses in the EU, but a slight recovery trend can be seen. Read more…

The US-American oil company Chevron has announced its entry into lithium production, an important raw material for electric car batteries. Specifically, Chevron has acquired mining rights to the Smackover formation in Arkansas and Texas. Read more…

Emma Nehrenheim is the new Managing Director of the European Battery Alliance (EBA). Founded in 2017, the battery alliance is a project initiated by the European Commission and coordinated by InnoEnergy on behalf of the EU Commission. Read more…

The Europe-based management and tech consultancy firm BearingPoint has developed a modular, cloud-based fleet management system in collaboration with the software giant SAP aimed at optimizing business for fleet- and charge point operators. Read more…

Chinese battery giant CATL is venturing beyond the powertrain by co-founding a joint venture targeting Level 4 autonomous driving. It is leveraging synergies with mobility service provider Hello and fintech heavyweight Ant Group. Read more…

In recent days, BYD has once again sent two new cargo ships on their way to export its electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The BYD Xi’an and the BYD Changsha can carry around 7,000 and 9,200 units, respectively. They are now BYD’s fifth and sixth car carriers. Read more…

BYD has presented the B13.b electric bus for the intercity segment – an evolution of the current B13 model. Now built on the company’s integrated Blade Battery Chassis, the bus features a structural battery enabling “up to 700 kilometres of range”. Read more…

DPD will invest £330m in seven new fully automated distribution centres across the UK, all designed to support the company’s growing electric van fleet and help meet its net zero targets. The new sites will go live by early 2027. Read more…

Chilean bus operator Red Movilidad has taken delivery of a further 300 electric buses in Santiago de Chile. They will join another 300 new electric buses that had arrived in the Chilean capital in May. Read more…

From July 2025, BYD will handle the distribution of its EVs and plug-in hybrids in Australia, taking over from EV Direct. The move comes a year ahead of schedule and is set to streamline operations, expand the retail network, and accelerate EV adoption across the country. Read more…

Just a few weeks after being named successor to outgoing Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, who stepped down in December, Antonio Filosa has officially taken up his post. His first official act as the new CEO has been to appoint his executive team. No longer part of that team is Chief Purchasing Officer Maxime Picat, who is now seen as a potential candidate for the top job at Renault. Read more…