Volvo has upgraded the plug-in hybrid powertrains of the large SPA platform. In the Recharge models of the 60 and 90 series, not only is the electric range expected to increase to up to 90 kilometres, but the system performance has also been increased somewhat. The core of the revision is a new battery. In […] More…

Nio has presented its ET7 electric sedan, unveiled in China earlier this year, in Germany – and Europe – for the first time. Nio also confirms that the ET7 will be the first model to be launched in Germany in 2022. We remember: In May, Nio had announced the market entry in Norway as the […] More…

The World EV Day founders, ABB and Green.TV, are calling on the Unicode Consortium to finally recognise the need for an electric vehicle emoji. The ‘EVmoji’ contest launched by the two companies earlier this year also had a very future-proof target audience. Only children and young people aged 6 to 16 were allowed to participate. […] More…

ABB and Green.TV, are calling on the Unicode Consortium to finally recognise the need for an electric vehicle emoji. The ‘EVmoji’ contest launched by the two companies earlier this year also had a rather future-proof target audience. Only children and young people aged 6 to 16 were allowed to participate as the two initiators wanted […] More…

Renault appears to be willing to break up its electric van joint venture in China. According to news agencies, the French company was in advanced talks to end its JV with China’s state-backed Brilliance, which was established at the end of 2017. Reuters refers to a source familiar with the proceedings. Renault was overhauling its […] More…

BP Pulse has opened two new ua-fast charging sites on the M8 motorway at bp pulse’s Harthill services in Scotland. Situated on the Edinburgh to Glasgow corridor, the sites feature ten 150-kW chargers servicing the east-and west-bound carriageways near Harthill, Lanarkshire. Scotland’s Transport Minister Graeme Dey said on site: “Positioned between Scotland’s two largest cities, […] More…

Renault’s mobility brand Mobilize has unveiled new offerings for Europe, including a battery certificate for greater transparency in the resale of electric vehicles, a charging passport and a smart charging app to reduce domestic electricity costs. Renault made Mobilize become more concrete this June when stating it was to develop data, mobility and energy-related services. […] More…

Sono Motors has announced that it will expand its community car-sharing service beyond its Sion to include all vehicles. Theoretically, this means that all cars can be offered for sharing via Sono’s car-sharing service – within a trusted community. Community car sharing has so far been a feature of the announced Sion electric car, which […] More…

The Canadian company Li-Cycle has announced its fourth commercial recycling plant for lithium-ion batteries. The new plant in Tuscaloosa in the US state of Alabama is expected to start operations in mid-2022. The Mercedes plant there will probably be an important supplier. Initially, up to 5,000 tonnes per year will be processed there, according to […] More…

The US solid-state battery specialist Solid Power, backed by Ford and BMW, has announced a second production facility in Thornton in the US state of Colorado. The main purpose of the plant is to produce solid electrolyte material. The new facility will significantly expand Solid Power’s capacity to produce key materials for its solid-state battery […] More…

Bridgestone has made a deal with EVBox to install EV charging stations across the tire specialist’s retail network in the next five years. The partners plan 3,500 AC and DC charge points in France and Italy before expanding into the UK, Germany, Poland, Spain, and other European countries. Bridgestone says the new charging stations must […] More…

According to a media report, the Korean battery cell manufacturer SK Innovation has won the Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng as a new customer. Xpeng has so far mainly relied on cells from CATL. This is reported by Korea IT Times with reference to industry circles. SK Innovation is expected to supply cells with a nickel […] More…

ALD Automotive is now offering leasing services for Tesla in 16 European countries. Companies can take advantage of ALD Automotive’s full-service leasing packages for the Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X. According to the leasing company, it is “Tesla’s preferred operating leasing partner throughout Europe”. ALD offers full-service leasing packages for companies […] More…

China’s electric car manufacturers recorded rising sales figures for electric cars and plug-in hybrids in August. BYD surpassed the 60,000 new electric vehicle (NEV) sales mark for the first time. By comparison, Tesla sold 44,264 of its vehicles manufactured in China last month. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), the sales volume of […] More…

VW is also planning a performance variant for the ID.3. Brand manager Ralf Brandstätter confirmed this in an interview on the sidelines of the IAA. The basis for the model, presumably called ID.3 GTX, is already known. In May, Volkswagen had shown a concept car under the project name ID.X, which was basically an ID.3 […] More…

TotalEnergies has won Antwerp’s public tender to install and maintain electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Belgium’s second-largest city. The energy arm of France’s petrochemical giant Total will exclusive expand the existing network with both AC and high power charging stations. The city of Antwerp has awarded TotalEnergies the contract until 2034 for standard charging points […] More…

Renault opposes the EU Commission’s Fit for 55 climate package, which will effectively ban new cars with combustion engines, including hybrids, in the EU from 2035. At the IAA Mobility, Renault’s head of development Gilles Le Borgne argued an extension of the deadline for hybrid vehicles to 2040. The French carmakers argument is that given […] More…

The Dutch company Zero Emission Services (ZES) has put an electric inland vessel into operation that uses exchangeable battery containers from ZES. The Alphenaar now operates between Alphen aan den Rijn and Moerdijk on behalf of the Heineken brewery. Zero Emission Services is a joint venture set up by a Dutch consortium that has been […] More…

EV Plugs, an app for electric vehicle charging stations, has gone live and claims to be India’s first independent aggregator app. So far, there are more than 1,000 verified listings, according to the company, and EV Plugs is available on both iOS and android besides being web-based. According to Manish Narang, co-founder and EV Plugs […] More…

Ford has unveiled a Mustang Mach-E police concept at the Emergency Services Show in Birmingham, following several requests from forces around the country to evaluate the electric SUV. Seven UK forces have either tested the fully electric patrol car or have inquired about the specially-built prototype. Ford, in its comms, states it built a full […] More…