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…

Daimler Truck celebrated the topping-out ceremony for its InnoLab Battery laboratory at the Mannheim plant. The building should be ready for occupancy as early as August, and a pilot line for the prototypical production of battery cells and assembly of batteries will be set up there within the next few months. The Mannheim location is […] More…

Finnish charging platform Virta has enabled card payments in Europe with Mastercard and FIS Worldpay. Their new ‘Virta Payment Kiosk’ provides a central solution for seamless card payments at existing and new charging hubs. As a standalone column that can connect more than one charging station simultaneously, it makes retrofitting existing hubs easy. Moreover, Virta […] More…

Peugeot has revised its small car 208 and its electric version e-208. The new Peugeot e-208 will go on sale in November 2023. There is no change to the drive system, but there is a change in the production location. As part of the update, the Peugeot 208 gets two new hybrid versions, while the […] More…

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have resumed construction of their joint battery cell factory in Ontario, Canada, after having halted the work in a row over subsidies. An agreement was reached with the Canadian government on the demands. Stellantis North America announced as much but did not go into details about the agreement and the […] More…

Audi is advertising 500 new jobs for the production of the new Audi Q6 e-tron at its main plant in Ingolstadt. At the same time, several further training programmes for employees around electromobility are also underway – but also extensive job cuts within the company. With the Q6 e-tron electric series based on the Premium […] More…

Nissan wasn’t only a pioneer with the Leaf electric car; the Japanese company was also quick to the starting blocks with the e-NV200 electric van. The carmaker’s Townstar EV follows on from this, albeit under completely different conditions. To find out whether the Townstar EV is something special or one among many we took it […] More…

Stellantis, the merger of FCA and PSA, has released its next architecture to underpin future electric cars. STLA Medium for the C and D segments is set to go into production in Europe later this year and sell globally. We have the details. With production beginning in 2023, the STLA Medium will be the first […] More…

The postponement of the implementation of the so-called rules of origin for electric cars demanded by the British government and European car manufacturers has been rejected by the EU Commission. As a result, many electric car models are likely to be subject to tariffs of ten per cent from 2024. In the course of the […] More…

Kia launches new offers for EV customers in the UK. These apply to all EV6, Niro EV, and Soul EVs purchased between 3 July and 1 October this year. The offer includes a 4.9 per cent Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on Kia’s electric cars, two free services and a free 12-month Kia Charge Plus subscription. […] More…

Hyundai has released range pricing and specifications for the new Kona Electric in the UK. The EV there starts at 34,995 pounds – and could make it further on one charge than previously communicated. First the prices: The Kona Electric is available in four versions – Advance, N Line, N Line S, and Ultimate. The […] More…

Founded last autumn, the ‘Upcell – European Battery Manufacturing Alliance’ has gained 37 new members from research, science and industry within six months. The goal of the non-profit organisation with its now 75 members is to strengthen cooperation and innovation in the European battery value chain to ensure Europe’s economic autonomy. By the end of […] More…

California’s Alef Aeronautics is working on an electric flying car. The two-seater Model A can drive on public roads and take off and land vertically. According to the manufacturer, the road range is 200, the flight range 110 miles. That is the equivalent of 320 and 177 kilometres. Founded in 2015, Alef Aeronautics says it […] More…