The US state of Oregon will put its “Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate Program” on ice from 1 May, citing high demand. According to projections, the funds available will be depleted by then. Initially, the programme had a budget of $17.5 million for 2023, $15.5 million of which were reserved for rebates. But available funding was […] More…

SK On, cathode material company EcoPro, and Chinese battery material manufacturer GEM are building a production plant for precursors for electric car batteries. The site should be completed by the end of 2024 and have an annual capacity of 50,000 tons of precursors. The three companies will invest 1.21 trillion South Korean won (about $931) […] More…

The EU Commission and the German government have agreed on a compromise on how new cars with combustion engines can be registered after 2035 as long as they run on climate-neutral fuel. The original regulation on the phasing out of internal combustion engines is not to be touched again, and the exceptions will now be […] More…

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 in MY2023 not only includes a slightly larger battery but battery pre-conditioning. The car can adapt the battery temperature to the optimum before charging to enable faster and more constant charging. We went to test if the upgrade is worth it and found the ups and downs in measured charging curves. […] More…

Ford plans to produce up to half a million all-electric pickup trucks at its BlueOval City plant in the US state of Tennessee in the future. According to the manufacturer, the construction of the electric vehicle and battery plant is on track to start production as planned in 2025. Since the construction of the new […] More…

Automotive supplier Schaeffler is supplying its first customers with its in-wheel electric drive. Schaeffler will start series production of its electric wheel hub motors for three customers manufacturing compact municipal vehicles in the coming months. All necessary components are installed directly in the wheel rim. That saves space and, according to Schaeffler, makes the vehicles […] More…

The Thailand Post aims to replace its current postal vehicle fleet with electric vehicles within the next five years. By the end of 2023, the company plans to have integrated 250 electric vans on major delivery routes. According to the local publication Bangkok Post, chief executive Dhanant Subhadrabandhu said Thailand Post had started the switch […] More…

North Lincolnshire Council has hired the Shell subsidiary Ubitricity to install a network of 35 AC on-street charging points in the area. Under the deal, Ubitricity will install and manage the public charging infrastructure, which will be made up of a combination of bollard and street lamppost chargers. The charge points will have charge capacities […] More…

Public transport provider Hamburger Hochbahn continues electrifying its fleet using fuel cell buses. The transport operator has ordered five units from the Polish manufacturer Solaris. The Solaris Urbino 12 Hydrogen are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2024 and will be used in regular passenger service in Hamburg. Hochbahn explains in a blog […] More…

The public transport operator EMT Madrid has ordered its first fuel cell buses. An order for ten units was placed with the Portuguese manufacturer CaetanoBus. The H2.City Gold model buses are to be delivered to Madrid by the end of the first quarter of 2024. EMT Madrid already has numerous battery-electric buses in its fleet; […] More…

The battery factory that LG Energy Solution (LGES) is planning in Arizona will be significantly larger than previously communicated. The capacity for round cells is now higher, and an additional production facility for pouch cells with LFP cell chemistry is also to be built on the site. Last year, LGES announced that it was building […] More…

A potential solution is on the horizon in the dispute over the phasing out of ICEs in the EU. The German transport ministry no longer wants to renegotiate CO2 limits for cars, thus the de facto end of internal combustion vehicles from 2035. Whether the EU Commission will accept the demands is still open. According […] More…

According to a media report, the round cells from BMW’s confirmed supplier Eve Energy for the New Class are superior to those from Tesla. Since they apparently have a higher energy density and are also somewhat larger, they allow for more range while the battery pack remains the same size. Golem first published the information […] More…

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) plans to increase production of the ID. Buzz. That should cut delivery times and make the electric model available in more countries. And VWN also wants to expand its range of light electric commercial vehicles. According to VWCV, the manufacturer has produced more than 32,000 units of the ID. Buzz and […] More…

After the US and the EU announced in mid-March that they wanted to negotiate an agreement on critical minerals for electric car batteries, the US government now submitted a concept paper for a transatlantic raw materials partnership to the EU Commission. This is reported by Handelsblatt, which had access to the details of the confidential […] More…

Bowlus wants to become the first fully electric RV company worldwide. The American company launched the all-electric Bowlus Volterra last year, claiming it such a success that it now wants to electrify its entire lineup. This just up front: The Bowlus RVs are trailers and do not have an electric drivetrain! However, the Volterra is […] More…

Porsche will build the future all-electric Cayenne at Volkswagen Slovakia’s multi-brand site in Bratislava. The combustion engine and plug-in hybrid variants are already coming off the production lines there. “The plant in Bratislava has done outstanding work in recent years and has received several awards,” says Albrecht Reimold, Board Member for Production and Logistics at […] More…

A Tesla store in central Berlin has been attacked with paint bombs and covered with posters. The activists of unknown backgrounds criticise the water consumption of Tesla’s factory in Grünheide and want to stop car production generally. Six or seven people took part in the action wearing masks and are being searched by the Berlin […] More…

The US battery separator manufacturer Entek is investing 1.5 billion dollars in a new production facility in Terre Haute in the state of Indiana. The plant is scheduled to start operations between 2025 and 2027 and will supply separators for up to 1.6 million electric cars annually. Entek plans to invest 1.5 billion dollars (currently […] More…

Three weeks after its world premiere, the revised version of the VW ID.3 is now available for order in Germany. The new ID.3 Pro with the 58 kWh battery starts as previously communicated at list prices from €39,995. The price for the ID.3 Pro S with the 77 kWh battery was also revealed. Pre-sales of […] More…