BYD has announced a production facility for electric cars and plug-in hybrids in Uzbekistan. The facility will be established as part of a joint venture with Uzavtosanoat JSC (UzAuto) to produce BYD’s best-selling new energy vehicles, including plug-in hybrids and related components. With the new joint venture, UzAuto and BYD aim to drive the market […] More…

The Mediterranean island of Malta is putting out to tender the procurement of 250 new electric vehicles for government fleets. The 10-million-euro project is financed by EU funds and aims to increase the share of electric vehicles in public service from seven per cent in 2021 to 40 per cent. The tender is divided into […] More…

In India, the state-owned company Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has just put out another large tender for electric vehicles. The organisation is looking to lease 3,500 electric cars for a period of three to five years. CESL is India’s government agency for procuring and deploying electric vehicles across all government and state-run units to […] More…

Texas-based Infinitum Electric has announced Aircore Mobility, a next generation, axial flux propulsion and traction motor to power passenger and commercial electric vehicles, as well as aviation, marine, construction, agricultural machines and auxiliary applications. The Aircore Mobility motor is to be made available in Q2 2023.  The Aircore Mobility motor replaces the heavy, copper wound […] More…

Stellantis has entered into a binding agreement with the Australian mineral exploration company Element 25 for the supply of manganese sulphate for electric vehicle batteries. The deal provides for deliveries starting in 2026 and has a term of five years. The partners have agreed on deliveries with a total volume of 45,000 tonnes of manganese […] More…

Sony and Honda’s new electric car brand Afeela is already planning more models and a market entry in Europe, according to a British media report. The joint venture Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) has just presented the new brand at the CES, including a first sedan study. The British publication Autocar says that Yasuhide Mizuno, CEO […] More…

The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) has reported that the mark of one million pure electric cars in Germany has been crossed. According to the report, the mark was passed in the new record month of December 2022. In the last month of 2022, Germany’s old – higher – environmental bonus and innovation premium […] More…

BMW recalls over 14,000 hybrid electric cars in the US. The affected vehicles of type iX, i4 and i7 were manufactured with an electronic control unit for the battery pack that could cause a loss of power due to a software issue. According to a document from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), […] More…

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) announces that it will ultimately convert its fleet of company cars in the Netherlands to electric vehicles by the end of 2026. The move follows similar advances CCEP just made in Belgium. The logistics partner to Coca-Cola in the BeNeLux only in November last year had begun deploying Renault electric trucks […] More…

Lidl opened four fast-charging parks at shops in France at the end of last year. Each location has several DC charge points in different power levels and AC chargers. Two more facilities are to follow this year. The four Lidl charging stations already in operation are at supermarkets in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Landivisiau, Pennes-Mirabeau and Tourcoing. ABB […] More…

Italdesign brought a unique modular design to the CES in Las Vegas. Their Climb-E is an autonomous transport platform in the form of an electric shuttle. The basic cabin has space for four passengers, but Italdesign has taken this much further. Since the passenger compartment of the modular concept can be detached from the electric […] More…

Peugeot has come to Las Vegas to present what designers call “a new era” in the company’s electric car design. The Inception Concept previews Peugeot’s future EVs which will arrive in 2025 – then relying on a pure BEV architecture. Conceived to build the base for electric vehicles only, Stellantis’ STLA Large platform opens new […] More…

Vietnam’s electric car manufacturer VinFast is lining up its next two models, following the VF 8 and VF 9. At CES, VinFast specified the VF 6 and VF 7, their new B and C segment electric cars. Vinfast expects to open reservations this coming March. The Vinfast V6 and V7 are electric crossovers that the […] More…

SAIC-GM, General Motors’ joint venture with SAIC Motor, opened its second plant producing electric vehicles based on GM’s Ultium platform. The factory is at the company’s production site in the city of Wuhan in Central China and has started making electric cars already. In fact, SAIC-GM has been active in Wuhan since 2015 and already […] More…

The US startup Aska has landed a prototype at CES. The Aska A5 is a “flying car” that is an electric VTOL with a significant range while capable of driving on the ground. The company has opened pre-orders and is confident to launch in 2026. Aska claims the A5 has a range of 250 miles […] More…

Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw lithium with immediate effect. The land-locked country has the largest lithium reservoir in Africa but finds that foreign companies and smugglers have extracted the valuable ore without paying their dues. The government of Zimbabwe, through the Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Hon Winston Chitando, now decreed the […] More…

Ram Truck, the US commercial vehicle subsidiary of Stellantis, has brought the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept to CES. The all-electric pickup shall hit the US market in 2024 as the series Ram 1500 BEV but for now mostly stands out in the design. The company had announced bringing a battery-electric pickup truck about a […] More…

Tesla has again lowered the prices for all versions of the Model 3 and Model Y in China. The entry-level Model 3 now comes at a record low of 229,900 yuan (just under €31,900) after Tesla skimmed off 36,000 yuan. For the Model 3, the starting price means that Tesla is now offering the vehicle […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has come to CES in Las Vegas to make a far-reaching announcement. The German carmaker wants to build its own high-power charging network covering North America, Europe, China and other key markets. The North American strategy is the most concrete. Overall, Mercedes-Benz targets installing more than 10,000 ultra-rapid chargers worldwide by the end of […] More…

Winnipeg Transit, the public transport company in the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba, has signed a framework agreement with New Flyer to deliver battery and fuel cell electric buses. The contract includes firm orders for eight battery and fuel cell buses each and options for up to 150 zero-emission buses over the next […] More…