Tesla has made it official that non-Tesla charging stations can now appear on the maps inside the car’s navigation system. This initially applies to Europe and Israel and is subject to conditions. Writes Tesla: “Third-party fast chargers that meet our performance and reliability standards will be added to Tesla’s navigation automatically as Qualified Third-Party Chargers. […] More…

After E.On and Nikola announced in September that they wanted to drive forward the decarbonisation of heavy goods transport jointly, the two companies have now become a little more specific. When announcing the partnership a few months ago, Nikola said they wanted to offer customers an integrated mobility solution to promote the use of hydrogen. […] More…

Scania and Lithuania-based transportation company Girteka announce an extensive new partnership. Girteka expects Scania to deliver up to 600 battery-electric trucks over the next four years. The companies will also collaborate on establishing charging infrastructure. The aim is to help reduce Girteka’s customers’ climate emissions at competitive costs. Girteka Logistics was founded in 1996 in […] More…

Fastned and EVBox have jointly installed one of the first 400 kW fast charging stations in Europe. The HPC station, called EVBox Troniq Modular High-Power, is being tested in a pilot project and is now available at the Fastned station De Watering on the A8 near Oostzaan in the Netherlands. The column can recharge a […] More…

In the USA, the German energy and technology company ADS-TEC Energy will soon also produce its battery-buffered ultra-fast charging solutions for electric vehicles in Alabama. The company is investing around eight million US dollars in its first US plant in Auburn in Alabama and plans to create around 180 jobs there. The build-up of sales, […] More…

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has started deliveries of its electric luxury sedan Air in Europe. The first units went to customers in Germany and the Netherlands. The Lucid Air starts in Europe with the limited Dream Edition, which is available in two different versions. According to WLTP, the model has a range […] More…

A Shell filling station near Rotterdam Central Station that has existed since the 1930s has been converted into a charging park for electric cars. Shell has converted the former petrol station at Hofplein Square into a ‘Mobility Hub’ and installed twelve fast charging points there. Electric car drivers can also enjoy snacks and drinks there […] More…

The Berlin Fire Brigade is procuring the next electrified emergency vehicles from Rosenbauer. The order includes, among other things, four units of the hybrid fire-fighting vehicle “Revolutionary Technology” (RT) in the Berlin configuration as eLHF. In addition, there will be an electric appliance vehicle with a Volvo chassis. As is well known, the Rosenbauer RT […] More…

In the Australian city of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales (NSW), Transit Systems and their partners Zenobē and TransGrid have completed the construction of Australia’s largest electrified bus depot. The NSW State Government has also approved $3 billion to fund the next stage of Zero Emission Buses (ZEBS) and new charging infrastructure. Currently, […] More…

Solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape has delivered the first prototypes of its 24-layer solid-state cells to car manufacturers for testing. However, the company emphasises that “considerable work” is still needed to bring these cells to market. With these prototype cells, OEMs – including certainly shareholder Volkswagen – should be able to “start the […] More…

From the end of this decade, Daimler Buses wants to offer fully electrically powered coaches with its Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands. To accelerate the development, Daimler Buses has joined forces with research institutes and practitioners from the industry to form the Electrified Coach project called ELCH. The project is funded by the German government, although […] More…

The South Korean chemical company LG Chem has invested 24 billion won (approx. 17.6 million euros) in Jae Young Tech, a battery recycling specialist also based in South Korea. However, the joint plans mainly relate to North America. Jae Young Tech was founded in 2016 and has a technology for recovering high-purity lithium from used […] More…

IM Motors, the Chinese joint venture of SAIC and Alibaba, has unveiled its second production model. After the debut model, the electric luxury sedan IM7, now follows with the LS7, a five-seat electric SUV. The LS7 has already gone on pre-sale in China at prices ranging from 350,000 to 500,000 yuan (the equivalent of around […] More…

Fox E-Mobility has provided an update on its plan to revive the Mia electric car. Financing this venture is “a huge challenge” – a plan for restructuring is due to be rubber-stamped at the AGM in January. The financial situation is tight. As the company wrote in a recent statement, it is dependent on fresh […] More…

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced a further increase in the share of electric vehicles in new fleet purchases. In total, the USPS plans to deploy at least 66,000 battery-electric delivery vehicles by 2028. The Postal Service expects to increase the number of purpose-built Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) to more than 60,000 […] More…

Porsche has announced an offer to upgrade home charging in the USA for the 19.2 kW AC charging system. This upgrade effectively doubles the power the Taycan can draw from a 19.2 kW charger. The new module replaces the existing onboard charger located behind the front trunk area, and allows 2020 Taycan model year Taycan […] More…

The globally operating US-registered fuel cell truck manufacturer Hyzon Motors is taking full control of its European business. The move was foreshadowed when it became clear that Hyzon was increasingly dissatisfied with the situation with its joint venture partner. Hyzon is now acquiring the remaining 1,485,000 shares worth 5.52 million euros in the joint venture […] More…

Toyota has announced a €77 million investment in the production of fifth-generation hybrid powertrains at its plants in Poland and the UK. The powertrain will be used for the first time in the new Corolla. Seven production lines will be upgraded at both Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) plants […] More…

Volkswagen has announced that at the turn of the year it will reorganise its purchasing department at the Group level, as well as reorganising purchasing at its VW Passenger Cars and MAN Truck & Bus brands. Dirk Große-Loheide will take over Group Purchasing with effect from 1 January 2023. Große-Loheide, who is currently an Audi […] More…

Following a criminal complaint filed by the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment (LfU), the Potsdam public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation against Tesla on suspicion of unauthorized operation of a hazardous materials storage facility at the Grünheide site. According to a report by the local publication RBB, the proceedings will examine whether the […] More…