ADS-TEC Energy announced a new partnership with GP Joule Connect; a company focused on sustainable mobility. They plan to install several ADS-TEC battery-boosted charging stations in Europe to enable ultra-rapid charges without expanding the existing power grids. In concrete terms, GP Joule has ordered 30 ChargePost and ten ChargeBox Ultra systems from ADS-TEC to deploy […] More…
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GP Joule buys battery-boosted chargers from ADS-TEC
ADS-TEC Energy announced a new partnership with GP Joule Connect; a company focused on sustainable mobility. They plan to install several ADS-TEC battery-boosted charging stations in Europe to enable ultra-rapid charges without expanding the existing power grids. In concrete terms, GP Joule has ordered 30 ChargePost and ten ChargeBox Ultra systems from ADS-TEC to deploy […] More…
Honda signs battery supply deal with CATL in China
Honda has signed a supply contract with CATL to provide batteries for electric cars in China with a total volume of 123 gigawatt-hours over a period of seven years. First deliveries are planned for 2024. CATL is to supply Honda with batteries for its e:N range of electric cars from 2024 to 2030 from its […] More…
Sono Motors starts funding campaign for the Sion
In Germany, in a statement on the sidelines of the Q3 figures, the CEOs and co-founders of Sono Motors, Jona Christians and Laurin Hahn, announced a special reservation campaign for the Sion. If this is not successful, the solar electric car may never be made, but this also no longer spells the end of the […] More…
Redwood seals deal with Nevada Governor’s Office
In the USA, Redwood Materials was approved for more than $105.6 million in tax incentives for its battery recycling and materials facility in Northern Nevada in exchange for $1.1 billion in capital investments at its Storey County facility. According to the Reno Gazette Journal, Redwood Materials was awarded tax credits and multiple abatements on 1 […] More…
GM kicks off Dealer Community Charging Program
General Motors has kicked off the implementation of its “Dealer Community Charging Program” announced a year ago to build up to 40,000 AC charging stations by dealers in the US and Canada. The first of these charging stations have now been installed in Wisconsin and Michigan. So far, nearly 1,000 GM dealers have signed up […] More…
Marks & Spencer to add 900 store charge points with BP
UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has signed an agreement with BP to build charging points at its sites. Over the next two years, BP Pulse will install 900 new fast charging points at around 70 M&S shops in the UK. M&S has said that the charge points will have a charging capacity of at […] More…
Barcelona orders 73 municipal EVs from Renault Trucks
Barcelona will soon be using 73 Renault Trucks electric trucks for city cleaning and waste disposal. The capital of Catalonia stipulated the use of zero-emission vehicles in the tender for the city cleaning and waste collection services. The contracts for the city cleaning were then awarded to several subcontractors – specifically to CLD Sorigué, Urbaser […] More…
United Airlines is investing in sodium-ion battery development
The US airline United Airlines has made a strategic investment in Natron Energy. However, United is not interested in electrifying its aircraft, instead focusing on the ground vehicles that travel for the airline. Natron Energy is a US developer of sodium-ion batteries. United Airlines’ investment, of an undisclosed amount, comes primarily against the backdrop of […] More…
Battery prices rise for the first time since 2010
In its current analysis of battery prices, BloombergNEF has recorded the first increase since the start of the evaluations in 2010. The experts attribute this to the increased prices for raw materials and battery components as well as high inflation. Prices for lithium-ion battery packs had risen to an average of 151 US dollars per […] More…
MAN scores first e-bus order from Norway
The Norwegian transport operator Unibuss has ordered 76 all-electric Lion’s City E buses from MAN Truck & Bus for Oslo. For MAN, this is the first electric bus order from Norway. The order is for 59 solo and 17 articulated buses bound for operation in the northeast and east of Oslo from the end of […] More…
GM considers electrifying Camaro and the Escalade
General Motors could convert two more iconic model lines into complete sub-brands for electric cars. This is according to a media report. In addition to the Corvette sports car series, these are said to be the Camaro from the Chevrolet family and the Escalade from the Cadillac family. The source for this is again the […] More…
Customcells raises €60 million in Series A financing round
Customcells has raised 60 million euros in a Series A financing round. The German battery cell manufacturer intends to use the money to expand its activities in the electrification of air traffic, intensify research and development and drive forward internationalisation. Customcells has been manufacturing cells for special applications for ten years – with a strong […] More…
Einride collects half a billion in funding
Swedish electric transport specialist Einride has secured $500 million in funding, which includes both a $200 million Series C equity raise and a $300 million credit facility. The capital raised via Series C round comes from Swedish pension fund AMF, EQT Ventures, Northzone, Polar Structure, Norrsken VC and Temasek and includes a $90 million convertible […] More…
Volkswagen completes new vehicle factory in Anhui
Volkswagen has completed construction of the new MEB plant in Anhui, China, and built the first pre-series vehicle there. Series production at the Anhui plant, which according to Chinese media has an annual capacity of 350,000 electric cars, is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2023. The completion of the new electric car […] More…
VW to boost range and charging performance for the MEB+
In a dossier on its website, Volkswagen has now officially confirmed details of the MEB+, the planned enhanced version of its MEB electric car kit. The MEB+ will use the new unit cell – for more range and shorter charging times. Specifically, VW is talking about ranges of up to 700 kilometres and promises a […] More…
Volkswagen invests €460 million in Wolfsburg plant
Volkswagen is investing around 460 million euros in the transformation of its main plant in Wolfsburg as a first step until the beginning of 2025. The investments will mainly go towards preparations for the recently confirmed production of the new ID.3 – but also a possible ID.3 X compact SUV. The compact electric car will […] More…
German project looks into calcium-sulphur batteries
In Germany, a project called CaSino aims to determine the potential of calcium-sulphur batteries as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The project is funded by the German Federal Government with 3 million euros and was launched in September 2022. The project has now set itself the goal of making significant progress in terms of cycle […] More…
Xos takes order for 30 electric step vans from Alsco Uniforms
US electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Xos has received an order for 30 electric step vans from the uniform and linen rental services company Alsco Uniforms. The 30 EVs will be split and deployed across several of Alsco’s California laundry processing facilities. Nine vehicles will be deployed in Santa Rosa, nine in San Jose, seven in […] More…
Alsco Uniforms orders 30 electric step vans from Xos
US electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Xos has received an order for 30 electric step vans from the uniform and linen rental services company Alsco Uniforms. The 30 EVs will be split and deployed across several of Alsco’s California laundry processing facilities. Nine vehicles will be deployed in Santa Rosa, nine in San Jose, seven in […] More…
