The French government has launched a new funding programme to support the installation of fast-charging stations at smaller filling stations in rural regions of the country. The new programme, with a budget of ten million euros, is aimed at independent petrol stations that sell less than 2,500 cubic metres of fuel per year and are located […] More…

The CCS association CharIN has released a statement of discontent after Tesla recently announced it would release the design of its proprietary Supercharger connector to make its system the charging standard in North America. Tesla remains a member of the consortium behind the CCS charging standard. As CharIN writes in a statement, “We strongly encourage […] More…

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has just handed over the first examples of the production version of its battery-electric heavy-duty truck Freightliner eCascadia to customers. Two Freightliner eCascadia went to Penske Truck Leasing and another one went to the food delivery company Sysco. Daimler Trucks says that Sysco will use the electric truck at its […] More…

US electric car start-up Lordstown Motors has received full homologation for its first model Endurance, clearing the way for sales to begin. Certification for the electric pickup truck has been granted by both the federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and the California CARB (California Air Resources Board). Lordstown Motors says it is now starting to […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Vans has published an update on the development of the next generation of the eSprinter. This will celebrate its world premiere in early February 2023. Currently, final test and trial runs are taking place. According to the manufacturer, a pre-production vehicle of the new eSprinter, an extra-long version with a high roof and the […] More…

Foxconn is pushing ahead with its plans to produce electric cars in Saudi Arabia. A dedicated plant is to be built for the new electric car brand Ceer, with construction scheduled to start in early 2023. After the contract manufacturer unveiled Saudi Arabia’s first electric car brand called Ceer in early November as part of […] More…

Volkswagen now apparently favours external production for the US electric car subsidiary Scout. According to a media report, the company is in talks with the contract manufacturer Foxconn about a plant for the new Scout brand. This was reported by the German publication Automobilwoche with reference to company circles. At the same time, VW is […] More…

The US electric car manufacturer Fisker is considering setting up European production for its second model, the Pear. Currently, according to CEO Henrik Fisker, many options are still being examined – such as whether to build from scratch, alone or with partners, or even take over an existing plant. “We are currently looking into building […] More…

Opel has presented the first battery-electric version of its compact Astra model – as a five-door and in parallel also as an estate. With the battery-electric version, the Astra range is now complete. The biggest surprise is probably the model name Astra Electric instead of Astra-e, because both design and technology are already largely known. […] More…

Leapmotor now offers its electric cars outside the Chinese market. The company has opened its first three showrooms in Israel, in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Ramat Gan. Leapmotor wants to further expand its overseas markets from Israel, so it could also become active in Europe in the future. In Israel, the manufacturer has so far […] More…

Switch Mobility has partnered with JSW to introduce electric buses for employee transportation in India.  with 71 buses being delivered to JSW Steel for their Vijayanagar plant. Switch Mobility, the UK subsidiary of Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, will own and oversee entire operations including setting-up of charging infrastructure and requisite maintenance efficacy, over […] More…

Amazon India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian manufacturer TVS Motor. TVS will deploy electric two and three-wheelers for Amazon’s last-mile deliveries in India. In 2020, Amazon India announced its goal to include 10,000 EVs by 2025 and has committed to induct 100,000 EVs globally by the year 2030. Amazon India announced in […] More…

After Tier Mobility acquired the approximately 5,000 electric scooters, including the charging infrastructure of the former Coup sharing service from Bosch in February 2020, Tier is going to phase out these vehicles. At the turn of the year, the former Coup scooters will also be gone from the streets in the Tier design. “We have […] More…

Audi has unveiled its new charging service, Audi Charging, which will replace the existing e-tron Charging service in the new year. Audi Charging will launch in 27 countries, including Germany, on 1 January 2023 and will be expanded later in the year. The new service will offer access to around 400,000 charging points from more […] More…

It is no secret that the range of electric cars decreases in cold temperatures. But the Toyota bZ4X seems to particularly underperform in this respect. Scandinavian journalists achieved only about half of the promised WLTP range in tests with the Toyota electric car – and not at sub-zero temperatures, but at 4 degrees Celsius. Toyota […] More…

Automotive supplier Schaeffler has opened a technology centre in India to develop software and electronics solutions for electric vehicles. As part of Schaeffler’s e-mobility division, experts in Pune will now work closely with the e-mobility headquarters in Bühl, Germany. The new centre in the western Indian metropolis of Pune is, according to Schaeffler, “a strategically […] More…

Finnish mining and battery chemicals company Keliber is aiming to mine spodumene from an ore mine and build an adjacent lithium hydroxide refinery in Finland. Preliminary work for the construction of the refinery at Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP) is expected to start this year. Keliber says it aims to sustainably produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide using […] More…

The South Korean battery cell manufacturer SK On is building a nickel supply chain in Indonesia together with two partners. Through a joint venture, the partners want to secure raw materials there and process them into intermediate products. In the end, however, the material could end up in SK On’s US-American battery plants. To this […] More…

The German manufacturer Customcells is planning at least two more battery cell factories in Germany, as CEO Dirk Abendroth announced in an interview – one for the automotive sector and one for the aviation sector with electric taxis, drones and aeroplanes. This is according to an article in the German publication Automobilwoche. The two factories […] More…

E-mobility is no longer a future trend but rather a present phenomenon. Electric vehicles (EVs) are clean, fast and provide a joyful driving experience. They attract conscious consumers and support a sustainable economy. EVs are rapidly developing to take the dominant position in the automotive market. This urge for large-scale adoption of e-mobility is now […] More…