The StreetScooter successor B-ON is cooperating with Karma Automotive to produce electric transporters for the North and South American market. With this in mind, Karma Automotive will start assembling B-ON’s electric vans in California later this year. Manufacturing will take place at the company’s own production facility in Moreno Valley, California, according to a company […] More…

Uber, Lyft and Co. must manage entirely electric car fleets by 2030 if they want to continue to offer ride-hailing in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement will affect 100,000 vehicles in one of the world’s largest markets for-hire vehicles. In his State of the City speech last week, New York City Mayor Eric […] More…

The electric car manufacturer Xpeng is planning two new and three revised models in China this year. In Europe, the introduction of two more models is imminent. According to an accompanying teaser image, these are likely to be the P7 and the G9. In China, Xpeng is planning two new models for 2023, according to […] More…

Nissan will acquire a stake in Ampere, the future independent electric car division of Renault Group. This is the result of an agreement between the two companies, which is still subject to the approval of the respective supervisory boards. The amount Nissan will invest in Ampere has not yet been disclosed in the two companies’ […] More…

An independent councillor has accused the administration of the English city of York of “hiding” unused electric vehicles and showed pictures of several electric vehicles parked on a former landfill site as proof. When asked, the city admitted that of the 39 electric vehicles in their fleet, only 13 are in use, as the expansion […] More…

Canadian developer and operator of renewable energy power plants Kruger Energy is deploying its first two electric heavy-duty trucks and has ordered 50 more. The two electric trucks in the company’s fleet are two Peterbilt 579EVs. The duo will be used by Kruger Energy to transport products between two plants in Quebec, which are about […] More…

The English bus operator National Express West Midlands is investing 150 million pounds in 300 electric buses to be delivered and deployed in the West Midlands by the end of December 2024. This means that more than a third of the operator’s fleet will be emission-free by that time. It is not yet clear from […] More…

The Volkswagen Group has taken stock of the development of its global fast-charging network. By the end of 2022, a good third of the 45,000 fast-charging stations planned by 2025 were connected to the grid – a total of around 15,000 with a capacity of up to 350 kW. In 2021, the company announced at […] More…

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has revealed itself as the supplier of the front electric motors in the current Gen3 racing cars of Formula E. The drive unit now presented by Lucid for motorsport has an output of 350 kW and consists of a motor, inverter, differential and gearbox. The concept of Gen3 […] More…

The development of take-off and landing sites for vertically taking off and landing electric aircraft such as air taxis and drones is the goal of a new cooperation between Siemens and Skyway. To this end, both companies want to determine the electrical and digital infrastructure required to operate such vertiports. As part of their collaboration, […] More…

In Germany, the Master Plan for Charging Infrastructure II has been approved by the cabinet. With 68 measures, the Ministry of Transport wants to accelerate the expansion of the charging network and, this time, aims to incentivise private enterprise. The second issue of the Master Plan Charging Infrastructure has now been published in English. Led […] More…

The StreetScooter successor company B-ON has appointed Jörg Hofmann as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Hofmann will be responsible for the development and scaling of the existing vehicle production on a global level. According to a company statement, Hofmann will oversee all business areas coupled with vehicle manufacturing, including sales, production, logistics, procurement and […] More…

Atlas Technologies, the operating company responsible for the production of the Lightyear solar cars, has now been declared insolvent by a Dutch court. What will happen to the entire project is now very uncertain. A few days ago, Lightyear had already announced the stop of production for the Lightyear 0 in order to concentrate on […] More…

Suzuki has presented its growth strategy until 2030. This envisages total investments of 4.5 trillion yen (approx. 31 billion euros), almost half of which will go into the development and production of electrified vehicles. Specifically, Suzuki plans to invest 2 trillion yen (about 14 billion euros) in the electrification of its product range by 2030, […] More…

Peugeot now also announces the 3008 and 5008 with all-electric powertrains. As the Stellantis brand explained during the presentation of its ‘e-Lion’ project, the e-3008 will be the first vehicle based on the new STLA mid-size platform and is to be unveiled in the second half of this year. Peugeot is promising ranges of up […] More…

Through its investment arm, BMW i Ventures, BMW has led a $13 million financing round for Ampeco. The Bulgarian company offers a platform to manage EV chargers and operations at scale and will use the capital to drive its expansion. Ampeco is based in Sofia and offers a hardware-agnostic white-label solution to enable charging network […] More…

The Australian petroleum company Ampol has partnered with SEA Electric to offer integrated charging solutions in their home market. SEA specialises in commercial electric vehicles and hopes to add access to charging services to the range with Ampol. Calling it ” industry-first,” Ampol and SEA Electric say they will develop “seamless charging options”, ” including […] More…

The Faraday Battery Challenge has announced its latest round of funding. A total sum of £27.6 million will go to 17 UK projects working on various battery innovations. This time, the battery challenge organizers are following a more balanced approach than the previous rounds. The directors of the challenge said all the selected projects demonstrated a […] More…

Hofer Powertrain has applied for a patent for a new megawatt charging concept for electric trucks. The so-called multi-sector overhead line charging concept relies on short overhead line charging sections for electric trucks installed on motorways and motorways. In contrast to conventional, continuous overhead line concepts, Hofer prefers several short sections that should be able […] More…

The US semiconductor manufacturer Onsemi has entered into a strategic partnership with Volkswagen. At the heart of the collaboration is the supply of components for a complete traction inverter solution for use in a “next-generation VW electric platform”. According to Onsemi, the semiconductors are part of an overall system optimisation and provide a solution that […] More…