VW recalls 1,042 units of the rear-wheel drive ID.4 built at the Chattanooga plant in the US. In the affected vehicles, the charging cable of the 12-volt battery can touch the steering column shaft and could lead to a short circuit if the cable insulation is worn out. The reason that the recall is limited […] More…

German forming specialist Schuler has received an order for a production line capable of pressing battery cell housings. South Korean manufacturer LT Precision wants to install the new machines at its US factory. LT Precision wants to produce cylindrical battery cell housings with a diameter of 21 millimetres and a length of 70 millimetres, i.e. […] More…

The US Department of Energy is funding a total of twelve projects to develop better battery cells for electric vehicles with 42 million dollars as part of the ‘Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living’ (EVs4ALL) programme. The new cells should be able to be charged faster and be more efficient and resistant. The corresponding funding […] More…

The Nextcell project, funded by the EU with around eight million euros, aims to develop a new generation of high-performance lithium-ion battery cells. The goals are to develop and validate an innovative concept of gellified battery cells and to address aspects such as cost, safety and sustainability. Nextcell is led by FEV Europe. A total […] More…

Porsche has now officially published many technical details about the upcoming all-electric Macan that go beyond what was announced to journalists in November 2022 – such as the battery of the upcoming electric SUV. For example, the battery in the future all-electric compact SUV with a total capacity of around 100 kWh will consist of […] More…

The CCS charging standard association CharIN announced a number of new members at the beginning of the year. The most prominent new member is the Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio, which recently launched in Europe, but the organisation has now also reached Dubai. Staying in Europe first, joining the CharIN platform offered Nio “the opportunity […] More…

Toronto Mayor John Tory launched the Toronto Parking Authority’s (TPA) EV Charging Initiative, which is now also going underground. TPA, the largest municipality-owned parking operator in North America, just installed eight chargers in a parking garage as part of a more comprehensive plan. The Toronto Parking Authority is coming on board to increase and uniformly […] More…

Mazda will bring back its only electric model to California. After selling out the MX-30 EV last year, Mazda North American Operations announced that the 2023 Mazda MX-30 EV will be available to purchase from California dealerships this spring. The new MX-30 utilizes Mazda’s ‘e-Skyactiv’ technology and runs on a 35.5 kWh lithium-ion battery with […] More…

Madison, the capital of the US state of Wisconsin, is procuring 46 electric buses from New Flyer. The Xcelsior Charge NG are articulated since they measure 60 feet (about 18 metres), and the US government has funded the order as part of a more extensive rapid transit system. Metro Transit will deploy the New Flyer […] More…

In the Netherlands, subsidies for the purchase of electric cars can now be applied for again. This year, 99.4 million euros are in the subsidy pot. However, not the entire amount is available for the subsidy of new electric cars. The 99.4 million euros are more than last year, but the subsidy amount for new […] More…

Always. More. Choice. The boom in battery-electric cars continues, despite subsidies dropping slightly around Europe. We dare to look ahead: what’s coming, what’s missing and what are we particularly looking forward to? *** 2023 will be the year when subsidies subside. Countries across Europe have been making changes. More mature markets are moving away from […] More…

Audi delivered 118,196 fully electric cars worldwide in 2022, 44.3 per cent more than in 2021. Electric cars thus accounted for around 7.3 per cent of the brand’s total sales last year (1.61 million cars). The first six-figure total result for deliveries of electric models was made possible primarily by a strong final quarter: after […] More…

Tesla has applied to the US state of Texas to expand its factory in Austin this year. Investments of more than 700 million US dollars are planned for the construction of new facilities for the testing and manufacture of battery cells, the production of cathodes and drive units. Tesla officially opened its Austin factory in […] More…

After their country has been the most electric nation on the continent for a few years, the Norwegian Royal Family has added three electric vehicles to its official fleet, including a Mercedes EQS, a BMW i7 and a Mercedes EQV. After several members of the royal family had already driven electric cars privately before, these […] More…

The Brooklyn-based electric mobility and infrastructure company Revel has announced plans to develop and open five new fast-charging ‘Superhubs’ in New York City, adding a total of 136 public charging stalls to New York’s EV infrastructure. Similarly to Revel’s flagship Superhub in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, the five new charging sites will be open around the clock […] More…

The transport company of the Slovakian city of Presov has ordered six more trolleybuses from the Skoda Group. The 18-metre buses are based on Solaris bodies and will have traction batteries that allow a range of at least twelve kilometres on routes without overhead lines. Presov, a city of 90,000 inhabitants, has an almost 30-kilometre-long […] More…

Tevex Logistics, the logistics subsidiary of the German butcher Tönnies Group, wants to use the battery-electric eActros LongHaul long-distance truck for food deliveries in the future. To this end, the company has now signed a letter of intent with Mercedes-Benz Trucks for the order of 50 units. The declaration has now been signed during an […] More…

Israeli battery developer StoreDot has opened its first research centre in the US. The new lab facility is designed to strengthen ties with US-based OEMs and accelerate StoreDot’s battery development. The Israeli company’s US team will be led by Dr David Lee, StoreDot’s global chief science officer. The plan is to work closely with the […] More…

The Volkswagen brand delivered around 330,000 electric cars in 2022, 23.6 per cent more than in the previous year. With a total of around 4.56 million vehicles sold in 2022, the BEV share was therefore around 7.2 per cent. The best-selling electric VW worldwide and in their home market was the ID.4. These are only […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivered 117,800 battery-electric cars in 2022. Thanks to a strong final quarter, the Stuttgart-based company was able to more than double its electric car deliveries compared to the previous year. The 117,800 electric vehicle deliveries are accounted for only by the Mercedes-Benz brand (including vans), which was still at 52,500 electric cars […] More…