The UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has allocated eleven million pounds to twelve automotive projects, including a solid-state battery for Mercedes-AMG. The companies matched the funding, adding up to £22.7 m, and pledged to deliver results within a year. The funding is part of the ‘Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator’ competition (ARMD2), now in its […] More…

Nissan is using old Leaf batteries in portable power packs developed with electronics maker JVCKenwood and 4R Energy, a company owned by Nissan and Sumitomo, which works on power storage systems. The “portable power stations” can provide emergency support or simply power gadgets. Each 4.4-kilogram (32-pound) power station contains only two modules from a Leaf […] More…

Tesla may not begin production at its major new factory planned for Mexico before 2026 and 2027, the Mexican daily Reforma reports. Plans also appear delayed, if not on hold, in Indonesia amidst an oversupply in the EV industry and economic downturns. Staying in Mexico, Reforma cited an anonymous supplier saying that they and several […] More…

The US-based company Ascend Elements, which specialises in the production of new battery materials derived from recycling, has generated a further $542 million in capital from investors. Last year, Ascend Elements had already raised $300 million and secured two grants from the US Department of Energy totalling $480 million. With the fresh capital from the […] More…

Audi has put another of its own fast-charging locations into operation. The new location in the Obersendling district of Munich is now the fifth Audi Charging Hub and the third in Germany. The location has four fast-charging points that can be reserved in advance with up to 320 kW of power. Unlike in Nuremberg and […] More…

Audi did not give a complete presentation of the upcoming Q6 e-tron with the technical data to offer at the IAA Mobility, but published the first official pictures of the interior of the PPE electric car at the trade fair. In addition, the Audi Q6 e-tron was exhibited in Munich largely uncloaked. The car on […] More…

The Polish city of Glogów has ordered its first battery-electric buses. Solaris is to deliver the five Urbino 12 Electric buses and the charging infrastructure required for operation to Glogów’s transport operator Gmina Miejska by summer 2024. The Lower Silesian city already operates more than 20 Solaris vehicles, including four hybrid buses. The five twelve-metre […] More…

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames will install 525 new electric vehicle charging points. The new installations will more than double the on-street charging network, bringing the total to 945 (up from 420). Richmond is among the most affluent and greenest London boroughs, with deer roaming around Richmond Park on any day. Still, not […] More…

The next-generation VW Golf looks set to be an all-electric model and could be the first VW to use the new SSP architecture when it launches in 2028. However, the Audi A3, which shares the same combustion engine platform, will likely go a different way. Autocar reports this with reference to brand boss Thomas Schäfer. […] More…

The premium electric car brand HiPhi from the Chinese manufacturer Human Horizons opened its first European branch. The so-called HiPhi Hub is located at Munich Airport and is supposed to be only the beginning. Further hubs are planned in Oslo and other European cities. HiPhi says it already has more than 100 such hubs in […] More…

Stellantis has started production at its first all-electric vehicle plant. Located in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool, UK, and manufactures the group’s first electric van, the Combo Electric, for Opel/Vauxhall. The Peugeot e-Partner, Citroën ë-Berlingo and Fiat E-Doblò will also come off the production line there, as well as as well as passenger car models such […] More…

ChargePoint and Blink Charging are facing financial difficulties. As per the charging companies’ most recent quarterly findings, both CPOs have less than a year of cash left as they face market pressures on multiple fronts, not only the Tesla NACS. Blink & Chargepoint are two of the largest publicly-held EV charging networks in the United […] More…

The French roaming platform Gireve has published the description of the protocol PNCP (Plug aNd Charge Protocol) for accessing its trust services. This protocol allows operators to implement Plug&Charge. Gireve’s trust services are ISO-15118 compliant and accessible as open source, according to the company. Gireve’s technical teams aimed to “integrate s to the complex nature […] More…

On the sidelines of the IAA Mobility in Munich, VW presented some changes to its electric SUV series ID.4 and the SUV coupé ID.5. Among other things, it introduced the new and more efficient electric motor found in the ID.7 – but there are also changes to the battery and the interior. But first, let’s […] More…

Daimler Truck together with Cummins, Paccar and Eve Energy are planning to build batteries for electric commercial vehicles in the United States. The planned joint venture expects to invest 2-3 billion dollars in a 21 gigawatt-hour factory. Accelera by Cummins, the company’s zero-emissions business unit, Daimler Truck and Paccar will each own 30% of the […] More…

The UK-based WAE Technologies has revealed its new ultra-high performance hydrogen fuel cell electric architecture, ‘EVRh’. The launch of EVRh comes one year after the reveal of its battery-electric derivative ‘EVR’. In terms of layout, the H2 fuel tank and battery system are situated in the middle of the vehicle. According to WAE, the EVRh […] More…

Hyster has delivered a hydrogen fuel cell reach stacker to Spain, specifically to the Port of Valencia. It is part of the EU’s H2Ports project, which aims to introduce hydrogen-powered vehicles and equipment to ports. Hyster’s ReachStacker is equipped with a fuel cell system from Nuvera. Integrated high-pressure tanks store the hydrogen and can be […] More…

Delhi’s electric bus fleets is growing. The city’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal this week flagged off 400 Tata e-buses. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) now runs 800 zero-emission buses, the largest fleet in the country. The Minister confirmed plans to have 1,900 electric buses on the roads of Delhi by the end of this year […] More…

Ionity has appointed another supplier of high-power charging hardware in Ekoenergetyka. The Polish company will deliver HPC stations with up to 350 kW of power, Ionity announced on social media. The HPC joint venture of leading carmakers has already installed chargers with Ekoenergetyka technology at three Ionity locations in Croatia, Slovenia and Finland. Announcing the […] More…

Fortum Battery Recycling is receiving a €4.5 million grant from the government’s business development agency Business Finland to expand its mechanical processing capacity at its facility in Ikaalinen, Finland. Fortum Battery Recycling plans to invest in a new type of mechanical shredder and related equipment, among other things, at the facility, which will open in […] More…