Bristol-based battery technology startup Anaphite has raised £1.4 million to accelerate the development of its manufacturing technology designed to reduce both the energy intensity and carbon footprint of electric vehicle battery production. The funding follows the company’s £10.4 million Series A round, which closed in September, and will be used to advance the industrialisation of dry electrode coating. Read more…

The Hyundai Motor Group has announced a new order for 224 hydrogen buses from the state-owned Guangzhou Public Transport Group. According to Hyundai, it is the largest single order for hydrogen buses in China to date. Read more…

Royal Mail has introduced its 8,000th electric vehicle into service in the UK, marking a significant milestone in the electrification of its delivery fleet. The CEP provider aims to be net zero by 2040. Read more…

The EU and China have resumed negotiations on a minimum price plan for electric cars manufactured in China. Most recently, the EU had examined a possible exemption for Volkswagen from EV tariffs, which now appears to have set the process in motion again. Read more…

SK On and Ford Motor have agreed to dissolve their BlueOval SK battery joint venture in the US, splitting ownership of three plants in Kentucky and Tennessee. The move reshapes both companies’ North American EV battery strategies amid slower EV demand. Read more…

SK On and Ford Motor have agreed to dissolve their BlueOval SK battery joint venture in the US, splitting ownership of three plants in Kentucky and Tennessee. The move reshapes both companies’ North American EV battery strategies amid slower EV demand. Read more…

Indian aerospace startup Sarla Aviation has announced plans to build an urban air mobility (UAM) giga-facility to manufacture eVTOL aircraft. Co-founder and CTO Rakesh Gaonkar says it will be the world’s largest dedicated eVTOL and UAM facility. Read more…

Indian aerospace startup Sarla Aviation has announced plans to build an urban air mobility (UAM) giga-facility to manufacture eVTOL aircraft. Co-founder and CTO Rakesh Gaonkar says it will be the world’s largest dedicated eVTOL and UAM facility. Read more…

The Indian government has announced a new scheme to promote the manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnets (REPMs) with an allocation of 72.8 billion rupees (around €703.7 million). The programme aims to reduce import dependence and build a more resilient domestic supply chain. Read more…

The Indian government has announced a new scheme to promote the manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnets (REPMs) with an allocation of 72.8 billion rupees (around €703.7 million). The programme aims to reduce import dependence and build a more resilient domestic supply chain. Read more…

British eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace unveils its new model Valo, with the company aiming for certification by 2028. Valo is the commercial successor to the VX4 prototype, which completed a manned flight in the UK this summer. Read more…

China reported another sales record for battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. In November, 1.823 million new energy vehicles were sold, 108,000 more than in October. The growth is primarily driven by battery-electric vehicles. Read more…

Following its world premiere at the IAA, the BMW iX3 is now ready for its first test drive. It is the first model of the German carmaker’s Neue Klasse. The SUV impresses with its range and practical highway assistants, leaving us eager for more models such as the i3 saloon.

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Batteries with a high nickel content in the cathode offer high energy density but suffer from rapid performance degradation. A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has now identified the fundamental cause of the rapid degradation of high-nickel batteries. Read more…

Contemporary Amperex Electric Vessel (CAEV), the marine division of battery market leader CATL, has unveiled a “Ship-Shore-Cloud” solution concept for emission-free shipping and intelligent port and maritime applications. CATL expects that battery-electric ships will also be capable of longer ocean voyages in approximately three years.
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Both organisations have stopped using EVs purchased from the now-defunct start-up Canoo. This is despite Canoo’s former CEO Tony Aquila claiming to offer continued support for the vehicles following his company’s bankruptcy. Read more…

EnBW mobility+ is getting a new CEO: The fast-charging provider of the utility company EnBW has appointed Martin Roemheld, who previously founded Volkswagen Group’s charging subsidiary Elli and most recently served as Global Product Chief at the charging provider BP Pulse in London. We spoke with Roemheld about his plans for EnBW mobility+. Read more…

Daimler Truck aims to make it standard for its dealers and customers to open their own operational chargers to third parties and, in this way, establish a truck charging network with 3,000 fast-charging points in Europe by 2030. The German OEM has now presented Spirii as its technology partner, initial pilot customers and a more detailed roadmap. Read more…

The EU Commission is expected to present its new ‘Automobile Package’ next week. According to a recent report, the strategy may include a five-year extension for new registrations of passenger cars with internal combustion engines for plug-in hybrids and range-extender vehicles—until 2040 instead of 2035. Read more…

German supplier ZF has secured its first customer order for its advanced eRE+ range-extender technology: Chinese automaker Leapmotor will offer a range-extender version of its premium SUV D19, powered by ZF, starting in 2026. Read more…