The Chinese battery cell manufacturer CATL has secured the mining rights for a lithium mine in Yichun in Jiangxi province for 865 million yuan (123 million euros). According to CATL, the mine is expected to yield 2.66 million tonnes of lithium metal oxide. The prospect area reportedly covers 6.44 square kilometres. CATL now plans to […] More…

Tesla is considering using an 800-volt architecture for the Cybertruck and the Semi. This was said by Tesla manager Andrew Baglino during the investor conference on the latest quarterly figures. He also commented on 800-volt considerations for other models. On Wednesday evening, Tesla had presented its annual report for the first quarter of 2022 – […] More…

Honda is banking on three new all-electric vehicle platforms in its plan to achieve sales volumes of more than two million electric cars per year by 2030. The first of these is set to debut as early as 2024. Shinji Aoyama, Honda’s global head of electrification, told Reuters news agency that the company will introduce […] More…

A few days ago, a stock market service circulated the news that Tesla had bought the exploration company Lithium Corporation. Later it turned out that the announcement was apparently a deliberate hoax to increase the value of the lithium company’s share. The Lithium Corporation responded with a statement that it “wishes to inform shareholders that, […] More…

Gridserve announced it opened the first ‘Compact Electric Forecourt’ in Norwich. “Compact” is, however, relative as the site hosts 36 charging stations, including 22 high power chargers delivering up to 350 kW. The Norwich site is the third in a series of charging hubs the company plans to install with a £1-billion investment. As with […] More…

Gridserve says it has opened the first ‘Compact Electric Forecourt’, this time in Norwich. “Compact” is, however, relative as the site hosts 36 charging stations, including 22 high power chargers. The Norwich site is the third in a series of charging hubs the company plans to install through a £1-billion investment. As with the company’s […] More…

Mahle Smart Bike Systems has launched the new e-bike drive X20. The company claims it is the lightest drive system for e-bikes as it weighs just 3.2 kilograms, including the battery. Mahle has opted for a rear hub approach. In the X20, the hub motor weighs just 1.4 kilograms. According to the e-bike subsidiary of […] More…

An Austrian consortium is researching significant improvements to lithium-ion batteries as part of the “OpMoSi” project. The aim of the project is to increase the energy density of cells by 20 to 30 per cent at 1,000 charges. As Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH emphasises in the press release, this is the first purely Styrian consortium […] More…

The automotive supplier Schaeffler has signed a five-year contract with the Norwegian company REEtec for the purchase of rare earth oxides. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2024. The declared goal is to make electric motors for hybrid modules, hybrid transmissions and purely electric axle drives more sustainable. Among other things, this involves neodymium, which […] More…

The Spanish charging infrastructure manufacturer Wallbox Chargers has opened its new production facility in Barcelona, in which around nine million euros have been invested. Currently, the new factory in Barcelona produces almost 1,200 chargers per day. The fact that production is already running at this level for the opening has a simple reason: the opening […] More…

The Californian start-up Independent Electric Vehicles (Indi EV) presented its first electric car at the New York Auto Show. The Indi One can be reserved now, and production is scheduled to start in mid-2023. As written in the reports surrounding the premiere at the New York Auto Show, the One EV will be offered in […] More…

Hyundai has announced teaming up with retail giant Lotte Group and KB Asset Management to expand ultra-rapid charging infrastructure in Korea. Their business model includes leasing high power charging stations to private operators to add 5,000 ultra-fast chargers (UFC) by 2025. This week, the three companies agreed to set up a special purpose company named […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has signed a supply agreement with Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle. Under the agreement, Gotion will supply battery cells for around 126,000 Geely light commercial vehicles such as minivans and light trucks between 2022 and 2024. Specifically, the contract was signed through Hefei Gotion, a […] More…

Ford’s Lincoln brand has shown a preview of its future design language with the Star Concept. Lincoln also officially announced four electric vehicle models by 2026 and aims to have more than half of its sales in BEVs by the middle of the decade. The brand intends to maintain its “Quiet Flight” philosophy for particularly […] More…

After Mercedes-Benz opened the order books for the first two variants of the EQE in March, there is now information on further EQE versions. Among them is not only the second AMG version, but also the entry-level engine. The manufacturer has published technical data for the EQE 500 4MATIC, for which the sales release should […] More…

Tesla has presented their business figures for the first quarter of 2022. Tesla achieved a surplus of 3.32 billion euros. While the production stop in Shanghai at the end of the quarter prevented better results, it is only likely to show its full effect in Q2. Between the beginning of January and the end of […] More…

Tesla will no longer supply Mobile Connector with the delivery of its electric cars in the USA, earning criticism from the Tesla community. The Mobile Connector, which enables slow charging without a special infrastructure at normal sockets will now be sold separately. The initial plan was to sell the Mobile Connector for a price of […] More…

Kia has revealed pricing and specification details in the UK for the new Kia Niro. Customer pre-orders for the second-generation open today. The Korean carmaker has introduced three grades of ‘2’, ‘3’, and ‘4’ for each variant which come as BEV, PHEV and HEV. Kia has put a price rise of £2,750 between each trim […] More…

In the USA, Frito-Lay will put a new electric fleet into operation, serving Carrollton in the Dallas Fort Worth area. The first pilot Ford E-Transit truck has arrived, with 40 to follow later this summer. Ford’s E-Transit has proved very popular, providing more power for its size than competitors. While Frito-Lay has not said exactly […] More…

LG Magna e-Powertrain, the joint venture between LG Electronics and Magna, has begun construction of a new plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. This will produce electric motors, inverters and onboard chargers for General Motors from 2023. General Motors has operated a vehicle plant at the Ramos Arizpe site for years. A few weeks ago, the […] More…