UK charging solutions provider EO Charging is bringing two new products to market – EO Genius 2 and EO Mini Pro 3. The two new smart chargers are compliant with the “Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations”. These new regulations come into force on Thursday 30th June 2022 and require all home or commercial chargers […] More…

The CCS initiative CharIN has presented the official logo of Plug&Charge, which is to be used in future as a distinctive feature to identify the charging points equipped accordingly. However, it is not obligatory for charging point operators and car manufacturers to display the logo. “The logo is open to all companies that implement and […] More…

The CCS initiative CharIN has presented the official logo of Plug&Charge to identify the charging points equipped offering this function at a glance. However, charging point operators (CPO) and car manufacturers can freely display the logo or not. “The logo is open to all companies that implement and validate this function in their products in […] More…

Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT), a Polish manufacturer of battery systems for heavy-duty commercial vehicles such as buses as well as stationary energy storage systems, has begun construction of a production facility called GigafactoryX. The plant will initially produce 2 GWh of batteries per year from 2024 and 5 GWh in the final stage. According […] More…

The Freyr Board has approved the Norwegian company to build the first battery cell factory in Rana, Norway, for production to start in the first half of 2024. Called Giga Arctic, the plant has been designed for an annual capacity of 29 GWh, according to the plan now approved. At Mo i Rana, Freyr is […] More…

LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has received an order for 60 VN5 vans from Pod Point, one of the UK’s leading providers of EV charging infrastructure. Their engineers will use the range-extended electric vans to install charging points in the UK. LEVC will therefore equip each VN5 with specialist racks provided by authorised conversion partner, […] More…

MAN Truck & Bus says it will begin mass-producing high-voltage batteries for electric trucks and buses at its Nuremberg site from 2025. The company is ready to invest €100 million over the next five years at a place once famous for combustion engine production. The new battery factory, however, runs on targets to produce over […] More…

Ford has signed a binding off-take agreement for lithium with Australian company Liontown Resources. The five-year contract provides for the supply of lithium-spodumene concentrate from the Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia from 2024. Ford has agreed to provide Liontown Resources with 300 million Australian dollars (around 197 million euros) in financing for the development […] More…

Hyundai has just revealed the design of the new Ioniq 6. Like the Ioniq 5, the second model of the electric Hyundai sub-brand Ioniq is based on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) and offers a particularly aerodynamic line with a drag coefficient of 0.21. Hyundai has not yet released technical data on the Ioniq […] More…

The Swedish battery wunderkind Northvolt has confirmed plans to go public within the next two years. The battery cell company backed by Volkswagen or BMW was “well-positioned” for an initial public offering, Chairman Carl-Erik Lagercrantz said in an interview. A listing during the next two years was a “reasonable” expectation even as the company has […] More…

The Swedish battery wunderkind Northvolt has confirmed plans to go public within the next two years. The battery cell company backed by Volkswagen or BMW was “well-positioned” for an initial public offering, Chairman Carl-Erik Lagercrantz said in an interview. A listing during the next two years was a “reasonable” expectation even as the company has […] More…

Citroën has unveiled the ë-C4 X, a crossover offshoot of its ë-C4 compact model. In most European markets, the French brand will offer only the all-electric ë-C4 X, while in some markets such as Eastern and Southern Europe, the C4 X will also be available with a combustion engine. In terms of the electric powertrain, […] More…

Late last night in Europe, in the revision of the binding annual emissions reductions by European Member States from 2021 to 2030, the European Council agreed to raise the targets for reducing CO2 emissions for new cars and new vans by 2030 to 55% instead for cars and to 50% for vans. The Council also […] More…

Late last night in Luxembourg, the European Council of Environmental Ministers agreed to raise the targets for reducing CO2 emissions for new cars and new vans by 2030 to 55% instead 50% for cars and 50% for vans. The Council also stood firm on the ICE ban in 2035 – but left a back door […] More…

Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore and Japan’s energy company Idemitsu Kosan have agreed to develop high-performance materials for solid-state batteries jointly. Umicore will bring its expertise in cathode active materials (CAM) and banks on Idemitsu Kosan’s know-how in solid electrolytes. Together Umicore and Idemitsu aim to develop a catholyte that combines cathode active […] More…

Rivian announced opening the first three sites in its “Adventure Network” today. The US EV maker finally installed charging stations near National Parks and recreational areas in Colorado and California in an attempt to brand an adventurous lifestyle supported by its electric pick-up trucks. Rivian had designated Colorado and California as the first sites last […] More…

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota and chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), is reported to have secured an amendment to a key policy document by Japan’s government to include hybrid vehicles in the category of electric vehicles, effectively putting them on an equal footing. The use of synthetic fuel would make hybrid cars […] More…

LG Electronics has acquired AppleMango, an EV charger manufacturer from South Korea, together with GS Energy and GS Neotek. LG says the acquisition will help it create “fully-featured charging stations” and integrate the existing charging management system developed in-house. AppleMango has developed proprietary technologies and systems, including a slim, fast charger, since 2019. LG says […] More…

Betteries AMPS has completed the certification (CE, UN and IEC) of its second life battery with 48 V and 2.3 kWh, which is based on upcycled modules from electric vehicle batteries. This allows the Berlin-based start-up to offer the mobile battery to its customers. The development and validation programme took 18 months. According to Betteries, […] More…

Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché says it has achieved a breakthrough in the safety of its lithium-ion batteries without compromising cell performance. By adding a special additive to the composition of the electrolyte formula, the company says the risk of a thermal event has been reduced by almost 80 per cent. This performance has been confirmed […] More…