Renault has renewed its electric commercial vehicle range: with the new Kangoo Rapid E-Tech Electric, the French car manufacturer presents the second generation of its battery-powered compact van. In addition, the larger Master E-Tech Electric has been revised in the class up to 3.5 tonnes gross weight. The Kangoo Rapid E-Tech Electric has an electric […] More…

Swedish charging specialist CTEK is cooperating with Stockholm Parking to install more than 1,000 charging points for electric vehicles in the new 18,000 square metre “Norra Stationsparken” car park in Hagastaden on the outskirts of Stockholm. Each of the parking spaces in the car park will be equipped with a Chargestorm Connected 2 EV charger […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has expanded their production capacities by 30 GWh with the opening of two new sites. On 30 May, production lines for ten GWh were commissioned at the Gotion plant in Yichun (Jiangxi province). Capacities for another five GWh are to be installed there by the […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has laid the symbolic foundation stone for a new competence centre for the research and development of future generations of batteries and battery cells on the grounds of its main plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. The so-called ‘Mercedes-Benz eCampus’ is to be gradually put into operation from 2023. Among other things, a factory for the small-series […] More…

Porsche has participated in another financing round of the Croatian electric car manufacturer Rimac. Porsche is investing a double-digit million euro sum in Rimac as part of the 500 million euro Series D round. The new financing round is led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, according to the Porsche announcement. Another new investor from the […] More…

Climate protection in the Chinese transport sector will only play a minor role until the end of the year: In order to boost the car industry, the Chinese government is now halving the purchase tax for cars with internal combustion engines. The new purchase tax for combustion vehicles at least only applies to vehicles with […] More…

BMW has presented the third model generation of the X1, which is also getting an all-electric offshoot in the form of the iX1 for the first time. The all-electric iX1 xDrive30 is to be offered alongside two plug-in hybrid variants of the X1 shortly after the market launch in October 2022. Prices in Germany are […] More…

The electric car manufacturer Polestar has launched a referral programme in Europe, South Korea and the USA. However, the Polestar offer is not intended to be as extensive as Tesla’s referral programme, which has since been discontinued. Existing customers can generate an individual referral code in their Polestar account, which can then be linked to […] More…

The US company Hyliion, which specialises in electrified drives for heavy commercial vehicles, has received an order from the building materials producer Holcim. Holcim is ordering ten examples of the Hypertruck ERX. As reported, this is a heavy-duty truck with an electric drive is combined with a generator powered by natural gas to charge the […] More…

In Madrid the Spanish ride-hailing company Cabify is to operate the first fleet of the electric sedan presented by the Renault mobility brand Mobilize last year. This involves an initial 40 vehicles. Mobilize says that under the agreement between Mobilize and Cabify, 40 examples of the Mobilize Limo will be integrated into the fleet of […] More…

Allego will set up fast charging stations for electric cars with a charging capacity of at least 150 kW at 400 additional ATU locations in Germany. ATU leads the German market in automotive service and spare parts and accessories. The construction of the total of around 900 new charging points is to begin this year […] More…

The parcel service DPD is making faster progress than planned with the electrification of its UK fleet. DPD currently offers an all-electric delivery service in ten UK cities and aims to do so in 30 locations by the end of 2023. This is five more than originally planned and two years earlier than previously expected. […] More…

India’s largest battery recycling company Attero plans to invest one billion US dollars over the next five years in the construction of recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, among others, in Europe, the USA and Indonesia. Attero CEO Nitin Gupta confirmed to Reuters that the company’s plant in Poland is expected to come […] More…

Forsee Power has received another major order from Wrightbus. The Northern Irish bus builder is ordering Zen Slim battery modules from the French battery manufacturer for 420 of its electric buses. In addition, the battery systems of the Pulse model are to be supplied for Wrightbus’ hydrogen programme. The order for the battery-electric buses includes […] More…

Britishvolt has announced a £200 million investment to build a battery cell research and development centre at its Hams Hall site in the West Midlands with property firm Prologis. The new facility, worth the equivalent of 235 million euros, is designed to support the smooth start-up of Britishvolt’s battery cell factory at Blyth in the […] More…

Manz has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Customcells Tübingen GmbH. One focus of the cooperation between the engineering company and the battery cell manufacturer is the development of production capacities for lithium-ion battery cells for customers in the aviation sector. In addition to battery-powered aviation, existing relationships with Customcells’ customers in the automotive […] More…

Fiat has announced the removal of all non-electrified vehicles from sale in the UK. This will take effect from 1st July 2022 with the whole Fiat range now to be exclusively available in electrified forms, from hybrids to fully-electric vehicles. Last year, a total of 60 per cent of vehicles sold by Fiat in the […] More…

The legendary ‘Mini Moke’ beach car is celebrating its comeback with an all-electric drive. The company Moke International has started production of the electric Moke in Great Britain and plans to deliver the first units to customers there from June. However, the fun vehicle is not exactly cheap. At about the same time, deliveries will […] More…

The Italian electric motorbike manufacturer Energica has presented its new Experia model. It is the first model of a new platform called ‘Energica Green Tourer’. The electric motorbike is supposed to be lighter and more rideable. Innovations on the Energica Experia include a revised electric motor, new battery chemistry and a new frame and chassis […] More…

The DeLorean Motor Company has given a first full look at its battery-electric Alpha5 model and published the first key technical data of the sports coupé with gullwing doors. There is also initial information on other models. For example, the base performance model is said to offer a range of 300 miles (480 kilometres) with […] More…