Smart has taken the EQ Forfour out of its range and now only offers the Smart EQ Fortwo and its convertible version. Production ended in December as a harbinger for the upcoming new start as a joint venture with Geely. The four-seater had not been available for order since August. Now production in Novo Mesto, […] More…

Daimler will significantly reduce its stake in Denza, the electric car joint venture in China with BYD. While Daimler is reducing its share from 50 to 10 per cent, BYD will hold 90 per cent of the shares. The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is planned for mid-2022. From then […] More…

Dear readers, Thank you for being with us over for nearly a decade and 2021 in particular. Amidst supply issues and of course the bigger world’s ongoing emergencies, our industry appeared stronger than ever with the transformation truly picking up the pace. We are now looking back at 2021 with the most popular article of […] More…

Dear readers, Thank you for being with us over for nearly a decade and 2021 in particular. Amidst supply issues and of course the bigger world’s ongoing emergencies, our industry appeared stronger than ever with the transformation truly picking up the pace. We are now looking back at 2021 with the most popular article of […] More…

Dear readers, Thank you for being with us over for nearly a decade and 2021 in particular. Amidst supply issues and of course the world’s ongoing emergencies, our industry appeared stronger than ever with the transformation truly picking up the pace. We are now looking back at 2021 with the most popular article of every […] More…

Meredot, a Latvian developer and manufacturer of fast wireless chargers for e-scooters has unveiled its first commercial Wireless Charger. The Wireless Charger is a charging pad that can be placed either above or below the ground. The Latvian company says that their Wireless Charger pads can potentially serve all popular scooter-sharing brands such as Bird, […] More…

Meredot, a Latvian developer and manufacturer of fast wireless chargers for e-scooters has unveiled its first commercial Wireless Charger. The Wireless Charger is a charging pad that can be placed either above or below the ground. The Latvian company says that their Wireless Charger pads can potentially serve all popular scooter-sharing brands such as Bird, […] More…

Electric car startup Fisker has announced its service partner for France and Germany. The Bridgestone Group will provide after-sales service and maintenance for Fisker customers in both countries. Fisker had previously selected Bridgestone as the exclusive tire partner for its all-electric Ocean. Under the expanded partnership now agreed upon, Bridgestone will provide after-sales service in […] More…

Hubject has announced a cooperation with Free To X, a startup of Autostrade per l’Italia Group founded in March 2021. Free To X says it will extend its HPC infrastructure along Italian highways to a large number of electric car drivers within Hubject’s Intercharge network. Free To X says it is building one of the […] More…

California-based Karat Packaging, a manufacturer of disposable food products, has ordered ten Tesla Semis. The order is part of Karat Packaging’s plan to expand its logistics offerings geographically from its existing distribution centres in Texas, New Jersey and South Carolina, and to continue expanding in California. Karat Packaging says it currently has 86 trucks and […] More…

Spanish utility Endesa is partnering with Spanish petroleum company Cepsa (Compañía Española de Petróleos) to develop what they say will be the largest interoperable HPC network for electric cars in Spain and Portugal. Cepsa says it will build a network of 150-kW charging points on all corridors and main roads, complementing Endesa X’s existing HPC […] More…

The German standards testing company TÜV SÜD has announced that it will invest 44 million US dollars in an approximately 7,400 square meter test facility for electric vehicle batteries near Detroit in the US state of Michigan. This is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2023 and will create 40 jobs. The testing […] More…

The German engineering company Manz has received an order from Britishvolt to supply machines for the first expansion stage of the factory being built in Northumberland in northern England. Britishvolt intends to manufacture lithium-ion cells there with an initial volume of four GWh. Manz has said that the order volume for this first expansion stage […] More…

The Norwegian hydrogen storage specialist Hexagon Purus has been contracted by two major truck manufacturers in North America to deliver complete vehicle integration of two hydrogen-powered class 8 trucks. Hexagon Purus will assemble the trucks with zero-emission systems and deliver the complete trucks. For the assembly of the trucks, Hexagon Purus will integrate an electric […] More…

BYD is now introducing its range of electric vans and trucks to the Hungarian market. These include the ETP3 van and the ETM6 truck, which can be ordered there now and are scheduled for delivery in 2022. Sales in Hungary will be handled by the partner Eurotrade. This also includes customer service, aftersales and spare […] More…

Under the title Project Arrow, Canadian automotive suppliers are planning an electric SUV that will be developed and built entirely in Canada. The first drivable prototype is scheduled for 2023, with series production starting in 2025. The plan is to produce around 60,000 units per year. Apart from the fact that it is to be […] More…

Polestar is developing a new electric motor and battery pack with an 800-volt system, according to a media report. The drive system, which is to be used exclusively by Polestar, could make its debut in the Polestar 5. The news was broken by Polestar’s American unit head Gregor Hembrough. The electric motor, developed under the […] More…

The Government of Canada is funnelling more money into its Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) programme. An additional $73 million will be added to Transport Canada’s budget to offer purchase incentives for zero-emission vehicles until the end of March 2022, when the next federal budget is due. The programme was originally launched in 2019, with […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer CATL has started production at its largest plant to date in Fuding near Ningde in Fujian province, which is to offer an annual capacity of 120 GWh when completed. The first phase, which has now started, is said to have a capacity of 60 GWh per year. The Fuding plant […] More…

The Czech Republic’s new head of government, Petr Fiala, has announced his opposition to the EU Commission’s planned de facto ban on internal combustion vehicles from 2035. “This is unacceptable and the Czech Republic will seek allies in Europe to prevent it,” said the prime minister. The ministers’ response does not show a high degree […] More…