BYD continues its series of market entries with passenger car models outside China. In Israel, the Chinese manufacturer is cooperating with Shlomo Motors for the distribution of its electric cars and will accept orders there from August. The first two BYD showrooms in Israel are to open in Petach Tikva and Haifa in September, according […] More…
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Teco 2030 & AVL to develop 40-tonne fuel cell truck
The Norwegian company Teco 2030 and the Austrian drive developer AVL List have signed a cooperation agreement to use fuel cell stacks from Teco 2030 in AVL’s DemoTruck. The first prototype of the FC truck is scheduled to be on the road from mid-2023. As part of the DemoTruck project, the prototype of a 40-tonne […] More…
CATL delays decision on US plant after Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has decided to postpone announcing the location for its planned factory in North America until September or October this year. Insiders said that the Taiwan visit of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, was the reason for the delay. Pelosi’s move has caused a rise in the political […] More…
Tesla to use new batteries for the Model Y
According to Chinese media reports, Tesla will use improved LFP cells from CATL in the Model Y produced in China starting from next year. CATL will supply so-called ‘M3P’ batteries to Tesla for the first time for the Model Y with a 72 kWh battery from the fourth quarter of 2022. The cathode is no […] More…
Tesla opens paid charging at (some) Destination Chargers
Tesla is enabling paid charging at Destination Chargers, however, the rollout is limited. Operators must have at least six Tesla wall boxes and so far, the function appears to be exclusive to the US market. Destination Chargers are Tesla version of AC charging (Level 2) and have been established as addition to the company’s proprietary […] More…
Magna completes the first Fisker Ocean prototypes
Contract manufacturer Magna has completed the first 55 prototypes of the Fisker Ocean, which will now undergo various final tests before series production of the electric SUV is scheduled to begin at Magna in Graz on 17 November 2022. Fisker also announced in its latest annual report that the introductory edition called Fisker Ocean One […] More…
E.On to set-up 2,000 high power charging stations by 2024
Energy company E.On plans to install 2,000 ultra-rapid charging stations across Europe by the end of 2024. The German utility joins forces with Alpitronic to provide HPC equipment. Their plans reach beyond 2024. By 2026, E.On plans to own a total of 5,000 new high-power charging points. The Group with headquarters in Essen wants to […] More…
Lucid Motors lowers 2022 production targets again
The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has cut its production target for 2022 in half. Instead of the previously forecast 12,000 to 14,000 cars, Lucid now only expects to produce 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles this year. The company writes this in its annual report for the second quarter. The reason given is “extraordinary challenges […] More…
Tesla is accepting orders for the Model S & X in Europe again
Tesla has confirmed the relaunch of the Model S and Model X in Europe, which will initially be limited to the Plaid versions. Orders for the Plaid versions are being accepted now, with the first deliveries announced for November or December 2022. The Model S Plaid, which was introduced during the ‘refresh’ of the two […] More…
Tesla reopens orders for Model S & X in Europe
Tesla has confirmed the relaunch of the Model S and Model X in Europe, which will initially be limited to the Plaid versions. Orders for the Plaid versions are being accepted now, with the first deliveries announced for November or December 2022. The Model S Plaid, which was introduced during the ‘refresh’ of the two […] More…
Nexeon raises over $200m for silicon-anode production
British battery developer Nexeon secured over 200 million dollars to fund battery materials manufacturing. The company speaks of soon making “tens of thousands of metric tonnes” of its silicon-based anode materials and mentions supplying Tier 1 OEMs. Nexeon left names undisclosed. We heard about the company first in 2016. Already then, Nexeon focused on silicon […] More…
BMW plans electric sedan and SUV for the ‘Neue Klasse’
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse revealed some new details about the new electric car generation based on the New Class planned from 2025 during the conference call on the group’s half-year report. Zipse also commented on future drive plans. It was already known that BMW was planning a model in the 3 Series segment based on […] More…
American Battery Technology to expand research capacities in Nevada
ABTC is expanding their battery research facilities at the University of Nevada, Reno. The idea is that expansion of laboratory capabilities supports the ramp-up of commercialization projects for an increase in domestically and sustainably sourced battery metal supply. American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) is an American critical battery materials company that is commercializing both its […] More…
Farasis Energy to build 30 GWh battery plant in Ganzhou
The Chinese battery manufacturer Farasis Energy is planning another production facility. The new factory in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, will have a final annual capacity of 30 GWh and will be built in two phases. According to a memorandum of understanding signed by the company and the Ganzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone administration, the first […] More…
Renault e-trucks to pick up dirty linen in a move to decarbonise
French company Elis has acquired eleven electric trucks from Renault Trucks. The textile service will use the new EVs for night-time delivery and collection of linen from Elis customers in the hotel and catering sector in Paris and Clermont-Ferrand. Elis reasons that low-emission zones in Paris and Clermont-Ferrand have made this a necessary step in […] More…
Toyota threatens to pull out of the UK over combustion limits
Toyota is apparently threatening to stop its British car production if the ban on new hybrid cars in the UK is brought forward to 2030. The British government had brought forward the ban on the sale of cars with internal combustion engines by five years to 2030 and announced the end of hybrid cars by […] More…
Ascend Elements to manufacture battery materials in Kentucky
The US company Ascend Elements has announced plans to invest up to one billion US dollars in a factory for the production of sustainable battery materials for electric vehicles in southwestern Kentucky. Production is scheduled to start at the end of 2023. The Hopkinsville facility, which is expected to begin construction this year and be […] More…
Dodge to drop the V8 combustion engine
The Stellantis subsidiary Dodge will drop the V8 combustion engine in favour of pure electric drives in the next generation of its Charger and Challenger models. Accordingly, the next generation of the Charger and Challenger, which are expected to be launched in 2024, will be powered exclusively by battery-electric drives. The news was broken by […] More…
British Columbia increases EV subsidy rebates
The government of British Columbia has increased the maximum provincial rebate under the ‘CleanBC Go Electric Passenger Vehicle Rebate Program’ from $3,000 to $4,000. At the same time, the province decreased the funding for households with higher incomes. British Columbia’s rebate scheme includes purchasing or leasing a BEV, FCEV and long-range PHEV. The maximum rebate […] More…
Volvo Group plans large scale battery cell factory in Sweden
Volvo Group plans to build a battery cell plant in Sweden to mass produce battery packs for its heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Volvo says it has already identified “an ideal location” for the factory. Mariestad in the Swedish province of Skaraborgs has resulted from “an extensive site localization study”, says Volvo Group. That Mariestad would come […] More…
