The government of the Belgian region of Flanders has announced an investment of 5.4 million euros in fast-charging infrastructure. A total of 49 HPC (high power charging) points with at least 150 kW are to be built along expressways and rural roads by mid-2024. Eight HPC locations are planned in the province of Antwerp, seven […] More…

Volocopter is to supply electric flying machines for the planned city of Neom in Saudi Arabia. The partners have formed a joint venture to build an eVTOL mobility system. Neom has placed an order for 15 Volocopter flying machines and plans to begin flight operations within the next two to three years. The joint venture […] More…

CATL has begun construction of a large industrial park in the Chinese city of Yichang for the production of battery materials for electric vehicles and the recycling of batteries. The first phase is scheduled to be commissioned in 2023 and the entire project completed in 2025. According to media reports, CATL has now officially made […] More…

The Swedish electric car start-up Uniti has returned with news after a long break from communication. The company has been hit hard by the pandemic. A bridging loan promised for the end of November has also been delayed – which currently threatens the company’s existence. According to Uniti CEO Lewis Horne on LinkedIn, the company […] More…

Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup plans to list its electric car division VinFast on the US stock exchange in the second half of 2022, raising at least three billion dollars. The company also aims to sell three times as many electric cars next year as previously planned. This was reported by Reuters, citing a statement from the […] More…

Rumours about a European plant of the US electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian have been circulating for some time. While a production plant near Bristol in England was previously considered the favourite, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has now confirmed that talks are being held with Rivian about a very specific location in the country. […] More…

Nissan is presenting two new prototypes of a Lunar Rover and a single-seater race car. A single underpinning technology connects the two vehicles: the Ariya’s all-electric powertrain. Using the new Ariya as a basis to design two prototypes led to the creation of the Single Seater Concept, which shows how the series model’s drive could […] More…

Nissan is presenting two new prototypes of a Lunar Rover and a single-seater race car. A single underpinning technology connects the two vehicles: the Ariya’s all-electric powertrain. Using the new Ariya as a basis to design two prototypes led to the creation of the Single Seater Concept, which shows how the series model’s drive could […] More…

Sixt announces its expansion in Australia through a franchise with the National Roads & Motorists’ Association (NRMA), the largest national automobile club. The cooperation will immediately give the German company a 13% market share and introduce one of the largest EV rental fleets in Australia. The NRMA is also Australia’s largest automobile club with nearly […] More…

Battery developer SES (formerly SolidEnergy Systems) and ENTEK Membranes have announced an exclusive supply agreement for battery separator materials for SES’s recently unveiled hybrid lithium metal battery cell Apollo. The company is currently looking to scale up as it expects to supply GM and Hyundai-Kia in future. Both SES and ENTEK stress their innovative approaches […] More…

Battery developer SES and ENTEK Membranes have announced an exclusive supply agreement for battery separator materials for SES’s recently unveiled hybrid lithium metal battery cell Apollo. The company is currently looking to scale up as it expects to supply GM and Hyundai-Kia in future. Both SES (formerly SolidEnergy Systems) and ENTEK stress their innovative approaches […] More…

Bollinger Motors has announced a strategic cooperation with the major US commercial-vehicle bodywork supplier EAVX to develop electric work trucks. The deal also includes coordinating vehicle sales, after-sales, and maintenance services. For EAVX, it is the second such advance within a few months. The bodywork supplier reportedly had been approached by Israel’s REE Automotive in […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a comprehensive upgrade of the electric drivetrain (eATS) in the eVito electric van. The battery capacity increases by 70 per cent to now 60 kWh. In addition, the panel van gets a DC fast charging function ex-works. To recapture, previously the Mercedes-Benz eVito van came in two versions, the eVito panel van, […] More…

The Tesla Model 3 is no longer eligible for an electric car rebate in Canada. This news follows Tesla announcing a price increase to its standard range and standard range plus models effective from late November, exceeding the iZEV program’s eligibility requirements. The Tesla website now lists the base price for the Model 3 as […] More…

Volkswagen’s US subsidiary Electrify America has now equipped more than 140 fast-charging sites with stationary battery storage systems, over 90 of them in California. These systems have a total of more than 30 megawatts of energy storage capacity. The battery energy storage systems (BESS) are used to meet peak demand, minimising the impact on the […] More…

The Flemish public transport company De Lijn has ordered 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL for delivery from the fourth quarter of next year. The order for the necessary charging infrastructure goes in equal parts to the two suppliers Spie-Ekoenergetyka and Heliox. With the award of the contract, the Flemish transport company is […] More…

The Israeli battery developer StoreDot says it is working on a technology for “self-repairing” cells. The company, which actually specialises in extremely fast-charging cells, wants to improve the service life and performance of electric car batteries. A new patented technology of the company identifies underperforming cells and temporarily disables them. The system, which includes a […] More…

With the Citroën ë-C4, another electric model from the Stellantis Group now gets more range – with a difference from the other models. In addition, the brand has integrated a new feature in the C5 Aircross Hybrid PHEV model to increase the electric driving usage. With the recent technological improvements also introduced for other e-CMP […] More…

The supervisory board of Daimler AG has approved the Mercedes-Benz business plan for the years 2022 to 2026 and thus confirmed the strategic planning, such as the transformation to fully electric drives. Since the spin-off of Daimler Truck AG on 1 December, Daimler has consisted only of the Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Vans divisions. Daimler […] More…

Polestar has given a preview of its Polestar 3 electric SUV planned for next year with a new teaser image. There are also new figures on the growth targets of the Swedish-Chinese electric brand. First, to the Polestar 3; The model is not only the electric car brand’s first SUV, but also the first Polestar […] More…