BMW has handed over the first examples of the all-electric i4 to customers. The first delivery of the electric SUV BMW iX already took place about a week ago. The electric sedan has been in production at the BMW plant in Munich since the end of October. BMW, which was recently caught lobbying against restrictions […] More…
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Arc tanks $30 million to produce electric boats
Arc Boat, a Los Angeles startup, has announced another $30 million in investment that should help finance its first production run. This will consist of about 25 vessels of a model dubbed the Arc One. The new boats should have a 200-kilowatt-hour battery pack that will power its craft for three to five hours. The […] More…
The UK’s National Highways to try battery storage
The UK government has said that around 20 energy storage systems are to be deployed at service stations where the grid supply is not always sufficient to support high power charging stations. National Highways aims to invest £11 million and is currently discussing the possibilities with prospective suppliers. Within the next two years, the plan […] More…
Spain orders petrol stations to install fast chargers
In Spain, more than 1,000 large petrol stations will have to offer at least one fast-charging point for electric vehicles from 2023. This is now stipulated in a proposal for a ministerial decree just published by the Spanish Ministry of the Environment. The proposed regulation would affect petrol stations that sell more than five million […] More…
100 BYD electric buses bound for Israel
Egged, the largest bus company in Israel, has ordered 100 purely electric 12-metre buses from BYD. These are to be delivered before the end of 2022 and will be used in Haifa. For the Chinese bus manufacturer, this electric bus order is the largest from to date Israel. The order is part of a larger […] More…
Solvay invests in Sepion for Li-metal anodes
Chemical group Solvay has invested in California-based start-up Sepion Technologies that specializes in developing batteries with Li-metal anodes and liquid electrolytes. Solvay was not the only investor, however, as the $16 million investment round was led by Fine Structure Ventures, and also includes other climate tech investors. The company raised funds to accelerate the commercialization […] More…
German rail operator DB Regio orders 44 BEV trains
DB Regio has ordered 44 battery-electric multiple units of the type ‘Flirt Akku’ from Stadler for use in the Pfalz network. From December 2025, the first of the 44 multiple units are to go into passenger service on eight routes and replace the diesel trains currently in use by the end of 2026. The Flirt […] More…
UK funds zero-emission buses with £71 m.
The British government is funding five local transport authorities with a total of almost £71 million to support the introduction of up to 335 zero-emission buses as part of the Zero Emission Bus Regional Area programme. In addition to the Leicester City Council scheme that will support the purchase of more than 200 vehicles before […] More…
Stellantis places binding lithium order with Vulcan Energy
Vulcan Energy Resources has entered into a binding lithium offtake agreement with Stellantis. Vulcan will supply Stellantis with a minimum of 81,000 tonnes and a maximum of 99,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide during the five-year contract period. The agreed delivery start date is 2026, both companies said. Apart from the delivery start date, the five-year […] More…
Confusion surrounds Nio’s plans for Europe
Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has denied reports that the company is planning a European plant in Poland. The publication of the job advertisement for an “EU Plant Operation Manager” in Mazowieckie, Poland, on which the reports were based, was a “technical error”. The portal CN EV Post had reported on the job advertisement published on […] More…
Xiaomi plans new plant in Beijing
Xiaomi is planning a plant for electric cars in Beijing. It is to be built in two stages and offer capacities for first 150,000 and then 300,000 electric cars per year. The first Xiaomi electric car is still planned for 2024. In the course of the plans, smartphone specialist Xiaomi is not only moving the […] More…
Tesla production in Berlin looking to take off this year
According to a media report, Tesla can apparently expect final approval for its factory in Grünheide in the coming days and consequently start series production in December. This is reported by the German publication Automobilwoche, but without naming any sources. A few days ago, three Model Ys had already been spotted on the factory’s own […] More…
Nissan wants to release 15 BEV models by 2030
Nissan is accelerating its electrification plans with an investment of two trillion yen over the next five years as part of its now unveiled Ambition 2030 strategic plan. The Japanese carmaker plans 23 new electrified models by 2030, including 15 pure electric models. The investment sum corresponds to the equivalent of 15.6 billion euros. The […] More…
Renault takes to the air with anniversary concept
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Renault 4, the French manufacturer presents a show car of a special kind: the electrically powered AIR4 relies on four twin propellers instead of tyres. The eVTOL is now capable of taking the classic “blue-jeans” car to the skies. “After a year-long of celebration we wanted to create […] More…
Charging prices rise in the UK over December
From 1 December, new prices are being applied across the BP Pulses’ UK network. The cost per kWh of energy for subscribers has risen from 23p to 32p for the standard public chargers with AC 43kW/DC 50kW and from 29p to 38p for registered users. The companys’ fastest devices, performing at 150 kW, will now […] More…
AlphaStruxure integrates tool from The Mobility House
The US company AlphaStruxure, a joint venture of The Carlyle Group and Schneider Electric, has appointed The Mobility House as its technology partner. AlphaStruxure will use the Munich-based company’s charging and energy management system to integrate electric bus, truck and car fleets into site and distribution networks. In an accompanying statement, AlphaStruxure said it has […] More…
GreenMobility expands in the Netherlands via Fetch takeover
The Danish electric car-sharing provider GreenMobility is planning its market entry in the Netherlands – namely through an acquisition of the provider Fetch Carsharing, which operates around 100 electric cars in Amsterdam. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year. The deal is so far based on a letter of intent […] More…
SK On launches its own battery diagnosis service
SK On has launched a battery diagnosis service in South Korea based on the development of technology that allows drivers to check the battery status of their electric vehicles themselves. At the moment, however, it is only a pilot project. SK On relies on a self-developed artificial intelligence called BaaS AI (Battery as a Service […] More…
Stena Recycling to launch large scale battery recycling in 2023
Stena Recycling has started construction of its new battery recycling plant in Halmstad, announced in July. The site is located between Gothenburg and Malmö. The Swedish company aims to have the plant up and running in the first quarter of 2023. The construction plans have been known since this summer. However, Stena has not yet […] More…
VW hires battery experts from BMW and Apple
Volkswagen has hired two high-profile managers for its battery programme. One of them is said to be Apple’s head of battery development Soonho Ahn, while solid-state cell expert Jörg Hoffmann is also to join VW from BMW. Soonho Ahn had been working for Apple since 2019, before that the South Korean manager had worked for […] More…
