The Chinese electric car manufacturer Human Horizons has ordered various components for its electric cars from Vitesco Technologies. In addition to general control electronics, the order includes cell monitoring for battery management and high-voltage current measurement modules. In a company release, Vitesco says it will supply components for the new E/E architecture developed by Human […] More…

The Frankfurt-based public transport operator Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) presented their first fuel cell train, which will soon be in regular service. From December, the first of the 27 Coradia iLint 54 trains ordered from Alstom will start running on the Taunus network. The fuel cell trains ordered in 2019 will initially be used on the RB15 […] More…

Sweden’s Volta Trucks is taking a holistic view of logistics as it strikes a deal with its compatriot startup Cake. Their electric motorcycles will literally get on board Volta Trucks as last-mile solutions, and the new partners have already found a prolific client in H&M. Volta Trucks reportedly works on electric trucks and recently debuted […] More…

Sweden’s Volta Trucks is taking a holistic view of logistics as it strikes a deal with its compatriot startup Cake. Their electric motorcycles will literally get on board Volta Trucks as last-mile solutions, and the new partners have already found a prolific client in H&M. Volta Trucks reportedly works on electric trucks and recently debuted […] More…

Infineon Technologies and Stellantis have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding as the first step towards a possible multi-year supply cooperation for silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. Stellantis could call up the volume in a few years. Under the agreement, Infineon would reserve manufacturing capacity and supply corresponding chips to Stellantis’ direct Tier 1 suppliers for […] More…

Slovakian battery company InoBat Auto has signed letters of intent with the government of Serbia to build an electric vehicle battery cell factory in the country with an annual capacity of up to 32 GWh. InoBat had recently made a similar move with Spain. The factory in Serbia is expected to be operational in 2025 […] More…

SK Signet, the EV charging equipment maker within South Korea’s SK Group, has added details to its US expansion plans. The company has confirmed Texas as the location for its first factory in North America and released further targets. The SK subsidiary has selected the city of Plano, near Dallas, to host the facility covering […] More…

Tesla is changing tack regarding Supercharging in Europe. After the company had opened its network to electric cars of any make and introduced time-sensitive tariffs to inspire off-peak charging, Tesla is widening the model and shifting focus. Tesla introduced reduced rates for nighttime charging between 10 pm and 6 am at several Supercharger locations in […] More…

US American electric car startup Rivian has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. The company generated revenue of $536 million and posted a net loss of $1.72 billion in the reporting period. That translates to revenue of 515 million euros and a net loss of 1.65 billion euros. The loss was […] More…

Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro is delaying its expansion plans in China due to geopolitical and economic uncertainty and putting more focus on India and Indonesia, its Chief Financial Officer said in an interview. “There’s so much uncertainly, I think I would say, with regards to the China market in general that we’re delaying our […] More…

Around half a year after the start of pre-sales, the ID. Buzz and the ID. Buzz Cargo are now available at VW dealers throughout Germany. At the customer centre in Hanover, the first customer has also taken delivery of his ID. Buzz Cargo at the customer centre in Hanover. The first unit is a white […] More…

Around half a year after the start of pre-sales, the ID. Buzz and the ID. Buzz Cargo are now available at VW dealers throughout Germany. The first customer has also taken delivery of his ID. Buzz Cargo at the customer centre in Hanover. The first unit delivered is a white ID. Buzz Cargo, which went […] More…

Pelican Bus and Coach, the sole UK and Ireland importer and distributor for electric bus manufacturer Yutong, has secured £60m funding from HSBC UK. Pelican says the money will help them supply up to 250 new e-buses to operators and confirmed first contracts. According to Pelican, they will mostly offer electric single-deck buses and an […] More…

Bosch and IBM want to jointly research materials using quantum computers. Bosch is contributing concrete use cases from e-mobility in which quantum computers should soon have a decisive advantage over conventional computers in discovering and developing new materials. For the new partnership, Bosch joins the IBM Quantum Network. It has over 200 organizations, including Fortune […] More…

The Australian scheduled and charter airline Northern Territory Air Services (NTAS) has signed a letter of intent with Eviation Aircraft for the purchase of 20 electric aircraft. The aircraft in question is the nine-seat Alice model. The Alice made its maiden flight in September. Alice is an electric aircraft for nine passengers and two crew […] More…

Torqeedo, the company specialising in marine electric drives, has opened a new 8,300 m2 building near Munich. The new headquarters now houses all business activities, including research, development, and production, under one roof. As became clear when Torqeedo reportedly laid the foundation in 2021, the new HQ is near the company’s initial base in the […] More…

The Chinese joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has announced an investment of around 10 billion yuan (1.38 billion euros) in the expansion of its electric car battery production in the city of Shenyang. This is to supply the vehicle plants there. The production capacities for batteries in the capital of the Chinese province of […] More…

The Norwegian company Freyr has acquired a site for its first battery cell factory in the USA called Giga America. The factory will be built in Coweta County in the state of Georgia and is expected to launch with an annual capacity of about 34 GWh. The US factory, which was announced last year, will […] More…

We tested the MG4 Electric in the Munich area on a sunny day, much too warm for November with 17 degrees. MG’s platform is inspired by Volkswagen’s modular electric vehicle (MEB) platform known from the ID.3 but is significantly cheaper. So how technically solid is this potential bang for the buck? *** When tested on […] More…

Irish utility SSE Airtricity is investing €35 mn in installing 30 high-power charging hubs across Ireland over the next four years. Parent company SSE, a British energy group, plans 300 such hubs in the UK and Ireland by 2027. In Ireland, SSE Airtricity expects six sites to go online under the project’s first phase running […] More…