The planned Envision AESC battery factory at the Nissan plant in Sunderland, England, will have an annual capacity of 11 GWh when it opens in 2024 and an annual capacity of up to 38 GWh in a potential final expansion stage. Both figures exceed those previously made public. According to the original announcement, the planned […] More…

Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng announced several innovations at its Tech Day, including an 800-volt electric car platform with silicon carbide technology and a fast-charging station with up to 480 kW of charging power. Basically, Xpeng only touched on all its product and innovation news at the Tech Day. There is therefore no detailed background […] More…

The German chemical company BASF and the Chinese battery cell manufacturer SVOLT have agreed on a comprehensive partnership. The two companies want to cooperate in the development of new battery materials and the supply of raw materials, as well as in recycling. According to BASF, the partnership will “combine the strengths of both parties on […] More…

The US state of Nevada has now become the sixteenth state in the nation to adopt clean car standards. The regulations will be implemented for the model year 2025. The legislation will also develop $100 million in charging infrastructure during the next three years. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak celebrated the State Legislative Commission’s passage of […] More…

After the electric car division of the heavily indebted Chinese real estate group Evergrande Group recently declared that it would stick to its plans to produce electric cars, Evergrande boss Hui Ka Yan has now announced his plans for Evergrande New Energy Vehicle. A sale that had been rumoured in the meantime seems to be […] More…

The Chinese electric car start-up WM Motor has presented its first sedan called M7. It is to offer an NEDC range of over 700 kilometres and go into series production in 2022. Among other things, the model is to stand out with technology for autonomous driving and a correspondingly high computing power. WM Motor plans […] More…

Series production of the all-electric Mercedes EQB has started at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemét, Hungary. The EQB, which was presented in April, is manufactured there for the world markets – only the China-specific version is built by the joint venture BBAC in Beijing. The EQB is known to be an electric SUV with up […] More…

Hyundai has recalled about 15,000 units of the hydrogen-powered Nexo since August due to faulty fuel cell stacks in order to replace them, according to a Korean media report. The manufacturer recently also informed Nexo owners that it had decided to introduce an out-of-warranty compensation programme for affected vehicles. To make up for the issue, […] More…

Volkswagen has started selling the ID.3 in China. Three variants are offered at prices starting at 159,888 yuan, the equivalent of about 21,500 euros. As reported, the compact electric car is produced locally by SAIC Volkswagen in Anting. According to the Chinese electric car portal CnEVPost, sales of the ID.3 began on Friday. The entry-level […] More…

The Munich-based carmaker has started production of the all-electric i4 at its main plant in Munich. This means that, in line with BMW’s approach to flexible production, vehicles with all drive variants are now running on the same assembly line. As is well known, the i4 is an electric sedan the size of a BMW […] More…

In the Polish city of Rybnik, a total of 16 Solaris electric buses will be in service from spring 2022. The order from the local transport company Klosok comprises eleven Urbino 12 electric solo buses and five Urbino 18 electric articulated buses. According to Solaris, this is the first order for electric buses from Rybnik. […] More…

Tesla wants to triple the size of its global fast-charging network within the next two years. This was announced by Tesla manager Drew Baglino during the investor conference on the latest quarterly figures. “The network has doubled in the last 18 months, and we are planning to triple it over the next two years,” Baglino […] More…

Shortly after the announcement of Energica’s withdrawal as the exclusive supplier of electric motorcycles for the MotoE racing series after the 2022 season, the successor has been decided. The new one also comes from Italy: Ducati will be the sole manufacturer from 2023 to 2026. MotoE will continue to be held in World Cup status, […] More…

The Serbian company ElevenEs has announced a strategic partnership with EIT InnoEnergy to build the first LFP lithium-ion battery gigafactory in Europe. The location has already been decided, but construction is not due to start until 2024. ElevenEs has developed its own LFP technology to produce batteries for electric cars, buses, trucks, forklifts, other industrial […] More…

The Spanish electric scooter manufacturer Silence has presented its first four-wheeled electric vehicle. The two-seater Silence S04 is to go on sale next year in two versions at prices starting at around 7,500 euros. At the same time as the S04, Silence has also presented a battery exchange station. The S04 is a lightweight vehicle […] More…

The rumour that Tesla will also use blade batteries from BYD with LFP cells from the second quarter of 2022 onwards has received new food for thought: According to Chinese media, BYD has now received an initial order from Tesla for LFP battery cells with a volume of 10 GWh. Unlike the first reports from […] More…

Stellantis has now officially confirmed plans to establish another joint venture in North America for the production of battery cells and modules. In addition to a corresponding cooperation with LG Energy Solution, Stellantis also wants to build a new battery factory in North America with Samsung SDI, as previously leaked. As Stellantis now announces, this […] More…

BorgWarner has received a grant of $5 million from the US Department of Energy to work with partners to develop what they call a ‘Scalable Ua Power-dense Extended Range’ or SUPER inverter for electric vehicles. This new inverter is to be smaller, more efficient and more cost-effective than the solutions available on the market today. […] More…

New Flyer has received an order for up to 150 battery-electric buses through the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority of Buffalo, New York (NFTA-Metro). To start with, the NFI subsidiary will deliver ten e-buses of type Xcelsior Charge. However, the contract with NFTA-Metro covers five years, including options to purchase up to 140 additional buses. If […] More…

The German rental car service Sixt announced the addition of green options to the Sixt Ride business. Customers booking transfer or limousine services may now choose a hybrid or fully electric vehicle in select European cities. Sixt Ride lists Berlin, Dresden and Munich in Germany, where the low emission cars have now become available with […] More…