ElectrReon announced the launch of the first fully operational e-bus utilising the company’s wireless charging infrastructure in the city of Visby, Sweden. The Smartroad Gotland project started in 2020 and is one of four Electric Road demonstrators in Sweden. The Swedish transport authority Trafikverket has been involved since the partners began installing the in-road wireless […] More…

Cupra driver Matthias Ekström has secured the drivers’ title in the first season of the Pure ETCR electric touring car series after five race weekends. Cupra also emerged victorious in the manufacturers’ classification. Since June, three vehicles competed against each other in the Pure ETCR: The Cupra Leon, the Hyundai Veloster and the Romeo Ferraris […] More…

One of Australia’s leading bus manufacturers, Custom Denning, has selected Siemens to supply its charging stations and management solution Sicharge UC. The system will support the manufacturer’s future electric buses with trials now underway. So far, the Australian manufacturer has made four prototypes of their electric bus named Element. With the new agreement now in […] More…

Heliox introduces its latest charging system, ‘Flex 180 kW,’ designed for high-powered depots and overnight charging across multiple vehicles. Multiobus in Belgium already uses the charging system with GVB Amsterdam and Transdev Hermes in Eindhoven to follow shortly. When announcing the new charging system, the Dutch manufacturer primarily referred to a market in transformation. “From […] More…

Wallbox Chargers and Nuvve announced a new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) partnership in Iberia. It will incorporate Wallbox’s bidirectional DC home charger Quasar into Nuvve’s V2G software GIVe. The partners target a kick start in Southern Europe in 2022 with their eyes set on overseas markets. Nuvve and Wallbox Chargers expect the “combined technology” to be available […] More…

The US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE) has raised around 25 million US dollars (around 21.5 million euros) in a Series A financing round. BMW is one of the investors. ONE is currently working on a so-called dual battery. Founded last year, ONE is a startup based in the US state of Michigan that […] More…

The purely electric crossover model based on the Alliance platform CMF-EV announced by Nissan in the summer is to replace the Nissan Leaf from around 2025. It will be built at the plant in Sunderland, England. This was confirmed by Nissan’s European boss Guillaume Cartier to the British portal Autocar. The Nissan Leaf hatchback, which […] More…

Stellantis is developing a European charging network for electric cars in cooperation with the Italian company The F Charging. Plans now announced comprise more than 15,000 locations with a total of two million parking spaces by 2025. The roll-out is to begin soon. Stellantis and the F-Charging estimate to begin building the network this year, […] More…

Demers Ambulances and Lion Electric have unveiled the first all-electric and purpose-built ambulance. The Demers eFX Ambulance is scheduled to enter into commercial production in the second half of 2022. North American ambulance manufacturer Demers Ambulances and The Lion Electric Company, who is known as a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, […] More…

The first electric car of the “New Class” announced by BMW for the middle of the decade is to be an all-electric version of the next 3 Series generation, according to a British media report. The abbreviation “NK1” is given as the internal working title. This is according to a report by Autocar. The 3 […] More…

Only a day after news broke of Stellantis and LG Energy Solution planning a joint venture to manufacture battery cells and modules in North America, and it appears Stellantis is also setting up a similar joint venture with Samsung SDI. The memorandum of understanding between the multinational automaker and LG Energy Solutions, which is expected […] More…

Ford has started production of the all-electric Mustang Mach-E in China and opened the order books there at the same time. The Mustang Mach-E, produced at Changan Ford’s plant in Chongqing, is scheduled for delivery to customers later this year. Pre-orders for the Mustang Mach-E built at Changan have been available since April 2021, but […] More…

Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has unveiled three prototype electric vehicles it developed itself. The Model C SUV, Model E sedan and Model T city bus all run under the Foxtron brand. Known internationally as Foxconn, Hon Hai Technology Group unveiled the three vehicles at the company’s own Hon Hai Tech Day, where it aims to […] More…

Herbert Diess and Elon Musk are always good for little stunts. For example, at a recent conference of 200 high-ranking Volkswagen Group managers, Elon Musk was suddenly dialled in via video conference and explained his management style for Tesla. Diess also announced a visit to the Tesla factory in Brandenburg. insideevs.com, teslarati.com More…

In California, Momentum Dynamics and Solano Transportation Authority (STA) plan to deploy 300kW automatic wireless fast-charging infrastructure along a bus transit corridor. The wireless charging pads will be located at seven transit centres in the region between San Francisco and Sacramento. This allows buses automatic charging while remaining on their designated routes. Although Momentum Dynamics […] More…

The electric vehicle charge point operator EasyGo has secured 15 million euros of funding. This should enable the company to grow its charge point network across the Irish Republic and expand into Northern Ireland. EasyGo is based in the town of Kildare about 50 km west of Dublin. The financing gathered from backers that include […] More…

Chile has announced the ban of sales of most internal combustion vehicles in favor of battery-electric variants starting in 2035. Under the new electric transport strategy, all sales of light and medium vehicles, public transport and heavy trucks will have to be zero-emission vehicles. Following the initial 2035 ban, in 2040, the conversion of the […] More…

Chile has announced the ban of sales of most internal combustion vehicles in favor of battery-electric variants starting in 2035. Under the new electric transport strategy, all sales of light and medium vehicles, public transport and heavy trucks will have to be zero-emission vehicles. Following the initial 2035 ban, in 2040, the conversion of the […] More…

Fuel cell specialist Ballard Power Systems and battery manufacturer Forsee Power have agreed on a strategic partnership to jointly develop integrated fuel cell battery solutions for heavy-duty mobility applications such as buses, trucks, trains and ships. According to the Canadian company Ballard, a memorandum of understanding has now been signed with the French battery manufacturer. […] More…

Materials technology and recycling group Umicore has signed long-term lithium supply agreements with Ganfeng Lithium and Vulcan Energy Resources. Both contracts have an initial term of five years and can be extended by mutual agreement. The agreement with the Chinese group Ganfeng Lithium covers the supply of lithium from 2022 and will, according to Umicore, […] More…