Cellforce, the battery joint venture between Porsche and Customcells, has ordered a system for coating electrodes for high-performance battery cells from the machinery and plant manufacturer Dürr. The equipment ordered from Dürr is intended for Cellforce’s planned battery cell factory. According to the plant manufacturer, a special process will be used that enables the simultaneous […] More…

In the UK, Swarco Smart Charging and Transport North East have gone live with the 10 rapid charging points in Northern England that is targeted at the taxi and private hire market. The Swarco rapid charging points string a network across Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Durham, Northumberland and Sunderland. Transport North East will […] More…

EO charging will be supplying UK grocery store chain Tesco with more than 200 AC fast chargers and 5 DC rapid chargers for its home delivery fleet of electric vans. The Tesco charging depots are located in Lakeside, Oxford, Glasgow (two sites) and Enfield. Here, EO Charging will supply charging facilities for both day-to-day charging […] More…

Blackstone Resources has announced the validation of 3D printing of battery cells and solid-state batteries with artificial intelligence. The validation by independent experts gives Blackstone access to further funding. In February, Blackstone had shown a pre-production sample cell that was ready for mass production. At the time, the main focus was on energy density; the […] More…

Rock Tech Lithium announces the construction of a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Guben, Brandenburg – 60 kilometres from Tesla’s plant in Grünheide. The plan is to produce around 24,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year there, or enough for around 500,000 electric cars. Rock Tech Lithium is a German-Canadian company with headquarters […] More…

The New York City Council has passed a bill mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully electric by 1 September 2035. This is in accordance with the decision to allow only zero-emission passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to be sold from 2035. The bill passed with 44 votes in favour and one […] More…

The US electric car start-up Rivian Automotive wants to produce its own battery cells in the future. However, according to Rivian, it does not want to do without purchased cells altogether. This is stated in the company’s application for the planned IPO. By setting up its own capacities for the production of battery cells, Rivian […] More…

According to media reports, Toyota’s hybrid pioneer Prius will run on hydrogen in the next generation. But different from Toyota’s fuel cell model Mirai, the plug-in Prius will be powered by hydrogen instead of petrol. The Toyota Corolla could also get the hydrogen system. Toyota further added that the engine is more responsive since hydrogen […] More…

Nikola Motors is forging partnerships to develop and install hydrogen fueling infrastructure in North America. The company aspiring to introduce fuel cell trucks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with OPAL Fuels. Nikola also announced a strategic collaboration with TC Energy aiming to install ‘Hydrogen Hubs’. First to OPAL Fuels, which specialises in delivering fueling […] More…

Mahle announces it is now an official series partner to DTM Electric. The German supplier will develop and supply the thermal management components for use in the race cars and says it may also incorporate its new immersion cooling technology, which makes it possible to charge batteries in just a few minutes. Mahle is joining […] More…

California’s Foothill Transit has ordered 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses from the NFI subsidiary New Flyer. The purchase is supported by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds and not the first electrification at the transport company. Based in West Covina, California, Foothill Transit says it operates one of the largest fleets of electric buses in America, […] More…

Solaris announced it had won a tender to supply 30 e-buses to public transport operator ATM in Genoa. The coastal city wants to replace its entire fleet with electric buses by 2025. The contract value exceeds 15 million euros and continues a string of orders from Italy. The new Solaris e-buses will join the fleet […] More…

Plug Power and SK Group’s SK E&S division have formed their joint venture announced earlier this year to provide fuel cell systems, hydrogen fueling stations and electrolyzers to the Korean and other Asian markets. The joint venture owned 51 per cent by SK E&S and 49 per cent by Plug Power, plans to build a […] More…

Allego has expanded its partnership with the Van der Valk hotel chain and will install 120 new fast chargers at more than 50 hotels in Belgium and the Netherlands from the end of this year. These will primarily be DC charging points in different power classes. The main focus will be on the installation of […] More…

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled three new electric compact equipment models. The L20 Electric, EC18 Electric and ECR18 Electric models are now available to reserve online for delivery in 2022. The L20 Electric is a compact wheel loader that sits below the already available L25 Electric. It has a payload of 1.8 tonnes […] More…

SK IE Technology (SKIET) has officially opened its first of a total of four planned production facilities for separators for use in electric car batteries in Poland. The subsidiary of the South Korean battery cell manufacturer SK Innovation plans to start production there this year. The first separator plant in Poland is expected to have […] More…

The Finnish state-owned mining company Terrafame is to supply Renault with fully traceable nickel sulphate for electric vehicle batteries in future. This is provided for in a memorandum of understanding now concluded between the two companies. With this agreement, Renault Group secures an annual supply of nickel sulphate from Terrafame for up to 15 GWh […] More…

The Dutch electric bus and charging infrastructure manufacturer Ebusco is planning its IPO on Euronext Amsterdam. Through the IPO, which is to take place in the course of the coming weeks, Ebusco is aiming for gross proceeds of around 300 million euros. Ebusco says it will use the capital to finance investments in its international […] More…

Hyundai Mobis, the South Korean automotive supplier belonging to the Hyundai Motor Group, has announced that it will invest about 1.3 trillion won (equivalent to about 950 million euros) in the construction of two plants for fuel cell systems in the Korean cities of Incheon and Ulsan. The two factories will perform different tasks in […] More…

Tesla will move its headquarters from Palo Alto in Silicon Valley to Austin in Texas. Elon Musk made the announcement at Tesla’s annual general meeting, which was already held in Texas. The move of the company’s headquarters to Texas has a history: As early as 2020, Elon Musk had threatened to move the headquarters in […] More…