The commodities group BHP and the Toyota-Panasonic joint venture Prime Planet Energy & Solutions have agreed on a memorandum of understanding on the supply of nickel. The material is to come from BHP’s new production facility in Western Australia. The third signatory to the memorandum of understanding between BHP and the battery joint venture established […] More…

The German aggregate plants of Mercedes-Benz are starting production of central components for the battery-electric eActros. These include the e-axle and the battery packs, which will be manufactured and assembled at the Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim locations. The components that are entering serial production in the German plants will then be used in the series […] More…

The Belgian national postal operator Bpost is procuring 1,200 electric vans to be delivered by the end of 2022. According to a Flemish media report, the first 400 of the electric transporters have already been ordered, with the tender for the remaining 800 to follow at the end of this month. According to the Flemish […] More…

The first production vehicles of the new Multivan presented in June have rolled off the production line at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This is the first time a Multivan with a plug-in hybrid has been produced at the Hanover plant. As reported, the new Multivan is based for the first time on the VW Group’s MQB […] More…

The Stellantis brand Jeep has announced a new generation of the Grand Cherokee SUV, which will also be offered as a plug-in hybrid for the first time. A new platform makes this possible. The model is to be offered in North America in early 2022 and in other markets later in the year. Like Jeep’s […] More…

Spanish authorities and Nissan have started talks with Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motors about a possible takeover of Nissan’s Barcelona plant. Great Wall could move into the largest of the three plants in Barcelona. However, the negotiations are said to be explicitly non-exclusive as yet. Overall, the future of the Zona Franca, Montcada i Reixac […] More…

In Norway, 13,946 new electric cars were registered in September. The share of electric cars in new passenger car registrations was 77.5 per cent last month. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types in September was the Tesla Model Y with 3,564 new registrations, ahead of the Tesla Model 3 with 2,218 registrations. Compared […] More…

In Japan, the charging infrastructure provider e-Mobility Power (eMP) has migrated and unified its entire network of more than 27,000 chargers onto the Driivz EV charging and smart energy management software platform. In April of 2021, eMP took over the Nippon Charge Service (NCS) in Japan. Software from the Israeli software specialist Driivz enables eMP […] More…

In the USA, five Midwest states gave announced that they will work together to increase the deployment of electric vehicle charging stations. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by the governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin saying that the states will form the Regional Electric Vehicle Midwest Coalition, or “REV Midwest.” […] More…

Between July and September, Tesla built a total of 241,300 electric cars. A total of 237,823 units were delivered in the same period. As in the first two quarters of the current year, the Model 3 and Model Y were primarily responsible for the jump in production and delivery figures. Since the second quarter, Model […] More…

Volkswagen has just launched an analysis software called BattMan ReLife for batteries. The quick-check carried out by the software as an initial diagnosis is now being used in a pilot plant for battery recycling that Volkswagen Group Components has been operating at the Salzgitter site in Germany since the beginning of the year. According to […] More…

Mercedes-Benz is now offering smaller batteries for two of its larger people movers. The eVito Tourer and EQV can now both be ordered with a usable battery capacity of 60 kWh, as an alternative to the eVito Tourer and EQV with 90 kWh usable battery capacity. The new variants with the smaller battery obviously have […] More…

Tesla is urging US President Joe Biden’s administration and a US appeals court to impose higher fines on American automakers that fail to meet fuel economy requirements for their cars. Additionally, Tesla is calling for a swift tightening of fuel economy rules loosened by former President Donald Trump, as the relaxation ensures that emissions credits […] More…

Ionity is launching a subscription model for its charging stations. This is intended to give electric car drivers the opportunity to use Ionity charging stations without charging cards from other Mobility Service Providers (MSP) or charging services from car manufacturers participating in Ionity at a reduced rate. This means that drivers without a contract with […] More…

SK Innovation officially completed the spin-off of its battery business on 1 October. The now independent battery division of the South Korean company is called SK On and is headed by Jee Dong-seob. With the announced spin-off, the Korean company wants to enable the battery division to better focus on the fast-growing market for electric […] More…

Nikola had already entered into an agreement to sell up to $300 million worth of shares to Tumim Stone Capital in June. Now the electric truck maker has signed a second purchase agreement with the investment bank, bringing the total to $600 million. Since entering into the first agreement, Nikola has already sold nearly $47 […] More…

The French electric bus manufacturer Bluebus, part of the Bolloré Group, is presenting a new version of its six-metre short electric bus. This offers space for up to 35 passengers, a new drive with up to 140 kW of power and 25 per cent more range than its predecessor. Around ten years after the premiere […] More…

Quantron has presented a fuel cell transporter. The transporter, called Q-Light FCEV, is a hydrogen-powered vehicle in the 3.5 to 4.2 tonne range, according to Quantron, and is offered in cooperation with FC experts AE Driven Solutions. The commercial vehicle converter had already announced a hydrogen transporter based on the Iveco Daily a little over […] More…

Foxconn will buy the car plant of the electric car start-up Lordstown Motors in Lordstown in the US state of Ohio. This is provided for in an agreement in principle that has now been concluded between the two sides. Foxconn will then take over the production of the electric pickup truck Endurance for Lordstown Motors. […] More…

The city of Düsseldorf has cancelled its lease order for a Tesla Model S as an official car for Mayor Dr Stephan Keller because Tesla has postponed the delivery date several times. Instead, the mayor of Düsseldorf has now opted for the all-electric EQS from Mercedes-Benz. With an all-electric range of up to 784 kilometres, […] More…