Skoda has announced a software update for its MEB models in the Enyaq family. Called ME3, it includes improvements in range and charging performance, just like the underlying E3.0 update at VW. But it also adjusts some of the criticized displays. Skoda has been using the new ME3 software version in the Enyaq Coupé iV […] More…

Northvolt plans to convert a closed Stora Enso paper mill in Sweden into a gigafactory to produce up to 100 GWh of cathode material as well as battery cells. The two companies have signed a letter of intent that calls for Northvolt to purchase the Kvarnsveden Mill in Borlänge, Sweden, and the surrounding industrial area. […] More…

Following the launch of the Kia EV6 in the U.S., the first word on dealers is that some are charging significant markups on the list price. A Kia spokesperson says the company encourages its dealers to price their vehicles fairly. Ford and General Motors recently also faced similar issues, however, took a more active approach […] More…

The marine electric drive supplier Torqeedo has won an order to supply a complete electric propulsion system for an autonomous boat in the German city of Kiel. The electric vessel named Wavelab will be built by Gebrüder Friedrich Schiffswerft in Kiel, and is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2022. The Wavelab is a […] More…

New York multi-modal EV sharing startup Revel has raised a $126 million Series B in a funding round led by BlackRock. Revel will use the finance to scale up its moped operations. In just two years, the startup company has grown to include more than 1,400 moped electric scooters across Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn and […] More…

In Italy, 350 electric buses are to be purchased for Milan. The Milan City Council has passed a resolution clearing the way for the release of 249 million euros for the fleet renewal programme of the local public transport company ATM. The funds will enable ATM to purchase a total of 350 new zero-emission buses […] More…

Volvo Buses has received three orders from Finland for a total of 82 electric buses. Of these, 61 are destined for the capital Helsinki and represent the largest single order for Volvo Buses in Finland to date. Volvo says that while all 82 vehicles on order are low-floor buses, the operators have opted for different […] More…

Solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape is expanding into the Asia-Pacific region and has announced the opening of a subsidiary in Kyoto, Japan, for this purpose. The new site will have an R&D laboratory that is scheduled to go into operation this year. The QuantumScape announcement does not specify what specific work and development […] More…

WiTricity, a provider of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles, wants to offer owners of selected electric car models a retrofit package for inductive charging. A beta version is planned for the U.S. later this year – including for a Tesla Model 3. After the beta, the solution called WiTricity Halo Charging with 11 kW […] More…

Tesla is reportedly planning to start building a new plant in Shanghai as early as next month to more than double its production capacity in China. According to an agency report, this could allow Tesla to increase its production capacity in China to as many as two million electric cars per year. This was reported […] More…

Volkswagen has decided on the location for the Volkswagen Group’s battery cell factory in Spain: it is to be built in Sagunt in the province of Valencia in eastern Spain and will have a capacity of 40 GWh per year. VW had announced its intention to build a battery factory in Spain at the strategy […] More…

British SAIC brand MG Motor has announced a new electric model to be unveiled in the fourth quarter of this year. It will be a 4.3-meter hatchback called MG4, which is expected to compete with the VW ID.3, among others. A video released by the company on Twitter shows a (partially) shrouded rendering of the […] More…

Faraday Future has unveiled the version of its first model planned for series production. Production of the FF 91 is scheduled to begin in Hanford, California, in the third quarter of 2022. According to the company, they have reached the fourth of a total of seven milestones on the way to the start of production: […] More…

Faraday Future has unveiled the version of its first model planned for series production. Production of the FF 91 is scheduled to begin in Hanford, California, in the third quarter of 2022. According to the company, they have reached the fourth of a total of seven milestones on the way to the start of production: […] More…

Stellantis gave new details on its electrification strategy when presenting its 2021 financials. What is new is that Fiat and Abarth will become pure BEV brands in Europe from 2027. Fiat had previously given a rough time window of between 2025 and 2030 for this. At the time, the reasoning was that Fiat would then […] More…

The Californian electric car startup Lucid Motors has to announce the first small recall a few months after the start of deliveries of its debut model Air: There is a possibility that a part of the suspension was improperly assembled by the supplier. Lucid calculates that about one per cent of the 203 potentially affected […] More…

US electric truck maker Atlis Motor Vehicles announced the signing of a collaborative agreement with a U.S. Military supplier to jointly design and produce new technology to convert military vehicles such as gasoline or diesel-powered High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) into electric vehicles. Under the agreement, the technology can be sold to third-party customers, […] More…

The Geely brand Lotus wants to float its technology division Lotus Technology on the stock market in the next twelve to 24 months to raise capital for its electric campaign. It has not yet been decided whether the IPO will be carried out in Asia, London or New York, while the type of IPO is […] More…

US American drive system builder Cummins has announced its intention to acquire supplier Meritor for around USD 3.7 billion. The transaction still has to be approved by shareholders and is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. Specifically, an agreement calls for Cummins to pay $36.50 in cash per Meritor share, for a […] More…

Harley-Davidson is planning a second model called Del Mar for its electric motorbike brand LiveWire for the second quarter of 2022. As a more affordable model below the LiveWire One, the Del Mar is to be based on a new platform called Arrow, which has a special technical feature. As Harley CEO Jochen Zeitz recently […] More…