The world’s most expensive commercials were shown during the Super Bowl in the USA. This occasion is now being used by several car manufacturers to promote electric cars. Not only has BMW advertised the iX here, but also General Motors for its Ultium electric models, Polestar for its Polestar 2, Kia for the EV6 and […] More…

Aston Martin is apparently showing interest in the joint development of battery cells for electric sports cars with Britishvolt. Initial talks are said to be already underway. The alleged talks between Britishvolt and Aston Martin concern Britishvolt capacities for customised batteries for Aston Martin electric luxury cars. According to the financial news website This is […] More…

Ford’s Lincoln brand looks like it will be launching at least five battery-electric SUV models by 2026. Among these will be the battery-electric (BEV) models that will replace or complement Lincoln’s Corsair, Nautilus, Aviator and Navigator models. Reuters revealed the US carmaker’s plans citing three people familiar with the matter. The four models mentioned cover […] More…

Skoda has revealed pricing and specification details for the new Enyaq Coupé iV vRS in the UK. Prices start from £51,885 and order books open on 17 February, with the first customer deliveries due for the end of July this year. Skoda presented the Enyaq Coupé in Prague in last month. The electric car expands […] More…

UK electric vehicle fleet and battery storage provider Zenobe has established a multi-source debt structure of £241 million to accelerate the expansion of the EV fleet sector. The company aims to initially service and finance up to 430 new electric buses in the UK and Ireland. The new funding platform from Zenobe is advised and […] More…

Two new large orders for electric buses have been made public in the USA in recent days. Nova Bus, part of the Volvo Group, has received its largest electric bus order to date from Houston in Texas. New Flyer of America, part of the NFI Group, is to deliver 17 vehicles to Denver in Colorado. […] More…

The Norwegian Postal Service has ordered 29 electric trucks from Volvo Trucks. This is the largest order ever for Volvo Trucks from Norway and one of the largest in Europe. The electric trucks on order are the FL Electric and FE Electric, which have identical drivelines but different configurations with two and three axles respectively. […] More…

The battery research team around Jeff Dahn continues to work on the million-mile battery. As the Tesla battery researcher explained at an online conference, however, the actual goal is not to actually make an electric car drive 1.6 million kilometres with it. In essence, the work is already known: Back in October 2020, Dahn and […] More…

The materials technology and recycling group Umicore has signed an agreement with the battery cell joint venture Automotive Cells Company (ACC) of Stellantis, Total and Mercedes-Benz for battery recycling services for the needs of the ACC pilot plant in Nersac, France. The go-ahead for pilot production in Nersac was given in January 2020, even before […] More…

While Tesla sets new sales records for the Model 3 and Model Y in almost every quarter, the Model X has been experiencing problems for over a year. As Elon Musk has now admitted, these problems are largely homemade due to a misjudgement. There are also two other software recalls in the US. The deliveries […] More…

BMW has acquired a majority stake in BMW Brilliance Automotive. As announced three years ago, the Munich-based carmaker holds only 75 per cent of the shares. One of the first acts as the new majority owner is the announcement of a new plant for the joint venture. According to BMW, the full consolidation took place […] More…

The expansion into other European countries announced by the Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng is becoming concrete with the conclusion of sales and service partnerships in the Netherlands and Sweden. The sales partnerships are soon to be followed by their own subsidiaries. In the Netherlands, Xpeng cooperates with Emil Frey and in Sweden with Bilia. […] More…

Hyundai has presented some changes for the 2023 model year of the Ioniq 5. The most striking new feature is the larger battery, which will come to 77.4 kWh from the second half of 2022, as in the Kia EV6. In addition, the battery can be preconditioned in the future. By increasing the capacity of […] More…

BMW will air a 60-second commercial during the Super Bowl next Sunday for its electric iX, slated to launch in the US next month. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the Greek god Zeus and Salma Hayek Pinault as his consort, the goddess Hera. The spot is already available online. Conceived by Goodby Silverstein & Partners and […] More…

BMW will air a 60-second commercial during the Super Bowl next Sunday for its electric iX, slated to launch in the US next month. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the Greek god Zeus and Salma Hayek Pinault as his consort, the goddess Hera. The spot is already available online. Conceived by Goodby Silverstein & Partners and […] More…

It looks like Volvo may release a new EV that could sit on another platform than its current models. Rumour has it the coming crossover would range between the XC60 and XC90 in size. According to media reports, production is set to start in 2024, and later around 100,000 units are to be built per […] More…

The Californian startup Navier develops electric hydrofoils. Now the company has reached an important step: In a seed financing round, Navier was able to raise 7.2 million dollars. With the seed capital of the equivalent of 6.3 million euros, the company plans to build the N27, Navier’s first model. The N27 was introduced last year, […] More…

ABB has announced a new partnership with Paccar, a commercial vehicle maker, to provide dealers and their customers with a range of charging solutions in North America and Europe. Paccar manufactures medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, including the Peterbilt, Kenworth, and DAF brands. Under the new agreement, Paccar Parts, an independent division of Paccar, will […] More…

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has collaborated with Ford on the ‘Ford Charge Station Pro’ made for the Ford F-150 Lightning e-pickup. It is the first bidirectional-ready charging solution for electric vehicles to be released at the end-user level, according to Siemens. More specifically, the Ford Charge Station Pro is the first product certified to the recently […] More…

The US Army has unveiled a comprehensive climate strategy that includes building an electric vehicle fleet in the coming years. By 2027, the armed forces aim to decarbonise all non-tactical light vehicles before moving into more tactical terrain. By 2035, all non-tactical vehicles (NTVs) will be purely electric. The NTV fleet comprises sedans, station wagons, […] More…