Allego will increase charging tariffs in most European countries in the company’s network on 1 September due to rising electricity prices across Europe. The three levels of charging speeds introduced during the last price rise at the beginning of the year continue to apply. While the UK was not part of the last price increase, […] More…

Budding battery producer AMTE Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with automotive engineering company Cosworth. The company may use AMTE’s “ultra high power” cells in their specialist electric vehicles that cover many sectors. Cosworth is known chiefly for its long Formula 1 engagement. As for the non-binding agreement with AMTE Power, the cells may […] More…

Wireless charging specialist WiTricity says it completed a new funding round of $63 million (€60.9m). Anchored by a $25 million investment from Siemens AG, the round includes new investors and new ones on board. The company wants to bring its patents into products, including launching a new V2G solution. Siemens announced its investment already in […] More…

Wireless charging specialist WiTricity says it completed a new funding round of $63 million (€60.9m). Anchored by a $25 million investment from Siemens. WiTricity wants to bring its patents into products, including launching a new V2G solution. Siemens announced its investment already in June. The Japan Energy Fund, Mirae Asset Capital, and returning investors Stage […] More…

Tesla has signed contracts worth around US$5 billion to buy materials for its batteries from nickel-processing companies in Indonesia, according to a senior Indonesian cabinet minister. Tesla has signed five-year contracts with nickel processing companies operating out of Morowali on the island of Sulawesi, he said. The names of the companies and the quantities purchased […] More…

The Chinese electric car subsidiary Avatr under Changan, Nio and CATL has launched its first model on the Chinese market. The coupé-like electric SUV Avatr 11 is based on a 750-volt platform and is available in three regular versions with prices starting at 349,900 yuan. The other two versions of the debut model, which was […] More…

Ford has announced a price increase for its all-electric F-150 Lightning. “Due to significant material cost increases and other factors,” prices for the F-150 Lightning will increase by $6,000 to $8,500 depending on the variant. The price increases do not apply to existing purchasers, according to Ford. The timing of the announcement is also well […] More…

The US electric car subscription service Autonomy has ordered 22,790 electric cars worth around 1.2 billion dollars. The provider, which until now has specialised mainly in Tesla models, has ordered a total of 45 different vehicle models from 17 carmakers – including Tesla again. The Californian company had recently announced a cooperation with the US […] More…

Elon Musk has sold 7.92 million Tesla shares worth 6.9 billion dollars in the past few days. However, the sales have nothing to do with Tesla itself – Musk is preparing to potentially have to buy Twitter. The funds could be used to finance a possible Twitter takeover if he loses the legal battle with […] More…

The German automotive supplier Eberspaecher has developed a fully electric air conditioning system for hybrid and all-electric buses, particularly for customers in India, the Middle East and Asia: the AC135 AE platform. The new thermal management system for large and mid-size buses comes with an integrated inverter, battery thermal management and customer-specific software. Different platform […] More…

There’s a police helicopter standing at the Tesla Supercharger in a picture on Twitter. It is not a case of extreme ICEing or vandalism but a campaign by the Police Department in Bavaria on a day of action against blocking charging stations when parking. For those new to electric vehicles, ICE-ing means the malpractice of […] More…

The South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical, together with Lotte Aluminium, is building a factory in the US state of Kentucky for the production of cathode foils for use in batteries for electric vehicles. The factory in Hardin County is scheduled to go into operation in 2025 and produce 36,000 tonnes of cathode foils. The […] More…

Clean Logistics has secured 5,000 hydrogen-electric trucks from GP Joule through a framework agreement. Delivery is scheduled between 2023 to 2027, with a pre-series expected by late 2023. The sales volume is in the low single-digit billion euro range for Clean Logistics. The timing depends on when expected subsidies are approved. Clean Logistics and GP […] More…

EV infrastructure firm Gridserve has secured a £200m investment from Infracapital (about €237m). The company intends to invest fresh capital into expanding its national charging network of so-called Electric Forecourts and Electric Hubs. Infracapital joins with existing partners, TPG Rise and Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc, who have also increased their shareholding in the company […] More…

EV infrastructure firm Gridserve has secured a £200m investment from Infracapital (about €237m). The company intends to invest fresh capital into expanding its national charging network of so-called Electric Forecourts and Electric Hubs. Infracapital joins with existing partners, TPG Rise and Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc, who have also increased their shareholding in the company […] More…

The massive climate bill that passed the US Senate this week includes three billion dollars for the US Postal Service to decarbonise its delivery fleet. Local media said the US Government “called USPS’s bluff” by supplying as much funding as USPS claimed a 100% BEV fleet would cost. It is the next chapter in the […] More…

US carmaker Meyers Manx is bringing back the VW buggy of the 1960s with an electric drive. The Meyers Manx 2.0 Electric is to be built in a small series of 50 units starting in 2023, before series production is to start in 2024. The Meyers Manx 2.0 Electric is powered by two electric motors […] More…

Siemens and have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in inductive charging of electric vehicles. However, rather than developing technology, both companies intend to coordinate efforts in harmonisation. The goal is to close gaps to ensure full interoperability between vehicles and the charging infrastructure. This includes coordinated standardisation efforts in the relevant pre-standardisation and […] More…

Volkswagen Australia is preparing to introduce a range of new electric cars, according to a report from Drive. The ID.4 and ID.5 will be introduced in Australia at the end of next year, followed by the ID.3 in 2024. After Volkswagen recently launched production of the ID.4 in the USA, as well as announcing prices […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has released the SUV offshoot of the all-electric EQS for sale, with prices in Germany starting at €110,658. The EQS SUV can now be ordered in three drive variants, and the first vehicles are expected to reach European customers this December. As announced at the model’s launch, the EQS SUV will come to market […] More…