The Chinese technology company Xiaomi has completed the registration of a new automobile company, with a registered capital of RMB 10 billion (around $1.5 billion), with founder & CEO Lei Jun to serve as the new company’s legal representative. Just the drive technology for electric passenger vehicles is not the only area of interest for […] More…

ACC, the Franco-German initiative comprising PSA, Opel and Saft, has received funding notifications from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMVi) and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to start constructing a battery cell factory in Germany. The federal and state governments are funding the project with a total of 436.8 million euros. They expect to […] More…

The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (IWS) has developed a dry coating process that eliminates the need for toxic solvents in the production of battery electrodes. This should make the production process noticeably more environmentally friendly. The approach developed by an interdisciplinary research team at the Fraunhofer IWS in Dresden starts with the […] More…

The South Korean battery manufacturer SK Innovation has announced a new battery cell production plant in China. The company plans to invest 1.2 trillion won (about 900 million euros) in the plant. SK Innovation did not provide further details about the new plant, such as the location or the planned annual production capacity, in the […] More…

In Norway, 11,811 new electric cars were registered in August. The share of electric cars in new passenger car registrations was 71.9 per cent last month. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types in August was the Tesla Model Y with 1,308 new registrations. Compared to August 2020 (5,704 new registrations), the 11,811 electric […] More…

Sono Motors says it is working on a bidirectional AC wall box and is currently running a survey for customers to vote for their favourite design. The German company expects the home charger launch to coincide with Sono Motors’ Sion solar car coming to market in 2023. In terms of power, the Sono wall box […] More…

With the ‘UrbanRebel Concept’, the Seat subsidiary Cupra has presented its idea of a sporty electric small car. The concept car at the IAA Mobility is a design study that is intended to give a preview of the “urban electric vehicle” that is to be launched on the market in 2025. At the unveiling of […] More…

Tesla has announced a new delivery date for the Roadster 2. On Twitter, CEO Elon Musk stated that the electric sports car should be on the market in 2023 – but Musk also immediately added a caveat. “Assuming 2022 is not mega drama, new Roadster should ship in 2023,” Musk tweeted. With the “mega drama”, […] More…

The Hyundai brand Genesis has presented new plans for the electrification of its entire vehicle range. According to these plans, all new models are to be powered purely by electricity from 2025, with the last combustion engine to be sold by 2030 at the latest. For 2030, Genesis aims to “become a 100 per cent […] More…

In Sweden, the Spanish micromobility company CityBike Global has signed an agreement with the city of Stockholm to implement one of the largest e-bike sharing services in Europe. The plan is to deliver over 5,100 e-bikes to the Swedish capital. Italian e-bike solution provider Vaimoo is also on board as a partner. The company will […] More…

Software provider Vulog is launching an electrified free-floating car-sharing service in the Lyon metropolitan area that will serve as a testing ground for new technological features. The service, called Leo&Go will use 100 of the fully-electric 100 Peugeot e-208s and 200 Toyota Yaris Hybrids. This is Vulog‘s first foray into car-sharing. Until now, the software […] More…

Bosch has presented its innovations for the upcoming e-bike season including a smart system and a new app for more connectivity. The German engineering and technology company has also revealed a new battery – its largest e-bike battery to date – with a capacity of 750 Wh. According to Bosch eBike Systems, the smart system […] More…

The vehicle of choice for the announced electric scooter racing series eSkootr Championship (eSC) has now been presented. The electric kick-scooter called eSC S1-X has been developed by YCOM. First announced in 2020, the eSkootr Championship (eSC) is the world’s first micromobility racing series. Presumably because of the corona pandemic, the start of the premiere […] More…

In the USA, Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America and NFI Industries are planning the largest charging infrastructure project in the country to support heavy-duty electric trucks. A total of 34 HPC chargers for electric trucks are to be installed by the end of 2023. The focus of the joint project is the greater Los Angeles area […] More…

Opel will also offer the new Astra as a purely electric model from 2023. The manufacturer has now announced this at the official presentation of the sixth generation of the model. Before the launch as a BEV, plug-in hybrids in two performance levels are available for the new Astra. The Opel Astra already had its […] More…

Volvo Trucks has just announced its largest-ever order for electric trucks in North America. Warehousing and distribution company Performance Team has placed an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks. The 16 electric trucks will transport regional loads to Performance Team customers throughout Southern California on a daily basis starting later this year. […] More…

BYD North America has unveiled two next-generation battery-electric heavy-duty trucks; the ‘Gen3 8TT’ and ‘6F’. The truck cabs were designed by Wolfgang Josef Egger, former Audi chief designer, and have up to 185kW CCS1 charging capability. The extended-range version of the 8TT and 6F offer a range of up to 200 miles on a charge. […] More…

US manufacturer Bye Aerospace announces another order for its electric aircraft. The Reykjavik Flight Academy has signed a contract for the purchase of three all-electric eFlyer training aircraft. Specifically, these are two units of the two-seater eFlyer 2 and a four-seater eFlyer 4. In addition, the manufacturer and the Reykjavik Flight Academy are negotiating an […] More…

Tesla is apparently looking for more suppliers to manufacture its 4680 battery cell in China. According to a Chinese media report, Tesla is already negotiating with several battery manufacturers in the country, such as the existing suppliers CATL and LG, but also with new suppliers. The information comes from the portal 36 Krypton, which refers […] More…

The Chinese battery manufacturer CALB (China Lithium Battery Technology) has announced the expansion of its production capacities to 300 GWh by 2025. Among other things, the company is planning a new factory in Hefei with a capacity of 50 GWh. International carmakers could also benefit from this. As the company recently announced on its WeChat […] More…