Continental Engineering Services (CES), Continental’s development and production service provider, and the startup Volterio have entered into a partnership to develop an intelligent charging robot to make charging easier. The first near-series systems are planned for mid-2022. According to Continental, CES meets all the necessary certification criteria of the automotive industry. Series production of the […] More…

Panasonic and Toyota have started joint research with the University of Tokyo on battery resources and recycling. In addition to CO2 neutrality, the aim of the project is to reduce production costs in the entire battery supply chain. The research project has two main focal points: the development of new processes in resource development as […] More…

The Israeli battery technology company Addionics has closed a series A financing round of 27 million US dollars. The backers include automotive supplier Magna International and aluminium recycler Novelis. The startup plans to use the funds to advance its technology, among other things. The financing round was led by Deep Insight, Catalyst Fund, Delek Motors […] More…

After Lamborghini published its electrification strategy last year, there are now more details about the brand’s electric-only plans. British media, citing Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann, report that the brand’s first electric crossover is due in 2028. The previous electric strategy ‘Direzione Cor Tauri’ announced the hybridisation of the entire model range by the end of […] More…

Baidu and Geely are investing a total of around 400 million US dollars in their electric car joint venture Jidu Auto. The money will go towards the development and series production of Jidu’s first “robot car”. The model is to be presented at the Beijing Auto Show in April this year and go on sale […] More…

Bentley will produce its first BEV model at its plant in Crewe, England, from 2025, the luxury car manufacturer has now officially confirmed. Bentley plans to invest £2.5 billion in the site and in research and development over the next ten years, with a particular focus on sustainability. In the course of the investments, the […] More…

General Motors has announced investments of 6.6 billion US dollars – around 5.8 billion euros – in the expansion of production capacities for electric vehicles and battery cells in Michigan. An existing vehicle plant will be extensively modernised and converted to electric cars, and a third cell production facility will also be built in Michigan. […] More…

Norway subjects micromobility to traffic rules: Norway’s government is tightening the rules for the use of electric kick scooters and other electric micromobility vehicles. In future, they will be classified as motor vehicles and a blood alcohol limit (0.02 BAC), an age limit (from 12 years) and compulsory helmets for people under 15 years will […] More…

Foxconn has reached an agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Investment, the electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro and other partners to create an ecosystem around e-mobility in Indonesia. However, the system is to encompass much more than the exchangeable batteries for Gogoro scooters. According to Focxonn, the ecosystem will include the production of batteries, the development […] More…

Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group is acquiring Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the engineering and battery company founded by Formula One team Williams, for £164 million. Fortescue wants to use Williams’ battery technology in goods trains and trucks, among other things WAE’s critical battery technology will in turn enable Fortescue to realise its 2030 net-zero […] More…

Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group is acquiring Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the engineering and battery company founded by Formula One team Williams, for £164 million. Fortescue wants to use Williams’ battery technology in goods trains and trucks, among other things. WAE’s critical battery technology will in turn enable Fortescue to realise its 2030 net-zero […] More…

In the USA, Advanced Battery Concepts (ABC) is to supply its patented GreenSeal storage batteries to thousands of Solar EV Charging Plazas being installed by GreenCore EV Services across the country. Under the Memorandum of Understanding between the two companies, ABC will manufacture and supply the energy storage systems for an estimated 10,000 Solar EV […] More…

The Indian electric vehicle manufacturer Ola Electric has closed another financing round of 200 million US dollars and is now valued at a total of 5 billion US dollars. Ola Electric had already raised 200 million US dollars from investors in autumn 2021. In the past twelve months, Ola Electric has built up its so-called […] More…

Indian electric scooter manufacturer Hero Electric has partnered with Alt Mobility, a dedicated platform for leasing electric vehicles for the logistics market, to deploy 10,000 Hero Nyx electric scooters by 2023. Under the collaboration, the companies will work with logistic aggregators and fleet operators. Alt Mobility claims to be India’s first dedicated platform for leasing […] More…

The Danfoss Editron marine drivetrain system is powering the Southern Hemisphere’s first fully electric passenger ferry, after the East by West Ferries service officially launched the Ika Rere zero-emission vessel in Wellington, New Zealand. The ferry was commissioned following research results by the New Zealand Government showing that domestic ships such as ferries and freighters […] More…

Tesla plans to increase the maximum power of its third-generation Superchargers from 250 kW to 324 kW, according to unconfirmed reports, and will introduce a fourth generation of its fast chargers a little later. The upgrade is scheduled to start in North America later this year. Elon Musk already announced an increase in Supercharger peak […] More…

Lithium producer Vulcan Energy Resources has been granted a research permit in Italy. It concerns an 11.5-square-kilometre area in Cesano near Rome, where brine samples were found in a geothermal well. According to a Vulcan statement, this sample well detected an average lithium content of between 350 and 380 mg/l in the brine. By comparison, […] More…

Emerging UK battery cell manufacturer Britishvolt has signed a two-year, multi-million-pound contract with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) to further develop and manufacture its high nickel electric vehicle sample cells for mass production. The UKBIC national facility was established in 2021 to foster battery development and production and is open to all companies working […] More…

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has invested a further $450 million in Wisk Aero, the joint venture between Kitty Hawk and Boeing to develop electric aerial taxis. The investment is intended to further the development of Wisk’s sixth-generation eVTOL and fund preparations for the start of series production. According to the company, which was founded in […] More…

The BMW brand Mini is now offering owners of the classic Mini a factory conversion to an all-electric drive. As part of the Mini Recharged project developed by a team at the Mini plant in Oxford, the classic Mini can be equipped with an electric drive system on request. According to BMW, the electric motor […] More…