The Volkswagen Group and Bosch want to examine the establishment of a European supplier to equip battery cell factories. This does not involve joint production of battery cells, but rather the development and construction of production facilities with which battery cells are manufactured. Both companies plan to supply integrated battery production systems and to support […] More…

Even though burning electric cars often get a lot of attention in the media, the fire of an electric car is significantly less likely than that of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine. This not-so-new finding was confirmed by a recent analysis of car fires in the US. The findings went beyond simply comparing […] More…

The British sodium-ion battery technology company Faradion has been bought up by Reliance New Energy Solar (RNES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries. Reliance is to acquire 100% shareholding of Faradion for £100 million. In addition, RNES will also invest £25 million as growth capital to accelerate commercial rollout. While the parent company Reliance Industries […] More…

In the Australian state of Victoria, the government has backed studies and trials for the use of green hydrogen (made from renewables) for use in heavy transport. The funding of 7 million Australian dollars (4.43 million euros) should help support refuelling stations and the development of fuel cell electric buses among other things. For the […] More…

Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has received a new order from Germany. Public transport operator Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG) has ordered ten electric solo buses and ten charging units from the Dutch manufacturer. The vehicles are to be used in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The order includes ten Ebusco 2.2 buses with a length of […] More…

The Chinese battery manufacturer CATL is entering the battery exchange business. The CATL subsidiary CAES (Contemporary Amperex Energy Service Technology) has now presented a battery replacement solution called Evogo. The system is said to be compatible with cars from different OEMs. The battery swap solution includes battery blocks, quick battery swap stations and an app, […] More…

Ten companies have applied for an Indian government programme to promote the domestic production of battery cells, with plans for factories with a total capacity of 130 GWh – significantly more than the 50 GWh planned by India’s government. This involves battery production for both electric cars and stationary applications. Among the companies now waiting […] More…

Polestar is now launching its Polestar 2 on the South Korean market. Prices for the electric sedan start at 54.9 million won for the single-engine version and 57.9 million won for the dual-engine variant. Orders are available now and deliveries are scheduled to begin in mid-March. In terms of market targets, Polestar aims to sell […] More…

According to Chinese media, BYD and FAW are planning a production facility for electric car batteries with an annual capacity of 45 GWh in north-eastern China. A joint venture has apparently already been established, but official confirmation is still pending. As reported by CN EV Post and Gasgoo, among others, the factory is to be built […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Aiways is “thinking about manufacturing cars in Europe”, as Aiways CEO Alexander Klose said in an interview. Germany is in the running as a factory location. Aiways wants to combine production with externally organised battery manufacturing, he said. “We have not yet decided on a location – but several have […] More…

In Taiwan, there will soon be more battery exchange stations than petrol stations. Electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro built a total of 2,215 of its battery exchange stations in Taiwan by the end of 2021. Meanwhile, the number of petrol stations in Taiwan stood at 2,487. In the course of 2022, the number of battery exchange […] More…

The British facility service provider Mitie has reached the target of converting 30 per cent of its fleet to electric vehicles three months earlier than planned. As a result, the target has now been raised to 35 per cent by the end of March 2022. More than 2,000 purely electric vehicles are currently in operation […] More…

The Israeli energy company Delek wants to install HPC stations for electric cars at 40 petrol stations throughout Israel. According to a media report, Dalek will be using Siemens charging stations. According to a report in the Jerusalem Post, the Siemens charging stations with an output of 150 kW are to be installed at strategic […] More…

Qualiconsult, a Paris-based service provider in the construction industry, has commissioned the Renault charging service Mobilize Power Solutions to install charging points at all its branches in the medium term. Qualiconsult currently adding electric vehicles to its fleet of nearly 2,000 vehicles in several steps. The Renault subsidiary says that after the first 25 plug-in […] More…

Subaru presented two fully electric concept vehicles at the Tokyo Auto Salon: The 800 kW STI E-RA Concept race car and the Solterra STI Concept, a sportier version of Subaru’s first electric production model, the Solterra. As is well known, the Solterra is based on the EV platform developed jointly with Toyota, which is marketed […] More…

As part of the supporting programme of the Pure ETCR electric touring car series, an electric junior racing series for young male and female racers will compete for the first time this year. The races will be run with a standard car. For the premiere season of the ERA Championship – ERA stands for Electric […] More…

The US electric car start-up Bollinger Motors has put the development of its first B1 and B2 models on hold. Instead, the company wants to focus on commercial vehicles and fleets. This was announced by CEO Robert Bollinger. The company has been working on an electric all-terrain vehicle called the B1 and the B2 pickup […] More…

Although the announced Peugeot e-308 will not be on the market until next year, there are now first reports on the technical data of the compact electric car. These differ slightly from the known data – probably also for the sister model Opel Astra-e. It was already known that Peugeot is planning a purely electric […] More…

VW is significantly expanding its production capacities for electric cars in China. Together with the third MEB plant in Anhui, the annual production capacity will increase to up to 900,000 units in 2023, as VW China now reveals. Until now, the production capacity of the plant in Anhui was not known. As the existing plants […] More…

After false claims that dead electric cars caused a traffic jam after a snowstorm in California, a fact check showed that the traffic jam was due to other reasons, including regular congestion and a blocked road. The real reason was that “an abundance of vehicles all trying to leave South Lake Tahoe at the same […] More…