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…

Doosan Bobcat has unveiled its new, all-electric Bobcat T7X compact track loader at the CES. Additionally, Doosan Bobcat has announced a strategic partnership with South Carolina-based Sunbelt Rentals. The electric track loader runs on a 62KW lithium-ion battery, which the company says is sufficient for a 4-hour continuous usage session, or all day if used […] More…

Local Motors, the maker of the autonomous electric shuttle Olli, will cease operations on Friday, according to several posts on LinkedIn by various employees. The company has not yet made an official announcement. The reason for the presumed shutdown of Local Motors is said to be a lack of capital. Several US media, including Techcrunch […] More…

Shell has now officially opened a very special fast-charging park in the London borough of Fulham. The location is a former petrol station that has been converted to exclusively offering charging power for electric cars and vans. Nine 175 kW charging points have been installed at the Shell Fulham filling station. The repurposed station is […] More…

Polish Enterprise Fund VIII, a private equity fund managed by Enterprise Investors, is acquiring a minority stake in Polish charging infrastructure provider Ekoenergetyka. The fund will invest over 45 million euros in Ekoenergetyka and other e-mobility related projects. The transaction is still subject to obtaining antitrust approval, according to Enterprise Investors (EI). The investment company […] More…

The Australian charging column manufacturer Tritium has launched on the US stock exchange Nasdaq. Tritium plans to invest the capital generated by the IPO in its expansion to three global manufacturing facilities and the development of global sales and service teams. Tritium has merged with SPAC company Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation (DCRN) for the IPO […] More…