Automakers often say one thing and do the opposite, or make contradictory statements for different audiences. Usually this sort of cognitive dissonance is considered a bad thing, but in Toyota’s case it may be otherwise—the company’s leaders have long been the auto industry’s most prominent anti-EV voices, even as the company itself has quietly but… Read more…
Australia’s Sicona plans US silicon anode manufacturing facility
Australian battery materials producer Sicona Battery Technologies plans to expand into the US battery component market by developing a commercial production facility somewhere in the southeastern US. The company recently completed front-end engineering design studies and is advancing its plans for the phased development of a silicon-carbon anode materials plant that would produce 6,700 tons… Read more…
RWTH Chair of PEM cooperates with Chinese plant manufacturer HYNN
The Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University and its spin-off company PEM Motion will be working together with the Chinese plant manufacturer HYNN in future. PEM is also expanding its collaboration with Bielefeld-based mechanical engineering specialist BST. Read more…
Joint venture between Stellantis and Leapmotor to start operation in September
The Stellantis Group and Chinese electric car manufacturer Leapmotor have finalised the establishment of their joint venture and announced that Leapmotor International will commence operations in Europe in September 2024. Read more…
Webasto increases the capacity of its commercial vehicle batteries from 35 to 40 kWh
The Munich-based supplier Webasto is increasing the energy content of its traction batteries from 35 to 40 kWh as part of a product update. The external dimensions remain the same. Tied together in large packs, the batteries are designed to supply electric commercial vehicles with up to 720 kWh of electricity. Read more…
New Opel Frontera EV premieres, electric version starts at just €29,000
The new Opel Frontera EV has received its “world premiere”, which gives us a few more details about it, along with possibly the most important one: price. The EV will cost around €29,000 in Germany. It will have a range of “more than” 300 km according to WLTP in its base version, with a “long rage” version going all the… Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck Chief Out, Some Supercharger Team Re-Hired
Things are up and down at Tesla. Plus, NHTSA is probing Waymo for traffic violations and new Chinese EV tariffs could impact U.S. jobs. Read more…
Rivian R3X: Everything We Know
The Rivian R3X is the “performance variant of R3″ and promises great performance both on and off-road. Read more…
Scout Will Reveal Two EVs This Summer. What Do You Want To See?
The VW Group subsidiary will soon give us the first glimpse of its retro-modern electric SUV and pickup truck. Read more…
Pilot line provides double the battery density of lithium ion
Nissan has shown its pilot line for all-solid-state batteries, writes Nick Flaherty.
The Yokohama Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, will supply EVs in 2028, which means the platforms are currently under design. Read more…
Propulsion module for take-off and landing aircraft
Greenjets and Ricardo have shown a fully operational, demonstration propulsion module for use in electric aircraft, writes Nick Flaherty.
The InCEPTion module, the result of an 18-month project, is aimed at eVTOL aircraft weighing under 5 t. Read more…
Tesla begins rebuilding Supercharger team
Tesla started rehiring some of the members of its Supercharger team that Elon Musk had laid off at the end of April. These include Max de Zegher, Director of Tesla’s charging business in North America. Read more…
Swiss battery specialist 8inks raises three million euros
The spinoff 8inks from Schlieren, Switzerland, has developed a multi-layer coating technology for lithium-ion battery production. Founderful and other investors are now giving 8inks three million euros to scale up the already patented technology. Read more…
Komatsu launches first ever electric drilling, bolting rigs
Komatsu just launched its first-ever electric underground drilling and bolting rigs, signaling a new beginning for the Japanese construction giant’s hard rock mining portfolio. Read more…
Kia unveils the new EV6 with more range, updated features, and a sleek new design
The Kia EV6 facelift is finally here. Kia revealed the new EV6 Tuesday with more range, a host of new features, and an “evolved” design for the modern era. Read more…
Stellantis, Leapmotor officially launch joint venture to sell Chinese EVs in Europe this fall
One week after reporting plans for a press event launching its new joint venture, Stellantis and Leapmotor have officially begun the new business venture together. The new JV, named “Leapmotor International,” will expand to sell Chinese EVs in Europe this fall, with additional markets to follow. Read more…
Only 2% of Tesla Full Self-Driving trial users end up buying it, credit card data show
According to credit card data, only about 2% of the Tesla owners who used Full Self-Driving in the free month trial ended up buying it after. Read more…
USA increases tariffs on electric cars from China from 25 to 100 per cent
While the EU is still investigating potential dumping of electric cars from China, the US government has now announced an increase in import duties on electric vehicles from China to 100 per cent. Batteries are also affected. To protect against “unfair trade practices”, as they say. Read more…
Einride to electrify Dubai port with DP World
The Swedish electric logistics company Einride and the Arabian port operator DP World are entering into a partnership to electrify the movement of shipping containers at the port of Jebel Ali in Dubai. The aim is to save 14,600 tonnes of CO2 equivalents per year. Read more…
2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST Enters Production With 440 Miles Of Range
The first retail-oriented version of the all-electric Silverado is being built at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center in Michigan. Read more…
