The battery cell joint venture Automotive Cells Company (ACC) of Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz and TotalEnergies is pausing construction work on its battery cell plants in Kaiserslautern and Termoli, Italy. According to an agency report, this is in order to switch from its nickel-based cell chemistry to more cost-effective battery technologies. Read more…
Daimler Truck, PACCAR, and Accelera complete battery cell JV formation
Daimler Truck, PACCAR, and Accelera have established a joint venture called ‘Amplify Cell Technologies’ in the US. The trio will localise battery cell production through the new company. Read more…
Volvo Buses to deliver batteries to Envirostream in Australia
Envirostream, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lithium Australia, has signed an exclusive agreement with the Buses business arm of Volvo Group Australia to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries from its electric and hybrid bus fleet in Australia. The agreement has an initial 3-year term. Read more…
China NEV retail at 790,000 in May, up 17% from Apr, preliminary CPCA data show
China’s NEV penetration at retail stood at 46.88 percent in May and 40.26 percent year-to-date, according to preliminary data from the CPCA. Read more…
Volkswagen to introduce first SSP-based EV in 2028
Volkswagen’s next-generation EVs will start arriving in 2028. These cars will be based on the upcoming Scalable Systems Platform (SSP). Read more…
European auto giants stall EV battery plant as they consider chemistry shift
Automotive giants Mercedes and Stellantis have temporary halted their ambitious European battery factory projects. The decision, announced by their joint venture Automotive Cells Company (ACC), raises questions about the future direction of EV battery technology and production in Europe. ACC, formed in 2021 to establish a robust European battery supply chain, secured a substantial €4.38 billion investment earlier this year.… Read more…
BYD’s FinDreams unit to supply battery cells to Tesla’s Shanghai Megafactory
BYD’s battery making unit FinDreams will be Tesla’s new supplier of energy storage cells outside of CATL, securing more than 20 percent of orders for the Megapack product line, according to local media. Read more…
BREAKING: Nio gets regulatory approval to build 3rd plant in China, report says
The new plant will have a capacity of up to 600,000 units per year, which will raise its total capacity to 1 million units, according to Reuters. Read more…
Li Auto further cuts 2024 sales target to around 480,000 units, report says
This is the second cut after Li Auto lowered its 2024 sales target from 800,000 units to 560,000-640,000 units. Read more…
Tesla Energy x SPAN pair up to offer a home battery storage bundle
Tesla Energy and smart electrical panel maker SPAN have launched the SPAN + Tesla Powerwall 3 bundle, a smart home battery backup system. Read more…
Volvo CE expands its electric construction vehicle line-up with 3 new models
In a bid to expand its zero-emission offerings, Volvo CE has added three new mid-size electric construction machines to its expanding lineup of all-electric equipment options. Read more…
Sysco takes delivery of 10 Freightliner electric semi trucks, plans to buy 800
US food delivery company Sysco added ten Freightliner eCascadia electric semi trucks to its Houston, Texas fleet. The trucks bring the company’s electric vehicle fleet to 120 trucks – and the company plans to add hundreds more. Read more…
Porsche is offering Tesla drivers up to $4,500 off the new electric Taycan
If you’ve been eyeing Porsche’s all-electric Taycan, now may be your chance to start shopping. Porsche is offering up to $4,500 off the Taycan EV for those financing or leasing a competitive vehicle, including Tesla. Read more…
Mercedes and Stellantis pause EU battery factories, may switch to LFP cells
Mercedes and Stellantis have stopped work on their joint European EV battery factory projects, and are reassessing which direction to move forward with the possibility of shifting to cheaper lithium iron phosphate cells. Read more…
Elon’s NVIDIA, Ford’s Explorer EV enters production, and BYD expands
Elon’s NVIDIA deal could spell big trouble for Tesla, Ford’s Explorer EV enters production, and BYD expands into the Bahamas (along with 10 other developing markets). All this and more on today’s Quick Charge. Read more…
Volvo EX90 will have world’s first battery passport
Volvo’s delayed EX90 is finally about to start production, which will take place at the brand’s plant in Charleston, South Carolina, in the US. Deliveries are set to start sometime in the second half of this year to customers in North America and Europe. The EX90 will be the world’s first car to have a battery passport. This will record… Read more…
EV Connect and bp pulse integrate EV charging management software capabilities
EV Connect, a charging management software developer, and bp pulse, a UK-based supplier of EV charging infrastructure, have announced a collaboration to bring key capabilities of Omega, bp pulse’s EV charge management software, to the EV Connect platform. The new offering is designed to meet the diverse charging requirements and duty cycles of EV fleets… Read more…
Tesla’s New Affordable EV: Everything We Know
Tesla has been hyping up a $25,000 EV for years. Here’s what we expect. Read more…
Tesla Model Y Long Range After 4 Years And 45,000 Miles: Owner Breaks Down The Costs
EV driver and tech YouTuber Ben Sullins goes through all the good and the bad with his all-wheel drive Model Y. Read more…
The world’s largest solar farm just came online in China
The world’s largest solar farm, in the desert in northwestern Xinjiang, is now connected to China’s grid.. Read more…
