The Benteler Group could soon be getting some new cash. An external investor is looking to buy a significant amount of shares to help the company’s business with its autonomous vehicle grow. Read more…
Volvo to build development centre in Torslanda
Volvo Cars is building a new center for mobility innovations in Torslanda near Gothenburg. With this facility, Volvo wants to take new technologies out of the laboratory environment and test them in a realistic way. Read more…
Tallinn looking to procure 40 battery trolleybuses
Estonia’s capital Tallinn is apparently planning to procure 40 battery-powered trolleybuses, 22 of which are 18 meters long and 18 of which are 12 meters long. The first of these new buses are due to be launched in Tallinn at the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025. Read more…
Einride partners with Heineken to support electric trucks moving precious beer through Europe
Einride has announced it is helping world-renowned brewery Heineken electrify its freight operations between the Netherlands and Germany. Heineken put several electric trucks into operation last month as it looks to deploy Einride’s entire ecosystem across its fleet operations in the future. Read more…
The Peugeot e-208 could be the first model based on the STLA Small
According to a Spanish media report, Stellantis plans to start producing electric cars based on the STLA Small platform at its plants in Spain in 2026. There is now also an alleged model schedule – as well as initial forecasts for unit numbers. Read more…
Lightweight and flame-resistant thermoplastics for fire safety in electric cars
Protecting electric car batteries against fire is crucial to the success of these vehicles. There is particular concern about thermal runaway. A new Quantix® ULTRA material class from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies significantly improves fire protection in electric vehicle drives: The thermoplastics made from this material can withstand temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees Celsius. The ability to process the material in injection molding makes it both versatile and economical. Given that today’s vehicles call for lightweight construction, its lower density compared to metallic materials is an additional advantage. Read more…
Audi CEO makes significant personnel changes
First, the new Audi CEO Gernot Döllner adjusted the initially ambitious model timetable for 2024. Now he seems to implement his “Audi Agenda” – which entails some changes to the structures and top personnel. Read more…
Ford announces electric Puma Gen-E
The electric version of the Ford Puma will be called Gen-E and revealed later this year. Like the combustion engine versions, the electric Ford Puma will roll off the production line at the Ford Otosan plant in Craiova, Romania. Read more…
Magna awarded specialized eDrive system business with North America based OEM
Magna is growing its electrification customer base with a newly awarded contract from a North America-based OEM to supply a specialized primary rear eDrive system for one of the company’s high-end niche vehicle platforms. The award reinforces Magna’s commitment to supporting the automotive industry’s short and long-term transformational needs. Read more…
Renault launches its Master E-Tech electric van
Renault has introduced the Master E-Tech electric van, which is scheduled to be available in Europe in spring of this year. The vehicle is offered with a choice of two motor/battery pack combinations. One variant sports a 96 kW motor, a 40 kWh battery pack and a WLTP range of approximately 180 km. The other… Read more…
Chaevi unveils new 400 kW Tesla NACS-compatible DC fast charger for North America
EV charging equipment manufacturer Chaevi has announced the availability of its new all-in-one DC EV charger, which delivers a blazing 400 kW of power, for the North American market. This speed demon is expected to be fully NEVI-compliant by Q2 2024, and is available for pre-order now. This DC fast charger provides simultaneous charging from… Read more…
Swap out heavy equipment battery packs with Moog’s ZQuip Modular Battery System
Moog subsidiary ZQuip says it can convert diesel-powered heavy equipment to EVs at a lower cost than buying all-new machines. The company sells a conversion kit that includes a battery harness, electric motor and thermal management, along with 70 and 140 kWh Energy Modules (battery packs), which are interchangeable across machines. As a proof of… Read more…
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Tesla improves Cybertruck handling, charging, and more in new update
Tesla has released the first major software update for the Cybertruck, and it improves the electric pickup’s handling, charging, and more. Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 7, 2024
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Read more…
All-new electric Lancia Ypsilon shown weeks ahead of schedule
Storied Italian car brand Lancia revealed its first new car — electric or otherwise — in over a decade, and it did so without warning, without fanfare, and weeks ahead of schedule. Read more…
New survey finds myths and misinformation about EVs are deeply embedded
It won’t be news to regular Charged readers that myths and misconceptions about EVs have taken deep root among the populace. When I tell a new acquaintance that I write about EVs, as often as not their reply is some sound bite that could be a direct quote from an oil industry social media feed…. Read more…
Apple CarPlay+ debuts in the new 2025 Porsche Taycan
Porsche took the wraps off the updated 2025 Taycan earlier today. The best-selling EV from the performance brand has brought a host of improvements – more power, more range, faster charging being key among those. Meanwhile, the infotainment got its own refresh – Taycan is now the first vehicle to sport the newest version of the in-car infotainment, dubbed Apple… Read more…
Why Ford Needed A Skunkworks Team To Create Its Low-Cost EV Platform
Creating a startup within Ford may help the automaker out-innovate Tesla and other EV newcomers. Read more…
Existing telecom infrastructure can put L2 charging everywhere, FAST
Britain’s largest telecom service provider has put forward a plan to ensure that EVs are always within range of a charger. To do that, they’re planning to retrofit their existing street cabinets into publicly accessible L2 chargers. Read more…
