The Milence electric truck charging joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group and the Volvo Group has put its first location into operation. This is located in Venlo on the Dutch border with Germany and comprises four e-truck charging stations at the start. Read more…
Solaris builds twelve articulated electric buses for Warsaw
Warsaw is to gain another 12 articulated electric buses for its public transport services. ZTM has ordered 12 Solaris Urbino 18 Electric buses to be delivered by the end of 2025. Read more…
GM says next-gen Bolt will be EUV-only as the SUV virus infects the industry
The Bolt EV is not coming back in Ultium format, according to recent statements made by GM. Instead, GM will resurrect the larger Bolt EUV and place it right alongside the Equinox EV in the latest example of the long line of inexplicable moves by GM in the EV space. Read more…
Jeep-owner Stellantis announces mass layoffs, blames California
Stellantis has announced that it plans to cut what will likely be thousands of jobs from its Jeep plants in Detroit and Toledo, Ohio, blaming California’s emissions regulations for putting the company at a competitive disadvantage. Read more…
Ford Pro And Xcel Energy To Support Fleets With EV Charging Port Installations
The new initiative aims in 30,000 new electric vehicle charging ports by 2030. Read more…
1.2 Million-Mile Tesla Model S, Cybertruck Foundation Series Pricing Announced
Plus the Bolt has been confirmed as EUV-only for the next-gen. Read more…
BYD Seal Lands In Mexico To Taunt The Tesla Model 3 From The Other Side Of The Border
The Chinese sedan is one of the most compelling EV contenders to enter North America. But would you buy one in the U.S.? Read more…
JV between VW’s software arm Cariad and Horizon Robotics officially established
The joint venture, Carizon, is headquartered in Beijing and plans to recruit more than 300 experts by the end of 2023. Read more…
ICPT sources modules from LGES for electric bus batteries
The Polish battery system manufacturer Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT) is ordering battery modules with NCM cells from LG Energy Solution (LGES) for use in electric buses. They will be manufactured and delivered within Poland. Read more…
Less stations, more power sharing: How ChargePoint intends to tackle the “big EV” business
Telematics and AI are key to charging heavy-duty electric vehicles, says Andre ten Bloemendal, Chargepoint’s Vice President of Sales in Europe, speaking with electrive. He sees the company as a software provider, and we dip into the firm’s focused approach to the commercial EV industry. Read more…
Zeekr 007 to be officially launched on Dec 27, deliveries to begin on Jan 1
The Zeekr 007 went on pre-sale on November 17 with a starting price of RMB 229,900 yuan. Read more…
Volkswagen introduces new exit warning system
Volkswagen announced a new safety feature dubbed exit warning system. It will come as standard for the ID.7, the new Passat and the new Tiguan. These cars come with all the hardware needed for the feature to work, whereas the Golf, ID.4 and the ID.5 can have it as an option. Depending on the model, the feature works in a… Read more…
BYD introduces the Seal in Mexico
BYD has launched its electric sedan Seal in Mexico, making it their second Ocean series model in the country after launching the BYD Dolphin in September. Read more…
BASF converts battery materials business into independent unit
The chemical group BASF is planning major restructuring measures. Several large divisions are to be separated from the existing structure of the company and transferred to legally independent units, including the battery materials business for electric vehicles. Read more…
Stellantis implements battery swap technology from Ample
Stellantis and Ample have agreed to cooperate on the installation and use of Ample’s modular battery replacement technology in Stellantis electric cars. The first candidate for the new feature is the electric Fiat 500. Read more…
Tesla sells 65,504 vehicles in China in Nov, exports 16,928 from Shanghai plant
Tesla’s share in China’s BEV market was 11.87 percent in November, up from 5.78 percent in October. Read more…
China NEV retail hits record 841,000 in Nov, penetration exceeds 40% for 1st time, CPCA data show
BEVs sold a record 552,000 units at retail in November, accounting for 65.6 percent of all NEV retail sales. Read more…
BYD takes on Tesla in North America with Seal electric sedan
China’s automotive giant, BYD, is taking yet another step closer to the US market as it introduces the Seal electric sedan in Mexico, aiming to challenge Tesla’s dominance in the region. BYD is clearly determined to close in on Tesla’s global EV sales. The Seal EV, part of BYD’s Ocean series, made its official debut in Mexico, expanding the brand’s… Read more…
Comau and Lina Energy unveil solid-state battery manufacturing system
Comau and Lina have designed a scalable manufacturing solution for solid-state sodium-metal-chloride batteries. The design allows solid-state sodium battery supplier Lina to automate its battery production process.
Comau and LiNa engineers designed the enclosure and handling equipment for the specific components of solid-state batteries, as well as to identify and integrate commercially available equipment, including Comau’s cleanroom-classified, high-speed Racer-5 articulated robots, into the design. Read more…
Xpeng offers up to $3,630 limited-time discount on P7i
Xpeng launched the P7i in China on March 10, and on November 6 rolled out two lower-priced versions of the model with LFP battery packs. Read more…
