Anyone with a VanMoof ebike is likely concerned after the Dutch company confirmed that it is in financial trouble.. More…
Volkswagen’s autonomous ID.Buzz EVs to begin transporting passengers in Germany
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles continues to expand the scope of its autonomous driving technology simultaneously on two separate continents using its ID.Buzz electric vans. In Germany where the robotaxi testing initially started, Volkswagen will begin transporting actual passengers for the first time, including government officials.. More…
VW CEO Calls For Immediate Freeze On Spending, Says “All Is At Stake”
The German brand’s head honcho warned managers of tough times. More…
Nio CEO Slams US Protectionism, Wants Equal Access For Chinese EVs
Nio would like the same access to the US market that Tesla’s EVs enjoy in China. More…
Whyte Bikes Showcases Its New E-MTB Prototype At Eurobike 2023
The final E-Lyte 140 Works e-MTB is set to be made available in the spring of 2024. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Debuts, Battery Swapping With Ample
Also, Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally revealed at Goodwood. More…
Lilium closes $150 million investment round
The Bavarian electric air taxi start-up Lilium has raised another 150 million US dollars in capital. Lilium was able to raise a backer in Germany who is investing 75 million dollars – so that Tencent keeps its promise and in turn invests another 75 million dollars. According to a notification to the US Securities and […] More…
Ford takes its Mustang off-road for first time in the new Mach-E Rally, available to order soon
Mere days after teasing the debut of an all new “electric pony,” Ford has delivered – and it’s not what we expected. At the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, Ford just unveiled the Mach-E Rally – an off-road version of its all-electric Mustang. Have a look. More…
Tesla Is The USA’s Most Wanted Car Brand By Search Volume
British online car marketplace AutoTrader analyzed what people are searching for on Google. More…
Berlin: DHL Group launches Volvo e-trucks with €2.3 m in funding
Deutsche Post DHL has presented the latest addition to the zero-emission fleet in Germany. 13 electric trucks delivered by Volvo are now out in Berlin to collect mail from commercial clients. The German government funded the rollout with over two million euros. DPDHL opted for small trucks of the type Volvo FL Electric. The two-axle […] More…
Hamburg Airport announces another hydrogen project
Hamburg Airport has announced the next step in becoming a hydrogen hub in general aviation. As part of the ‘Baltic Sea Region Project’, rural Baltic Sea regions are to be better connected to existing aviation hubs with hydrogen-powered small aircraft. The approximately three-year project, initiated by Hamburg Airport and funded by the EU, is expected […] More…
Leaked image hints that tech giant Xiaomi’s first EV platform may be 800V and over 100 kWh
We haven’t even come close to seeing what sort of design Chinese electronics manufacturing behemoth Xiaomi intends to deliver under its young automotive division, but we may have a better idea of what level of power it may be packing. A recent image has surfaced that appears to showcase Xiaomi’s EV battery specs, hinting at an 800-volt platform housing over 100 kWh of battery power. More…
Ineos presents fuel-cell Grenadier 4×4
Ineos Automotive has revealed a hydrogen-fuel-cell variant of its Grenadier 4×4 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The demonstrator switched out the conventional BMW-supplied combustion engines for BMW’s latest hydrogen-fuel-cell stack. Ineos, which is itself a division of hte British chemical company Ineos Group told Autocar that the fuel-cell vehicle holds 5 kg of hydrogen, […] More…
Electreon to equip first French motorway with wireless charging
The Israeli company Electreon, a specialist in inductively charging electric vehicles in motion, has received its first order in France. Electreon will equip a section of the A10 motorway southwest of Paris with its Wireless Electric Road System (ERS). Bpifrance, the French public sector investment bank, placed the order with the relevant French ministries. Electreon […] More…
Smart announces a fresh investor from China
Smart, the electric car subsidiary brand of Mercedes-Benz and Geely, is looking to raise 250 million to 300 million US dollars in its Series A financing round. The Chinese company Tianqi Lithium has joined as a new investor. According to Smart, Tianqi Lithium will lead the Series A round with an investment of 150 million […] More…
Ford Debuts Mustang Mach-E Rally At Goodwood, And You Can Buy One
This is the first Mustang ever that was designed to keep going where the asphalt ends and the dirt road begins. More…
Hyundai presents the Ioniq 5 N performance model
Hyundai has unveiled the performance version of its Ioniq 5 electric model at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. When the Ioniq 5 N is launched, presumably in the second quarter of 2024, the powertrain will not be the expected 1:1 copy of the Kia EV6. The basic concept of the Ioniq 5 N and the […] More…
Audi Reportedly In Talks With SAIC To Buy IM Motor EV Platform
Audi is said to be close to signing an agreement with SAIC Motor for the rights to use the modular EV platform for its future models. More…
Nissan investment in Renault’s EV division to remain small
Nissan will invest around 100 billion yen (646 million euros) in Renault’s new electric car division Ampere, according to a Japanese media report, and is thus expected to hold a stake of less than one per cent. This is significantly less than previously assumed. In February, the manufacturers’ alliance officially announced that Nissan would take […] More…
VW announces changes on the management level
Volkswagen is filling another key position in the group with a manager from Porsche. Stefan Weckbach will become the Group’s chief strategist on 1 September 2023, succeeding Gernot Döllner, who will become Audi’s new CEO on the same date. There are also other changes in the top management of some Group brands. It had been […] More…
