Ionity has now reached its target of 400 charging parks in Europe, originally planned for the end of 2020, with a delay of around a year. According to Ionity’s website, 401 sites are now in operation. The fast-charging joint venture launched its first German HPC site at the Brohltal Ost service area on the A61 […] More…

The New York Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) has ordered 184 all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E GTs for the police and other agencies in New York City. DCAS also aims to purchase 250 Tesla Model 3s whereby the contract is still being finalised. Ford’s new electric SUVs are scheduled to arrive at the city by […] More…

RWE has commissioned an energy storage system in Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, which runs on used lithium-ion batteries from Audi electric cars. With this project, the energy company wants to gain knowledge in order to implement even larger storage systems in the future. With the help of 60 battery systems, the new type of storage facility […] More…

The Chinese battery manufacturer CALB (China Lithium Battery Technology) is now also planning a factory in Europe. An annual capacity of 20 GWh is planned. There is no further information on the location and timetable so far – but Germany seems to be in the running. For the construction of the battery factory, the Chinese […] More…

Samsung SDI is marketing its current and future batteries for electric vehicles, among others, under the new brand ‘PRiMX’. The brand registration for PRiMX has been completed in South Korea and Europe and is expected to be completed in the USA shortly. ‘PRiMX’ stands for “Prime Battery for Maximum Experience”, according to the company. All […] More…

Rivian has postponed deliveries of its R1T and R1S models with the largest battery to 2023. The reason is that most of the approximately 71,000 pre-orderers of the R1T and R1S in the US and Canada have chosen the medium battery option and will be prioritised. This was announced by CEO RJ Scaringe in an […] More…

Tesla delivered a total of 936,172 electric cars last year – a growth of 87 per cent compared to 2020. 308,600 vehicles were delivered in the fourth quarter – more than ever before in a single quarter. Last year, Tesla delivered 499,550 vehicles and built 509,737 units. With the 936,172 vehicles now delivered, Tesla has […] More…

Tesla is recalling a total of around 675,000 Model 3 and Model S in the USA and China. On the Model 3, opening and closing the boot lid over time could cause the rearview camera to fail. The front boot lid (frunk) on the Model S could open and impair the driver’s view due to […] More…