The UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has allocated eleven million pounds to twelve automotive projects, including a solid-state battery for Mercedes-AMG. The companies matched the funding, adding up to £22.7 m, and pledged to deliver results within a year. The funding is part of the ‘Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator’ competition (ARMD2), now in its […] More…

Nissan is using old Leaf batteries in portable power packs developed with electronics maker JVCKenwood and 4R Energy, a company owned by Nissan and Sumitomo, which works on power storage systems. The “portable power stations” can provide emergency support or simply power gadgets. Each 4.4-kilogram (32-pound) power station contains only two modules from a Leaf […] More…

Tesla may not begin production at its major new factory planned for Mexico before 2026 and 2027, the Mexican daily Reforma reports. Plans also appear delayed, if not on hold, in Indonesia amidst an oversupply in the EV industry and economic downturns. Staying in Mexico, Reforma cited an anonymous supplier saying that they and several […] More…

The US-based company Ascend Elements, which specialises in the production of new battery materials derived from recycling, has generated a further $542 million in capital from investors. Last year, Ascend Elements had already raised $300 million and secured two grants from the US Department of Energy totalling $480 million. With the fresh capital from the […] More…

Audi has put another of its own fast-charging locations into operation. The new location in the Obersendling district of Munich is now the fifth Audi Charging Hub and the third in Germany. The location has four fast-charging points that can be reserved in advance with up to 320 kW of power. Unlike in Nuremberg and […] More…

Audi did not give a complete presentation of the upcoming Q6 e-tron with the technical data to offer at the IAA Mobility, but published the first official pictures of the interior of the PPE electric car at the trade fair. In addition, the Audi Q6 e-tron was exhibited in Munich largely uncloaked. The car on […] More…

The Polish city of Glogów has ordered its first battery-electric buses. Solaris is to deliver the five Urbino 12 Electric buses and the charging infrastructure required for operation to Glogów’s transport operator Gmina Miejska by summer 2024. The Lower Silesian city already operates more than 20 Solaris vehicles, including four hybrid buses. The five twelve-metre […] More…

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames will install 525 new electric vehicle charging points. The new installations will more than double the on-street charging network, bringing the total to 945 (up from 420). Richmond is among the most affluent and greenest London boroughs, with deer roaming around Richmond Park on any day. Still, not […] More…

The next-generation VW Golf looks set to be an all-electric model and could be the first VW to use the new SSP architecture when it launches in 2028. However, the Audi A3, which shares the same combustion engine platform, will likely go a different way. Autocar reports this with reference to brand boss Thomas Schäfer. […] More…

The premium electric car brand HiPhi from the Chinese manufacturer Human Horizons opened its first European branch. The so-called HiPhi Hub is located at Munich Airport and is supposed to be only the beginning. Further hubs are planned in Oslo and other European cities. HiPhi says it already has more than 100 such hubs in […] More…