The governments of South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to continue joint investments in electric vehicle and battery production in Indonesia. Moreover, they want to strengthen the supply chain for battery materials such as nickel. That is according to a statement by the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. However, concrete sums are […] More…

At the end of July, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a funding initiative of 10.9 million dollars for 10 projects across nine states to develop technologies to extract and convert battery-grade lithium from geothermal brine sources in the USA. The ten projects are focused on two topic area developments, namely the ‘Field Validation […] More…

In preparation for the city-wide Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which applies from 29 August, the City of London launched a scrappage programme for old vehicles. Now, the programme is significantly expanded, and the budget increased. When the programme launched in January, it had a 110 million-pound budget. It was only intended for some, such […] More…

Toyota is planning a joint venture in China with the American-Chinese company Pony.ai to mass produce and deploy driverless electric cars. The joint venture will be founded this year and endowed with a capital of one billion yuan (about 127 million euros). In addition to Pony.ai and Toyota Motor, Chinese subsidiary GAC Toyota Motor Co […] More…

The Japanese government will implement new regulations to ensure that the capacity of fast-charging stations on highways will more than double by the end of this decade – from the current average of 40 kW to 90 kW. “For high traffic areas and other places of heavy demand”, the average power of fast-chargers will increase […] More…

German powertrain supplier Vitesco Technologies has opened a new research and development centre in China. The new R&D centre will develop hardware and software for electric drives. The new research site is located at Vitesco Technologies’ production site in Changchun in Jilin province in north-eastern China and covers an area of almost 8,000 square metres. […] More…

Audi is launching the e-tron GT in China. The all-electric Gran Turismo, which shares the platform with the Porsche Taycan, will launch on the Chinese market at prices starting at 999,800 yuan (around 127,000 euros). The RS variant of the Audi e-tron GT has already been available in China since the end of 2022 at […] More…

Indian carmaker Tata Motors and Japanese battery manufacturer AESC could soon announce a partnership. According to local media, the latter will likely supply the technology for Tata’s first battery cells produced in India. That is what the Indian portal Autocar Professional reports. According to the articles, the deal could be the result of a licencing […] More…

US manufacturer Lucid Motors has significantly lowered the prices of its electric luxury sedan Air. The price reductions affect all trim levels – the Pure, Touring and Grand Touring. The Lucid Air Pure AWD now costs 82,400 dollars in the USA, which is 10,650 dollars less than before. The prices for the Air Touring and […] More…

Denza, BYD’s Chinese joint venture with Mercedes-Benz, has started deliveries of its new all-electric model N7 in China. The electric SUV is intended to compete with the Tesla Model Y. The Denza N7 starts at 301,800 yuan, equivalent to around 38,200 euros. It is thus more expensive than the Model Y in China, which starts […] More…

Nikola Motor is getting a new CEO and a new Chairman of the Board. Michael Lohscheller, who held both positions since the beginning of the year, is stepping down due to personel reasons. The move is effective immediately, though Lohscheller “will remain at Nikola in an advisory capacity through the end of September to support […] More…