Another German city has opted for hydrogen buses from Poland. Krefeld’s public transport company SWK Mobil has ordered ten fuel cell buses from Solaris. The first three Urbino 12 Hydrogen will be delivered by the end of 2024. Read more…
LG Energy Solution is ramping up battery production capacities
LG Energy Solution is ramping up battery production at its factory in Arizona to begin production of 4680 battery cells, which are favoured by Tesla. Production is planned to be up and running by the end of 2025. Read more…
Volvo pushes performance limits with electric test truck
A battery-electric prototype from Volvo Trucks has covered half a million kilometres in two years. The heavy-duty model drives almost 1,000 kilometres a day, six days a week. Read more…
Vitesco & German government to develop battery warning systems
The German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is cooperating with Vitesco Technologies to develop an early warning system for EV batteries intended to find and limit possible damage to the battery before it is destroyed. Read more…
The Quirky BMW i3 Tops Newly Affordable Used Cars List
The average price for a used three-year-old i3 went down 18 percent in the last year. More…
Works with Synop program tackles EV charger interoperability issues
Many companies offer charging and energy management solutions for EV fleets, and most claim that their systems are hardware-agnostic. But can a fleet operator be sure that their existing EVSE has actually been tested with the software they’re buying? Energy management provider Synop has released Works with Synop, a program that provides customers with a… Read more…
Nio opens 2,000th battery swap station in China
Electric vehicles are all the rage, but for many potential owners, the inconvenience of frequent and long charging sessions looms large. Nio, China’s prominent EV company, takes a different approach with its expanding network of battery swap stations. It’s not about plugging in anymore, it’s about swapping out. Nio just reached a significant milestone, inaugurating its 2,000th battery swap station in China. Located at the Baoji West service area on the G30 Lianyungang-Khorgos highway. With this achievement, Nio inches closer to its ambitious target of establishing 2,300 swap… More…
Bruno Lambert becomes the new CEO of B-ON
The StreetScooter successor announced a change in leadership. Bruno Lambert, co-founder and president of B-ON, will take over from current CEO Stefan Krause. Read more…
New BMW 5 series goes on sale in the UK
The German carmaker opened its order books there. The fully electric version, the BMW i5, starts at 74,105 pounds. Read more…
Zeekr to enter Hong Kong and Macau in 2024, its 1st foray into right-hand drive markets
Zeekr’s distribution partners in South China’s Greater Bay Area will begin selling left-hand drive Zeekr models in Macau in the coming months, ahead of the launch of the right-hand drive versions. Read more…
Tesla is planing a ‘Sport’ version of Model 3 with sportier seats
Tesla is planing a “Sport” Version of the Model 3 with sportier seats, according to information coming out of Tesla’s latest software update. More…
24M’s Electrode-To-Pack Battery Doesn’t Have Individual Cells And Modules
The U.S.-based battery company says it maximizes energy density. But what about repairs? More…
Stellantis takes stake in Leapmotor
Stellantis has signed a deal with Leapmotor. The international carmaker will take around a 20 per cent stake in the Chinese EV startup, and the two will set up a joint venture to bring Leapmotor’s electric cars to Europe. Read more…
Volvo to build EX30 in Ghent for the European market from 2025
Volvo Cars has decided to produce its EX30 in Europe in the future. The all-electric compact SUV presented in June will come off the production line at the Ghent plant in Belgium from 2025. Until then, the EX30 will come from China. Read more…
Toyota Wants To Get Into Home EV Charging And Energy Management
“We want to step into new areas of business,” top executives confirmed at the Japan Mobility Show. More…
Tesla starts deliveries of revamped Model 3 in China
Model 3 retail sales in China were 2,079 units in September, contributing 4.78 percent to Tesla’s sales in the country, a new low since October 2021, likely due in part to potential customers waiting for the new Model 3. Read more…
Nio reaches 2,000 swap stations in China
Nio built its first battery swap station on May 20, 2018 and saw its 1,000th battery swap station go live on July 6, 2022. Read more…
Factbox: Who is Leapmotor?
Contents from Leapmotor’s Hong Kong IPO prospectus explain in detail the company’s business as well as its technologies. Read more…
LG Magna e-Powertrain to open new facility in Hungary
LG Magna e-Powertrain, the joint venture (JV) between LG Electronics and Magna, is opening a new facility in Miskolc, Hungary. The 284,000-square-foot plant will be in Miskolc’s industrial sector, which has well-developed infrastructure and is close to OEM customers and Magna operations. Scheduled for completion in 2025, the new facility will start production with e-motors… Read more…
Download the guide to using regenerative, bidirectional power supplies for battery testing
Sponsored by Kikusui. The testing and validation of batteries and fuel cells can be a large endeavor with a sizeable infrastructure including (but not limited to) environmental chambers (e.g., temperature or explosion-proof chambers), temperature sensors, racks of programmable DC power supplies, electronics loads, and measurement racks with the supporting I/O for the automated control and… Read more…
