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Mahle sells €1.4 Bn worth of EV compressors

The German automotive supplier Mahle has secured numerous series orders for its compressors for the electric passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors. The company’s electric air-conditioning compressor for thermal management in electric vehicles has garnered a total order volume of around 1.4 billion euros. Mahle says that its recently-launched electric compressor is the most powerful […] More…

Mahle sells 1.4 billion euros-worth of EV compressors

The German automotive supplier Mahle has secured numerous series orders for its compressors for the electric passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors. The company’s electric air-conditioning compressor for thermal management in electric vehicles has garnered a total order volume of around 1.4 billion euros. Mahle says that its recently-launched electric compressor is the most powerful […] More…

BMW struggles to sell the i3 in China

For the German premium manufacturers, sales of their electric models in China apparently continue to be sluggish. After Mercedes-Benz recently reduced its sales prices significantly, local media now report that BMW dealers in China are offering up to 30 per cent off the list price for the electric sedan marketed there as the i3. For […] More…

Renault & Airbus sign battery cooperation

Airbus and Renault Group have signed a research and development agreement to combine their respective competencies to develop better batteries for electric cars and hybrid electric aircraft. This will focus on optimising energy management and reducing battery weight, according to the announcements. In addition, the partners want to look for the “best ways to move […] More…

BorgWarner to assemble Akasol battery systems in Brazil

US automotive supplier BorgWarner has announced a new production facility for the manufacture of battery systems in Brazil. The Piracicaba facility is expected to be phased in and begin manufacturing in the first quarter of 2023. In Piracicaba, BorgWarner will produce the AKASystem AKM CYC battery system following the acquisition of German battery system manufacturer […] More…

Lightyear wins race to market with start of solar EV production in Finland


Just six years after what began as a solar vehicle competition among students, Lightyear has reached a watershed moment in clean mobility. Today, the company officially kicked off the start of production for the Lightyear 0 solar EV at Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland, and we were fortunate enough to be the only US media outlet in attendance. Today not only proves that solar EVs are possible, but also scalable, kicking off an even more sustainable echelon of zero-emission mobility. More…