Volkswagen reports progress in research at its US innovation centre in Tennessee. The German carmaker’s developers are working on increasing the range of electric vehicles via material improvement and further developing inductive charging there, among other things. The relevant research projects are taking place at the Knoxville Innovation Hub of the Volkswagen Group of America, […] More…

European fleet giant ALD | LeasePlan announces plans to buy 15,000 electric and plug-in hybrid cars over the next three years. The total budget of over half a billion euros is coming in equal parts through ALD and the Europan Investment Bank (EIB). The investment breaks down into a €300m credit granted by EIB, on […] More…

The EU has signed a raw materials agreement with Chile. Although the word “lithium” does not appear in the accompanying EU communication, from a European perspective, the deal is likely to be primarily about securing lithium reserves. According to the official wording, both sides want to “deepen cooperation in the field of sustainable raw materials […] More…

The Tata Group will build its first battery cell factory outside India in the UK. The British government has now officially confirmed what had already become apparent. At the beginning of February, it was leaked that Tata Motors was looking for a location for its European battery cell factory in Spain and the UK. However, […] More…