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Hydro-Quebec orders 7,500 chargers from FLO

Hydro-Québec, owner of the Electric Circuit EV charging network in Canada, has selected fellow Quebecois charging provider FLO, a subsidiary of AddEnergie, to supply the Electric Circuit with up to 7,500 Level 2 chargers between 2022 and 2026. The two Canadian companies have been collaborating since 2013. FLO has already supplied Hydro-Quebec with around 4,500 […] More…

Ford to manufacture EVs in Valencia

Ford Europe has selected the Valencia plant in Spain as its preferred location for the assembly of vehicles that will be based on a next-generation electric vehicle architecture. Valencia has thus been given preference over the Saarlouis plant in Germany. Subject to the relevant product decision, the Valencia plant could produce “new, electric and connected […] More…

Scania opens battery testing lab in Sweden

Traton subsidiary Scania has commissioned a new battery laboratory at its research and development facilities in Södertälje, Sweden. The facility consists of three 250 m² test halls for battery cells, modules and packs. Scania had announced the battery lab in November 2020 in parallel with the battery assembly plant, also located in Södertälje. “With a […] More…

Redwood Materials announces cooperation with Toyota

The recycling start-up Redwood Materials, founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has gained another major partner from the automotive industry. Toyota Motor North America and Redwood will collaborate on the collection, reprocessing, recycling and supply of battery materials for electric car batteries. Toyota and Redwood have said want to create “a truly closed-loop solution […] More…

First drive in the Lightyear 0: A genuine solar EV is closer than ever to becoming reality


For the last decade, the cofounders at Lightyear have been working to defy one single, formidable statement – a solar EV cannot be done. Although Lightyear has work to do before its newly rebranded Lightyear 0 solar EV begins production this year, its latest production intent prototype is quite close to becoming the real deal for the naysayers, and I was lucky enough to be one of the first people outside its creators to drive it.. More…

2023 Nissan Leaf starts at $28,895 in base S form: Refreshed look, 149-mile range


The refreshed 2023 Nissan Leaf starts at $28,895 (including destination) for the base S model, Nissan confirmed Tuesday in a press release. That base MSRP is $400 higher than the 2022 model, but Nissan also increased the destination fee from $1,025 to $1,095, bringing the total price hike up to $470. The current-generation Leaf dates back to the… More…

Kia Niro EV to use CATL batteries

Kia is using battery cells from CATL for the first time in the new generation of the Niro EV. Until now, Kia has relied exclusively on cells from South Korean manufacturers for its electric cars. The reason for the change is said to be cost. This is reported by the Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo with reference […] More…

ABB to open charger factory in Italy

ABB E-Mobility has opened its largest-ever production site for DC fast-charging stations in Valdarno, Tuscany. The plant will manufacture ABB’s entire portfolio of DC charging stations. The opening of the new 16,000-square-metre plant in Valdarno will enable the production of more than 10,000 additional DC charging stations annually, according to ABB. The Swiss-Swedish group’s E-Mobility […] More…