Tesla is aiming to ramp up Tesla Semi production to 50,000 electric trucks per year – as soon as 2024. It would make Tesla one of the largest class 8 truck manufacturers. More…
ChargeNet opens fast charging stations at Taco Bell
In the USA, ChargeNet Stations has opened its first ultra-fast charging stations at a South San Francisco Taco Bell. More than 100 California Taco Bell restaurants are set to be “electrified” in the next year. At Taco Bell restaurants ChargeNet says that its stations “innovative” software technology and combine solar energy and energy storage with […] More…
2023 BMW XM Plug-In Super SUV Makes A Strong First Impression
The first plug-in hybrid in BMW Motorsport history is also potentially its most controversial model ever. More…
Battery-boosted EV chargers coming to Chevron, Texaco stations
Are EV fast-charging stations smart business for existing gas stations? The oil giant Chevron appears to be exploring exactly that, with an arrangement that will lead to the rollout at some U.S. Chevron and Texaco gas stations of DC fast-chargers capable of delivering 200 miles of range in 15 minutes. Charging units for the fueling stations will… More…
NEFTON expands work on ultra fast charging for trucks
In Germany, the NEFTON project launched in 2021 to develop charging scenarios for heavy battery trucks based on the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is now being expanded. The consortium around the Technical University of Munich is now focusing on charging capacities of up to 3 megawatts. The expanded project will now involve the testing charging […] More…
Aiways U6 now available to register interest in Europe
Aiways has taken another step on the way to the market premiere of the U6 in Europe. As of now, interest in the Aiways U6 can be expressed in Europe on a newly established website. There are no prices yet, but it is clear that there will initially only be a battery version in Europe. […] More…
Tesla Sales Seven Times Higher Than Closest Rivals For Q3 2022
Tesla may have missed Wall Street’s mark, but it’s absolutely dominating in the segment. More…
NASA science to improve charging technologies
A cooling technology developed by NASA for use in space could significantly speed up the charging of electric cars on Earth in the future. As NASA explains in a blog post, the cooling mechanism developed as part of the Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE) has the potential to reduce the charging time for electric […] More…
NanoGraf’s Li-ion 18650 battery achieves a new energy-density milestone
Chicago-headquartered NanoGraf Technologies, which claims it has enabled the highest energy-density cylindrical 18650 Lithium-ion cell in the world, today announced that its battery has achieved a new industry energy-density milestone of 810 Wh/L (4.0Ah capacity). More…
Tesla Supercharging Expansion Accelerated In Q3 2022
The company installed the highest number of new stations since Q4 2020. More…
Vianode opens battery R&D centre in Norway
Vianode has opened a research and development centre for sustainable battery materials in Norway. The company sees the commissioning of the “Vianode Technology Center” in Kristiansand as an “important step towards establishing a complete battery value chain in Norway for the European market”. The battery materials subsidiary of Norwegian metal producer Elkem plans to use […] More…
Tesla Energy Generation And Storage Business: Q3 2022 Results
Battery energy storage system deployment reached a new high. More…
Tesla Officially Begins Cybertruck Tooling At Texas Gigafactory
Now that it seems batteries will be handled in Fremont, it’s time to get Giga Texas gearing up for production. More…
OpEd: Musk’s Twitter Deal Is Impacting Tesla Heavily, But Should It Be?
The ongoing Twitter soap opera appears to be making a notable impact on investors. More…
Mercedes to source lithium from Rock Tech
Mercedes-Benz and Rock Tech Lithium have signed an agreement for an annual supply of an average of 10,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide. The Rock Tech plant in Brandenburg is to play a central role in this. The amount of lithium hydroxide, which is expected to be sufficient for the batteries of around 150,000 fully electric […] More…
US DoE announces funding for 20 battery companies
After the US Department of Energy announced funding of almost three billion US dollars for the development of a national battery supply chain in February, things are now getting concrete: 20 companies have been selected to receive a total of 2.8 billion US dollars for the construction and expansion of factories in twelve states. In […] More…
Stellantis Hints At More More Battery Plants In North America By 2030
The company might need two more battery gigafactories on top of the two already announced. More…
BMC’s Fourstroke AMP LT Is A Lightweight And Versatile E-MTB
It rides like a regular mountain bike thanks to its lightweight construction and silent TQ motor. More…
EU sets refuelling and charging infrastructure targets
The EU Parliament has adopted binding minimum targets for the expansion of infrastructure for zero tailpipe-emission transport. These stipulate a minimum density of EV charging and hydrogen refuelling stations that must be affordable and easy to use, and a faster rollout of stations. Emissions in the maritime sector are now to be reduced with specific […] More…
InoBat to build battery factory in Valladolid
InoBat Auto has signed a letter of intent with Spanish authorities to build a factory in Valladolid. At the same time, however, the Slovakian battery manufacturer itself relativises the significance of the document by affirming that other locations in Western Europe are still in the running. Already in spring, InoBat had announced that it would […] More…
