Tesla has likely not yet collected a cent of the subsidies for its vehicle plant in Grünheide in Brandenburg, according to local media. Tesla models have been rolling off the production line in Grünheide for a year now. According to the Brandenburg Ministry of Economics, “Tesla has not received a single cent of funding so […] More…

Denmark’s largest fuel retailer OK has ordered over 300 fast-charge columns from Tritium. The Australian hardware manufacturer has already delivered the first charge of 75 kW stations. OK will install the new chargers at pit stops and serve corporate fleet customers. The cooperation between Tritium and OK began last summer with the first successful installations. […] More…

Ionity and the Swedish real estate company Regio have joined forces to build twelve new ultra-rapid charge parks offering 108 public charging stations before the year’s end. This time, the selected sites include shopping centres at major motorway junctions. Ionity and Regio have already determined specific locations. The HPC hubs will range from Skellefteå in […] More…

According to a British media report, VW’s small electric car planned for 2025 will be called the ID. Golf and be the first model to use the MEB+ platform. Apparently, there will be a new study of the model in March – with the revised design and possibly a new name. This is reported by […] More…

Ubritricity, known for its street-lamp chargers, says it has begun rolling out smart charging technology to over 65% of its UK charging network and claims this was the largest public smart charging roll-out of its kind. Users may now schedule their charge to an off-peak time. Smart charging enables users to benefit from cheaper rates, […] More…

The German solar firm sonnen is expanding its virtual power plant model to include electric cars. Networked households in the digital sonnen “community” who also own electric cars now make the storage capacity of the EV batteries available to the Dutch transmission grid operator TenneT. The partnership with TenneT has existed since 2018, and sonnen […] More…

Ford has paused production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck and deliveries of new vehicles due to a possible problem with the battery. However, there is currently no sales stop. According to a Ford spokesperson, the potential battery problem was identified during quality checks prior to delivery. Ford is not yet giving details of […] More…

The commodity trader Trafigura says it uncovered a systematic fraud with damages of more than half a billion US dollars. Supposed nickel deliveries from companies owned by Indian businessman Prateek Gupta did not contain nickel but only inferior material. According to the company, a thorough review is still ongoing. Since only a “small proportion of […] More…

In the summer, the topless electric runabout was presented in the USA as a one-off, but Mini will manufacture the Cooper SE Convertible in April. However, according to the manufacturer, they will build no more than 999 electric cabrios. BMW Group, which owns Mini, has not yet named a price but promises potential drivers an […] More…