In Germany, the Master Plan for Charging Infrastructure II has been approved by the cabinet. With 68 measures, the Ministry of Transport wants to accelerate the expansion of the charging network and, this time, aims to incentivise private enterprise. The second issue of the Master Plan Charging Infrastructure has now been published in English. Led […] More…

The StreetScooter successor company B-ON has appointed Jörg Hofmann as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Hofmann will be responsible for the development and scaling of the existing vehicle production on a global level. According to a company statement, Hofmann will oversee all business areas coupled with vehicle manufacturing, including sales, production, logistics, procurement and […] More…

Atlas Technologies, the operating company responsible for the production of the Lightyear solar cars, has now been declared insolvent by a Dutch court. What will happen to the entire project is now very uncertain. A few days ago, Lightyear had already announced the stop of production for the Lightyear 0 in order to concentrate on […] More…

Suzuki has presented its growth strategy until 2030. This envisages total investments of 4.5 trillion yen (approx. 31 billion euros), almost half of which will go into the development and production of electrified vehicles. Specifically, Suzuki plans to invest 2 trillion yen (about 14 billion euros) in the electrification of its product range by 2030, […] More…

Peugeot now also announces the 3008 and 5008 with all-electric powertrains. As the Stellantis brand explained during the presentation of its ‘e-Lion’ project, the e-3008 will be the first vehicle based on the new STLA mid-size platform and is to be unveiled in the second half of this year. Peugeot is promising ranges of up […] More…