Battery manufacturing behemoth, CATL, shared news that its upcoming plant in Thuringia, Germany has received 2nd partial approval for cell production. This milestone brings the Chinese company one step closer to opening its first battery manufacturing facility outside of China later this year. More…
Road Going EVs From Renault’s Alpine To Feature F1 Aero Tech
The aim is to not only improve performance, but also efficiency and range too. More…
2023 Lexus RZ 450e Shows Its Steering Yoke Ahead Of April 20 Reveal
It’s the first peek inside the Lexus RZ 450e, which appears to offer a similar steer-by-wire system to the Toyota bZ4X. More…
Germany boosts clean energy target to 80% from 65% by 2030
Germany’s economy and climate ministry today announced a more ambitious target of clean energy making up 80% of its power mix by 2030 – a bump up from its previous target of 65%. Currently, 40.9% of Germany’s power mix consists of clean energy. More…
Wolf King GT Pro review: How I reviewed a 63 MPH standing electric scooter and lived to tell about it
The Wolf King GT Pro from Voro Motors is one of those “be-all, end-all” of the electric scooter world. With its high power and high speed plus a rugged full-suspension design, this thing should be the weapon of choice for anyone in search of a seriously high performance electric scooter. More…
Soel Yachts unveils 62 ft solar electric catamaran with 564 kWh battery capacity and ‘trans-ocean range’
Another day and another solar electric yacht shared with the world, each seemingly going further and faster. The latest announcement comes from Soel Yachts out of the Netherlands, whose new Senses 62 solar electric catamaran boasts some large battery capacity for a yacht, providing what the company calls “trans-ocean range…” however far that means. More…
Sono Sion solar EV will be built in Finland, not Sweden, in change of manufacturing partners
Munich-based startup Sono Motors on Tuesday announced a change in manufacturing plans for its solar-supplemented Sion electric car. The startup announced in a press release that it was switching contract manufacturing partners to Valmet Automotive, which will build the Sion at its factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The start of production is… More…
Gogoro completes US IPO
Gogoro has completed its IPO in the US. The Taiwanese electric scooter and battery exchange provider completed its merger with the special purpose vehicle Poema Global and is now listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols ‘GGR’ and ‘GGROW’. After the move was initially announced in September last year, Gogoro now expects to raise approximately […] More…
Ford F-150 Lightning: First Electric Truck To Pace NASCAR
Ford’s all-electric full-size pickup truck will make history in the coming days at Martinsville Speedway. More…
Tesla now expects Gigafactory Shanghai shutdown to extend to at least Friday – missing out on over 24,000 EVs
Tesla says that it now doesn’t expect to be able to restart production at Gigafactory Shanghai until at least Friday, and even that could be difficult amid a citywide lockdown that is extending longer than planned. More…
Leclanché delivers 10MWh-battery systems for Scandlines hybrid freight ship
The ferry company Scandlines has ordered a 10 MWh battery system from Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché for its planned hybrid cargo ferry PR24. Delivery is scheduled from January 2023. The ship is to connect ports in Germany and Denmark from 2024. The batteries are a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery system from Leclanché, which has a maximum […] More…
InoBat to build battery gigafactory in western Europe
The Slovakian battery company InoBat Auto wants to build its third gigafactory for electric car batteries in Western Europe. A decision on the specific location is to be made this year. The company is also recruiting its board of directors. According to the company, the planned factory will be located in the EU and the […] More…
NHTSA Launches Investigation Into LG Energy EV Battery Failures
The investigation includes over 138,000 electric cars and SUVs from various brands. More…
NHTSA investigates LG batteries behind EV recalls for GM, Hyundai, others
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening a review of defective batteries produced by LG Energy Solution that have been the cause of several large recalls, Reuters reported Tuesday. General Motors, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Volkswagen began issuing recalls related to LG batteries in 2020. The NHTSA review… More…
BYD Discontinued Production Of Gas-Only Cars In March
Moving forward, only rechargeable vehicles will be offered. More…
Pace Suburban Bus orders its first e-buses from Proterra
In the USA, public transit agency Pace Suburban Bus that services the Chicago area, has awarded a $26.5 million dollar contract (worth around 24.26 million euros) to Proterra to acquire 20 Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses and two Proterra megawatt-scale fleet chargers. The first Proterra electric buses are slated to be delivered to Pace […] More…
US: Audi BEV Sales Decreased In Q1 2022 By 25% YOY
There were no Audi Q4 e-tron deliveries in Q1. More…
US: Ford Mustang Mach-E Sales Decreased In March 2022, But…
Production accelerated to a record level, which suggests that sales will improve in the following months. More…
Solid-state batteries
Liquid displacement As batteries that use solid instead of liquid electrolytes begin to appear, Nick Flaherty cautions that challenges remain in bringing them to market Solid-state batteries (SSBs) are seen in some areas as a key way forward for e-mobility applications. For one thing, replacing the liquid electrolyte in lithium-ion cells can help to reduce […] More…
MAN takes order for 53 electric buses in Hamburg
MAN Truck & Bus has just received two orders from Hamburg for a total of 53 electric buses. Hamburger Hochbahn has ordered 17 Lion’s City 18 E, while an order from Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH) includes 30 electric solo and six articulated buses. The first electric buses are to be delivered this year. The German manufacturer […] More…
