Jim Farley says both lithium and nickel are really the key constraining commodities in the lithium-ion batteries the company uses. More…
Ford CEO Says Batteries Are The Main Constraint To EV Transition
VinFast kicks off deliveries in Vietnam and the USA
VinFast has launched deliveries of the VF 9 in Vietnam with the first 27 vehicles delivered to customers. The delivery came about a year after the official public introduction of the vehicle. At the same time, 45 VF 8 were delivered to US American customers. The six-seated VF 9 runs on a 300kW electric drive, […] More…
SDG&E adds high power charging to busy truck stop
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has chosen a busy truck stop in California to install high-power chargers for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The utility considers the installation the first of its kind. However, while the chargers are set to provide high power charging at up to 250 kW for trucks, vans, buses and other […] More…
ZSW uses water instead of solvent in cathode production
Researchers at the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) have been able to replace toxic solvents with water in the production of cathodes. Water-based production is also suitable for batteries for electric vehicles. In order to increase the energy density, lithium-ion batteries consist of materials with a large proportion of nickel in […] More…
Stellantis & US DoE announce Battery Workforce Challenge
Stellantis and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are calling on budding engineers at vocational schools and universities to enter the ‘Battery Workforce Challenge’ this fall. It is a three-year team engineering competition that includes other training. The Battery Workforce Challenge does not only focus on fostering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees but […] More…
Bury Council gets more chargers by Be.EV and new vans
Bury Council in Greater Manchester has appointed the EV charging network Be.EV to help them double the number of charge points in the regions. Thirty new EV charge points shall be installed with Be.EV funding the cost of over £9 million. Be.EV is a network known mainly across the North West of England. The company […] More…
US and Japan make trade deal for battery minerals ahead of IRS decision
The United States and Japan have struck a trade deal for battery minerals, according to Reuters. This deal could potentially allow Japanese electric cars greater access to US EV tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act. More…
Freightliner scores order over 200 ZEV trucks in SoCal
Daimler Truck North America has won a deal to deliver 200 zero-emission trucks to Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing. The first five trucks by its US brand Freightliner are already working at EV-heavy ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Specifically, the US truck rental company ordered 125 eCascadia and 75 eM2 from Freightliner and […] More…
EU negotiators agree on targets for H2 and charging network expansion
Negotiators of the European Parliament and the EU states have agreed on binding national targets for the expansion of the infrastructure for alternative fuels – both for passenger cars and trucks. In the passenger car sector, charging stations are to be built every 60 kilometres along the main routes in the EU. The agreement that […] More…
Solid state battery company Factorial expands into Europe
Factorial Energy, a US developer of solid-state battery cells backed by Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Hyundai-Kia, is coming to Europe. The company will open a European office in Germany. However, the company did not clearly state where exactly the company will set up shop in Germany or when the European office will open. But the location […] More…
Smart #3 Fresh Details Surface Ahead Of April 17 World Debut
Smart has released the first design sketches of its electric SUV-coupe, even though we already knew what it looked like. More…
UK startup Helixx to offer EVs via franchise
British startup Helixx has unveiled a new concept allowing companies to deploy electric light vehicles in metropolitan areas at low cost. At the core of the approach are franchise agreements with the companies to which Helixx sells licenses for its technology. If a customer acquires such a license, Helixx provides everything needed to assemble the […] More…
British charging network operator aims for inclusive e-mobility
To celebrate Autism Acceptance Week (Monday 27th March to Sunday 2nd April), UK electric vehicle charging network Osprey Charging will be displaying eye-catching, unique artwork created by autistic artist Rebecca Ellis, across its EV chargers. “At Osprey we are building an EV charging network that is open to all, and it’s therefore critical for us […] More…
Xing Mobility and Nordic Booster to supply energy solutions to the northern European industrial EV market
Xing Mobility, which provides immersion cooling battery technology for industrial applications, has announced a partnership with Nordic Booster, which supplies battery solutions for construction machines and mobile high-power charging systems for heavy-duty industrial vehicles. The collaboration will bring Xing’s patented Immersio XM25 immersion-cooled battery system into the northern European construction, agriculture and mining EV markets. […] More…
2025 Porsche Boxster EV Prototypes Spotted At Tesla Supercharger
No fewer than four all-electric Boxster mules were spied during cold weather testing. More…
Li-Cycle and Kion Group sign battery recycling agreement
The North American battery recycler Li-Cycle is cooperating with the industrial truck manufacturer Kion Group. Under the agreement, which runs until 2030, Li-Cycle will recycle batteries from Kion’s global brands starting in the second half of 2023. “Through our partnership, Li-Cycle expects to support both KION’s recycling needs and Kion’s ability to align with the […] More…
Tesla Cybertruck Spotted Without Its Massive Windscreen Wiper
The prototype was photographed near the company’s California headquarters. More…
Fisker Ocean can now be configured and ordered
Fisker has opened the configurator for its Ocean all-electric SUV. There are three variants available: Sport, Ultra and Exrtreme. Prices in Germany start at €38,882. The smallest variant has a WTLP range of 440 kilometres, while the Ultra and Extreme variants have a WLTP range of 610 and 707 kilometres, respectively. The base version has […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 27, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. More…
Own a business? Helixx will help you build your own EV fleet
UK-based startup Helixx is rolling out low-cost mini EV models for cities, and its franchise model has businesses building their own EVs. More…
