US speciality chemicals company Albemarle has announced the location of its new lithium processing plant in the US. The plant will be built in Chester County, South Carolina. Construction is scheduled to begin at the end of 2024. Albemarle plans to invest a total of 1.3 billion dollars (equivalent to 1.2 billion euros) in the […] More…
Watch A Mercedes-Benz EQG Prototype Break Down At The Nurburgring
A loud noise coming from underneath the car prompted the driver to pull over. More…
Insider Shares More On Tesla’s Project Highland AKA Model 3 Refresh
The revamped Tesla Model 3 is said to bring notable styling and tech updates inside and out when it enters production in Q3 2023. More…
Tesla’s New Hardware 4 May Help Make Unprotected Turns Safer
Tesla has started releasing its new Hardware 4 suite of cameras, which offer improved “vision,” clarity, and viewing angles. More…
ABT & WiTricity to offer inductive charging solution for the ID.4
ABT e-Line wants to offer inductive charging for electric cars in the European aftermarket together with WiTricity. The VW ID.4, which will be upgraded by ABT e-Line for wireless charging with WiTricity technology, will be the first to be launched at the beginning of 2024. Other electric cars from the VW Group are to follow. […] More…
You can now run electric bicycles from power tool batteries
We’re officially living in the future: No longer are your e-bike batteries just for your e-bikes and your power tool batteries just for your drills and string trimmers. Now you can actually mix and match your batteries, at least if you have the right e-bike. Companies like Aventon and Greenworks are making it happen. More…
Dongfeng claims world’s first passenger cars with in-wheel motors
Chinese automaker Dongfeng has launched a production model with in-wheel motors from supplier Protean Electric. In press releases, Protean claims the Dongfeng Fengshen E70 is the “world’s first fully homologated passenger car” equipped with two ProteanDrive in-wheel motors. A conventional inboard motor drives the front wheels, while the in-wheel… More…
NextETRUCK project to develop more efficent zero-emission trucks
NextETRUCK is the latest EU Horizon project looking to decarbonise transport. Nineteen partners from eight countries are looking to develop electric trucks with medium freight haulage by the end of 2025. Targets include increased efficiency as well as seamless management. NextETRUCK has the declared goal to utilise EV drives being at least ten per cent […] More…
Citroen Working A Multitude Of Small And Affordable EVs With Radical Styling
They’ll reportedly use the driver’s smartphone as the default infotainment device. More…
2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV First Drive Review: Good, Bad, And Everything In Between
GMC’s electric Hummer SUV is every bit as lovable (and hateable) as its pickup sibling, though it’s arguably the better buy. More…
Vitesco achieves billion-dollar turnover with EV components
The drive supplier Vitesco Technologies surpassed the one billion euro mark in turnover with electrification products for the first time in 2022. With electric drives and other components, Vitesco turned over around 1.1 billion euros, compared to 0.9 billion euros in 2021. According to the supplier, electrification products are becoming increasingly important and will soon […] More…
PowerCo & Umicore receie regulatory approval for joint venture
PowerCo, the battery company of the Volkswagen Group, and the Belgian materials technology group Umicore have received all regulatory approvals for their joint venture announced in September 2022. The partners can now swiftly begin preparations for large-scale industrial production of cathode materials (CAM) and precursor materials (PCAM) in Europe, according to Volkswagen. However, the search […] More…
German E-Bike Specialist Nicolai Updates GT1 Eboxx With New Gear Hub
The Nine 3×3 gear hub system brings a number of performance-focused benefits to the table. More…
Ireland cuts electric vehicle subsidies
The Irish government has announced a reduction of its subsidy for privately purchased electric vehicles. From 1 July 2023, the purchase premium will drop from 5,000 to 3,500 euros. The reduction of the registration tax will remain unchanged. Buyers of electric cars with a list price below 40,000 euros will receive up to 5,000 euros. […] More…
Qiantu K50 electric sports car revamped for US as Mullen GT
Mullen Automotive still plans to bring the Chinese-developed Qiantu K50 electric supercar to the U.S., but now under a different name and with a different assembly location. The U.S. version of the K50 will henceforth be known as the Mullen GT and GTRS, Mullen announced Monday in a press release. The company said it had also revised the styling of… More…
Volkswagen Group’s Four Entry-Level EVs Will Be Made In Spain
Production starts in 2025 with the Cupra UrbanRebel, followed by the VW ID.2, ID.2X SUV, and Skoda SUV within one and a half years. More…
Gogoro’s battery-swapping electric scooters begin operations in Singapore
Gogoro, widely considered to be the world leader in battery swapping for light electric vehicles like e-motorbikes, has just launched operations in its latest global expansion to Singapore. A new partnership will now see Gogoro’s battery-swapping technology deployed for food delivery. More…
Copenhagen selects 3 winning bids to install 1,000 chargers
Copenhagen has completed a tender calling for bids to install 1,000 new AC charge points. The Danish capital selected three suppliers, Clever, OK and E.ON, out of seven companies that had applied. This is to first step in a plan to build 4,100 new charging stations in Copenhagen by late 2025. Clever will receive the […] More…
Austria launches ENIN funding to electrify commercial vehicles
The Austrian Ministry for Climate Action has published the first call from the Emission-free Commercial Vehicles and Infrastructure (ENIN) funding programme. This scheme supports companies in procuring non-fossil fuel commercial vehicles and infrastructure. In German, ENIN is short for “emissionsfreie Nutzfahrzeuge und Infrastruktur”. When Austria announced the scheme a year ago, the first call worth […] More…
Connected Kerb launches huge charging initiative in Surrey
Surrey County Council and EV charge point provider Connected Kerb is teaming up for the largest deployment of EV chargers by a local authority in the UK. They announced a plan for 10,000 new public chargers to be installed across the county by 2030. The rollout will see Connected Kerb install their on-street charge points […] More…
