In Germany, an electric car developed by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has broken a world record by driving around 2,573 kilometres on just one battery charge. The new world record is almost 1,000 kilometres more than the previous record holders. The electric car dubbed ‘Muc022’ circled in an empty hangar at Munich Airport […] More…
2025 Lotus Emeya EV will face off with Taycan, Model S Plaid
Lotus will take on the Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model S Plaid, and Lucid Air Sapphire with its own high-performance electric sedan. Due sometime next year as a 2025 model, the Lotus Emeya is the automaker’s second EV, following the Eletre SUV. It’s also latest in a set of premium, flagship sedans or fastbacks that emphasize performance, perhaps at… More…
Tesla will build next-gen/cheaper electric cars in Texas rather than Mexico first
A new excerpt from Elon Musk’s biography confirms that Tesla will build its first next-generation electric cars in Texas rather than at the upcoming Gigafactory Mexico. More…
Two Nikola Tre BEV Trucks Caught Fire In A Week As Battery Recall Is Underway
In total, four separate fires have affected the company’s battery-powered Class 8 truck this year. More…
Allego ceases installing new CHAdeMO chargers
The declining number of electric vehicles with the CHAdeMO standard on the market has prompted the European charging network operator Allego to cease installing the plug on its charging stations. While existing charging stations will remain, they will not be replaced. The operator assures customers its change away from the CHAdeMO plug will not happen […] More…
Europe: Plug-In Car Sales Accelerated In July 2023
The Tesla Model Y remains the most popular all-electric model. More…
Lectric Issues Recall On XP 3.0 E-Bikes Due To Brake Issue
Around 45,000 e-bikes are part of the recall concerning potential failure of mechanical disc brakes found in the Lectric XP 3.0. More…
Octopus & Co Charger enable neighbours to share chargers
In the UK, Octopus Electric Vehicles, the EV business from Octopus Energy Group, has partnered with Co Charger to focus on community charging. Co Charger allows those with private chargers in their driveways to share them with neighbours. The collaborative scheme and app from Co Charger enables someone with a charger to rent it out […] More…
Deutsche Telekom installs 200th fast charging site
In Germany, Deutsche Telekom has put its 200th public fast-charging site into operation. The site in Lemgo in the mid-northwest of the country has six charging points at two DC charging posts that offer up to 200 kW of charging power. Deutsche Telekom is using the existing infrastructure of its properties to expand the number […] More…
X Shore set to release new electric boat, but did the teaser images already blow it?
X Shore, one of Sweden’s (and frankly, the world’s) leading electric boat makers, has been teasing a new product launch for the past week.. More…
Report: Mercedes might use BYD battery for Model 3 rival in China
Mercedes-Benz could use Chinese battery supplier BYD’s Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in future Chinese-market EVs, according to a new report. The source here is Chinese publication CBEA, which on Friday reported that Mercedes will start production of EVs with BYD batteries in 2025, citing an anonymous official of the automaker. As… More…
BMZ to build battery factory in North Macedonia
The German battery manufacturer BMZ Group wants to open a production site in northern Macedonia. The corresponding agreement with the government there has already been signed. More than 60 production lines are to be built there by 2028. According to its own information, BMZ wants to start battery production initially in a rented building in […] More…
UK funds electric buses, also in rural areas
The British government is providing a further 129 million pounds to help local transport authorities introduce hundreds more locally emission-free buses. That’s the equivalent of around 151 million euros, from which local electric bus manufacturers are also set to benefit. The new funding comes as part of the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) 2 […] More…
Gotion To Build $2 Billion EV Battery Factory In Illinois
The planned manufacturing capacity is 40 gigawatt-hours annually. More…
OMV establishes charging infrastructure brand eMotion
The mineral oil group and former Smatrics investor OMV will contribute to charging infrastructure in Europe with its new brand, eMotion. The company plans to set up 2,000 fast charging points in four European countries by 2030. The newly formed brand will focus on installing 150 to 300 kW charging points in Austria, Romania, Slovakia […] More…
SungEel HiTech & Sumsung plan battery recycling in Germany
In Germany, Samsung and the South Korean recycling specialist SungEel HiTech want to build a battery recycling plant in the Gera-Cretzschwitz industrial park in the federal state of Thuringia. The plant should have the capacity to recycle 20,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries annually. Construction of the €45 million battery recycling plant in Gera will start […] More…
China: Plug-In Car Sales Exceeded 650,000 In July 2023
It was close to 60 percent of the total global EV sales volume. More…
VW presents ID.X Performance show car based on the ID.7
At the ID. meeting in Locarno on the Swiss side of Lake Maggiore, VW presented the ID.X Performance, an all-electric sports sedan concept in the upper mid-range. The ID.7 serves as the basis, the combined power of the all-wheel drive adds up to 411 kW. The ID.X Performance is a show car designed to demonstrate […] More…
Gotion High-Tech to open cell plant in Illinois in 2024
In the USA, Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech is converting an existing factory in Manteno, Illinois, into a 50 GWh plant. The plant should be ready for operations in 2024 with 40 GWh targeted for battery cells and 10 GWh for battery packs. According to an official statement from the state […] More…
Musk biography reveals plans for compact model and robot taxi on the same platform
A new Elon Musk biography will be published soon however, an excerpt has already been published, revealing that the new compact model was actually supposed to be a ‘robotaxi’. The fact that it will be equipped with a steering wheel and pedals apparently cost the engineers a lot of persuasion. The planned compact model is […] More…
