The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has strengthened its team with an experienced automotive manager. Fengying Wang joined Xpeng as president on January 30, where she will be responsible for product planning and sales, which have been flagging recently. Fengying Wang will report directly to He Xiaopeng, the company’s chairman and CEO. Fengying Wang previously […] More…
Mercedes updates the GLE-series
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the model update for the SUV GLE and the GLE Coupé. When the revised vehicles are launched in July 2023, there will only be electrified powertrains – the plug-in hybrid will also receive a minor technical update. Basically, the model generation launched in 2018 has been updated in terms of exterior, interior, […] More…
Nissan Ariya Pole To Pole Expedition SUV To Use Towable Generator
The portable, renewable energy (wind+solar) unit will be used to charge the Ariya during rest stops in the polar regions. More…
Wolfspeed & ZF move ahead with European SiC factory
The US semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed has confirmed previously leaked plans to build a plant for SiC semiconductors in Saarland with local supplier ZF. The highly automated 200 mm wafer plant will be the company’s first “fab facility” in Europe and is expected to be the most modern of its kind. Wolfspeed and ZF made the […] More…
The Mobility House shows how to earn from EV batteries
The Mobility House (TMH) has, for the first time, proven that electric vehicle batteries can take part in energy market trading and achieve four-digit revenues per vehicle. The key is in the EVs’ flexibility as mobile storage units, just the experimental set-up was stationery. The Mobility House is based on the EUREF Campus in Berlin, […] More…
VW has no plans to join Tesla and Ford in an EV price war – CEO
Volkswagen is making it clear it will not partake in the EV price war spurred by Tesla’s recent price cuts. More…
Rivian Celebrates Production Milestones And Progress: 25,000 EVs
The company set a new record of 200 vehicles produced in a single day. More…
A Cold December For EV Sales In Italy While Auto Market Rebounds
Overall car sales are showing much healthier levels, but it was a difficult year for Italy’s shift to electric mobility. More…
Forsee Power signs supply deal with CALB
French battery manufacturer Forsee Power has signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese cell producer CALB. Under the agreement, Forsee Power will integrate CALB’s NMC cells with “very high energy density” into its battery systems for electric commercial vehicles. Concrete purchase quantities or financial volumes of the agreement have not yet been disclosed. The cooperation also […] More…
General Motors invests in Lithium Americas
General Motors is investing in the lithium producer Lithium Americas, thus securing access to the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, the largest known source of lithium in the USA and the third largest in the world. In addition, GM has secured its supply for another component for its electric cars with a German company. Under […] More…
Tesla May Dial Up Giga Shanghai Production Amid Huge Demand
Tesla’s price cuts seem to be working, and now the EV maker may have a reason to max out production at Giga Shanghai. More…
Samsung SDI orders NCA cathode materials from Posco
The South Korean materials group Posco Chemical has received its largest and longest-term order to date. Battery manufacturer Samsung SDI has contracted Posco Chemical to supply NCA cathode material over a ten-year period. The high nickel content NCA cathodes are explicitly for electric vehicle batteries. The order is worth 40 trillion won (equivalent to around […] More…
ChargePoint moves into AI-driven buffer batteries by Stem
The ChargePoint network and Stem, an AI-driven clean energy solutions provider, have agreed to join forces and put artificial intelligence behind EV charging. They aim for lower operating costs and added energy resiliency at charging hubs and locating new sites. ChargePoint will analyse the EV charging demand at sites looking to install DC chargers and […] More…
CA: Sonoma County buys more Proterra electric buses
Sonoma County in California announced the purchase of ten battery-electric buses by Proterra to replace ten compressed natural gas buses. The new buses shall arrive in the summer of 2024 and join six other all-electric buses expected to arrive in June. This will bring up the total number of electric buses in Sonoma County services […] More…
2024 Cadillac Lyriq Gets Cheaper Base Trim, Fewer Features And Options
Some say Tesla started a price war in the EV segment, and now GM is following Ford by following suit. More…
BMW teams up with Evergo for new Mexican charging network
BMW is joining forces with Evergo in Mexico to build more than 4,000 public charging stations for electric vehicles in the country over the next five years. The companies have slated a $ 200 million investment and are looking into both AC and DC charging. BMW Mexico has been offering electrified vehicles in the country […] More…
Report: Tesla Considering Plant In Mexico, Official Says
…will “export directly by air”… What? More…
The SpaceCamperBike Wants To Be The Ultimate Camper E-Bike
A tent, work station, and a cargo e-bike all in one. More…
Stagecoach opts for first ADL electric bus designed in-house
Stagecoach has ordered 55 electric buses from British bus builder Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL). It is the first order of ADL’s latest double-decker, which they developed entirely in-house. ADL unveiled the Enviro400EV in November 2022 – before the presentation, all Enviro400EV buses of the same name came from a cooperation BYD. The vehicles marketed as […] More…
Lotus to go public via IPO with L Catterton Asia
The Geely subsidiary Lotus has announced its intention to list its electric car division Lotus Technology on the stock exchange. Accordingly, the plan is to list on the US stock exchange Nasdaq through a merger with L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corporation, which is already listed there. The plans, which were leaked about a year ago, […] More…
