Ford has confirmed that it will cut around 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years, mainly in the area of product development. The Cologne site, as the European development centre, is particularly affected. According to Ford, the step is necessitated mainly by electromobility. According to Ford, the layoffs are taking place against the […] More…

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has launched a $30 million incentive project to bring fast EV charging stations to 30 counties in Eastern California, the Central Valley and the Central Coast. The project has opened its books and applications are due by March 10. The project then aims to bring fast-charging stations to disadvantaged, low-income […] More…

Electric bus maker Lion Electric has secured backup from Mitsubishi HC Capital Canada for its financing division LionCapital Solutions. They will help customers in the United States and Canada to finance Lion electric school buses and trucks. The Canadian manufacturer launched LionCapital Solutions in February last year to offer turnkey solutions, including the vehicles and […] More…

British charging equipment manufacturer Rolec EV and Danish charging platform Monta are partnering up to deliver over 20,000 charge points across the UK this year. Under the new partnership, Monta and Rolec will transition Rolec’s charge points onto Monta’s platform, allowing existing customers to migrate to Monta’s platform. The software will be installed directly at […] More…

Yorkshire Water plans to install up to 1,000 EV charging points across its sites and homes of staff as the water company targets to decarbonise its entire fleet of vans by 2030. The company set out a roadmap for the installations and training. In order to reach net zero by 2030, Yorkshire Water has set […] More…

Umicore is starting the industrialisation of its manganese-containing HLM technology for active cathode materials. The company is aiming for commercial production and use of this technology in electric vehicles in 2026. The acronym HLM stands for “high lithium, manganese” and, according to Umicore, refers to “a low-cost, sustainable, high-energy density battery technology that is gaining […] More…

Chinese battery maker CATL will use Toyocolor’s Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions in batteries for electric vehicles from 2024. The dispersions should, among other things, increase energy density. Toyocolor, a subsidiary of the Japanese specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink, also plans to expand production capacity for these CNT dispersions. According to Toyo Ink, Lioaccum […] More…

BYD plans to open another factory for its Blade Batteries with lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cells in China. According to an environmental audit report, BYD subsidiary FinDreams Technology will invest billion yuan (about 1.2 billion dollars) into the new 40-GWh production facility. The new plant in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, will span an area of […] More…

Magna will supply battery enclosures to the new Chevrolet Silverado EV, said to hit the read in 2024. Production of the battery cases will begin later this year at the Magna Electric Vehicle Structure facility in St. Clair, Michigan, US. Battery enclosures protect critical battery components from impact, heat or water and house the high-voltage […] More…

Ford is investing 3.5 billion dollars in a new plant for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the US state of Michigan. It is working with Chinese battery maker CATL, who will licence the technology to Ford and provide technical assistance. The new plant is called BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, and is located in the […] More…