Avatr, the Chinese EV maker backed by Changan, CATL and Huawei, has announced a new partnership with British Petroleum (BP). They want to build out ultra-rapid charging infrastructure in China and aim for 240 kW of power delivered per plug. Announced as a long-term strategic partnership, the first results of the Avatr-BP cooperation are to […] More…

The Norma Group has commissioned a fifth plant in China. The site is located in Guangzhou in Guangdong Province in southern China, strategically close to Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) and other electric vehicle manufacturers. At the new plant, the Norma Group intends to manufacture and assemble thermal management systems for BEV and PHEV vehicles, the […] More…

US bus maker Blue Bird will offer to retrofit some of its fuel-powered school buses to all-electric vehicles together with Lightning eMotors. Based in Colorado, Lightning will help BlueBird develop a “first-of-its-kind” repower EV system. Blue Bird says this will help customers future-proof their school bus fleet by purchasing gasoline- or propane-powered vehicles and converting […] More…

US bus maker Blue Bird will offer to retrofit some of its fuel-powered school buses to electric together with Lightning eMotors. Based in Colorado, Lightning will help BlueBird develop a “first-of-its-kind” repower EV system. Blue Bird says this will help customers future-proof their school bus fleet by purchasing gasoline- or propane-powered vehicles and converting them […] More…

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has been listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX) as part of the first group of companies from China that managed to do so. The IPO in Switzerland brings Gotion gross proceeds of around 685 million US dollars, about 672 million euros, by issuing global […] More…

According to an analysis by the market research company SNE Research, electric vehicle batteries with a total capacity of 203.4 GWh were installed worldwide in the first half of 2022. The leading supplier was CATL with 70.9 GWh or a market share of 34.8 per cent. The gap to the second place is significant: LG […] More…

Aiways is now accepting reservations in China for its second model, the U6, which is to be launched in Europe in the third quarter of 2022. However, it is still unclear whether the three battery versions offered in China will also all be available in Europe. The all-electric SUV coupé with a cW value of […] More…

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of India’s largest car manufacturer Tata Motors, has signed a contract with Ford India to take over a Ford plant in Sanand in the Indian state of Gujarat. Tata plans to build electric cars there in the future. The acquisition of the plant, which is still subject […] More…

The US Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act by a narrow majority, which also includes reform of the electric car tax credit. After the vote in the Senate, the legislative package will go to the House of Representatives this week, where the Democrats have a slim majority. As reported, the entire climate change package […] More…