Volvo Trucks North America has received an order from Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) for 30 all-electric heavy-duty VNR Electric trucks. These are to be put into operation in Southern California from the beginning of 2023. QCD aims to use the vehicles to deliver products to restaurants and cafés in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The […] More…

US electric vehicle start-up Bollinger Motors announced Roush Industries as the contract manufacturer to assemble its line of all-electric platforms and chassis cabs for commercial vehicles in Classes 3 through 6. Bollinger will source and provide all materials for Roush to assemble its all-electric vehicle platforms and chassis cabs in a fully staffed, operational, and […] More…

The South Korean car company Hyundai Motor is planning to build a new plant for the production of electric cars in the USA. The company has confirmed the project in principle, but has not yet named a location. But there is apparently already a favourite. Hyundai Motor confirmed to Reuters that it will “soon announce […] More…

Motiv Power Systems, an American manufacturer of battery-electric chassis for medium-duty commercial vehicles, has secured more than 100 new orders via California’s HVIP program – with customers including Cintas, FedEx, Aramark, Alsco, City Fresh, Great White Packaging, and more. The new orders for Motiv span a range of sectors from electric trucks and buses and […] More…

The lithium processing company Green Lithium has published plans to build the UK’s first lithium refinery in the north of England. For the project, the company is cooperating with the raw materials trader Trafigura. The latter is to supply the lithium for further processing in the factory and invest an unknown amount in Green Lithium. […] More…

Sodium-ion batteries are moving forward. In Sweden, Altris has announced its first industrial-scale cathode material production facility. Over in the USA, a project for the production of sodium-ion batteries is also becoming concrete with the collaboration of Natron Energy and Clarios. In Sweden, Altris, a developer of cathode material for sodium-ion batteries, wants to implement […] More…

During the announcement of the latest quarterly figures, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse confirmed that the new New Class platform planned for 2025 will first be used in the 3 Series segment. Zipse did, however, also somewhat limit the future use of the platform. Although the platform, which is primarily designed for electric powertrains, can also […] More…

VinFast has published the technical specifications of the VF 8 and VF 9 models – together with prices and details on battery rental in the European markets of Germany, France and the Netherlands. The Vietnamese manufacturer had already announced the first prices in January at the premiere of the models at the CES. The VF […] More…

The European launch of the Californian electric car start-up Lucid Motors announced last year is becoming concrete: on 13 May, the manufacturer will open its first location in Europe with the Lucid Studio at Odeonsplatz in Munich. The first prices for Germany are also known. In Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland, the Lucid Air […] More…

Australia appears to have a growing number of faulty charging stations for electric cars. Most of these are due to a lack of spare parts or slow maintenance, but some are also broken due to flooding. Problems seem to be worst in the EV charging network around Queensland, while the Tesla-operated network outside of the […] More…