VinFast may also offer electric scooters in the United States. Media reports see the Vietnamese company adding the Vespa-style LEVs to the lines of VinFast’s EV factory in North Carolina. The state had promised the manufacturer a lavish incentive of 1.2 billion dollars in March. The largest economic incentive package in state history was signed […] More…

The US manufacturer General Motors has signed agreements with LG Chem and Livent for the supply of battery materials. The company sees this as strengthening its goal of reaching one million units of electric vehicles in North America by the end of 2025. The binding agreement with LG Chem provides for the supply of cathode […] More…

After months of pre-series production, Volkswagen has now built the first production model of the ID.4 for customer deliveries at its US plant in Chattanooga. In the course of the fourth quarter of 2022, production is to be ramped up to 7,000 cars per month. Volkswagen does not specify what the production rate will be […] More…

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has essentially confirmed the key points of new EV regulations for the environmental bonus from 2023. The new subsidy package will focus more on individual drivers, rather than company fleets, as well as include a reduction of the funds. More concrete dates have been […] More…

Hyundai’s air mobility subsidiary Supernal has announced cooperating with Electric Power Systems (EP Systems) to develop eVTOL batteries. The announcement was made at the Farnborough International Airshow and is Supernal’s first partnership. Supernal says it aims to work within an “open ecosystem” to address the niche technology needs of what Hyundai calls Advanced Air Mobility […] More…

Cadillac has presented a new concept called Celestiq and considers the show car a preview of the upcoming all-electric flagship sedan. The GM brand is working towards production readiness of the luxury model, which will utilise GM’s Ultium platform . The show car previews some of the materials, innovative technologies and craftsmanship details that express […] More…

The Mobility House and Endera have made public their cooperation for managed commercial EV charging. They have already delivered electric shuttles and a smart charging solution to ACE Parking and Aladdin Airport Parking, both servicing the San Diego International Airport, California. Endera designs and sells commercial electric vehicles and charging stations. The Mobility House brings […] More…

Mini has shown a battery-electric crossover called Aceman to preview a new concept for the premium small car segment. Exact data on the vehicle or drive are scarce – the Mini Concept Aceman is a pure design study which Mini considers a harbinger of new interiors and materials. The Mini Concept Aceman is 4.05 metres […] More…

Solaris Bus & Coach has won a tender in the Spanish town of Fuenlabrada in the Madrid region. The municipal transport company EMT Fuenlabrada S.A. expects delivery of four Urbino 12 electric buses along with charging infrastructure. Solaris says the order is worth over two million euros and will supply the zero-emission city buses to Fuenlabrada no later than by […] More…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company is working toward Tesla achieving same-hour service on its vehicles as often as possible by using “Formula 1 pit crew techniques”. Interestingly enough, Tesla already attempted this line of work when the company hired Kenny Handkammer, former Red Bull Racing chief mechanic, to lead new service programmes. […] More…