Nikola Motor has announced a collaboration with international multi-service flatbed transportation company PGT Trucking to advance electric drive heavy-duty transport. This collaboration includes a Letter of Intent to lease 100 Nikola Tre. The agreement is dependent on following the satisfactory completion of a Nikola Tre FCEV demonstration program under terms to be agreed to between […] More…

The US American battery startup Solid Power has been awarded up to $12.5 Million to develop nickel- and cobalt-free solid-state battery cells. Additionally, the company has unveiled cell safety and performance data. The funding was awarded by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) for a multi-phase, multi-year research contract to develop nickel- and cobalt-free […] More…

The US start-up Electric Last Mile Solutions, which specialises in commercial electric utility vehicles, has signed a battery supply contract with CATL. In the future, CATL could also manufacture these cells locally in the US. ELMS focuses on the eponymous last-mile delivery vehicles and in September started production of a Class 1 delivery van at […] More…

The Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec has signed a supply contract with the Geely brand Zeekr. According to Nidec, the 200 kW axle drive will be installed in the Zeekr 001. Geely had announced the premium electric brand Zeekr only this March, and in April Zeekr unveiled the debut model 001 at the Shanghai Auto […] More…

Berlin-based engineering service provider IAV presents a modular platform for battery-electric vehicles that supports construction from small cars to light commercial vehicles. The electric modular system is intended to make the development of BEVs “faster, cheaper and more sustainable”. The platform developed by the Berlin-based company covers a power range from 100 to 440 kW, […] More…

Four Swiss partners have joined forces to convert and operate two Futuricum electric trucks into special vehicles. The two examples feature an additional length of one metre, an increase of the payload by two tonnes and the expansion of the battery capacity to 900 kWh. In addition to the Designwerk Group, to whose brands Futuricum […] More…

Four Swiss partners have joined forces to convert and operate two Futuricum electric trucks into special vehicles. The two examples feature an additional length of one metre, an increase of the payload by two tonnes and the expansion of the battery capacity to 900 kWh. In addition to the Designwerk Group, to whose brands Futuricum […] More…

The Japanese carmaker Honda has presented its first electric SUV for the Chinese market. The company has also revealed three futuristically designed concept studies. All of these are to lead to series production vehicles within the next five years and could be up for export. It has been clear for some time that Honda is […] More…

The electric vehicle charging solution manufacturer, Circontrol, is addressing the global electronic component shortage crisis buoyantly, despite having received warnings from its suppliers regarding delayed orders, partial deliveries, and increases in the cost of components and other raw materials. This is the sentiment of Víctor Hernando, one of the Group’s Product Managers, who says that […] More…

It was just revealed that a total of 200 electric cars were dumped in Glasgow car park for nearly two years by the city council. The council responded that of the 322 electric vehicles in their fleet 130 are now in service, meaning 192 BEVs without a driver. The vehicles featuring the print ‘People Make […] More…