Micro Mobility Systems presented the series version of the Microlino 2.0 at the IAA Mobility. The electric light vehicle will be available in the three editions Urban, Dolce and Competizione and with three battery versions for a range of 95, 175 and 230 kilometres respectively. Production is scheduled to start this year. Six years after […] More…

Tritium announced a 40-million Australian dollar private placement by Cigna Investments. Tritium intends to use the proceeds to continue scaling its global operations during its ongoing merger with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II. Australia’s prime DC charging equipment manufacturer that turns twenty this year had announced the SPAC deal in our newsletter in May. The […] More…

The ‘Siemens Autonomous Charging System’ is debuting in Munich today, and Siemens says the solution allows fully automated charging of electric vehicles from cars to trucks. The prototype now on display has a charging capacity of up to 300 kW, but the company is gearing for one megawatt in future. This high capacity required to […] More…

According to a media report, the Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solutions is currently developing LFP pouch cells. Allegedly, a pilot line for the lithium iron phosphate cells is to be built as early as next year. This was reported by the portal The Elec, which is usually well-informed in the South Korean eMobility industry, […] More…

Wallbox Chargers, a charging technology company from Spain, presents its first ultra-rapid charging column for public use. Named Hypernova, the HPC station can deliver up to 350 kW and expands the manufacturer’s DC product portfolio. In October 2020, Wallbox Chargers had presented the Supernova, its first fast-charging station for public charging electric cars in cities […] More…

BMW presented several concepts for electric two-wheel mobility at the IAA Mobility. With these vehicles, the Munich-based company wants to cover various aspects of urban mobility – and in doing so, go beyond the currently permissible legal framework. In addition to the BMW Motorrad Concept CE 02, which is somewhere between a motorbike and a […] More…

Preliminary work has begun on Britishvolt’s battery cell factory in the northern English county of Northumberland. The actual construction of the production facility is scheduled for late autumn or early winter of this year. The planning permission for the large-scale project is dated 6 July 2021. Specifically, Britishvolt has commissioned its construction partner ISG with […] More…

At the IAA Mobility, Porsche presented its vision of purely electric customer motorsport with the Mission R concept. The concept car is intended to be more than just a design study – a rolling chassis is already being tested. Unlike the usual GT racing cars for customer motorsport, the Mission R presented in Munich is […] More…

The Hyundai Motor Group has presented its “Hydrogen Vision 2040”. The strategic plan of the Koreans envisages offering a fuel cell version for all commercial vehicle models of the group by 2028. However, it will still take a few years before the costs drop to BEV level. The “Hydrogen Vision 2040”, which Hyundai presented at […] More…

At the IAA Mobility, Great Wall Motors (GWM) is giving a preview of the first two models of its Ora and Wey brands, with which the Chinese car company soon wants to gain a foothold in Europe. The Ora Cat is a BEV compact car, while the Wey Coffee 01 is a plug-in hybrid SUV […] More…

Polestar has announced that the single-engine variants of the Polestar 2, which were introduced in the spring, will be delivered for the first time this month. The Swedish-Chinese brand also plans to expand further globally. Polestar had announced the single-motor, small-battery and large-battery variants of the Polestar 2 in April. The Polestar 2 Single Motor […] More…