Welcome to the latest eMobility Update – your comprehensive guide to this week’s happenings in electric transport. Today: Next Northvolt Gigafactory goes to Germany ++ Ford Motor Company to launch seven EVs in Europe ++ Jaguar reuses batteries of early I-Pace cars. #1 – Next Northvolt battery plant in Germany The Swedish battery cell maker […] More…
Leclanché receives certification for maritime battery system
The classification societies DNV and Lloyd’s Register have recertified Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché’s Marine Rack System (MRS-2) for operation with the company’s latest 65 Ah lithium-ion pouch cells. MRS-2 is a modular and scalable lithium-ion battery system for electric and hybrid vessels that features a range of safety measures and a proprietary battery management system […] More…
Wall Street Journal: Legacy Automakers Emulate Tesla’s Retail Strategy
The huge success of Tesla’s retail strategy is an obvious threat to traditional car companies, so changes are in order. More…
Rock Tech Lithium to examine supply chains
Rock Tech Lithium has agreed to collaborate with the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT and supply chain tracking provider Circulor. The goal of the cooperation is to obtain comprehensive transparency of the lithium value chain. This should make it possible to trace the path of lithium from the raw material, spodumene, […] More…
Traton increases research & development investment
The Traton Group has increased its investment in research and development for electromobility. The company now plans to spend 2.6 billion euros on this by 2026, compared with 1.6 billion euros previously planned by 2025. At the same time, Traton is scaling back its investments in combustion engines. The Traton Group wants its brands to […] More…
GMC Hummer EV: New Film Shares How Electric Supertruck Came To Life
The hour-long Hummer EV documentary premieres on The History Channel later this month. More…
2023 Mercedes EQS SUV Impresses Off-Road In First Ride-Along Video
Watch Kyle experience the EQS SUV’s talents off the beaten track as he rides in a prototype at Mercedes-Benz’s off-road test facility. More…
Watch This Cupra Born (62 kWh) Cold Weather Range Test
The results appear to be in line with the Volkswagen ID.3 test results. More…
Hyvia opens fuel cell plant in France
Nine months after it was founded, Hyvia, the joint venture between Renault and fuel cell specialist Plug Power, has opened a plant at Renault’s Refactory in Flins, France. Hyvia plans to assemble and test fuel cell modules based on Plug Power’s technology at the new facility. The 30-kW fuel cell will power the Renault Master […] More…
Tesla prices rise again: At $49,690, base Model 3 now costs a third more vs. a year ago
Tesla has once again increased prices across its lineup, pulling the automaker even further away from mass-market affordability. The Tesla Model 3 was launched with the promise of a $35,000 base price, but now the base Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive starts at $46,690. That’s an increase of $2,000 from its most recent (higher) price, and 34% higher than… More…
BMW aims to sell over 2 million electric vehicles by the end of 2025
BMW announced that it is ramping up its e-mobility targets, “confirmed by the success of its all-electric models to date”. Initially, this refers primarily to the growing range of electric vehicle models, but electric sales are expected to increase further “rapidly”. As the Group announced in the context of its business figures for 2021, it […] More…
Mercedes opens battery assembly plant in Alabama
Mercedes-Benz has opened a battery factory near its US plant. However, the plant will not be manufacturing cells, as only purchased cells will be assembled into ready-to-install batteries for the EQE and EQS SUV models. A US cell manufacturing operation by Mercedes will be done jointly with AESC. The US plant in Tuscaloosa, where Mercedes […] More…
2023 Cadillac Lyriq Orders To Open May 19, Celestiq Production In 2023
Cadillac vice president Rory Harvey said that production of the 2023 Lyriq RWD would start March 21, with deliveries expected in May. More…
Citroën issues recall for the ë-C4
Citroën recalls its electric model ë-C4 to the workshops. There is a possibility that the rear coil springs and their mounts could come loose from the vehicle while driving and fall onto the street. The recall concerns 8,770 units of the electric model worldwide, 994 of which were produced in Germany between 2020 and 2021. […] More…
Tesla shuts down production at Gigafactory Shanghai for two days amid surge in COVID cases
Tesla is shutting down production at Gigafactory Shanghai for two days this week amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in China – though the company didn’t confirm it was the reason. More…
Gogoro unveils new SSmartcore platform, helping other companies build better electric scooters and e-motorcycles
Renowned battery-swapping and electric scooter company Gogoro has just announced its new SSmartcore technology platform. The new technology will result in smarter electric two-wheelers, and is getting its big debut at the heart of the new Gogoro SuperSport electric scooter that was also unveiled today. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 15, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. More…
Russia could destroy nearly half of Ukraine’s renewables, worth nearly $6B
Almost half of Ukraine’s renewable energy facilities, which have a combined capacity of almost 4 gigawatts (GW) and worth of more than $5.6 billion, are in the firing line due to Russian aggression, according to the Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy (UARE). More…
Hankook to launch iON family of tires specifically designed to deliver more range and a quieter ride to premium EVs
Hankook is the latest tire company debuting its own line of EV-specific tires – more specifically, tires for premium EVs. Hankook Tire’s new iON family will debut later this year and will include both winter and summer options for Europe, as well as an all-season EV tire for North America. More…
GM starts production on Cadillac LYRIQ electric car next week, plans to reopen orders in May
GM confirmed that it is starting production of the Cadillac LYRIQ electric car next week. The automaker couldn’t confirm when deliveries would start but said it plans to reopen orders in May after selling out so quickly last year. More…
