Aachen-based vehicle tuner AC Schnitzer has set its sights on the all-electric BMW i4. The Schnitzer tuning set for the i4 focuses on suspension and design. AC Schnitzer’s new suspension spring sets from the tuning specialist lower the i4 by 20 to 25 millimetres at the front and rear compared to the standard suspension. The […] More…

Charge point operator Mer and installers Joju Charging will help roll out new EV chargers at Council-owned car parks in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. There will also be four rapid-charging hubs among the 34 designated sites. The BCP Council that organises the three towns centrally has contracted Mer and Joju Charging to install 130 new […] More…

Despite increasing production capacities, the waiting time for BYD customers has not shortened due to the continuously rising order backlog. Currently, the Chinese manufacturer is said to have an unfilled order backlog of 700,000 vehicles. This was announced  by company CEO Wang Chuanfu to local media. The current waiting time for customers who would place […] More…

The Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium announces its first overseas ‘gigafactory’. The battery factory, which is to be built in Europe or the USA, is to have an annual capacity of 120 GWh when completed. Germany, France, Poland, the Netherlands and Great Britain have been shortlisted as possible locations in Europe. For the USA, […] More…

Spanish charging station maker Circontrol has launched its first 400 kW chargers on the market and installed them in the most powerful urban charging hub in Spain, which has been inaugurated in the centre of Madrid and will provide a total of 2.5 megawatts of charging power for electric vehicles. The project in Madrid was […] More…

Norway’s car registration numbers from August show a total of 9,247 new electric passenger cars registered, accounting for 74.8 per cent of all new passenger car registrations for the month. In terms of models, the VW ID.4 topped the rankings in August with 1,483 new registrations. Compared to August 2021 (11,811 new registrations), the 9,247 […] More…

In Norway, 9,247 new electric passenger cars were registered in August, accounting for 74.8 per cent of all new passenger car registrations for the month. In addition, there were 1,401 new plug-in hybrids. In terms of models, the VW ID.4 topped the rankings in August with 1,483 new registrations. Compared to August 2021 (11,811 new […] More…

French insurance company AXA has made a u-turn following (fake) crash tests with a Tesla car. The insurance had published spectacular images of a burning Tesla, only it turned out they had laid the fire. AXA today released a statement saying they were sorry if their campaign had been misleading. “We regret if we have […] More…

Finnish energy group Fortum, which acquired Plugsurfing more than four years ago, has sold the Berlin-based business to Fleetcor Technologies, a US business payment service. According to Fortum, the purchase price is around €75 million. Under Fleetcor, Plugsurfing intends to drive its growth, make further investments in its products and services, expand existing partnerships and […] More…

Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has unveiled its latest model. The X Shore 1 was designed to score at the price point – at least in the zero-emission boating space. Coming in at 99,000 euros or $139,000 (net in each case), the X Shore 1 is significantly cheaper than the company’s first product, the […] More…