The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has started production of LFP cathode material in Hefei. The factory is expected to have an annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes when completed. At the facility, Gotion produces the lithium iron phosphate cathode material that meets the requirements for battery cells with an energy […] More…
Apex.AI tapped to implement its autonomous tech into swarms of electric farming robots
Yes, you read that correctly. Agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO is continuing its technical partnership with Apex.AI in order to use its Apex.OS software development kit to add autonomous capabilities to its farming robot concept. The battery-powered Xaver farming robots were developed by AGCO brand Fendt and can autonomously plant seeds on farms 24 hours a day. More…
Battery recycling research project to look into multiple re-use
A VW-led consortium with partners from industry and science wants to prove that the most valuable components of traction batteries can be recovered and reused several times in succession through recycling. According to the Volkswagen press release, the research consortium ‘HVBatCycle’ aims to permanently recycle cathode metals, electrolyte and graphite from the anode in a […] More…
Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales Increased 38% In April 2022
For reference, the overall market (including hybrids in particular) continues to shrink. More…
German logistic firms receive funding for 28 heavy electric trucks
German logistics service providers Contargo and Rhenus Trucking have received funding notifications from the Federal Ministry of Transport for 28 battery-electric 44-ton trucks and the associated charging infrastructure. They intend to place the orders in the coming months. Rhenus Trucking says it will purchase vehicles immediately from various manufacturers to gradually make them available to […] More…
Siemens buys into wireless charging tech by WiTricity
Siemens has acquired a minority stake in wireless charging specialist WiTricity for 25 million dollars (€23.3Mn). The companies will work together to drive the adoption of open, interoperable standards, while Siemens also becomes Witricity’s licensee. Siemens expects the wireless charging market to reach two billion US dollars in 2028 in Europe and North America alone, […] More…
Switch Mobility presents new electric solo bus for European markets
Switch Mobility, the British subsidiary of the Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, has presented the new generation of its e1 electric bus, which was developed specifically for markets in continental Europe. The new e1 is a twelve-metre long electric solo bus with space for up to 93 passengers and 28 seats. It is powered […] More…
Fresno-Based Shop Specializes In Converting Standard Bikes To Electric
Since 2018, Motion Madness has given more than 150 bicycles an electric boost. More…
The Next Constraint On Electric Car Adoption: Raw Materials
For most of automotive history, the constraints on EV adoption were technical ones, but that may be about to change. More…
MAN to release electric bus chassis globally
MAN Truck & Bus will in future offer an electric bus chassis for the global market. In a first step, MAN will offer the eBus chassis as a two-axle vehicle for use as a low-floor, low-entry and intercity bus (high floor). Bodybuilders can develop their electric buses on this basis. The chassis is based on […] More…
Microlino opens configurator for its adorable electric microcar to 30,000 reservation holders
One little Swiss microcar (technically a quadricycle) has made a disproportionately sized splash. The pint-sized four-wheeled electric vehicle known as the Microlino may be petite, but it’s got a long line forming out the door counting over 30,000 reservation holders. And today the company officially opened its configurator to let those early adopters begin building their own Microlino vehicles ahead of full-scale production. More…
Good news: Cadillac hasn’t turned beautiful Celestiq electric flagship into a crossover
Cadillac on Wednesday released several up-close teaser photos of its upcoming Celestiq show car that preview an electric flagship for the luxury brand. One of the teasers shows that the Celestiq keeps its low hoodline, low-set beltline, and what appears to be the same huge 23-inch wheels as the concept—altogether a glimpse that some fans of… More…
First Audi Charging Hub A Success, Three More Coming This Year
Audi will open new charging hubs in Zürich (Switzerland), Salzburg (Austria), and Berlin (Germany) in the second half of 2022. More…
Audi Charging Hub A Success, Three More Coming This Year
Audi will open new charging hubs in Zürich (Switzerland), Salzburg (Austria), and Berlin (Germany) in the second half of 2022. More…
VW to begin ID.4 production in the USA early
VW plans to start series production of the ID.4 at its US plant in Chattanooga in July and to bring the vehicles to dealers in “significant quantities” from September. That would be several months earlier than previously planned. At the beginning of the year, VW still said that the series production of the ID.4 in […] More…
VW to begin ID.4 production in the USA in July
VW plans to start series production of the ID.4 at its US plant in Chattanooga in July and to bring the vehicles to dealers in “significant quantities” from September. That would be several months earlier than previously planned – at the beginning of the year it was still said that series production would start in […] More…
Porsche accelerates its electric bike expansion, buys up German e-bike motor manufacturer
German automotive manufacturer Porsche isn’t sitting in the slow lane when it comes to expanding the company’s reach in the electric bike market. Porsche’s latest power move in the two-wheeled EV industry just saw it buy up Fazua, an innovative electric bicycle drive manufacturer. More…
Elon Musk reveals what Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 is about
Elon Musk has revealed more details about what his Tesla Master Plan Part 3 will be about during a new companywide meeting with employees held last night. More…
EU Parliament votes to end combustion vehicle sales in 2035
The EU Parliament has cleared the way for the phasing out of internal combustion engines in new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles from 2035 as part of the EU climate package “Fit for 55”. The Parliament’s position for the negotiations with the EU Member States is thus clear. The result of the vote: 339 […] More…
Texas refuses to subsidise Teslas for ditching dealers
Although Tesla has moved its headquarters to Texas and opened a factory in the US state, Tesla’s electric cars remain excluded from the subsidy programme in Texas for electrified vehicles. The reason is Tesla’s direct sales without an intermediary dealer, which is an exclusion criterion for the subsidy programme. Laura Lopez, a media and community […] More…
