US brewer Anheuser-Busch has ordered another 20 electric trucks from BYD to add to its California fleet later this year. It is the fourth order of zero-emission vehicles in a row from different manufacturers. The brewery is, in fact, installing a “Zero-Emission Beer Delivery” line. We come to said “zero carb beer” in a moment. […] More…

The Canadian company Snow Lake Lithium has unveiled plans for a lithium mine in Manitoba, Canada. The mine is to produce 160,000 tonnes of lithium annually for the North American electric car industry from the end of 2024. According to Snow Lake Lithium, the plant will draw its energy almost entirely from hydropower and thus […] More…

The US Department of Energy has announced funding of 2.91 billion dollars to develop a national battery supply chain – including for electric vehicles. This makes another e-mobility funding from the infrastructure bill concrete. The funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Act is to support production facilities for battery materials, battery cells and packs, recycling facilities, […] More…

Toyota has announced an additional $90 million investment for two of its US American manufacturing facilities: Both the Toyota West Virginia plant, as well as the plant in Tennessee, will be upgraded for hybrid vehicle component production. The exact amounts to be invested in the plants are a $73 million investment for Toyota’s West Virginia […] More…

Soros Fund Management, the investment fund of billionaire George Soros, acquired nearly 20 million shares in electric car start-up Rivian in the fourth quarter of 2021, securities documents show. The 19,835,761 shares, then worth around two billion US dollars (1.77 billion euros at today’s exchange rate), are now only worth around 1.17 billion dollars (1.03 […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Vans is conducting winter tests under extreme climatic conditions with the next generation of the eSprinter near the Arctic Circle. The focus lies with reliability in freezing conditions. While there will be hardly any changes to the van’s appearance built at the Düsseldorf plant, virtually everything under the sheet metal is new. As reported […] More…

The Danish concrete manufacturer Unicon has ordered eleven Volvo FM Electric trucks from Volvo Trucks, which will be converted into concrete mixers and used in Denmark. In the future, the two companies aim to develop customised electric truck solutions for the concrete industry. According to Volvo Trucks, the eleven converted FM Electric will be delivered […] More…

Porsche won the first race since the factory entry two years ago at the third Formula E round of the season in Mexico City – it was the first victory for a Porsche Formula race car in over 30 years. Pascal Wehrlein won for team-mate André Lotterer and two-time champion Jean-Eric Vergne. It was not […] More…

The world’s most expensive commercials were shown during the Super Bowl in the USA. This occasion is now being used by several car manufacturers to promote electric cars. Not only has BMW advertised the iX here, but also General Motors for its Ultium electric models, Polestar for its Polestar 2, Kia for the EV6 and […] More…

The world’s most expensive commercials were shown during the Super Bowl in the USA. This occasion is now being used by several car manufacturers to promote electric cars. Not only has BMW advertised the iX here, but also General Motors for its Ultium electric models, Polestar for its Polestar 2, Kia for the EV6 and […] More…

Aston Martin is apparently showing interest in the joint development of battery cells for electric sports cars with Britishvolt. Initial talks are said to be already underway. The alleged talks between Britishvolt and Aston Martin concern Britishvolt capacities for customised batteries for Aston Martin electric luxury cars. According to the financial news website This is […] More…