US battery swap startup Ample has raised another $50 million. The fresh capital comes from investors Blackstone and Banco Santander. In addition, Ample announced a cooperation with Uber to bring its technology to Europe. Ample had already closed a Series C financing round of 160 million dollars in August. At that time, existing investors such […] More…
Detroit Electric takes in over $500 million in investment
There is a new sign of life from Detroit Electric: electric vehicle manufacturer EV Electra has announced an investment of over 500 million US dollars in the acquisition of a majority stake in Detroit Electric. The last time the British company was heard from was in 2019. At the time, the Millbrook-based company was said […] More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Will Have Largest Frunk In The Industry
The Rivian R1T’s frunk is massive, and apparently, the F-150 Lightning’s frunk is larger, and “frunking awesome.” More…
Company Makes Money Offering Energy Storage With Used Leaf Packs
The biggest incentive to reuse (or even recycle) is, of course, financial… More…
GreenMobility heads to cities on the Rhine
The Danish electric car-sharing provider GreenMobility has announced its launch in Düsseldorf and Cologne in December 2021. The launch in the two NRW cities will initially be with 50 to 100 electric cars before the fleets are to be increased in 2022. Düsseldorf and Cologne will be the ninth and tenth cities in which GreenMobility […] More…
Reducing models of EV behaviour
The development of e-mobility platforms requires a complex interplay between different engineering teams for the mechanical, thermal, electrical, control and software design. ROMs from 3D design tools can be substituted for 1D system simulation models to provide more accurate and detailed results, so teams can make an informed and correct design choice earlier. More…
Watch Honda’s Autonomous Work Vehicle Haul And Tow Stuff By Itself
The AWV combines Honda’s off-road side-by-side platform with advanced autonomous tech. More…
Tier Mobility takes over Next-Bike fleet
Micromobility provider Tier has acquired the bike-sharing service Nextbike. Through the acquisition, Tier and Nextbike will offer their service in more than 400 cities worldwide with over 250,000 vehicles. According to Tier, it is taking over the shares from the previous majority shareholder Co-Investor Partners and all other shareholders in the course of an all-cash […] More…
Stellantis reveals details of EU charging network
After Stellantis announced the construction of a European charging network with AC and DC chargers a few weeks ago, the car company has now revealed some details about the DC chargers. Under the project name Atlante, the first DC station is already being built in Italy. In October this year, Stellantis revealed that its entire […] More…
Police Warn Tesla Owners That Thieves May Be After Their Cars
Police in Norway aren’t sure how these professional thieves are stealing Teslas, but they’re on the lookout. More…
Report: Rivian considering Georgia for second US plant
Rivian is considering a location in Georgia for its planned second United States factory, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Monday. The automaker is looking at a site east of Atlanta on Interstate 20, but negotiations have not been finalized, according to the report, which cited sources familiar with the matter. Rivian currently owns a… More…
Meet the electric bike that went from garage startup to 100,000 e-bikes sold in two years
When Lectric eBikes first unveiled the Lectric XP folding fat tire electric bike back in the summer of 2019, they rolled out into a crowded market full of new startups. But something about the e-bike struck a chord with consumers and catapulted the company to near-instant success. More…
Check Out Tesla Semi Spotted At First Megacharger (Giga Nevada)
A Tesla Semi prototype was seen at the Tesla Giga Nevada plant, stopping for a charge at a Megacharger. More…
Zero-emission trains for Brandenburg
The Berlin-Brandenburg region will get its first zero-emission regional trains from December 2024. Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) has just ordered 31 two-car battery trains of the type Mireo Plus B from Siemens Mobility. In May this year, NEB already announced plans for six hydrogen trains and associated infrastructure along the RB27 regional railway line – also […] More…
REV Group’s E-ONE Receives First Order For Electric Fire Truck
The E-ONE Vector is the first North American-style electric fire truck. More…
National Auto Dealers Association Investing In EV Education
NADA will work with Chargeway to educate dealers about charging, EV incentives, and much more. More…
Exclusive: Gogoro and Gates unveil belt-drive partnership to electrify global urban transportation
Electric two-wheeler and battery swapping company Gogoro and belt-drive power transmission company Gates Carbon Drive have just announced an exclusive partnership to accelerate sustainable urban transportation through the co-developed FLO DRIVE electric vehicle drivetrain. More…
Freyr signs with Glencore for 1,500 tonnes of cathode material
After an agreement in principle between Freyr and the raw materials trader Glencore at the beginning of the year, a first concrete contract now follows: It fixes the delivery of up to 1,500 tonnes of cathode material with partially recycled cobalt from Glencore’s Nikkelverk plant in Norway. Freyr and Glencore had agreed in principle in […] More…
Canoo moves up production launch to 2022
Canoo is moving up the planned US production start in Oklahoma. Instead of 2023, production is to begin there before the fourth quarter of 2022. In Europe, Canoo plans to have its debut model built at the Dutch production plant VDL NedCar as early as 2022. Several media outlets, including Reuters, have reported that the […] More…
Lucid Motors expanding Arizona plant
The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has begun the announced expansion of its plant in Casa Grande in the US state of Arizona. The company, which is now listed on the stock exchange, also presented its first quarterly financial statement. The expansion is expected to increase production capacity from the current level of up […] More…
