Volkswagen has founded a European Company (Société Européenne) to bundle activities along the battery value chain. In the future, third parties will also be able to participate in the SE as investors. In addition, VW confirms a number of personnel appointments in battery development. The supervisory board had also approved the establishment of the new […] More…
SVOLT raises €833 million in financing round
SVOLT has raised 6 billion yuan in a financing round, the equivalent of around 833 million euros. The battery cell manufacturer plans to invest the fresh capital mainly in the development of new technologies and the construction of new production facilities and R&D centres. This is already the third financing round this year. According to […] More…
Vingroup launches battery plant construction in Vietnam
Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup has officially started construction of a battery factory for its electric vehicle offshoot VinFast in the Vietnamese province of Ha Tinh, as previously leaked. The factory is expected to have an initial capacity of 100,000 battery packs per year. Vingroup’s announcement states that the plant, called VinES Battery Manufacturing Factory, will initially […] More…
Netherlands: Plug-In Car Share Reached 39% In November 2021
Skoda Enyaq iV has become the top-selling model for the month (regardless of the powertrain) and #1 plug-in model year-to-date. More…
Inside Elon Musk’s Engineering Philosophy And Methods
Musk definitely has a reputation for doing things differently, and it seems to be working. More…
VW confirms ID.California electric camper van
Volkswagen last week confirmed a camper version of its upcoming ID.Buzz electric van. Dubbed ID.California, the electric camper van was mentioned in a VW business update as a new “model derivative” to be manufactured at its Hanover, Germany, commercial-vehicle factory. That language, along with VW’s previous confirmation that ID.Buzz models will… More…
Florida: PSTA acquires 60 all-electric buses from Gillig
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), which provides public transportation for Pinellas Country in Florida, announced the purchase of 60 electric buses over the next five years. The investment comes through the first all-electric bus consortium in Florida, which comprises four manufacturers. The agency has yet to name all four manufacturers. However, pictures accompanying the […] More…
Tesla is ramping up Semi pre-production in Nevada
Tesla has started small-scale production of the ‘Semi’ electric truck in a new hall at its Nevada factory, according to an observer. However, series production of the Tesla Semi is not scheduled to start until 2023. The statement on the start of series production comes from Elon Musk himself, he named the year 2023 at […] More…
Hyzon delivers fuel cell trucks to major steel firm in China
US fuel cell truck manufacturer Hyzon Motors announced the delivery of 29 hydrogen trucks to what the company considers a major steel conglomerate in China, namely Shanghai Hydrogen HongYun Automotive (HongYun). The fuel cell vehicles will haul steel coils in the conglomerate’s fleet in the coming months. Hyzon said it delivered the fuel cell trucks […] More…
Project tests electric truck for work in the Arctic
Operating EVs in extreme temperatures is a demanding exercise, as lithium-ion batteries generally work best between 15 and 35 C, so a four-week trial conducted throughout February 2021 above the Arctic Circle in Sweden was a severe test of a truck and its charging infrastructure (writes Peter Donaldson).
In the test, the battery-powered truck carried loads of 14 t of iron ore sludge over a 280 km round trip in temperatures down to -32 C, says Adam Holmer of power-as-a-service provider Vattenfall.
The trial was a cooperative effort between Vattenfall, Volvo Trucks and dealer Wist Last och Buss, charger manufacturer ABB and mining company Kaunis Iron. More…
BAIC holds 10 per cent of Daimer
Daimler announced that its Chinese partner BAIC has already held a voting share of 9.98 per cent in its own group since 2019. This is about twice as much as previously known. In return, the Stuttgart-based company holds 9.55 and 2.46 per cent in BAIC’s subsidiaries BAIC Motor and BAIC BluePark, respectively. BAIC had officially […] More…
Honda e:N SUV Concept Gives Off Cybertruck Vibes In Walkaround Video
Guangzhou Auto Show vid gives us the best look yet at Honda’s edgy electric SUV concept. More…
Italy to ban sales of new ICEs in 2035
Italy’s government has decided to ban new passenger cars with combustion engines from 2035 in line with the EU Commission’s plans. For light commercial vehicles, this is to apply from 2040. This has now been decided by the Italian government’s Committee for the Ecological Transition (CITE). With this, the Draghi government follows a number of […] More…
Irizar expands in Portugal with new order from Guimarães
Spain’s Irizar has announced an order from Guimarães, Portugal. However, local operator Guimabus has opted for 17 electric buses and nine chargers from Irizar alongside 26 new diesel buses. We will focus on electric buses in the order. Irizar says the operator opted for the company’s 12-metre ie model. The contract also includes nine 150 […] More…
Tesla now has 7 electric vehicle variants approved in India, but no clear timeline for launch
Tesla has just received approval for three more trims of its electric vehicles in India –bringing the total to seven versions approved in the country. More…
Ford to triple Mustang Mach-E production capacities
Ford has announced a significant increase in production for its all-electric Mustang Mach-E. By 2023, Ford wants to achieve an annual output of more than 200,000 units of the electric car. That would be three times as many as were produced in 2021. Ford CEO Jim Farley announced on Twitter. “It’s hard to produce Mustang […] More…
GM considers 3rd Ultium battery cell factory in the US
General Motors and LG Energy Solution appear to consider building a third battery cell factory in the US to produce more Ultium cells to power future electric pick-up trucks. The decision is heavily dependent on state incentives, however. Inside sources told local media GM was eyeing Lansing, Michigan, as a location and could spend $2.5Bn […] More…
TfL bans scooters on public transport
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that all privately-owned electric scooters and unicycles, including those that can be folded or carried, will be banned on London’s transport network from Monday 13 December. This results from safety concerns about these items following recent fires on TfL premises & services. Customers in possession of such devices will […] More…
DHS To Start Testing Ford Mustang Mach-E Police Vehicles In 2022
The Department of Homeland Security will begin field testing the Mach-E for use in its law enforcement fleet. More…
Rivian R1T Wins MotorTrend 2022 Truck Of The Year Award
It’s history in the making, and the proliferation of EVs is just beginning to charge forward. More…
