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Around 806,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids were sold in China in June, as the monthly figures of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) now published show. This means that sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China ...

EU: Neo Performance Materials launches Mine-to-Magnet supply chain

The Canadian company Neo Performance Materials has started construction in Estonia of the first processing plant in Europe for rare earth permanent magnets. The company aims for an integrated supply chain and envisions a recycling process which would be ...

Toyota names China and Europe as target markets for H2 technology

Toyota readjusts its hydrogen strategy, now aiming for market share in Europe and China while turning away from North America. The Japanese company targets selling 200,000 fuel cell vehicles by 2030, primarily trucks but also passenger cars. The decision ...

Germany: subsidy reform slows order volume across the board

Demand for electric cars has plummeted in Germany following the reform of the environmental bonus with reduced purchase premiums that came into force at the beginning of 2023, a media report suggests. The situation is said to be particularly ...

Renault pilots series production of the first Renault 5 EVs

Renault gives a glimpse into the series producing its next-generation EV model. The Renault 5 is on a prototype production run in a “secret and high-tech miniature plant”. Not too secret, though; the plant is part of the brand’s ...

Next.e.GO Mobile receives investment from Western Asset

German electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile has raised $75 million in fixed-rate debt financing, the equivalent of around €68 million. The financier is the asset management company Western Asset. With the net proceeds of the financing, the Aachen-based e.GO ...

VW faces lagging demand in Europe

Following slow development in its business in China, Volkswagen is also reportedly struggling with demand problems for its electric models in Europe. In the private customer segment, incoming orders in Germany are well below the planned target for the ...

Mercedes doubles EV sales over Q2

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars more than doubled its sales of battery-electric cars in the second quarter to 56,300 units – specifically by 123 per cent. This growth was particularly due to demand in three model series. The van division also ...

Renesas to buy SiC wafers from Wolfspeed

The Japanese semiconductor company Renesas Electronics and the US silicon carbide specialist Wolfspeed have signed a supply contract for silicon carbide wafers. A down payment of two billion dollars has already changed hands. Renesas has secured the supply of ...

Vietnam: VinFast launches new EV models

The Vietnamese carmaker VinFast shows its three new electric cars – one small car and two SUVs. The manufacturer also adds new electric bike models to its portfolio. Starting with the electric cars: VinFast presented the VF 3, VF ...

US DoE to fund GM & NexGen drive system project

California-based GaN semiconductor manufacturer NexGen Power Systems has announced that its collaborative project with General Motors had been awarded funding by the US Department of Energy for the development of electric drive systems. The aim of the joint development ...

Marelli presents new thermal management module for EVs

Automotive supplier Marelli unveiled its new integrated thermal management module iTMM for electric vehicles. The system combines thermal management for the electric drive, the battery and the vehicle interior in one component. According to Marelli, this should enable a ...

Audi could use another manufacturer’s electric platform

According to a media report, Audi is considering buying an electric car platform from a competitor in China for the first time. This comes as the group’s SSP platform is delayed, and Audi cannot (and does not want to) ...

VW slashes ID.3 prices in China

VW has significantly reduced the prices of its ID.3 electric models in China, officially as part of a limited offer. The two variants of the ID.3 offered by the SAIC-Volkswagen joint venture now cost 22.7 per cent and 21.9 ...

BMW doubles EV sales in Q2 of 2023

The BMW Group delivered a total of 88,289 fully electric vehicles of the BMW and Mini brands to customers in the second quarter. This means that the company once again succeeded in more than doubling BEV sales compared to ...

Stellantis to source rare-earth metals from the USA

Stellantis wants to become less dependent on China for rare earth metals for its electric cars. The car company has signed a key point paper with the exploration company NioCorp for the supply of rare earths from the USA. ...

Mercedes: Ola Källenius’ contract gets extended until 2029

According to a media report, the supervisory board of Mercedes-Benz wants to extend the contract with CEO Ola Källenius ahead of schedule by another five years. The initial agreement would have expired in May 2024. Now, the 54-year-old could ...

Polestar increases deliveries by 36 per cent

Polestar delivered 15,800 electric cars in the second quarter, 36 per cent more than in the same period last year. However, a further increase is necessary in the second half of the year in order to reach the target ...

Nissan may be planning four US-built EV models

Nissan released more details about the timetable and the models it plans to build in the USA. This comes after the carmaker said last year that it would invest 500 million US dollars in its Canton assembly plant in ...

Dacia will launch all-electric Spring in the UK

Dacia has confirmed that it will offer the fully electric Dacia Spring in the UK starting next year. And the carmaker is certain that the EV will be a success. The UK will see an “all-new version, enhanced by ...

Seres launches deliveries of the Seres 5 in Europe

Seres, a subsidiary belonging to the Chinese Sokon Group, has delivered the first units of its all-electric SUV model Seres 5 in Europe. The first delivery ceremony of of a Seres 5 in Europe was held at Mount Floyne ...

Updated Peugeot 208 to launch in autumn

Peugeot has revised its small car 208 and its electric version e-208. The new Peugeot e-208 will go on sale in November 2023. There is no change to the drive system, but there is a change in the production ...

Audi advertises 500 jobs for Q6 production

Audi is advertising 500 new jobs for the production of the new Audi Q6 e-tron at its main plant in Ingolstadt. At the same time, several further training programmes for employees around electromobility are also underway – but also ...

Is the Nissan Townstar EV a star among rivals?

Anything between 150 and 250 kilometres range is possible CCS charging costs extra Conclusion Nissan wasn’t only a pioneer with the Leaf electric car; the Japanese company was also quick to the starting blocks with the e-NV200 electric van. ...

Stellantis latest platform to support two million electric cars per year

Stellantis, the merger of FCA and PSA, has released its next architecture to underpin future electric cars. STLA Medium for the C and D segments is set to go into production in Europe later this year and sell globally. ...

UK: Kia offers incentives for new EV owners

Kia launches new offers for EV customers in the UK. These apply to all EV6, Niro EV, and Soul EVs purchased between 3 July and 1 October this year. The offer includes a 4.9 per cent Annual Percentage Rate ...

UK: Hyundai releases prices and specifications for Kona Electric

Hyundai has released range pricing and specifications for the new Kona Electric in the UK. The EV there starts at 34,995 pounds – and could make it further on one charge than previously communicated. First the prices: The Kona ...

BYD to manufacture EVs, chassis and battery materials in Brazil from 2024

BYD is planning to build three production facilities on a former Ford industrial site in Brazil: one for the production of electric and hybrid cars, one for chassis for electric buses and trucks, and a third that will process ...

SAIC is on the lookout for European factory location

The Chinese car company SAIC is planning to build a plant for electric vehicles in Europe and is currently looking for a location. SAIC has joint ventures in China with Volkswagen and General Motors that produce electric cars, among ...

MG Motor adds 320 kW AWD MG4 variant to lineup

MG Motor has added a new top model to its MG4 electric series. The MG4 XPower has a 320 kW all-wheel drive, to which the front electric motor contributes 150 kW and the rear 170 kW. For the standard ...

Fiat launches 600e and Topolino

Fiat presents two new electric models, the 600e and the Topolino. Both new EVs will first be available in Italy, where they will hit the road before the end of the year. The 600e is a purely electric five-door ...

Rivian builds nearly 14,000 EVs in Q2

US electric carmaker Rivian saw a significant increase in production and deliveries in the second quarter. The company produced 13,992 electric vehicles from April to June, 4,597 more than in the first quarter. Rivian increased deliveries from 7,946 to ...

VW brings MEB models to South America

The VW brand announced an investment of one billion euros until 2026 for a product offensive in South America. Before the end of the year, the electric models ID.4 and ID. Buzz will be offered in Brazil on a ...

Nissan UK launches subscriptions for three electrified cars

Nissan has introduced a new subscription service for three electrified models, starting from £645 per month in the UK. Subscriptions range from three months to two years, and drivers may switch between the Nissan Leaf, Ariya or Qashqai during ...

Norway: 12,801 BEVs registered over June

New registrations of electric cars in Norway continued to increase for the end of the first half of 2023. With 12,801 new electric cars, the result not only surpassed that of May, but also that of June 2022. The ...

Schaeffler opens R&D centre in Slovakia

The German automotive supplier Schaeffler has opened a new development centre in Kysuce, Slovakia. Here, the company is developing products and components for e-mobility as well as chassis applications that are used for automated driving, among other things. The ...

Tesla sets new record for production and deliveries in Q2

Tesla has set new records for production and deliveries of its electric cars in the second quarter of 2023. 479,700 vehicles were produced from April to June – an increase of 38,892 compared to the previous record quarter. In ...

Mitsui High-tec (Canada) expands motor core production

Canadian motor cores manufacturer Mitsui High-tec (Canada) is investing 102.3 million Canadian dollars to expand operations in the country. The company’s facilities are located in Brantford, Ontario, and opened its doors in 2017. And according to the Ontario government, ...

Lucid delivers Air sedan in Switzerland

The US electric car manufacturer, Lucid Motors, has just begun delivering its luxury sedan Air in Switzerland. Simultaneously to the start of Swiss deliveries, Lucid also released pricing for two more variants. Starting with the handovers, Lucid Motors launched ...

ZF unveils 800-Volt drive system in the EVBeat concept car

German automotive supplier ZF has showcased its latest electric vehicle technologies in a concept car based on the Porsche Taycan. The EVBeat carries ZF’s latest 800-Volt electric drive, the EVSys800, and a proprietary central thermal management system. ZF says ...

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