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The “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen University has completed the ‘anfaHair’ research project after two years. The aim of the project was to make the production of new types of electric motors more efficient ...

Mitsubishi to launch nine electric and hybrid models by 2028

Mitsubishi plans to introduce 16 new models in the next five years, including nine electric and hybrid models. This is according to a new strategic plan of the Japanese carmaker. One of the models, however, is already known. In ...

BMW appears to keep prepping Oxford for electric Minis

BMW plans to invest up to £600 million to ready its Oxford plant for building electric Mini cars. The BBC broke the news without naming specific sources. The British government has offered BMW 75 million pounds in subsidies to ...

Stellantis converts Cassino plant for large electric vehicles

The Stellantis plant in Cassino, Italy, where vehicles of the Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands roll off the production line, will in future also produce electric vehicles based on the STLA Large platform, which is specially designed for BEVs. ...

Nissan streamlines EV and E-Power drive development

Nissan is taking a new approach to powertrain development that integrates zero-emission and hybrid technology. The ‘X in 1’ program sees engineers utilising the same components for both EV and E-Power drives for cost-saving effects. Nissan estimates the new ...

Nio to release an ET5 station wagon in Europe

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is preparing to introduce a station wagon version of its ET5 sedan and wants to offer it in Europe as well. First pictures and information on the estate or shooting-brake version of the ...

Ford lowers prices of the Mustang Mach-E in China

Ford has reduced the retail prices of its Mustang Mach-E electric model in China by 40,000 yuan ($5,755). The price reduction is limited until 30 April because a revised variant is allegedly already in the starting blocks. Ford already ...

Stellantis appoints Vehya to help US dealers get EV-ready

Stellantis has chosen its next partner in support of getting its US dealers ready to sell the Group’s electric models. Vehya, a Detroit-based company, will offer Stellantis’ 2,600-strong dealer network evaluations and EV integration services. The move follows earlier ...

Nio: annual loss increases significantly YOY

Nio presented its financial results for 2022. The Chinese EV maker was able to increase its deliveries and sales. However, the annual loss also grew significantly, probably due to the development cost for new models and the company’s expansion. ...

BMW could develop new combustion engine platform

BMW is planning to continue manufacturing combustion engines for a long time. According to a German media report, the SUVs in the X series will be available with gasoline and diesel engines until well into the next decade. BMW ...

Mini to launch two electric Mini models in 2024

Mini has revealed more details about its future electric models. The new Countryman is scheduled for market launch in February 2024. In the summer of that same year, the new electric hatch, now named Cooper, will follow suit, first ...

Sven Schuwirth takes over as new Cupra COO

Sven Schuwirth has been appointed as Cupra’s new COO. In his new position, he will manage the day-to-day operations of the Seat brand and reports directly to CEO Wayne Griffiths. Schuwirth succeeded Antonino Labate, who left the company at ...

BEV account for one in six UK car registrations in February

The British Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) released the latest car registration data throughout February. Traditionally a quiet month ahead of the March plate change, plug-in cars took an impressive share. February marked the seventh month of ...

Onsemi to supply SiC semiconductors to BMW

Onsemi will also use its silicon carbide technology in BMW electric cars in the future. The US semiconductor manufacturer has signed a long-term supply agreement with BMW for the use of its EliteSiC silicon carbide power module in the ...

Hyundai Mobis develops special levelling control for EVs

South Korean automotive supplier Hyundai Mobis, part of the Hyundai Motor Group, has announced a new system called Electronic Leveling Control (ELC) for electric vehicles. ELC is an electronic levelling control system allowing drivers to adjust the height of ...

Tesla cuts prices in the US again

Tesla has lowered the price of its Model S and Model X in the US. Depending on the model and variant, the EVs now cost between 5,000 and 10,000 dollars less. The Model S, for example, now starts at ...

New Kona Electric has more power and longer range

Hyundai has treated its Kona to an update. The new generation did not only get an external makeover – it also has more power and an extended range. The standard version now comes with a 114.6 kW powertrain, versus ...

Infineon acquires Canadian company GaN Systems

Infineon is in a buying mood. The German chipmaker has announced the acquisition of GaN Systems, a Canadian manufacturer of gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor elements. According to Infineon, GaN Systems is the “global technology leader in the development of ...

Tesla: One million EVs from Mexico?

Tesla recently announced that it is building a factory for its next generation of vehicles in Mexico. Apparently, the plant will be almost twice the size of that in Texas. Even though the carmaker said that it would be ...

Ford increases production volumes of its electric models

The Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit – all enjoy high customer demand in the USA. That’s why manufacturer Ford is now stepping on the gas pedal to boost production of its electric (and in some cases non-electric) models. ...

Scout: VW builds electric car plant in South Carolina

Volkswagen is building an electric car factory near Columbia, South Carolina, for its US-brand Scout. Next-generation electric pickups and SUVs will roll off the production line there starting in 2026. VW’s supervisory board gave the green light on Friday. ...

Germany: VW could lower the price of its ID.3

According to German media, VW plans to lower the base list price for its revised ID.3 below the 40,000 euro mark. Currently, the model is available in Germany from 43,995 euros. The price tag was added at the beginning ...

Looking good: Polestar posts financial results for 2022

Sales and deliveries are up for Polestar. The EV maker posted a total revenue of 2.5 billion dollars in 2022 and delivered a total of 51,491 vehicles last year – an increase of 84 and 80 per cent, respectively. ...

EV registrations in Germany surpass one-million mark

It is official. The number of purely electrically powered passenger cars in Germany has exceeded the one million mark. This is according to the official figures now published by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). According to KBA, there ...

Lucid expands to Norway

US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors appoints a new European head and opens its fourth European retail studio – its first in Norway. Lucid’s new Managing Director for Europe is Michael van der Sande, who will report directly to ...

Renault Kangoo Rapid E-Tech ‘Open Sesame’: Not cheap, but good

Open sesame! Almost identical to Mercedes More economical than the Stellantis panel van Not cheap, but good Renault has launched the second generation of its electric panel van, the Kangoo Rapid. It is more efficient than its competitors from ...

EV sales pick up again in Norway over February

After an extremely weak January, electric car registrations in Norway have returned to their usual level: 6,183 new electric cars were registered there in January. By far the best-selling model was the Tesla Model Y. After the upward outlier ...

Tesla is rumoured to release updated Model Y in 2024

Tesla is apparently also working on a revised version of the Model Y. According to an agency report, the new Model Y is being developed under the codename ‘Juniper’ and is scheduled to go into production in October 2024. ...

Volvo to build development centre in Krakow

Volvo Cars has announced plans to set up a new development centre in Poland. The new ‘Tech Hub’ in Krakow will have full responsibility for software development for key features of the manufacturer’s new all-electric cars. As such, the ...

Rivian falls deeper into debt

The US electric car start-up Rivian has presented its annual report for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2022. While revenues are increasing along with the deliveries of the vehicles, due to scaling production costs, losses have ...

Stellantis invests in EV component production capacities in the USA

Stellantis has announced a multi-million dollar investment in three plants in Kokomo, Indiana. The E-components for the upcoming electric models of the group’s US brands will be built there. These models will then contribute to Stellantis’ goal of having ...

Leipzig BMW plant prepares to produce the Mini

At the end of this year, the electric Mini Countryman is scheduled to roll off the production line at the BMW plant in Leipzig. According to the car manufacturer, preparations there are in full swing. In addition to the ...

Revised VW ID.3: Higher quality at higher prices

Volkswagen has now officially unveiled the revised ID.3, in which the quality of the interior in particular is to be significantly improved. The powertrains remain unchanged (for the time being). We have already had the opportunity to take a ...

VinFast to deliver its EVs in the US in March

The Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast will begin deliveries of its limited edition VF 8 City Edition in the US on 1 March. Initially, the EVs were to be delivered in February. But VinFast wanted to first complete updating the ...

Fisker Ocean could launch in Europe this year

According to carmaker Fisker, its first model, the Fisker Ocean, is getting ready to hit the streets in over 20 countries before the end of the year. Homologation testing for Europe and the US is said to be completed ...

Mercedes launches EQS SUV in China

Mercedes-Benz is bringing its EQS SUV to China. The EV will be available from 910.500 yuan (about 123.900 euros or 132,000 dollars), making it more expensive there than in Germany or the US, where it is already available. Three ...

Smart announces the end of its EQ Fortwo

Smart is closing its order books for the EQ Fortwo from April 2023. According to German media outlet Smart Emotion, production will continue until mid-2024 due to long delivery times. But then, the EQ Fortwo will no longer be ...

Continental announces improved sensor for electric drives

Continental is expanding its sensor portfolio for the electromobility market with the new inductive high-speed electric drive rotation position sensor (eRPS). This detects the exact position of the rotor in an electric synchronous motor. According to the supplier, existing ...

First BMW iX5 Hydrogen hit the road

BMW launched a demonstration fleet of hydrogen cars. After four years of development, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicle and development project is thus entering its next phase. After BMW began small-scale production of the iX5 Hydrogen SUV at the ...

Kia EV9 will hit the road before the end of summer

Kia will start production of its new EV9 electric model in South Korea in the first half of 2023. According to a report in The Korea Herald, the automaker reached an agreement with the country’s metalworkers’ union. According to ...

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