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Toyota, like BMW, strongly believes hydrogen will meaningfully complement battery electric vehicles in the world’s roadmap to 100% clean mobility. The company already offers a hydrogen fuel cell EV – the Toyota Mirai – and is working on another ...

Unico introduces new electric drive platform

The Florida-based EV test solution provider Unico announced the launch of its new Quantum Drive Platform, which is designed to help companies develop and validate batteries for electric vehicles and reduce installation costs and ongoing operating expenses. Unico claims ...

New Hyundai Ioniq 6 owners get Electrify America deal

Volkswagen’s charging subsidiary Electrify America has agreed upon a deal with Hyundai to provide first-time owners of the Ioniq 6 EV with two years of complimentary charging sessions at Electrify America’s network of DC fast chargers. The sessions are ...

Twaice & Vispiron open battery research lab in Munich

The Munich-based battery analytics company Twaice has opened the joint Munich Battery Lab together with R&D service provider Vispiron Systems. The new battery lab is a centre of excellence designed to analyse battery behaviour and optimise battery development. The ...

CATL kicks off Qilin battery production

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has started mass production of its Qilin battery, according to Chinese media. This is the third generation of CATL’s cell-to-pack battery technology, which was unveiled in June 2022. The first model to use the new ...

5 things you should know about the upcoming Kia EV5

Proper ‘SUV’ alternative to the EV6 Will be sold in the global market, following China Gets New Digital Tiger Face and Star Map signature lighting Rides on the E-GMP platform Expected with high-end features As part of its ‘Plan ...

Maserati Folgore EVs will rely on Bosch charging services

Italian automaker Maserati will launch its new GranTurismo Folgore with access to the public charging service by Bosch. The German supplier claims to offer access to 450,000 charge points in 30 European countries. By mid-2023, Bosch expects the charging ...

Opel to release battery-electric Grandland in 2024

Opel’s Grandland compact SUV will get an all-electric successor next year. The parent company Stellantis is investing €130 million in the German plant in Eisenach to prepare it for the production of the BEV successor to the Opel Grandland. ...

New white-label wall box by Katek Group & eSystems MTG

The Katek Group, headquartered in Munich, has signed a framework agreement to deliver over one million white-label wall boxes. The company also aims to become the market leader among wall box manufacturers and says this is the third order ...

NL: Ebusco receives order over 63 e-buses from QBuzz

In the Netherlands, the electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has received an order for up to 63 e-buses from the public transport operator Qbuzz. The order includes 63 of the latest Ebusco 3.0 model. The buses will be used in ...

ElectroMobility Poland to utilize Pininfarina design

ElectroMobility Poland (EMP), a budding electric vehicle manufacturer backed by the Polish government, wants to add some Italian flair to its Izera EV subsidiary. To achieve this, the Polish company is working with the Italian design company Pininfarina, which ...

Sono Motors faces insolvency

Following the demise of the Sion solar electric car, Sono Motors is apparently still in serious financial difficulties. Insolvency is imminent, as there is probably not enough money to continue business operations. “Our auditors have expressed significant doubts about ...

California keeps pushing for 100% zero-emissions trucks by 2045

California will have cleaner air than the rest of the US sooner. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to greenlight plans allowing the state to phase out diesel trucks earlier than the rest of the United States ...

Final EU vote on combustion ban this week looking questionable

After the postponed final vote of the EU states on the ban of combustion engines in new cars from 2035, the hanging game continues. Although the EU Commission has submitted a proposal to the German government on e-fuel use ...

Polestar presents additional limited edition Polestar 2

Polestar has developed a second limited edition of the Polestar 2. The upgrades for the Polestar 2 BST Edition 230, with 350 kW of power and 680 Nm of torque, include exclusive green ‘Nebula’ paint and MicroSuede upholstery for ...

Nova Bus now part of a key e-bus trial in Washington

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) has ordered five battery-electric buses from Nova Bus. The Volvo subsidiary will assemble the EVs at the Nova Bus plant in Plattsburgh, New York State. The buses will be part of Metro’s latest ...

InstaVolt installs 1,000th charger in the UK as part of expansion

UK charging network InstaVolt expanded its rapid charging hub in Banbury, Oxfordshire, making the site one of the largest charging hubs in the country. Situated on the M40, the site now has doubled the number of chargers bringing the ...

Fortum explores hydrogen at airports with ZeroAvia

Finnish energy company Fortum and the low-carbon flight specialists from ZeroAvia want to explore developing hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure at airports. The Memorandum of Understanding mentions a network of zero-emission flight routes. As part of the collaboration Fortum ...

Nottingham now home to one of UK’s largest V2G installation

Nottingham and Connected Energy have launched a large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstrator project. Installation of solar panels, battery storage and 40 bi-directional EV chargers complete the CleanMobilEnergy pilot at Nottingham City Council’s Eastcroft Depot. Just outside the city centre, the ...

Belgium’s ministries to drive electric from summer 2024

In Belgium, federal ministries will only be allowed to buy or lease purely electric official vehicles from July 2024. The Belgian Council of Ministers has now approved a corresponding proposal by the Minister for the Civil Service Petra De ...

Ford’s MEB model is called Explorer and costs less than 45,000 euros

Ford has unveiled a new mid-size electric SUV called Explorer. The BEV will be built in Cologne and is supposed to be nothing less than the “pioneer of an all-electric model range with which Ford will reposition itself in ...

First Bus fleet in Leicester en route to become 100% electric

The British government confirmed funding of £3 million to First Bus for 18 new zero-emission buses in Leicester today. Wrightbus will manufacture the e-buses in Northern Ireland. This latest investment means all diesel buses at First Bus’s depot in ...

BMW & Continental invest in DeepDrive

BMW and Continental become investors in electric drive specialist DeepDrive. The Munich-based start-up has developed a radial flux dual rotor motor including power electronics that can be installed as a central drive as well as a wheel hub drive ...

EKPO secures new order for bipolar plates

EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, the fuel cell joint venture between ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium, has received an order from a “global automotive manufacturer” to supply mass-produced bipolar plates for the latter’s future fuel cell system. As usual, the name ...

Kia to launch two new EVs in China before the end of 2023

Kia has unveiled its plans for electric cars in the Chinese market. First, the Kia EV6 will be imported and sold there from August 2023. In November, the EV5, which Kia just unveiled as a concept, will follow. The ...

Energica takes to the skies

Energica Motor Company is getting ready for takeoff. The Italian motorbike manufacturer, a subsidiary of the US group Ideanomics, wants to develop “all-electric solutions for ultra-light and light aircraft.” To that end, Energica is teaming up with Phenix Air ...

Mercedes gets ready for new EV platforms

Mercedes is investing heavily to make its production network fit for the new platforms introduced from 2024. According to a German media report, the manufacturer will start converting its plant in Rastatt this summer. It is where Mercedes will ...

Günsel: A new EV brand from Cyprus

From the north of Cyprus comes a new electric car manufacturer called Günsel. The manufacturer has been working on a compact electric car since 2016 – which will go into series production. The Günsel B6 is a two-door compact ...

Baidu's Kunlun Xin not only focuses on AI, but also eyes self-driving

China’s Baidu recently announced the AI product “ERNIE Bot,” which uses the second generation of Kunlun AI chip in its model. Besides focusing on AI chip development, Baidu is also focusing on applying Kunlun chips to autonomous driving. Recently, ...

LG Chem to enforce battery patents in court if necessary

South Korean chemical company LG Chem has a clear message for its competitors: It wants to “dominate” the global market for advanced EV batteries and – if it has to – enforce its patent rights for cathode materials with ...

VW reveals plans another EV priced below the ID.2

According to a German media report, the all-electric VW ID.2 will start at less than €25,000 when it launches in 2025. And the carmaker allegedly has plans for an even cheaper EV, currently referred to as the ID.1, which ...

PoGo Charge announces partnership with Kew Green Hotels

The charging network operator PoGo has announced a new agreement with Kew Green Hotels to build 40 charging hubs at hotel brands including Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, voco and Courtyard by Marriott. After the British charging infrastructure provider ...

Xpeng publishes first key points on new electric SUV

Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng is preparing to launch its already anticipated coupe-like electric SUV – but not under the name G7, as initially planned. Instead, the new EV will be called G6. Regarding looks and dimensions, the model ...

BPCL to build charging stations along Indian highways

India’s government-owned oil and gas company Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has announced the launch of 30 kW EV charging stations on six highways in Western India. Four of the highway sections included surround the city of Pune, covering the ...

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