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Cooper Standard’s thermoplastic thermal management solution for battery electric vehicles wins SPE® Automotive Innovation Award

Tesla expands dynamic pricing to all of Europe

Taiwan’s Gogoro delays plan to expand into Chinese markets

Rivian reports $1.7 billion in losses over Q3

ID. Buzz now available in Germany

9 Hidden PHEVs: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Disguised by Their Model Names

Yutong importer receives £60m from HSBC for 250 e-buses

Bosch & IBM to find battery materials using quantum computing

NTAS to order 20 electric aircraft from Eviation

The Australian scheduled and charter airline Northern Territory Air Services (NTAS) has signed a letter of intent with Eviation Aircraft for the purchase of 20 electric aircraft. The aircraft in question is the nine-seat Alice model. The Alice made ...

BMW Brilliance expands battery factory in China

The Chinese joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has announced an investment of around 10 billion yuan (1.38 billion euros) in the expansion of its electric car battery production in the city of Shenyang. This is to supply the ...

Freyr purchases land in Georgia for battery plant

The Norwegian company Freyr has acquired a site for its first battery cell factory in the USA called Giga America. The factory will be built in Coweta County in the state of Georgia and is expected to launch with ...

Torqeedo moves into new headquarters in Bavaria

Torqeedo, the company specialised in marine electric drives, has opened a new 8,300 m2 building near Munich. The new HQ will house all business activities, including research, development, and production. As became clear when Torqeedo reportedly laid the foundation ...

Ireland to get ultra-rapid charging hubs by SSE

Irish utility SSE Airtricity is investing €35 mn in installing 30 high-power charging hubs across Ireland over the next four years. Parent company SSE, a British energy group, plans 300 such hubs in the UK and Ireland by 2027. ...

10,000 charging stations destined for Dutch airports

Royal Schiphol Group plans to install 10,000 charging stations for electric vehicles at its airports by 2030. The Dutch airport operator has already completed the tenders awarding the project to local companies Ecotap and FIMIH. Royal Schiphol Group says ...

Geely is moving on Eastern Europe

The Chinese car company Geely is bringing the Geometry C to market in Eastern Europe. While the compact electric car will be sold in China under the Geometry brand, it will apparently be marketed in Europe as the Geely ...

Select Car Leasing expands its EV division

Select Car Leasing has announced an expansion of its electric vehicle division. The company, which launched a dedicated ‘Select Electric’ web presence in 2019, has doubled the number of specialist staff who have a primary focus on battery-electric vehicles ...

Tesla opens Supercharger design to third-parties

Ambition is in total supply at Tesla. The company wants Supercharger technology to become standard in North America and opened the design to third parties. Calling it the North American Charging Standard (NACS), Tesla is also set to go ...

Foxconn & PTT start building EV factory in Thailand

Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has laid the foundation stone for an electric car plant in Thailand as part of its joint venture with Thai energy company PTT. It is scheduled to start operations in 2024 with an initial annual ...

Porsche’s electric Macan to run on 450 kW power

Porsche has confirmed the first technical details for the upcoming all-electric Macan. Unsurprisingly, the electric SUV will have all-wheel drive with one electric motor per axle. Initial data on the battery and charging power are now also known. It ...

Polestar doubles revenue, remains in the red

The electric car manufacturer Polestar achieved a turnover of 420.8 million euros in the third quarter of 2022. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year (205.7 million euros), Polestar more than doubled its revenue. In the current ...

Greenpeace spots a dangerous miscalculation

According to a new Greenpeace study, the car industry’s sales plans for more passenger cars with combustion engines are incompatible with the climate target of 1.5 degrees. According to the study, Toyota, VW and Hyundai/Kia want to sell at ...

Chery Omoda 5 EV coming to Europe & Australia in 2023

Production & Rivals Launch Markets TopElectricSUV says Chery Omoda 5 EV FAQs What is the Chery Omoda 5 EV release date? What will be the Chery Omodo 5 EV price? Which models will be Chery Omodo 5 EV rivals? ...

2024 BMW X5 PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid): Everything we know

Design & Features Price & Release Date TopElectricSUV says 2024 BMW X5 PHEV FAQs What is the 2024 BMW X5 PHEV release date? What will be the 2024 BMW X5 xDrive 45e price? Which plug-in hybrid SUVs will rival ...

Two-wheelers come first in Indonesia’s electric vehicle strategy

At present, only 21,000 motorcycles in Indonesia are electric, which means many of their riders had to contend with higher fuel costs. — Bloomberg BALI: Indonesia’s state-owned electric vehicle company is focusing on the more than 115 million motorcycles ...

ABB delivers first Terra 360 chargers to Austria & England

The Terra 360 fast-charging station with a maximum power of 360 kW, which was introduced by ABB last year, has now also been installed and is in use in Austria and England. Shell commissioned one Terra 360 charging station ...

BMW i4 and iX electric vehicles recalled due to fire risk

Snapshot 2022 BMW i4 and 2021-22 BMW iX recalled High-voltage batteries could ignite due to a “manufacturing defect” Eleven vehicles affected by the recall BMW Australia has issued a recall for its 2022 i4 and 2021-22 iX electric vehicles due ...

TUM spin-off LiBCycle takes over transport of old batteries

The TU Munich presents LiBCycle, a company spun off in 2021, in more detail, which takes care of used electric car batteries. The start-up has developed a transport box that should significantly facilitate handling with the battery packs – ...

Daihatsu goes for CATL batteries

The Japanese small car manufacturer Daihatsu is cooperating with the Chinese battery giant CATL and wants to stock up on battery cells for future electric models through its new partner. Both sides have now signed a memorandum of understanding ...

Consumer Reports Tested DC Fast Charging Stations With Popular Electric Vehicles

Testing public DC Fast Charging stations with Consumer Reports DC fast charging stations are also known as Level 3 chargers This experiment shows how much charging sessions can vary Buying an EV can have a slight learning curve, especially ...

Mellor presents new electric bus and variants

English bus manufacturer Mellor presented its new all-electric Sigma 8 bus for the first time at EuroBus Expo. The midi bus can transport 54 passengers with 27 seated places and standing room. The eight-metre battery-electric bus is the latest ...

Nio aims to launch 5 new BEVs by 2023

Nio has presented its financial figures for the third quarter of 2022. The Chinese manufacturer delivered 31,607 electric cars from July to September, up from 25,059 in the second quarter of 2022. In a related call, the startup also ...

GM teams up with SDG&E on Vehicle-to-X operations

In the USA, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and General Motors have announced an agreement to investigate the feasibility of integrating bidirectional electric vehicles into the electric grid as a local energy resource. Just last month GM announced ...

BMW kicks off production of the iX1 in Germany

BMW has started series production of the iX1 electric SUV at the plant in Regensburg. The all-electric model, which was presented in June, rolls off the production line there on a flexible production line with all drive forms on ...

Bollinger to fit commercial vehicles with ONE batteries

Bollinger Motors has contracted Our Next Energy (ONE) to supply battery packs for its commercial vehicle platforms. The US battery start-up’s Aries packs with LFP chemistry will be installed in Bollinger’s electric vehicles at the anticipated start of production ...

BMW board member Frank Weber unpacks details about New Class

New details about the electric car platform New Class have been revealed by BMW development board member Frank Weber. This concerns partly the technology of some components, but also the overall design of the platform. The only thing is ...

PowerGo & Spirii to install charging stations in Denmark

Dutch charging point operator PowerGo and Danish charging platform Spirii have won three tenders for the installation of charging stations in Denmark. A total of 178 AC charging points will be installed in the municipalities of Vejle, Vejen and ...

Euro 7 introduces microplastic & brake wear regulation for BEVs

The EU Commission has presented its proposals for the new Euro 7 emissions standard, which is to apply from 2025. For the first time, it also contains regulations that affect electric cars – for example on brake abrasion and ...

Vinfast partners with Shell Recharge on home charging in EU

In Europe, Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast is partnering with Shell Recharge Solutions to offer home charging solutions to its customers in Germany, France and the Netherlands. VinFast customers can order chargers and installations from Shell Recharge Solutions via ...

Will Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) Still Work if You Don’t Charge Them?

What’s under the hood of a PHEV and how it works Can a PHEV still run if the battery hasn’t been charged? It’s important to charge to get the most out of it Hybrids and PHEVs can be a ...

AA DRIVEN COTY: The best plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) of the year

Photos / DRIVEN, supplied We’re continuing to reveal the finalists in the AA DRIVEN New Zealand Car of the Year awards for 2022. Here, we’re showcasing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). As with other categories, the focus is on ...

AA DRIVEN COTY: The best battery electric vehicles (BEVs) of the year

Photos / DRIVEN, supplied Our AA DRIVEN Car of the Year coverage continues with the three finalists in the battery electric vehicle (BEV) category. BEV BEVs are arguably the purest kind of electrified vehicle: they don’t burn fossil fuel ...

The Mobility House to charge MTA e-buses

The Mobility House has been selected by the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to deploy its smart charging and energy management solution ChargePilot for New York City Transit (NYCT), the largest public bus fleet operator in the ...

New axel for small cars and big batteries

In Germany, as part of the “E-MLTA” research project in collaboration with Ford, VW and other partners, scientists at the University of Siegen have developed a new rear axle for battery-powered small cars. The objective is to enable more ...

HVS reveals H2 fuel cell design & demonstrator

In the UK, a startup called Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has just unveiled its design of a hydrogen commercial vehicle. The hydrogen powertrain is being showcased in the form of a 5.5-tonne technology demonstrator. HVS says the demonstrator offers ...

Ionity to hit UK charging network targets before due date

In the UK, Ionity says it has already completed upgrading all eight of Extra MSA Group’s countrywide motorway service areas (MSAs) to six ultra-rapid chargers – ahead of UK government scheduled targets. Ionity is also installing ultra-fast charging at ...

Kempower to provide fast chargers for Neste in Finland

In Finland, the petroleum company Neste will build a network of high-power charging stations for electric vehicles at its petrol stations. The first two petrol stations are to be equipped with HPC stations at the turn of 2022/2023 and ...

EasyGo to add another 200 Tritium fast chargers in Ireland

In Ireland, EasyGo has announced a multi-million euro investment to install 200 fast DC chargers in towns and villages across the country. This investment is part of a partnership with Ireland’s telecoms company Eir where telephone kiosks are being ...

Cirba Solutions & GM extend battery recycling deal

US American battery recycling provider Cirba Solutions has extended a prior agreement with General Motors to recycle EV lithium-ion batteries and cell scrap generated by manufacturing and research at select GM facilities through 2024. Cirba Solutions also received a ...

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