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The core brand VW Passenger Cars is reorganising its board departments. According to media reports, the future fields of electromobility and digitalisation are to be combined in the ‘New Mobility’ department – under the leadership of the current board ...

5 Wacky Beliefs About Electric Vehicles

Photo: Nissan Canada Inc. Are you looking for a pre-owned electric vehicle? You’re at the right place to get shopping tips, information about the subsidies and learn about the models with the best autonomy. You might think that these ...

There’s no easy-going for Tesla’s Autopilot in Germany

Tesla has to improve its driver assistance system Autopilot in Germany once more. The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) identified weaknesses in the system months ago. Tesla has since been able to resolve some of the complaints, but according ...

Chinese electric vehicles make presence felt in Europe

MG5. Source: MG Chinese automakers are making steady inroads into the European car market with an increasing number of high-profile and popular electric vehicles (EVs), accounting for 5% of all new battery EV registrations in West Europe over the ...

PPG to highlight coatings for battery electric vehicles at North American International Detroit Auto Show and The Battery Show

PPG’s battery coatings enable safety, performance, manufacturability

Freudenberg receives type approval for methanol-fuel cell ship drive

Freudenberg e-Power Systems has received type approval from the international classification society RINA for its methanol-powered fuel cell system for use in maritime applications. According to Freudenberg, this is a significant step towards making ocean shipping climate-neutral. The seal ...

UK funds battery & e-mobility projects with £25 million

A series of battery, electronics, mining, and recycling projects have scooped up a share of £25 million in government funding this week designed to help scale up the supply chain for electric vehicle manufacturing and recycling in the UK. ...

Deftpower joins Hubject in enabling Plug&Charge

Deftpower joins Hubject’s Plug&Charge ecosystem. From now on, all business customers of the EV charging platform introduced last year can use the Plug&Charge functionality free of charge. Deftpower’s AI-based software-as-a-service platform for EV charging is reportedly a white-label solution. ...

DAF delivers first LF Electric truck to Dutch Nabuurs

DAF Trucks has commenced delivery of its zero-emission distribution trucks for use in urban areas. The first DAF LF Electric will be acquired by the Dutch logistics service provider Nabuurs, which will use the truck to supply the AB ...

Could Idaho Scientists Actually Be Onto Faster EV Charging for Electric Vehicles?

How much can Idaho scientists cut the EV charging times for electric vehicles? What happens when electric vehicles charge too fast? Will machine learning improve EV charging at charging stations? Could we move toward smaller batteries and cheaper electric ...

Piedmont Lithium to process lithium hydroxide in the USA

Piedmont Lithium has announced the construction of a large lithium hydroxide processing plant in the USA. The facility is to be built in Etowah in the state of Tennessee and will produce 30,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year. ...

Kempower scores deals in Australia, Romania and Sweden

The Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower has received several new orders. These comprise fast-charging stations for e-cars and electric trucks, with some being expected as far as Down Under. Jet Charge has ordered 42 fast chargers from Kempower for ...

E.On consolidates fleet activities in E.On Drive eTransport

Energy company E.On is bundling all activities around commercial EV fleets in one business unit. E.On Drive eTransport targets market leadership in commercial vehicle charging in Europe by 2025. While E.On considers battery-electric vehicles to remain “an exception” in ...

Volkswagen presents off-road ID.4 concept

At the ID. Treffen meetup in Locarno, VW presented the off-road concept ID. XTREME. The fully electric concept vehicle with all-wheel drive is based on the ID.4 GTX. However, the technical changes not only affect the off-road chassis, but ...

Tesla is planning a lithium refinery plant in the US

Tesla is considering building a lithium refinery in Texas as it continues trying to localise and secure the supply of critical components and materials. If the application just filed is successful, construction could begin this year. Yet, that depends. ...

Renault prepares to enter Latin American markets

Renault is planning an electric offensive in Latin America. From 2023, the French manufacturer plans to offer the electric models Megane E-Tech Electric, Kangoo E-Tech Electric and Master E-Tech Electric in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. In addition, the ...

Piëch Automotive announces management changes

The Swiss electric car startup Piëch Automotive has restructured its management. Manfred Fitzgerald and Tobias Moers will lead the company as Co-CEOs in the future – both managers have many years of experience in the automotive industry. Fitzgerald assumes ...

Tesla presents plans to further expand Grünheide Gigafactory

Tesla has announced new plans to expand the plant in Grünheide by 100 hectares at an event at the weekend. A train station as well as logistics and storage areas are to be built there in order to keep ...

Confessions of a Petroholic

Fastned has announced a four-part podcast called ‘Confessions of a Petroholic’. The series follows young petrolhead “Tom” exploring the twist and turns of maybe going electric in conversation with more (in)famous EV advocates. The show launched with a teaser ...

BMW to enable ‘Multi Contract Plug&Charge’ in 2023

BMW has announced the roll-out of Plug&Charge in the first models starting from mid-2023, allowing the customers to use public charge points without a charging card or an app. That alone is not too new anymore; however, the carmaker ...

VW ID. Buzz: First drive in Volkswagen’s electric Bulli

When still in office, Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess described the ID. Buzz as one of the most exciting vehicles launching this year. Our first drive of VW’s electric van shows that the carmaker has indeed succeeded in creating a ...

Aptera publicly debuts the gamma version of its 1,000 mile range solar electric vehicle

Following the teasing of interior images of the gamma version of its upcoming solar electric vehicle (SEV) last month, Aptera officially debuted the full prototype in front of a crowd in San Diego at Fully Charged Live. gamma now ...

BMW i5 Touring (electric wagon/estate) expected in 2024: Report [Update]

The station wagon or estate is not dead BMW i5 Touring Exterior Medium-sized grille BMW Curved Display Range & Charging Production & Launch TopElectricSUV says Update: ‘Interior,’ ‘Specifications,’ and ‘Production & Launch’ sections updated. Sources have told our friends ...

Gridserve breaks ground at Gatwick Airport

Gridserve has broken ground on its so-called latest Electric Forecourt amidst “multiple global headwinds,” so CEO Toddington Harper. Once completed in 2023, the new high-power charge hub will enable 36 EVs to be charged simultaneously with up to 350 ...

SVOLT confirms 2nd battery cell plant in Germany

SVOLT has confirmed building another cell factory for the European battery industry in Germany. The new site at Lauchhammer, Brandenburg, is a former wind turbine plant owned by Vestas. The company aims to repurpose it fast, by early 2025. ...

Tozero raises €3.5 million in funding

Munich-based startup Tozero, which specializes in recycling lithium-ion batteries, has raised €3.5 million in a pre-seed round. According to the company, it developed a novel process to recover critical materials from batteries. The funds will be used to build ...

Teco 2030 orders ful cell production line from ThyssenKrupp

The Norwegian company Teco 2030, which is building a “gigafactory” for fuel cells for use in ships, is securing German mechanical engineering expertise for the construction of production lines with an intended contract award to ThyssenKrupp Automation Engineering. The ...

Meyle designs new control arm for Tesla

Component manufacturer Meyle has announced the presentation of an improved control arm for the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y at Automechanika 2022. The background to the development is that since the beginning of the year, more and more ...

Electrify America & Canada updates their charger designations

Electrify America and Electrify Canada, Volkswagen’s charging infrastructure subsidiaries in North America, are introducing a new labelling system on their fast-charging stations to help customers distinguish between them. The Electrify America & Canada CCS fast chargers with 150 kW ...

Mullen takes over majority sof Bollinger Motors

A surprising acquisition has taken place in the field of electric vehicle startups in the U.S.: Mullen Automotive announced the acquisition of a 60 per cent majority stake in Bollinger Motors for $148.2 million in cash and stock. Mullen ...

BMW confirms use of round-battery cells for New Class

BMW now officially confirms the use of new round-format battery cells in its ‘New Class’ electric models from 2025. The cells are to be produced by partners in a total of six factories with annual capacities of 20 GWh ...

Majority of motorists unaware of electric vehicle specific tyres

New research from Apollo Tyres has identified that 82% of motorists in the UK are unaware that it is possible to purchase tyres specifically developed for electric vehicles (EV). Awareness of these products is even lower among non-EV drivers. ...

BMW iX xDrive40 not part of the MY2023 iX U.S. line-up

Previous reports on the iX xDrive 40 Not part of the 2023 iX range in America Available in select markets globally BMW iX xDrive40 specifications BMW iX xDrive40 Price TopElectricSUV says The BMW iX went on sale in the ...

China notes marked increase in EV sales over August

China’s NEV sales data shows a total of 632,000 cars sold in in August, more than in any previous month. Battery-electric vehicles continue to account for the vast majority of NEV sales in China, with 490,000 new BEVs in ...

Jeep announces vehicle electrification strategy

Stellantis brand Jeep announces the launch of four all-electric SUV models in Europe and North America by the end of 2025. By 2030, all vehicles sold in Europe and 50 per cent of sales in the U.S. will have ...

Chevrolet presents compact electric SUV Equinox EV

Chevrolet has presented the Equinox EV, an electric compact SUV that will be available from autumn 2023 starting from around $30,000. The vehicle is the third Chevrolet model based on the Ultium platform from parent company General Motors, following ...

Polluter pays: How Norway became the global leader in the electric vehicle transition

Source: Tesla/Twitter A while ago now I wrote an article on EV policy and uptake in the UK. Key to success in the UK (which in June this year saw 21.6% of new car sales being plug-in vehicles) are ...

A Kia Stinger Electric successor could follow the EV9 & EV4

Specifications & Features Release Date Kia Stinger electric successor FAQs What is the Kia Stinger electric successor release date? What will be the Kia Stinger electric successor price? Kia’s initial bespoke EV offensive will be all about SUVs. The ...

Mercedes gears up for electric van production

Mercedes-Benz will launch all new vans with electric motor options starting from 2025. The company has now designated the first plants to produce the next-gen large electric vans in Europe. It is also exploring joint European production with US ...

Lucid Motors loses production chief Hochholdinger

U.S. electric carmaker Lucid Motors is apparently losing several high-ranking executives – including production chief Peter Hochholdinger – amid its struggles to ramp up production of its debut Lucid Air model. As Business Insider reports, citing current and former ...

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