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The American chemical company Albemarle is planning to build a huge new lithium processing plant with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes in the southeast of the USA. The exact location has not yet been determined, but it should ...

Maruti Suzuki to release electric car in India in 2025

The Indian car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki wants to completely end the production of pure petrol cars in the next seven to ten years. Maruti Suzuki plans to start selling its first pure electric car for the mass market in ...

ElectricBrands presents camper variant of the XBUS

Almost exactly one year after its premiere, the ElectricBrands brand XBUS presented a camper van based on its electric light vehicle. There is also news about the Microlino clone Karo, which ElectricBrands plans to launch later this year as ...

Evergrande Auto prepares to sell their first electric car

Evergrande New Energy Vehicle, the electric car division of the Chinese real estate group Evergrande, has started pre-sales of its first model in China. The price has now also been fixed. The Hengchi 5 is available from 179,000 yuan, ...

Pilipinas Shell Rolls Out Its First Fast Charger For Electric Vehicles

Pilipinas Shell Corporation rolls out the inaugural Shell Recharge Station in the Philippines. Located at Shell SLEX Mamplasan Northbound, it is the first of eight planned fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in 2022. Unlike the AC chargers ...

Subaru’s first full electric vehicle has landed in NZ

Photo / Supplied Subaru has ramped up its journey of ‘global environment preservation’ with the upcoming launch of its all-new Solterra SUV, with an unveiling at Waiheke for a first look of what this all-electric AWD vehicle has to ...

2023 Mercedes EQA: Here’s what you can expect

Design & Features An ICE model ‘conversion.’ Mercedes-AMG EQA variant incoming Will the Mercedes EQA arrive in the U.S.? 2023 Mercedes EQA FAQs What will be the 2023 Mercedes EQA range? When will Mercedes launch the 2023 EQA in ...

Global recall issued for the Mercedes EQE

Mercedes-Benz is recalling 341 units of the electric model EQE worldwide due to steering problems, 130 of them in Germany. Possible damage to steering components during the assembly process could lead to a failure of the steering power assistance ...

Startec Energy signs up for industrial partnership with Verkor

In France, Renault-backed battery cell manufacturer Verkor is partnering with industry group Startec Energy to develop and commercialise recyclable battery packs for electric mobility. The partnership aims to commercialise an annual volume of up to 1 GWh by 2030. ...

Aqua Superpower brings boat chargers to Sweden & USA

Global marine fast charging network Aqua Superpower expands into the US and Scandinavia with installations at Lake Tahoe and on the west coast of Sweden. In the US, TahoeCity Marina now boasts the first Aqua Superpower marine fast charger ...

Rivian announces production ramp to 4,401 electric vehicles last quarter

Rivian announced that it produced 4,401 electric vehicles during the last quarter – a significant ramp-up as supply chain issues are subsiding according to CEO RJ Scaringe. Today, the automaker released its delivery and production results for Q2 2022 ...

BP & BOC explore H2 networks for HGV transport

In the UK, BP and BOC, a Linde hydrogen production company, have just completed a joint feasibility study exploring optimised designs for a potential hydrogen distribution and supply network for heavy duty transportation. The two companies say that the ...

Toyota Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Ran out Before the bZ4X EV Had a Chance

The Toyota electric vehicle tax credits were up to $7,500 The Toyota electric vehicle tax credits won’t benefit 2023 Toyota bZ4X buyers now Maybe you will be able to find a Toyota RAV4 Prime now There has been a ...

2024 Hyundai Nexo to offer 500-mile range & V2L function [Update]

Third-gen fuel cell system More efficient V2L coming to the Hyundai Nexo Hyundai Nexo N variant now a realistic possibility Hyundai N hydrogen-electric hybrid Hyundai Nexo Robo-taxi Efforts to boost hydrogen FCEV sales Next-gen Hyundai Nexo postponed Update: ‘New ...

Project Flow begins researching solutions for integrated charging systems in Europe

The EU-funded Flow project has just kicked off in Barcelona. Among other things, the initiative aims to test, validate and improve vehicle-to-X for exchanging energy between vehicles, buildings and the grid to inform wider European application. The project aims ...

VinFast invests in solid-state battery specialist ProLogium

The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast has invested millions in the Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium. In addition, ProLogium is to supply solid-state battery cells to VinFast from 2024. The exact amount of the investment is not clear, ...

Honda to release limited edition Honda e in Europe

Honda has unveiled a new Limited Edition for its all-electric urban EV Honda e, which will be released with only 50 units across Europe. With prices in the UK starting from £38,120, the Honda e Limited Edition is based ...

BYD finds sales partner for the Netherlands

BYD is tackling the next country after Norway in the sale of its electric cars in Europe: In the Netherlands, the Chinese manufacturer has selected the car dealer group Louwman as its national sales partner. The company will offer ...

UK firms set to adopt 163,000 electric vehicles this year

UK businesses are set to adopt more than 163,000 electric vehicles this year, according to a new study by Centrica Business Solutions. The increase would see over a third (35%) more business operate EVs on the road by the ...

Renault is expanding electric drive production in Cléon

Renault has commissioned a new production line for electric motors at its Cléon plant. Initially, the ‘ePT-160kW’ will be produced here, which will be used in the Megane E-Tech Electric and will also power a future Renault C-segment model. ...

What's the best electric vehicle for looking sensible?

Top Gear Advice You couldn't look more sensible than an MG5 EV estate if you tried… An electric vehicle is an eminently sensible purchase, is it not? Especially in today’s climate with all that expensive petrol sloshing around and the ...

Austria funds 289 electric buses

With the funding programme called Emission-free Buses and Infrastructure (EBIN), the Austrian Climate Protection Ministry is now supporting Austrian companies to convert their fleets to emission-free buses along with the necessary charging and refuelling infrastructure. The Austrian ministry says ...

Karsan begins deliveries in North America

A Karsan e-Jest electric minibus has been delivered to the Canadian city of Saint John in cooperation with Karsan’s distributor Damera. A fleet of six vehicles will start offering service in Saint John this September. The new electric buses ...

Bug infestations at Tesla

Tesla has to fix a bug in 59,129 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built in 2022 worldwide that causes the emergency call system E-Call to fail. As the entry in the recall database of the German road traffic ...

Toyota reaches 200,000 vehicles sold mark in the USA

Toyota is the third carmaker, after Tesla and General Motors, to reach the 200,000 plug-in vehicle sales mark in the US, which is the threshold for receiving the federal US-wide tax credit. According to Bloomberg’s calculations, Toyota surpassed this ...

Cummins & Komatsu team up on h2 fuel cell trucks for mining operations

The US motor manufacturer Cummins and the Japanese construction equipment manufacturer Komatsu have agreed on a development partnership for zero-emission trucks for use in mining operations. The initial focus will be on hydrogen fuel cell solutions for large mining ...

VWN resumes production of the ID. Buzz in Hanover

ID. Buzz vehicles are coming off the production line again in Hanover. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN) has resumed production, which was interrupted for a week due to quality problems with the battery. In the course of the week, the ...

Chrysler to release electric sedan in 2026

According to a media report, Chrysler is working on an all-electric successor to the Chrysler 300. The first key data on the large electric sedan have also been mentioned – but neither the model itself nor the technical data ...

Transdev Canada orders 30 Lion Electric school buses

Transdev Canada has announced the acquisition of 30 new electric school buses from Lion Electric. With this new order, the company will have electrified its fleet of electric buses to nearly 40% in Quebec. The entire new fleet is ...

GM struggles with Hummer production ramp-up

General Motors has 77,000 pre-orders for its GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck so far, but is currently producing just about 12 units per day, according to a Wall Street Journal report. GM says production of the model will ...

Yellowstone becomes hub of novel electric vehicle technologies

With the passing of the Infrastructure Spending Bill earlier this year, many government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and companies alike are taking advantage of the country’s expanding EV infrastructure. Teslarati readers likely already know that EVs offer many advantages over gas ...

Electric vehicle charging must be accessible for all

Is public charging set up for drivers with disabilities? Ian Johnston explores what needs to be done to ensure it is

Chargfox acquired by Australia’s motoring associations

Australia’s largest EV charging network Chargefox has been fully acquired by Australia’s motoring clubs via their company Australian Motoring Services. This includes NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAC, RAA and RACT. Chargefox, which is now also targeting the installation of more ...

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