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Volta Trucks has started series production of the all-electric 16-tonne Volta Zero truck at contract manufacturer Steyr Automotive in Steyr, Austria. The Swedes also announce that they are now accepting new orders. Prototypes of the Volta Zero were already ...

ScottishPower & HiTrans team up to expand ChargePlace Scotland

ScottishPower and the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HiTrans) have agreed to boost the EV infrastructure across western Scotland through 24 new rapid charging stations. The Scottish utility will manage the installations with a focus on underserved areas and ...

USA: New York State funds 250 charging stations

The US state of New York has earmarked $8.3 million in funding for a total of 255 charging stations that will be installed in some 70 municipalities. The state is also looking to provide more EV chargers for agancy ...

EU project searches for local battery raw material sources

A new EU project called METALLICO is looking into how battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, copper, manganese, and nickel can be extracted in a sustainable way from primary and secondary raw material sources. The project includes 23 partners ...

Magna builds EVs for Ineos

Magna will manufacture an electric SUV for Ineos Automotive. Production will kick off in Graz, Austria, in 2026. In addition to building it, Magna will also be responsible for the development of the complete vehicle. Magna says Ineos Automotive ...

RAW charging coming to National Trust sites across UK

British infrastructure provider RAW Charging has made a deal with the National Trust to install EV charging at heritage sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the next three years. Once complete, RAW expects the rollout to be ...

LG Chem & Huayou to build cathode material plant in South Korea

The South Korean chemical company LG Chem is joining forces with the Chinese company Huayou Cobalt to build a factory for nickel, cobalt and manganese cathode precursor materials in South Korea. Construction of the new factory at the Saemangeum ...

USA updates eligible model list for Inflation Reduction Act

The US Treasury Department has updated the list of eligible electric car models. The background is the new rules published a fortnight ago that electric cars in the US have to meet in order to qualify for the tax ...

Charge myHyundai now includes 500k charge points in Europe

Hyundai’s charging service Charge myHyundai now offers access to half a million charge points in 30 European countries. The service includes the Ionity and Digital Charging Solutions networks, among others. Hyundai does not break down how many AC, DC ...

ABB takes a stake in the deep-tech startup Switch EV

ABB E-mobility today said it invested in the London-based Switch EV. Considered a “deep-tech startup” by ABB, the partners hope to unlock more integrated charging experiences, which should align with Switch founder Marc Mültin’s recent advances. Mütlin has been ...

MG Cyberster electric roadster to launch in summer 2024

SAIC brand MG has unveiled the production version of its Cyberster electric roadster at the Auto Shanghai. The carmaker confirmed that the two-seater will launch in mainland Europe and the UK in the summer of 2024. At the premiere ...

BMW introduces new range topping model for the i7

With the BMW i7 M70 xDrive, BMW M is putting an all-electric performance model at the top of the new 7 Series. The top model of the i7 series presented in Shanghai is the most powerful BMW with electric ...

Polestar 4 is heading to Europe in early 2024

Polestar presented its third all-electric series model, the Polestar 4, at the Shanghai auto show. In terms of size and price, the SUV coupé is to be positioned between the Polestar 2 and Polestar 3. The most striking feature: ...

Volkswagen and Ford to invest in Indonesian EV battery ecosystem with international partners

Indonesia is expecting more international investment to inject into its EV segment. PowerCo, Volkswagen’s battery subsidiary, has expressed interest in building a battery ecosystem in Indonesia with partners like Ford, Vale and Huayou Cobalt. Indonesian president Joko Widodo led ...

Mercedes-Mayback EQS SUV produces 484 kW

Mercedes-Maybach has presented its first fully electric production model. The Maybach EQS 680 SUV is based on the technology of the EQS SUV from Mercedes-Benz and combines it “with the exclusivity of Maybach”. The Mercedes-Benz version of the EQS ...

Norway to subsidize electric construction vehicles

The Norwegian business development agency Enova has launched two programmes to contribute to reduced emissions in the construction industry. The aim is to support the use of emission-free construction machines and mobile charging stations for their operation. The programmes ...

GSM kicks off Vietnam’s first electric taxi service

Since the end of last week, customers in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, can book the purely electric taxi service Green SM via a nationwide hotline or app. According to the operating company GSM, the service will expand to at ...

VW premiers the ID.7: carmaker is going the long haul

With the almost five-metre-long ID.7 saloon, Volkswagen has unveiled its new interim electric flagship. With a new drive system and battery size, the ID.7 is trimmed for range and comfort and intended to serve the Passat clientele in Europe ...

Qbuzz and OV-bureau order 35 Mercedes eCitaro G

The Dutch public transport operators Qbuzz and OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe have placed an order with Daimler Buses for the construction of a total of 35 fully electric articulated Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G buses. According to the contract, deliveries are to ...

Elli charging network comprises 500,000 charging points

The Volkswagen subsidiary Elli now offers access to half a million charging points in Europe. Elli customers can charge their EVs at around 950 providers in 28 European countries, regardless of the car brand. The milestone of 500,000 charging ...

Human Horizons to introduce HiPhi models in Europe

Chinese carmaker Human Horizons announces the imminent European launch of its HiPhi electric car brand. The first brand representative will be the electric SUV HiPhi X, whose EU homologation via TÜV SÜD has now been completed. Human Horizons specialises ...

Oslo: Unibuss commissions 183 electric buses

The Norwegian capital Oslo got 183 new electric buses on 16 April. The Solaris Urbino 18 electric vehicles will be used in the route areas 1 (city centre north-south) and 2 (city centre east-west). As reported, the transport operator ...

Chery becomes launch customer for CATL’s sodium-ion batteries

Chery will be the first automaker to use CATL’s sodium-ion batteries, the battery manufacturer officially announced. CATL did not, however, provide further details about the cooperation. Thus, it is unclear when and in which model CATL’s Na-ion battery will ...

Lancia concept Pu+Ra HPE gives design preview of future EVs

Stellantis brand Lancia previews its ten-year vision with an all-electric concept vehicle, the Lancia Pu+Ra HPE. While it is based on a model set to launch in 2024, it is unclear whether or not this version will ever hit ...

VW subsidiary PowerCo to build EV ecosystem in Indonesia

Volkswagen wants to build an ecosystem for electric vehicle batteries in Indonesia together with partners through its subsidiary PowerCo. A partnership with several companies is apparently being sought, including Ford. This is reported by Reuters with reference to statements ...

VW ID.4 facelift (2024 launch) details reported by the German media

Design Interior Specifications Release date TopElectricSUV says While 2023 is the year of the next-gen VW Tiguan, 2024 will be the year a new VW ID.4 breaks cover, as per a report German magazine Auto Bild published in its ...

German carmakers struggle with PHEVs in China

Audi will no longer offer plug-in hybrids in China and will concentrate on purely electric vehicles there. The reason: business there is no longer profitable. And in Germany, too, the PHEV market slumped after subsidies expired at the beginning ...

Xpeng unveils new modular EV architecture

The Chinese carmaker Xpeng presents its next-generation EV architecture called “Smart Electric Platform Architecture,” or SEPA 2.0. The G6 electric SUV will be the first model based on the new platform. According to Xpeng, The SEPA 2.0 is adaptable ...

Xpeng unveils new vehicle platform that will shorten R&D cycle by 20%

China-based EV company Xpeng released its latest vehicle architecture, Smart Electric Platform Architecture 2.0 (SEPA 2.0), on April 16. It said the system will shorten future models’ R&D cycle by 20% and halve R&D costs with self-developed electrical and ...

China-based automaker SAIC Motor announced CNY6 billion auto chip fund, focusing on 6 sectors

At an industrial summit held in Shanghai on April 15, China-based automaker SAIC Motor Corp. announced a CNY6 billion fund dedicated to automotive semiconductor ecosystem, focusing on six sectors of automotive ICs. In addition, the fund will partner with Shanghai ...

Octopus offers UK drivers Plug&Charge

In the UK, the Octopus Energy roaming service Electroverse is now offering drivers Plug&Charge technology. Octopus now says that its roaming network called Electroverse has surpassed the 40,000 charge-point mark globally from over 460 different charge point brands. These ...

Kenya secures EU funding to build electric bus line in Nairobi

The African nation of Kenya has secured a $377 million fund from a consortium of European agencies to build “East Africa’s first electric bus lane”. The funding is split as follows according to the deal: the EU is to ...

SVOLT to build five battery cell plants in Europe

The battery manufacturer SVOLT, which emerged from the Chinese carmaker Great Wall, is reportedly planning to build five battery cell factories in Europe. Two are confirmed for Germany so far. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to statements ...

Neta Automobile unveils new electric GT

The Chinese automobile manufacturer Neta Automobile has presented a new battery-electric, two-door sports car named Neta GT, which is to be released in the first half of 2023. This will be the Hozon-owned EV manufacturers’ fourth vehicle model, following ...

Nissan considers dropping out of Renault partnership

According to an agency report, the Japanese carmaker Nissan is pushing ahead with its growth plans in areas such as software and electric vehicles independently of alliance partner Renault. The two companies had recently officially agreed on closer cooperation. ...

FIDO Taipei Seminar 2023 highlights latest trends to achieve new world of passwordless authentication

FIDO Alliance, an international authentication standards organization, hosted its first Member Plenary in Taiwan in February 2023. As part of the event, the FIDO Taipei Seminar was held on February 6 under the theme of “Authentication as the Cornerstone of ...

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