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This year we have once again discovered the best April Fool’s jokes in the field of e-mobility and compiled them for you. For example, Opel is showing the Corsa Moon II, a solar-powered electric vehicle for space tourism based ...

Tesla introduces massively overpriced designer beer

Tesla now also sells beer – at the steep price of 89 euros per litre. The “GigaBier” is offered in a package with three 330 ml bottles, whose design is inspired by the Tesla Cybertruck. According to Tesla, it ...

Saietta announces major order from the USA

The British electric drive specialist Saietta is selling 3,000 of its electric drive systems to Ayro, a US manufacturer of so-called ‘low-speed electric vehicles’. The electric drive systems will be used in the new Ayro Vanish model, which will ...

AVL List determines CO2 footprint of batteries

AVL List wants to include a battery’s CO2 footprint in the battery passport. In its “Battery Innovation Center,” the company says it can already measure and optimise how much CO2 is produced during the manufacturing process. Instead of relying ...

Customcells test digital twin for battery cell production

As part of the TwinTRACE joint project, battery company Customcells and partners from industry and research want to digitise battery production. They will set up an intelligent battery factory at Customcells’ site in Tübingen, Germany – complete with a ...

Tritium launches new charging station in the USA

Tritium has started accepting orders for its first product for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program in the USA. The charging system will include four of Tritium’s 150kW PKM150 charging stations, along with two power rectifiers. In ...

Ugandan capital to electrify 140,000 motorcycle taxis

In Uganda’s capital Kampala, 140,000 motorbike taxis with internal combustion engines are to be replaced by purely electric vehicles within five years. This is according to an agreement signed between the government of Uganda and the African eMobility start-up ...

Arriva to deliver 50 battery buses to London this year

Bus operator Arriva will integrate 50 battery-electric double-deckers into its fleet in London this year. The StreetDeck Electroliner BEV buses from the Northern Irish manufacturer Wrightbus are to be put into service between May and September 2023. After the ...

DB Schenker will buy 100 eActros LongHaul

DB Schenker plans to acquire 100 battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul for its long-haul operations in Europe. The two companies have now signed a letter of intent. It is unclear from the Daimler Truck announcement when and under what conditions ...

VW brand CEO reveals that the electric Golf will arrive 2028 at earliest

Volkswagen has provided insights into its model planning for the upcoming EVs. According to brand CEO Thomas Schäfer, many points are still open – as the production of new electric cars will also depend on the demand for combustion ...

BYD launches on the Spanish market

Chinese carmaker BYD is now selling its electric cars in Spain. It will soon kick off its Atto 3 SUV, Tang SUV and Han sedan sales there. BYD also sells the models in other European countries. The company is ...

Tesla breaks delivery and production records – again

Tesla manufactured 440,808 and delivered 422,875 EVs in the first quarter of 2023 – a new record in both categories. The EV maker presented its global production figures for the first quarter of 2022. Delivery figures are up 36 ...

Tesla hits new delivery and production records

Tesla has presented its delivery and production figures for the fourth quarter of 2022 – and thus also for the year as a whole. With 439,701 electric cars built and 405,278 delivered, Q4 was unsurprisingly a new record for ...

Stellantis will build EVs in Portugal

Stellantis will manufacture electric vehicles in Portugal in the future. From early 2025, the production centre in Mangualde will be the first assembly plant in Portugal to build battery-electric vans for Citroën, Fiat, Opel and Peugeot in large-scale production. ...

US government publishes detailed funding conditions

The US Treasury Department has released the long-awaited conditions that electric vehicles must meet to qualify for tax incentives of up to $7,500 under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). There are no big surprises – though the eligibility of ...

Tesla accessory maker imagines a Model 3 rival

Who is Jowua? What is the Jowua Renda? Design Specifications Launch plan TopElectricSUV says There was a time in the automotive industry when designing a new car involved highly-trained designers creating detailed sketches of concepts, which would then take ...

5 custom Ford Mustang Mach-Es that we can’t take our eyes off

Pote’s Mustang Mach-E Mach-E X Tjin Edition Mustang Mach-E by Tucci Hot Rods Ford Mustang Mach-E MX Body Kit Mach-E GT by EvolAutoWorks x UniversalAir with AOSK Body Kit The Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Blue Oval’s first dedicated electric ...

4 reasons why we don’t see the Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid returning to the market: Report

General Motors’ all-electric product strategy Prioritizing zero-emission mobility solutions over mid-way hybrid technologies Chevrolet Silverado EV serves various customer types and needs Might not be as cost-effective as a fully-electric truck General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid pickup ...

Frank Mühlon says goodbye as ABB CEO

Frank Mühlon is no longer CEO of ABB E-Mobility. The manager is moving to the role of chief commercial officer (CCO) with immediate effect. Michael Halbherr will take over as interim CEO of ABB’s e-mobility division with its charging ...

Electra Meccanica stops making its ‘Solo’, focuses on four-wheeled EV

EV maker Electra Meccanica (EMV) will cease the production of its three-wheeled EV ‘Solo.’ Instead, EMV wants to focus on an electric car with four wheels. “We believe that major opportunities remain for an experienced maker of smaller, nimbler ...

Umicore invests in battery maker Blue Current

Blue Current, a silicon elastic composite solid-state battery manufacturer, has a new investor on board. Umicore is investing a minority stake in the US-based start-up. The two companies signed a joint development agreement about a year ago. It allows ...

Morocco to build 2,500 charging stations by 2026

In Morocco, companies in the electricity and automotive sectors have given the green light to APIME, the intersectoral association for electric mobility founded a few weeks ago, to install 2,500 new charging stations in the country over the next ...

Fastned increases turnover by 191 per cent

European fast charging station operator Fastned almost tripled its charging-related revenues to 36 million euros in 2022 (+191 per cent compared to 2021). Fastned recorded a net loss of 22.2 million euros in 2022. This is slightly less than ...

Faraday Institution invests in battery research

The Faraday Institution has awarded a total of £29 million to six research projects in Birmingham. All projects are working on battery recycling research projects. One funded project is the Reuse and Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries (ReLIB) project, ...

US government presents comprehensive e-mobility update

The US government has provided a comprehensive update on electric fleet and charging infrastructure projects in the US. In addition to the activities of federal agencies, the announcement also includes a number of self-commitment statements by large companies. First, ...

Skoda apprentice concept goes clean camping

Since 2024, Skoda’s apprentices have been developing a concept car every year. The ninth apprentice car, in which 29 of the automaker’s junior staff are participating this year, will be fully electric. This time around, the apprentices are developing ...

Ford to source nickel from Indonesia

Ford secures nickel for electric car batteries from Indonesia. The carmaker is investing with mining company PT Vale Indonesia and Chinese company Huayou Cobalt in a nickel processing plant in Pomalaa in Southeast Sulawesi, where Vale operates a nickel ...

Nissan launches two new Ariya variants

Nissan is launching two new variants of its Ariya electric model in Europe. There are no changes to the body. One is a new top-of-the-line model, and the other is a more affordable trim to make the Ariya eligible ...

US: Ascend Elements opens battery recycling plant in Georgia

US company Ascend Elements has opened its commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling facility in the US state of Georgia. The company invested $50 million in the site and says it is “North America’s largest electric vehicle battery recycling facility” to ...

Tesla and CATL could build LFP plant in the US

Tesla and Chinese battery maker CATL are reportedly looking into building an LFP battery plant in the US. According to media reports, the US carmaker discussed the matter with US politicians to see how the US Inflation Reduction Act ...

ZF will build next-generation inverter in Mexico

The ZF Group will expand manufacturing capabilities in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to serve the growing EV market in North America. In total, the company wants to invest more than $194 million. In the first phase, ZF plans to invest ...

EB Charging rebranded as Blink Charging UK

Blink Charging has announced the rebranding of EB Charging to Blink Charging UK following its acquisition in April 2022. The rebrand provides Blink with a visible footprint of more than 1225 chargers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Blink ...

Nio expands presence in Europe with third ‘Nio House’

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has opened its third ‘Nio House’ in Europe in Rotterdam. The locations primarily serve as showrooms, but also have a café, a meeting room and an area for children, among other things. Nio’s ...

Ideanomics launches Wave Charging brand

Ideanomics has created the brand Wave Charging for its charging solutions. Wave Charging plans to manufacture its charging solutions and components in the United States. Under the Wave Charging brand, Ideanomics will sell inductive charging, DC fast chargers, mobile ...

How does the Atto 3 from BYD measure up?

A comfortable amount of space Playful interior Very good middle class Software shows significant improvements Charging performance is mixed An attractive overall package with one weak point With the Atto 3, BYD is targeting a price-performance breakthrough in Europe. ...

UK to invest over £380 million in charging infrastructure

The British government has announced an additional investment of more than 380 million pounds in the development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles as part of a major energy package. In addition, the government is now launching the final ...

Washington DC starts 1st phase of e-bus orders

In the USA, Washington DC’s Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has just ordered five 40-foot electric buses from Nova Bus and five from New Flyer. The purchase is part of the WMATA plan to fully decarbonise its bus fleets ...

TBB electric buses bound for S.Carolina schools

In the USA, the South Carolina Department of Education has ordered 160 all-electric school buses from North American Daimler subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB). The order is for the 160 Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley model with drive technology from Proterra. ...

Lamborghini presents first hybrid series model Revuelto

Lamborghini has presented the Revuelto, the successor to the Aventador. The Revuelto is the first production model from the Italian sports car manufacturer, which belongs to the Volkswagen Group, with a plug-in hybrid drive. This has an output of ...

Stena opens new battery recycling plant in Sweden

Swedish company Stena Recycling opens its new battery recycling facility in Halmstad, Sweden. The company also announced a new customer with the Norwegian battery company Freyr. The inauguration comes some 16 months after the start of construction. The initial ...

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