The EU and Norway have agreed on a strategic partnership for raw materials and battery value chains. The memorandum of understanding provides for cooperation in five areas, including joint investment projects for the integration of value chains for raw materials and batteries and cooperation in research. Read more…
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Renault Trucks to open service hub in Lyon
Renault Trucks will open a service outlet in the French city of Lyon. It will be called ‘Renault Truck City’ and will be located in the heart of the Urban Logistics Hotel (ULH), which will open its doors this week. Read more…
CATL and Tesla launch cooperation to optimise charging times
CATL is working together with Tesla on new battery chemistries to enable faster charging of cells. The Chinese battery giant also sees great potential for reducing the costs of Tesla’s upcoming compact model. Read more…
Hyundai to double the number of fast chargers in South Korea
Hyundai plans to almost double the number of fast-charging stations in its own HPC network “E-Pit” in South Korea. The carmaker currently operates 286 fast-chargers at 54 locations across the country. Next year, it wants that number to reach 500. Read more…
Eve Energy considers building battery factory in Coventry
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and BMW partner Eve Energy is planning a factory at Coventry Airport, according to British media. Eve Energy is in talks with politicians to initially invest around £1.2 billion for 20 GWh of annual capacity in the future factory. Read more…
Northvolt breaks ground for German battery factory
Northvolt has begun construction of its battery cell factory in Germany. The official starting signal for the construction work at the gates of the town of Heide in the Schleswig-Holstein district of Dithmarschen was given in the presence of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck. Read more…
Tesla allegedly cuts production in Giga Shanghai
Tesla has reportedly reduced production at its plant in China because sales of electric cars are growing slowly and competition in the world’s largest car market is very intense. Read more…
Stellantis considers building electric cars for Leapmotor in Poland
Stellantis could start producing electric cars for its Chinese partner Leapmotor in Poland before the end of June. Production could be up and running as early as the second quarter of 2024. Read more…
When and how will vehicle-to-grid become a reality? 6 questions for Jan Figgener
Although it has long been announced and the feasibility has been demonstrated, the first electric cars with vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home capabilities are only now coming onto the market. VW and BMW focus on a DC solution, and Renault focuses on AC. So, where is the journey heading? Jan Figgener, one of the heads of the Vehicle-to-grid, Vehicle-to-home and Smart Charging conference, gives an outlook. Read more…
German battery recyclers RET and Tozero join forces
The two German companies Reckelberg Environmental Technologies (RET) and Tozero are cooperating in battery recycling. The partnership brings together two specialists for “black mass” – a producer and a processor. Read more…
Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV starts at over 200,000 euros
Following its market launch in the US last year, Maybach’s first all-electric model is now also available to order from sales partners in Germany “and other European markets.” Read more…
Wildflower to build New York City’s largest charging hub
The charge park will initially have 65 charging stations and can be scaled up for more electric cars, as well as electric trucks. Twelve of the 65 stations are fast chargers. Read more…
Einride and Voltera open large electric truck charging park near LA
The Swedish service provider Einride, specialising in electric transport, has opened its first “Smartcharger Station” in the US with its infrastructure partner Voltera. According to the companies, the location in Lynwood, California, is North America’s largest operational charging station for heavy-duty electric trucks. Read more…
HELENA project produces solid-state battery cell with halide electrolyte
The consortium of the European HELENA project has announced the assembly of a complete solid-state battery cell with halide electrolyte. This is accompanied by progress in connection with the electrochemical properties of this electrolyte. Read more…
Lunaz Group completely shuts down production
UK vehicle electrification specialist Lunaz Group has halted its operations entirely and has announced that it will appoint administrators to undergo a restructuring process. Read more…
Connected Energy installs energy storage at two UK Volvo dealerships
The energy storage company Connected Energy has installed its second-life battery energy storage systems at two Volvo Truck & Bus dealer sites in the UK. Read more…
UK funds 955 electric buses in second ZEBRA round
The UK government has pledged £143 million worth of funding to support the procurement of 955 new zero-emission buses in 25 local authorities in England. The latest funding is part of the second round of the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) programme. Read more…
Seres wants to export 50,000 electric cars in 2024
The Chinese car brand Seres announces its global expansion strategy. The focus is on luxury SUVs – purely electric or with a range extender. In the current year, Seres plans to launch a total of six new models from the three series Seres 5, Seres 7 and Seres 9 on the global market. Read more…
MAN eTruck charges 700 kW from ABB’s MCS prototype device
ABB E-mobility and MAN have demonstrated megawatt charging in public for the first time. The MAN eTruck charged at a prototype charging station from ABB E-mobility with more than 700 kilowatts and 1,000 amps. MAN CEO Alexander Vlaskamp warns of the need to hurry on the occasion of the demonstration: “We don’t have much time left for the roll-out”. Read more…
E-transporter alliance: Renault and Volvo Group establish Flexis joint venture
The Renault Group and the Volvo Group have founded their announced joint venture to develop a new generation of electric vans. It operates under the name Flexis and will be funded by its two parent companies with 300 million euros each within three years. Read more…