The Swedish sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg has presented a self-developed electric motor as well as an electric drive unit. The electric motor, named Quark, generates 250 kW and up to 600 Nm of torque – at a weight of only 30 kilograms. Koenigsegg describes the layout of the electric drive system as ‘Raxial Flux’ technology, […] More…
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Leclanché supplies batteries for hybrid ship ‘MS Jungfrau’
The MS Jungfrau, the flagship of the BLS tourist fleet, has been converted into a hybrid ship. The battery system with 168 kWh was supplied by the Swiss manufacturer Leclanché. It allows 30 minutes of pure electric operation as well as recharging on the job or at the port. The battery is a lithium-ion battery […] More…
Quantumscape’s solid-state batteries holds 400 at charging cycles
Solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape has published data showing that its lithium metal solid-state battery cells retained more than 80 per cent of their initial energy after 400 cycles of 15-minute fast charging. According to the release, this was not a full cycle, but rather the range between ten and 80 per cent […] More…
Quantumscape solid-state battery holds 400 charging cycles
Solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape has published data showing that its lithium metal solid-state battery cells retained more than 80 per cent of their initial energy after 400 cycles of 15-minute fast charging. According to the release, this was not a full cycle, but rather the range between ten and 80 per cent […] More…
NOAM: Daimler Trucks to form electric truck charging JV
Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources and BlackRock have agreed to form a joint venture to build and operate high-performance energy infrastructure for battery electric and fuel cell commercial vehicles in the USA. It will likely become a megawatt-charger network. The partners plan to start the joint activities this year and build the first […] More…
EVzero: UK corporates form ‘action group’ around charging infrastructure
A group of businesses has launched the ‘EVzero’ initiative to increase charging infrastructure across the country in the UK. Tesco, NatWest, LeasePlan UK, Defra and The Environment Agency have taken the lead and say they will act as an “action group”. Specifically, the businesses say they will work “to reduce risks and costs associated with […] More…
Comau to help Mullen expand production
Californian electric car start-up Mullen Automotive is working with Italian automation specialist Comau, part of the Stellantis Group, to expand its body assembly plant in the US state of Mississippi. Mullen’s AMEC (Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Center) production facility in Tunica will build the Mullen Five electric SUV, which the manufacturer formerly called the MX-05. […] More…
Rivian aims to manufacture 200 BEVs per week
US electric car start-up Rivian has ramped up production of its debut model R1T to around 200 units per week, according to insiders. The production ramp-up had previously been bumpy, although the company had postponed the start of production and deliveries several times. According to Automotive News, citing company sources, Rivian had suspended production at […] More…
Dachser to expand zero-emission vehicle fleet across the board
Logistics provider Dachser has plans to invest in battery-powered trucks and company cars. Tests with hydrogen-powered trucks are also in the pipeline. The family-owned business operates on a tight enough timeline. Dachser, in an initial step, intends to introduce at least 50 additional battery-electric trucks on European routes by the end of 2023. Additional, because […] More…
Rolls-Royce to quit combustion engine development
Rolls-Royce boss Torsten Müller-Ötvös has given insights into the further electrification strategy of the British BMW subsidiary following the debut of the Spectre electric car. According to this, the successors to the current models will only be powered purely by battery-electric drives. As Müller-Ötvös told the magazine Autocar, Rolls-Royce will follow the Spectre with fully […] More…
JLR receives major loan for EV research and development
Jaguar Land Rover has received a £625-million-loan from twelve commercial banks, secured by the UK government with half a billion pounds, for the research, development and export of battery electric vehicles. The loan will support JLR’s Reimagine electrification strategy, unveiled around a year ago, according to the UK government. Converted, the sum of the loan […] More…
Tesla will run a dedicated commuter train to Giga Berlin
Tesla has bought an existing train track from the German regional railway company DRE to better connect to its plant in Grünheide. Tesla plans to run a shuttle train to Giga Berlin at shift change times until the new station is commissioned. According to the Brandenburg Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Planning, Tesla is responsible […] More…
Skoda presents the new Enyaq Coupé IV
Skoda presented the Enyaq Coupé in Prague. With this vehicle, the Czech VW subsidiary expands its electric range, albeit with familiar technology on a familiar basis. Thanks to the aerodynamic body, some performance data have changed. Skoda presented the Enyaq in September 2020 a few days before the ID.4. VW has turned the tables on […] More…
Union Pacific Rail to test 20 battery-electric locomotives
Union Pacific Railroad intends to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The company expects the deal to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology in the US. The partners are no stranger to the business either. Union Pacific Railroad opted for technology from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, and […] More…
Union Pacific Rail to test battery-electric locomotives
Union Pacific Railroad intends to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The company expects the deal to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology in the US. The partners are no stranger to the business either. Union Pacific Railroad opted for technology from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, and […] More…
Skeleton Technologies closes €37,6 million financing round
Estonian ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies has raised a further €37.6 million from investors in its D3 funding round. The D3 round brings total investment in Skeleton to over 200 million euros. Among other things, the company plans to use the fresh capital to scale its production of ultracapacitors in Saxony, Germany. The plant was originally […] More…
LGES places binding lithium order with Vulcan Energy
Vulcan Energy Resources has entered into a binding lithium offtake agreement with LG Energy Solution. Unlike the deal with Renault, the delivery volume in the urgent order with LGES is as high as announced. The deal had already been announced in July 2021 for up to 10,000 metric tonnes per year over the five-year term. […] More…
Juice Technology comes to Scandinavia as Juice Nordics
Swiss charging infrastructure provider Juice Technology has expanded in Northern Europe by founding the subsidiary Juice Nordics AB, based in Uppsala, Sweden. With the establishment of Juice Nordics, the company is now present in the entire Scandinavian region, i.e. Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Juice Nordics is to strengthen the company’s distribution in the Scandinavian […] More…
FR: Gendarmerie Nationale opts for Peugeot 3008 Hybrid
The French police have opted for a semi-electric approach. Peugeot has delivered nearly 400 plug-in hybrid cars, namely the Peugeot 3008, to the Ministry of the Interior’s Gendarmerie Nationale. The PHEVs come screen-printed and join several unmarked vehicles ordered in 2020. Peugeot considers the new order proof that the 3008 Hybrids were “an important development […] More…
RAW Charging starts working with Plugsurfing in the UK
UK-based LiFe Network, powered by RAW Charging, has begun working with Plugsurfing to push their expansion across the UK and Europe. The charge point aggregator will provide RAW Charging with its back-end cloud software to grow the network. RAW currently operates 600 charging ports within the LiFe network and says the Plugsurfing partnership will help […] More…