Category: electrive

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 pillar business. Mühlon had helped build and lead the charging pillar business of the Swiss-Swedish industrial […] More…

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 Blue Current to use Umicore battery materials for its solid-state battery technology. Now, the two companies […] More…

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 three years. These are to be installed in Morocco’s main cities such as Casablanca, Tangier and […] More…

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 in 2021 (24.6 million euros) and is explained by the high investments in the expansion and […] More…

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, which is working on recovering critical material from old EV batteries. According to the researchers, the […] More…

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, on the public sector: according to the fact sheet now published by the White House, federal […] More…

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 for subsidies in some countries. The latter is the front-wheel drive Ariya Engage, available with both […] More…

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 date. According to Ascend Elements, it can recover up to 98 per cent of critical metals […] More…

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 (IRA) would apply. Bloomberg first reported the story, citing people familiar with the talks. A potential […] More…

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 $150 million in a new facility at its site in northern Mexico to manufacture the company’s […] More…

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 Charging is a US-based supplier of charging equipment that has deployed nearly 66,000 charging ports across […] More…

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 new showroom is located at De Meent 80-84 in Rotterdam, sitting “in the heart of Rotterdam”. […] More…

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 charging solutions, end-to-end infrastructure solutions, and charge management software. Robin Mackie, Chief Operations Officer at Ideanomics, […] More…

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 consultation on their so-called ‘ZEV mandate’. The consultation will run until 24 May 2023 and is […] More…