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Europe Charges up Car Battery Drive With New Plants

Europe's efforts to build up its battery-making capacity got a major boost Friday as Sweden's Northvolt and Taiwan's ProLogium announced projects to…

Electric Vehicles

China: 636,000 Additional New Energy Vehicles in April

Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China fell slightly in April. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 636…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Jolt Secures $US150 Million for Battery-Buffered Ultra-Fast EV Chargers

Jolt Energy, a Dublin and Munich-based e-mobility company that offers fast charging stations in downtown and urban areas, has secured $US150 million in funding …

Electric Vehicles

Subaru Announces 4 New All-Electric Crossovers as It Catches up to EV Transition

Japanese car maker Subaru is planning to offer four all-electric crossovers by 2026, and will build a decided EV assembly line at its Oizumi plant as part of an…

Electric Vehicles

Volvo Says New EX90 Electric SUV to Offer Premium Surround Sound System

In November 2022, Volvo announced the new 7-seater EX90 electric SUV, calling it a new era for the Swedish brand. This was welcoming news from the brand that pl…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Panasonic Delays Tesla 4680 Battery Cell Production

Panasonic announced that it is delaying volume production of the Tesla 4680 battery cell in order to introduce performance improvement measures.Back in 2020, Te…

Electric Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz Vans Launching Ecitan Electric Small Van

Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching its electric small van for inner-city delivery and service operations—the eCitan—as a Panel Van with a choice of two lengths: …

Battery Recycling

Glencore and Li-Cycle to Study Developing Recycling Hub to Be Largest Source of Recycled Battery-Grade Lithium, Nickel and Cobalt in Europe

Glencore International AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore plc, a leading producer, recycler, and marketer of nickel and cobalt for the production of elec…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Hylane Adds Iveco as Fcev Supplier With €25 MN Funding Boost

Hylane, a hydrogen truck leasing company, has secured €25 million in funding from the German government to expand its fuel cell electric vehicles fleet and…

Electric Vehicles

Ford Cuts 2023 F-150 Lightning Xlt Extended Range Price by $2,100

Ford has reopened retail orders for the 2023 F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as the automaker is putting behind production pauses and supply challenges.Th…

Electric Vehicles

Elringklinger Secures Large-Scale Series Production Contract From BMW Group for Cell Contact Systems for Neue Klasse EVs

ElringKlinger AG, a leading global automotive supplier, has been awarded a new high-volume series production contract covering a period of several years to supp…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Achieves Its Goal of 5,000 Model Ys a Week at Giga Texas

Tesla has achieved its goal of producing 5,000 Model Y vehicles in a week at Gigafactory Texas, which was the original goal for volume production at the plant.T…

Electric Vehicles

India Govt Panel Proposes Ban on Diesel 4-Wheeler Vehicles by 2027

India should ban the use of diesel-powered four-wheeler vehicles by 2027 and switch to electric and gas-fuelled vehicles in cities with more than a million peop…

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Group Volume Brand Sales Climb, Bev Deliveries up 50% In Q1 2023

For the first time ever, Volkswagen Group has shared detailed Q1 2023 financial results for its volume brand vehicles, including its namesake brand, Seat/Cupra,…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Breaks Ground at New Lithium Refinery, Aims to Support 1 Million Electric Cars

Tesla has officially broke ground at its new Lithium Refinery outside Corpus Christie, Texas. The automaker plans to produce enough battery-grade lithium at the…