XPeng also launches an electric van, the X9

September 18, 2023

Xpeng will be the next Chinese manufacturer to launch an electric van on the domestic market from the end of this year. It will bear the modThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

World’s largest lithium deposit discovered in US

September 15, 2023

A volcanic crater on the border between Nevada and Oregon is believed to contain an estimated 20 to 40 million tons of lithium, a critical rThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Maersk launches first green methanol-fueled container ship

September 15, 2023

Danish container shipping company Maersk has launched the world’s first container ship to run on green methanol in its fleet. The ship, the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Toyota lays out roadmap for next-gen and solid state batteries

September 15, 2023

Toyota has revealed more details about its next-gen battery tech for electric vehicles, including three new liquid battery technologies and This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Big Detroit Three hit by historic strike

September 15, 2023

Despite substantial offers from the automakers, negotiations with the United Union of Autoworkers (UAW) fell short on Thursday. With no agreThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Weak EV demand forces VW to cut jobs at Zwickau plant

September 15, 2023

Volkswagen is laying off workforce at its biggest plant for EV manufacturing in Zwickau. As incentives are declining and the economy remainsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU blows hot and cold in anti-subsidy investigation Chinese EVs

September 15, 2023

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s statement on Wednesday that the EU is to launch an investigation into China’s state support fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Auto workers’ strike to spoil Detroit Auto Show party?

September 14, 2023

The clock is ticking for the three big American car groups to reach an agreement with the Union of Auto Workers (UAW). Without a deal on newThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fifth Belgian BYD dealership opens in Hasselt with Paesmans

September 14, 2023

After adding Stellantis-dealer Vandecasteele Group in Kortrijk, Chinese carmaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) is expanding to Hasselt as its fiftThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New ‘fastback’ Peugeot e-3008 goes for 700 km electric drive

September 13, 2023

After a few teasers, Peugeot has finally unveiled its new all-electric e-3008. The popular SUV now resembles a high-riding fastback with a sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fisker ramps up Ocean One production to 300 per day

September 13, 2023

Californian EV start-up Fisker is ramping up production of its Fisker Ocean One EV at Magna Steyr in Austria from 180 to 300 per day, the coThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW keeps the electric Mini in its birthplace Oxford

September 12, 2023

After an earlier decision from last year to move the new generation of the electric Mini to China, BMW is making a U-turn. The German carmakThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Smart could produce smaller #2 and #4 models

September 12, 2023

Smart is in a complete transformation phase. After recently launching its first SUV, the #1, the brand known for its city cars, has presenteThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fiat kicks off 600e production in Poland

September 12, 2023

Fiat has kicked off production of its new 600e electric crossover in Stellantis’ Tychy plant in Poland, alongside the technically similar JeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

With Italy, Dutch Fastned expands into its 8th European country

September 12, 2023

Dutch fast-charger network Fastned has signed its first contract in Italy with highway managing A4 Holding Group to build a large charging sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Portugal greenlights second lithium mine

September 11, 2023

The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) has approved the operations of a second lithium mine in the country. The Romano mine will be situateThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Stellantis opens its biggest battery technology center in Europe

September 11, 2023

In Turin, car group Stellantis has opened its first battery technology center – one of Europe’s most significant. More than a hundred emThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Carglass fuels again substantial profit for D’Ieteren

September 08, 2023

Brussels-based holding company D’Ieteren Group, best known for importing and distributing cars of the Volkswagen Group and Carglass, posted This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Stellantis bets e-fuels can keep ICE cars on the road till 2050

September 08, 2023

A recently conducted test on 24 engine families within the Stellantis group has convinced the car giant of the longevity of combustion-enginThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New all-electric Golf to be first VW on SSP platform

September 08, 2023

The VW group boss Oliver Blume has shed some light on the future of its most iconic golf car. As prior reports believed, the next generationThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Seat brand is a dead end to be replaced by all-electric Cupra

September 07, 2023

“The future of Seat is Cupra.” Those were the words of VW Brand CEO Thomas Schäfer at the IAA in Munich. The German manager made a storThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Citroën Belux finds new CEO Pierre Voineau at Renault

September 07, 2023

Frenchman Pierre Voineau is the new Director General at Citroën Belux, the Stellantis Group Belgium – Luxembourg announced in a press releaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volkswagen fuels Chinese pricewar with 30% cuts on ID.4

September 06, 2023

“We don’t partake in price wars; it is unsustainable,” said Thomas Schäfer, boss of the VW brand at the IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ZF’s newest electric motor: less CO2, no rare-earth metals

September 05, 2023

At the IAA Mobility in Münich, automotive supplier ZF puts the spotlights on a new type of motor for electric cars. The I2SM is a variant iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VDL’s bus division is loss-making

September 04, 2023

Dutch industrial group VDL has seen turnover from its bus division fall 40% in the first six months, from 251 million euros a year ago to 15This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mercedes showcases ‘electric hypermiler’ Concept CLA

September 04, 2023

At the IAA in Münich, Mercedes has unveiled a future glimpse of how the revival of its smallest range will look like. The Concept CLA proviThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volkswagen unveils zero-emission future of the GTI

September 04, 2023

There’s something old and something new about the ID. GTI Concept that Volkswagen has brought to the spotlights of the IAA in Münich. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

US to fund its car industry $12 billion to go electric

September 01, 2023

The Biden administration is making up to $12 billion available to the American car industry to fund the conversion of their factories for prThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Jaguar plans a three-model BEV line-up for 2026

September 01, 2023

Further details about Jaguar’s new start as an electric brand from 2025 start to trickle down. According to a portal report, the three modThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Renault’s Ampere going IPO next spring?

August 31, 2023

Renault CEO Luca de Meo has given more details about when the electric car business will split from the rest of the company and its planned This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU car market continues to grow

August 31, 2023

In July 2023, the EU car market continued its growth trajectory, expanding by 15,2%, the twelfth consecutive month of growth, according to tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Boutique e-truck builder Designwerk enters the Benelux

August 30, 2023

Designwerk, a Swiss company specializing in building custom electric trucks for specific use cases, entered the Benelux market after expandiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Falling behind Tesla, Hyundai deploys its own superchargers

August 30, 2023

Under the name Blue Plug Chargers, Hyundai will start building its own supercharger through its subsidiary, Hyundai Kefico. In its home markThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU climate policy: ‘Incentivizing EVs is not enough’

August 30, 2023

More and more experts warn that European countries struggle to persuade people to switch from ICE cars to EVs. Europe sells ten times more eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fisker launched in Benelux and Switzerland

August 29, 2023

The California-based electric car manufacturer Fisker has announced that it has launched in three new European markets: Belgium, the NetherlThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

First Mercedes-branded superchargers open this fall

August 29, 2023

Mercedes is on track, building its own global fast-charging park. In Europe, where the brand aims at 200 charging points, the car brand annoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ABB CEO: ‘It’s time to move to electric vehicles’

August 29, 2023

In an interview with the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the CEO of the Swedish/Swiss technology group ABB, Björn Rosengren, says thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

China’s best-selling EV brand BYD triples net profits in Q3

August 29, 2023

BYD Co Ltd (Build Your Dreams), China’s best-selling EV brand, has tripled its net profit for the third quarter with a 6.82 billion yuan totThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Xpeng and Didi go for base of Chinese EV market

August 29, 2023

Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng signed a strategic partnership with shared mobility provider Didi. The deal includes the developmentThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW to unravel its ‘New Class future’ at IAA in Münich

August 28, 2023

At the Mobility Summit in Münich, BMW will unveil the Vision Neue Klasse (Vision New Class), which is believed to sit close to the productiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW builds new high-voltage battery logistics center in Leipzig

August 26, 2023

German carmaker BMW further invests in its production of electric vehicles and adds a new logistics center for handling high-voltage batteryThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Northvolt and EMR open EV battery recycling plant in Hamburg

August 25, 2023

Swedish lithium-ion battery manufacturer Northvolt and world-leading metal recycler EMR have built a battery recycling facility in Hamburg (This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volvo to release first MPV in its history

August 25, 2023

Volvo has unveiled the first teasing pictures of what is believed to be an all-electric MPV. Dubbed EM90, the car wants to be a “ScandinavThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

This SUV version of the Seal is BYD’s sixth model for the EU

August 24, 2023

China’s number one car brand, BYD, is bringing a sixth model to Europe. It is dubbed the Seal U and represents an SUV version of its compaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

First spy shots of NIO’s sub-brand Alps surfacing

August 23, 2023

In China, a car blogger has posted on microblogging website Weibo a series of pictures of a new heavily camouflaged NIO model that allegedlyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volkswagen ID.7: flagship EV enters production

August 23, 2023

VW’s sizeable electric sedan, the ID.7, has entered production in the Emden plant, where the ID.4 is also produced. The ID.7 brings the MEB This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volvo CE brings electric machine production to US

August 22, 2023

Volvo CE (Construction Equipment) has launched the DD25 Electric compactor production in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, bringing electric machiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

GM wants ‘more simplicity’ to lower costs

August 22, 2023

During GM’s second-quarter earnings call in July, CEO Mary Barra reportedly said the company is launching a new strategy called “WinningThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mercedes to upgrade its EQE and EQS

August 22, 2023

German premium car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz will reportedly upgrade its EQE and EQS electric models to an 800-volt electrical system from This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volkswagen sustains sales in Europe, but slips in China

August 21, 2023

Sales keep troubling the German automotive giant Volkswagen Group. Its latest results published on Friday report encouraging growth for the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Lanzador is first Lamborghini without tailpipes (update)

August 21, 2023

Premiered at the prestigious Monterey Car Week in California, Lamborghini has unveiled its first zero-emission family member. The new LamborThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.