Ahead of the updated Mercedes-Benz CLA reveal, which arrives next year and will have the option of a fully-electric powertrain for the first time, the manufacturer has given more details on the all-new EV...
Urban emobility brand, Silence, which is owned by Spain's Acciona, revealed a trio of new electric motorbike options at the Milan Motorcycle Show (EICMA), earlier this month.
This included an updated version of its electric...
Battery energy storage specialists, Connected Energy, have published a new white paper, called ‘Powering a Circular Economy, One Battery at a Time’’.
This white paper explores the importance of repurposing second life EV batteries to...
Vehicle remarketer, BCA, is introducing an EV battery health grading service for its UK market, as the number of used EVs it is selling at auction to both dealers and private individuals continues to...
Commercial EV charging specialists, TUAL, have added another product to its growing portfolio of technology designed to make an EV transition viable for a wider range of commercial fleets.
The new addition, called the Boost...
Electric vehicle battery supplier, LG Energy Solution, has announced a series of new agreements with Ford Motor Company, covering both its European and American operations.
Under the new contracts, LG Energy will supply battery modules...
Stellantis is set to further explore the mainstream application of solid-state batteries in its future EVs, after it announced that a pre-production demonstration fleet of the upcoming Dodge Charger Daytona EV would run on...
Mercedes-Benz has opened a new EV battery recycling facility in Germany, following an investment in the tens of millions of euros into the plant by the manufacturer, and will be ran in a partnership...
UK-based mineral exploration firm, Cornish Lithium, has opened a demonstrative plant to produce lithium hydroxide, as part of its Trelavour Hard Rock project.
The site is set to confirm the economic viability of both lithium...
Lithium Americas and General Motors have entered an agreement to create a joint venture to develop the Thacker Pass lithium mining project, based in Nevada.
Within the joint venture, GM will contribute $625 million worth...
Norwegian EV battery material specialists, Vianode, has opened a mass-scale synthetic graphite anode plant in the country, the first of its kind for the firm.
Graphite is a key material in lithium-ion batteries, the battery...
Hyundai Motor is in the process of developing new Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for future EVs, which could carry an industry-leading energy density figure.
The high density would make them the perfect application for...
Research published by Goldman Sachs suggests that EV battery prices are set to drop more rapidly than others have suggested so far.
The investment bank projects that the price per kWh of EV batteries will...
At a GM investment event, the automotive manufacturer confirmed that it will drop its one battery for all EVs strategy, Ultium, in favour of differing battery cells depending on the model.
The Ultium platform has...
Hot on the heels of Tesla's updated long-range Model Y variant, the EV manufacturer has announced a similar setup for its saloon sibling, the Tesla Model 3.
Whilst the long-range Model 3 was previously available...
Volkswagen Switzerland has a achieved a record range figure on the ID.7 Pro S EV, managing to travel 493 miles (794 kilometres) on a single charge.
The entire journey was driven on a repeated 50...
The Tesla Model S is the iconic electric car that has inspired a generation of battery electric vehicles. It first landed on UK shores over a decade ago, on 9 June 2014, to be...
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced funding worth over $3 billion, marked for 25 projects across the U.S., that will help strengthen its domestic battery supply chain.
These projects will generate over 12,000 jobs,...
UK transport operator FirstGroup's energy investment branch, FirstGroup Energy, is making a £1 million investment in KleanDrive, the creator of modular electric drive units which can quickly convert existing heavy diesel and petrol vehicles.
The...
American battery recycling firm, Redwood Materials, has announced a partnership with BMW's North American division, to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries from EVs across all BMW Group brands, in the region.
Redwood will have direct communication...
The UK's Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), along with the Department for Business and Trade, today announced over £85 million worth of investment for the UK's zero-emission automotive industry.
This money, part-funded from both government and...
EDF is testing bi-directional charging technology that lets EV owners use their car batteries for home energy storage.
The trial runs until February 2025, focusing on optimising EV charging for savings and reduced carbon impact.
This...
The Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, has been exploring how batteries could also play a structural role in electric devices to save weight, with some of its researchers having explored the area for...
Hot on the heels of announcements on solid-state battery tech from manufacturers such as SAIC Motor and Samsung SDI, Mercedes-Benz has announced that it is partnering up with US battery manufacturer Factorial.
The two firms...
