General Motors wants to increase its investments in electric and automated driving vehicles again by 2025 – from a previously planned 27 billion to 35 billion US dollars, according to a media report. Meanwhile, GM offshoot Cruise has presented the firs…
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Britishvolt signs MoU for electric car battery supply with ENTEK
Battery production company Britishvolt has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the manufacturer ENTEK. The MoU calls for a roadmap to examine the use of ENTEK’s separators in Britishvolt’s batteries. It also looks into potential…
Polestar and SK consider EV development alliance
Electric car manufacturer Polestar is exploring a wide-ranging alliance with South Korean conglomerate SK to advance the development of electric cars. The possible collaboration also includes a potential supply of SK batteries for upcoming Polestar veh…
Royal Mail to add 3,000 electric transporters to its fleet
Royal Mail has announced plans to add around 3,000 electric vehicles to its fleet, increasing the number of its electric vehicles in the UK tenfold to around 3,300. Procurement is due to start in October. The introduction of the vans will initially…
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Wallbox goes public with Kensington Capital Partners
Charging infrastructure provider Wallbox plans to merge with exchange shell Kensington Capital Partners for the purpose of going public. The joint company, valued at around $1.5 billion, is to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker s…
Zap-Map includes Apple CarPlay as part of new app release
Zap-Map, the UK’s leading electric vehicle mapping service, is today launching a new subscription service for EV drivers, which provides enhanced features and includes in-car support on Apple CarPlay, with Android Auto to follow. With over 500,000 plug…
Ecotricity sells the Electric Highway to GRIDSERVE
Green energy company Ecotricity has today confirmed the sale of the Electric Highway – the world’s first national charging network for electric cars – to GRIDSERVE. Established in 2011, the Electric Highway played a key role in kickstarting the country…
Engineering specialist IAV develops easy-to-recycle car battery
Engineering specialist IAV has developed a battery concept that is said to be significantly easier to recycle than existing battery systems and to have a considerably better CO2 balance. According to the developer, batteries constructed using the IAV m…
There are officially over half a million BEVs on UK roads
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released figures detailing new car registrations in May 2021. Among other positive figures for electric vehicles, there are now officially over half a million (260,000) battery-electric vehicles…
ABB to completely electrify 10,000-strong fleet by 2030
Global technology group ABB has announced that it will completely electrify its fleet of more than 10,000 vehicles by 2030. The company’s climate protection goals also include using only renewable energy, as well as establishing energy efficiency targe…
