BMW is building a battery assembly plant in Hungary for its Neue Klasse vehicles. It will be located on the site of the Debrecen vehicle production plant, for which construction was begun about six months ago. Markus Fallböhmer, BMW’s Senior VP of Battery Production, explains: “The BMW iFACTORY is also about ensuring short distances for… Read more »
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Buick to introduce its first Ultium-based EV in China
Buick will introduce its first EV developed on GM’s new Ultium platform later this year in China. Deliveries of the five-seat SUV will begin in the first half of 2023 and will be followed by a second Ultium-based EV by the end of next year. Buick’s Ultium-based EV will be equipped with a battery cell… Read more »
ZF’s new e-drives feature multiple innovations
ZF has introduced new electric drives with a modular and compact design for electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The new e-drives, which incorporate an electric motor, gearbox, power electronics and DC-DC converters, will be available on the market as a complete system starting in 2025, but the company will bring individual components into… Read more »
FREYR Battery to use Aleees technology to produce LFP active cathode material
Cell manufacturer FREYR Battery has entered into an agreement with Aleees, a Taiwan-based LFP cathode battery material producer. The agreement gives FREYR a worldwide license to produce and sell LFP cathode material based on Aleees’s technology, and to build production facilities using Aleees’s industrial expertise. Aleees offers complete LFP cathode battery material manufacturing technology and… Read more »
Ukraine signs COP27 pledge to electrify medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
It might seem that the government of Ukraine has more urgent matters to worry about at the moment than promoting EVs. However, the war has provided the most powerful reminder imaginable of the importance of phasing out fossil fuels. Furthermore, Ukraine is one of the largest markets for trucks in Europe. So in fact, it’s… Read more »
Qualcomm and Renault to co-develop architecture for software-defined EVs
Renault and Qualcomm Technologies plan to collaborate on plans for a centralized computer architecture for Renault’s next generation of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis. The architecture will support digital cockpit, connectivity and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Qualcomm will also invest in Ampere, Renault’s dedicated electric and software company. Starting in… Read more »
Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages
Q&A with Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley During periods of rapid technological change, it often turns out that certain new products have highly useful applications that few—perhaps not even their inventors—originally foresaw. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global. When we first covered… Read more »
Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages
Q&A with Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley During periods of rapid technological change, it often turns out that certain new products have highly useful applications that few—perhaps not even their inventors—originally foresaw. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global. When we first covered… Read more »
Global Battery Alliance proposes comprehensive Battery Passport platform
In case someone is looking for candidates for the Buzzword of the Year, “battery passport” might be a good choice. Traceability and tracking of battery materials is a hot topic, thanks to “Buy American” provisions of the IRA and BIL in the US, and similar regulations under development in the EU. Industry players have floated… Read more »
Autonomy to add 2,500 VinFast EVs to its fleet
EV subscription company Autonomy has ordered more than 2,500 VF 8 and VF 9 EVs from Vietnamese automaker VinFast. The VF 8 is a mid-size SUV with an estimated 248 to 292 miles of range, and the VF 9 SUV offers between 262 and 369 miles of range. VinFast will begin delivering vehicles to Autonomy… Read more »
