ProLogium Technology has announced that it has signed an agreement with NIO in Thailand. Both parties have agreed to build a prototype of an all-electric vehicle that uses ProLogium's solid-state battery pack. They will also further cooperate on the production and application of solid-state batteries. Thus, NIO joins the ranks of companies with an interest in solid-state batteries such as Volkswagen and Fisker, for...

25 August 2019

Bloomberg cites people familiar with the matter, who said that Tesla will use LG Chem batteries in its Shanghai Gigafactory for the vehicles produced in China. Initially, they will be used mainly in Model 3 and when the Model Y is released - they will be used for this vehicle as well. However, LG Chem won't be an exclusive supplier. Rumours about talks between Tesla and CATL have been circulating since Marcha and...

23 August 2019

Korean news agency Yonhap reports that LG Chem has signed an agreement with one of the key Chinese producers of lithium to secure lithium hydroxide supplies for its EV batteries production. The information comes from "industry sources." The company in question is Tianqi Lithium Kwinana (TLK) Pty Ltd., in Australia, a subsidiary of the China-based Tianqi Lithium Corp. The latter is the world's third producer of the...

23 August 2019

Chevrolet has announced the official specifications of the 2020 Chevy Bolt EV. As no one expected any change in the specifications for the model, the news that the car will offer a range increase of 21 miles came as a real surprise. The official EPA range of the MY2020 Bolt EV is 259 miles. This has been achieved by improving the energy of the cell electrodes by making small but impactful changes to the cell...

23 August 2019

Three days ago, Porsche teased the Taycan interior and today the company unveiled the car's interior in full. The clean interior and dashboard of the original Porsche 911 from 1963 has been the source of inspiration but reinvented to reflect the modern lifestyle. "Less is more applies here too," explains Ivo van Hulten, Director Interior Design Style Porsche at Porsche AG. "The Taycan interior combines design...

23 August 2019

The Cupra Concept is the first BEV of the Cupra brand. Today SEAT teased its interior confirming the concept will be presented on September 2nd. It is obvious that the exterior and interior share a common design language - structural carbon and contrasting colours coordinated with a balance between driver orientation and passenger comfort. The Cupra Concept will debut at the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt.

22 August 2019

Continental has just announced that will present the first fully integrated axle drive for EVs at the Frankfurt auto show in September. This product is scheduled to enter production by the end of the year and will be supplied to Continental partners in Europe and China. The compact axle drive weighs less than 80 kilograms and consists of an electric motor, transmission and inverter. As a package, the three elements...

22 August 2019

According to German media, the Ministry of Economics in Hanover has said that Tesla is looking around Lower Saxony for potential locations for its European Gigafactory. The potential locations have been presented based on the requirements of the company. "I would be glad about a commitment of Tesla and the associated new jobs in our country", said Minister of Economic Affairs Bernd Althusmann. According to media...

22 August 2019

Hyundai has teased a new BEV concept dubbed 45 prior to its official unveiling at the IAA in Frankfurt next month. This concept car has been "inspired by looking back at the brand's first model in the 1970s" and "will act as a symbolic milestone for Hyundai's future EV design." It will embody the company's "Sensuous Sportiness" design language. It will be presented on on September 10th at the Frankfurt Motor Show...

22 August 2019

On Friday, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a total investment of $59 million for 43 projects for new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. General Motors gets $2 million of those. According to the DOE document, $1 million is for the "fundamental understanding of interfacial phenomena in solid-state batteries" and the other $1 million will go to research into "hot pressing of reinforced...

21 August 2019

Today, Daimler announced the world's first all-electric MPV - the Mercedes-Benz EQV. The concept of this model was presented at this year's Geneva auto show and now the series version of the model is a fact. It will be displayed to the public for the first time at this year's IAA (12 to 22 September). Mercedes-Benz EQV has a 150 kW electric motor with 362 Nm of torque positioned on the front axle with an integrated...

20 August 2019

We're ready to get daily Taycan news with the model launch approaching. Today's one is quite interesting because it unveils for the first time the interior of the production Porsche Taycan. The interior has been kept under wraps very strictly and even this image does not unveil much. According to it, the interior of the production-ready Taycan is reminiscent of the interior of the Mission E concept which was...

20 August 2019

Porsche Taycan is about to be unveiled on September 4th and it seems that it is in the final stages of testing and teasing up the audience. In line with Porsche's ambition ever since the Mission E concept to create an all-electric vehicle that is able to maintain continuous higher power, the company has shown in early August that the Taycann reach full power output even when accelerating multiple times in direct...

19 August 2019

Hyundai has announced that it will present an all-electric concept cat at the IAA in Frankfurt next month. The vehicle embodies Hyundai's envision of the future EV design direction. Hyundai will also illustrate its personalized in-car customer experience strategy for future electric vehicles under the banner STYLE SET FREE. The IAA presentation will be the second stage of the presentation of the STYLE SET FREE...

16 August 2019

On Tuesday, Tesla launched the Model 3 in South Korea. The vehicle is priced at 52 million won (US$43,000) excluding the state subsidy of 9 million won. However, with subsidies from the central and provincial governments worth up to 20 million won, the price may drop to just over 20 million won. The model is available in three trims. Tesla has entered the South Korean market in 2017. It already sells there Model S...

13 August 2019