Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Electric has made an agreement with Total which will install and operate up to 20,000 new public charging points in the Netherlands, in the three provinces of North-Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht. This means that 3.2 million people will have access to an EV charging network. This covers around 15% of the current Netherlands EV charging demand. Total already operated more than 4,500...

23 January 2020

Following the September 2019 announcement that all new Maserati models will adopt hybrid and battery electric propulsion systems, today the company announced that the Maserati GranTurismo and Maserati GranCabrio will be the brand's first BEVs. Moreover, the company is in a phase of testing its new full electric propulsion systems. The tests are carried out with experimental vehicles built especially for this purpose...

23 January 2020

The smart EQ series is now on sale in the UK and the local smart website has listed the official prices. Here they are for the basic trims of the models: 2020 smart EQ fortwo coupé - £20,350 inclusive of the £3,500 PICG grant 2020 smart EQ fortwo cabriolet - £23,920 inclusive of the £3,500 PICG grant 2020 smart EQ forfour - £20,785 inclusive of the £3,500 PICG grant smart specifies an operating range of 111-114 km...

23 January 2020

Today, Lucid Motors opened the reservations books for its Lucid Air sports sedan in select European countries. For the equivalent of $1,000 USD, customers in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland will secure their place in line for the Lucid Air. Other markets will be added in the future, including the UK, for which Lucid...

22 January 2020

BMW cites an IHS Markit research, according to which the brand is second after Tesla in overall new registrations of EV and PHEV vehicles for 2019 in Europe. Tesla has a market share of 20% and BMW has 14%. They are followed by Renault (8%), Volkswagen (7%), Hyundai (6%), Mitsubishi (6%), Nissan (6%), and Volvo (6%), Kia (5%), Audi (4%), Mercedes (3%), Smart (3%). In Germany only, BMW is the leader with 21% share...

22 January 2020

Volkswagen entered the Chinese market some 40 years ago and since then, has sold more than 42 million cars in China. Currently, the Group sells around 40% of its cars in China. Every fifth car sold in China bears the logo of one of the brands from the Group. For the past year, even against the car market trend in China, VW Group experienced an increase in market share together with its joint-ventures FAW-Volkswagen...

20 January 2020

Reuters cites two sources who shared that Volkswagen intends to buy 20% of Guoxuan High-tech Co. Ltd. - a Chinese manufacturer of EV batteries. This will happen in the coming weeks via a discounted private share placement. Reuters estimates that Volkswagen's 20% share will be worth around $560 million is based on the $2.8 billion market capitalization of Guoxuan. Thus it will become the second-largest stakeholder in...

17 January 2020

Honda announced its partnership with electric car charging software firm Moixa at the Geneva Motor Show in the spring of 2019. It is also a leading shareholder in Moixa as of May last year. As of today, the first real results from their mutual work are a fact. Together with the Islington Council, the two companies launched a new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging scheme in London. At the Geneva Motor Show 2019, Honda...

17 January 2020

Today Audi announced that it will invest about EUR 100 million for the establishment of more than 4500 charging points for EVs on its own sites. This independent concept is the largest charging infrastructure project carried out by a German employer. The number of charging points according to their site distribution is as follows: 3500 charging points at the main plant in Ingolstadt 1000 charging points in...

17 January 2020

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) officially confirmed that it is in a discussion process with Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.) regarding the potential creation of an equal joint venture to develop and manufacture in China new generation battery electric vehicles and engage in the IoV (Internet of Vehicles) business. Moreover, FCA said that the two parties are in the process of signing a preliminary...

17 January 2020

NIO has released an official response for the purported investment interest on behalf of GAC Group. Here we cite the full announcement from NIO without any alterations: "NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO) is a pioneer in China's premium electric vehicle market. In view of the unusual market activity in the Company's American Depositary Shares (ADS) today and in accordance with its usual practice, the New...

16 January 2020

At the end of 2018, SK Innovation decided to build a 9.8GWh/year EV battery plant in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. After the groundbreaking ceremony in March last year, the plant, which is under construction will be completed in the second half of 2021 and will be ready for mass deliveries in early 2022. Due to the rapidly growing US market, SK Innovation is considering to expand its investment in stages. The...

16 January 2020

In early December 2019, LG Chem and General Motors announced their plans to build an EV battery plant in the Lordstown area of Northeast Ohio. Now various Detroit media report that General Motors is in the process of purchasing a plot of land. The company has said that has made an agreement to purchase a 158-acre plot in Trumbull County. Actually, it used to own it but had to give it up after its 2009 bankruptcy...

16 January 2020

Enevate is a company that develops a fast charging tech for EV batteries. Backed by Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi via Alliance Ventures since November 2018, it now unveils its 4th generation of fast-charging battery tech. More specifically, Enevate's solution delivers "extreme fast charging with high energy density and at lower material cost than conventional Li-ion batteries, while being compatible with existing...

15 January 2020

10 Mercedes-Benz eVito vans with full Amazon branding on them are now circulating the streets in central Munich. All are the long body variant of the eVito (5370 mm wheelbase). Amazon plans on launching into operation more vehicles to expand its electrically operated fleet. The Mercedes-Benz eVito packs a 41 kWh battery that is good for a run of 150-184 km. It takes 6 hours of charging to offer the same range again...

15 January 2020