Groupe Renault And Faurecia To Collaborate On Hydrogen Storage Systems For Light Commercial Vehicles
Groupe Renault and Faurecia will collaborate on hydrogen storage systems for hydrogen-powered light commercial vehicles. Starting at the end of 2021, Faurecia will supply hydrogen storage systems for a first fleet of light commercial vehicles. These systems will be developed…
UK Eyes Second Electric Vehicle Battery Factory
Building on the region’s efforts to stand at the forefront of new technologies, the Coventry City Council in the United Kingdom will reportedly enter a joint venture partnership with Coventry Airport with the aim of building the country’s second battery…
Ford To Build New Electric Car On Volkswagen Framework
Ford is vowing to convert its entire passenger vehicle lineup in Europe to electric power by 2030 in just the latest sign of the seismic technological changes sweeping the auto industry. Ford will spend $1 billion to revamp its factory…
EC Approves Second Major Battery Innovation Project; €2.9B (US$3.5B) From 12 Member States
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation in the battery value chain. The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and…
New Electric Vehicle Standards To Advance UK Battery Manufacturing
BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, has published two standards as part of the Faraday Battery Challenge Standardization Programme to help support the UK’s Electric Vehicle capability. The standards are an important step in creating a…
Volkswagen Begins Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling
Volkswagen has opened its first EV battery recycling plant, recovering raw materials like lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt in a closed loop together with aluminium, copper and plastics. The pilot operation at the firm’s facility in Salzgitter, Germany, will initially…
Wallbox Gains €33Mn Fresh Capital
Spain’s charging solutions supplier Wallbox closed a €33 million financing round led by new investors Cathay Innovation and Wind Ventures. Existing investors such as Iberdrola and Seaya Ventures were also on board. Wallbox expects the new capital to inject strategic…
Finland Targets Investors In Bid To Create New Battery Industry
Finland is looking for investors to help it build a new industry around electric-vehicle batteries over the next half decade. The country, which refines more than half the cobalt produced in Europe, published a report, laying out its case. One…
Volvo Energy: Batteries, Charging, 2nd-Life, And Hydrogen
Volvo Group has formed a new business division, Volvo Energy, to streamline electrification. They will look to bundle internal activities around energy and charging but also provide used batteries to external customers for energy storage solutions. Volvo Energy concerns the…
Shell Looks To Wholly Own Ubitricity
Shell wants to take over the Berlin-based charging infrastructure specialist Ubitricity. Subject to antitrust approval, the deal is expected to close this year. Once the agreement is completed, Ubitricity is expected to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell. “This decision…
