Vertical Integration, Digitization Needed For EV Battery Supply Train Traceability
The electric vehicle battery business needs vertical integration and digitization to improve supply chain transparency and for the industry to have the full backing of the environmental, social and governance-investor community, according to market participants, speaking in an interview. As…
French Utility EDF Sees Opportunity In Hydrogen Fuel, Battery Storage Space In India
French utility major EDF Energy is exploring business opportunities in the Indian market for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, hydrogen fuel and battery storage technologies, in line with its plans for the post-Covid-19 economy. Technologies such as hydrogen fuel and…
Mercedes’ Flagship EV Will Have A Giant, 56-Inch Screen Spanning The Entire width Of The Car
Mercedes-Benz appears to be going all-in with the screens. Not only can the brand’s new S-Class flagship be fitted with as many as five screens, but the German automaker also wants to outfit its upcoming flagship EQS all-electric car with…
Norway’s EV Sales Rise To Record 54% Market Share
Electric-car sales in Norway overtook those of vehicles powered by combustion and hybrid engines last year. Full-electric cars made up 54 percent of all new cars sold in the Nordic country in 2020, up from 42 percent in 2019 and…
Fiat Chrysler Will Build Jeep, Alfa Romeo EVs In Poland
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will modernize its Polish plant to build hybrid and electric Jeeps, Fiats and Alfa Romeos. The company plans to start production of the first of three new models at its factory in Tychy in the second half…
Volkswagen Teases An Electric Car-Charging Robot With Eyes
Volkswagen says it’s made a prototype of the electric vehicle charging robot concept it first showed off in proof-of-concept form in late 2019, and that it plans to keep developing the idea. The giant German automaker apparently liked the concept…
Brexit Deal Protects U.K. Electric Car Trade
EU and U.K. negotiators finally reached a deal on their post-Brexit relationship on Christmas Eve. Though both sides thought they had the talks wrapped up the day before, some last-minute technicalities kept them going for another day. One of those…
ABB, AFC Energy To Develop High Power EV Charging Solution For Grid-Constrained Locations; Fuel Cells
ABB and AFC Energy are partnering to create the next generation of high power sustainable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for grid-constrained locations. Utilizing ABB’s energy storage solution and DC EV fast chargers along with AFC Energy’s zero-emission, high-efficiency hydrogen…
VW’s Hitzinger Says Complexity Of New Cars To Drive Consolidation
The auto industry faces a new wave of consolidation as cars become electric, connected and add highly automated driving functions, Alexander Hitzinger, head of Volkswagen’s Project Artemis said. “There will be consolidation. Not everybody will be able to afford these…
Electric Hypercar Maker Rimac Says SPAC Funding Hype Could Damage Industry
A surge in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) for raising money for electric vehicle start-ups could harm the long-term prospects of the industry, Mate Rimac, founder of electric hypercar maker Rimac said. Managers of SPAC companies are…
