Ola In Talks With CESL To Supply Electric Two-Wheelers
The electric vehicle arm of ride-hailing firm Ola is the latest to show interest in supplying electric scooters to state-run Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) that is running India’s biggest-ever push for green mobility, two people aware of the matter…
Researchers Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Made From Seawater And Wood
The rise of electric vehicles has driven the demand for batteries and the materials to produce them, however, raw materials for lithium-ion batteries are becoming more scarce or ethically troubling to extract. One company has claimed to have created the…
Volkswagen Seeks Partners For Battery Materials Race
Volkswagen is in talks with suppliers to secure direct access to raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries via partnerships, one of its board members said. The world’s second biggest carmaker is trying to exert more control over key components…
Ashok Leyland’s UK Subsidiary Acquires Indian EV Subsidiary
Hinduja group’s commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland Ltd said its UK subsidiary Switch Mobility Ltd has acquired the entire stakes in its Indian subsidiary Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd. Switch Mobility Automotive has thus become a step-down subsidiary of Ashok Leyland….
Nuvve Joins V2Market Partnership To Expand Vehicle-To-Grid Markets In Europe
Nuvve Holding Corp. (“Nuvve”), a global technology leader accelerating the electrification of transportation through its proprietary vehicle-to-grid (“V2G”) platform, announced today that its subsidiary, Nuvve Denmark ApS, will be a partner in a new Horizon 2020 (“H2020”) project called V2Market,…
EV Battery Swapping Startup Ample Charges Up Operations In Japan, NYC
EV battery swapping startup Ample has locked in two partnerships this month that will help fuel an expansion into Japan and New York City after years of working on the technology. The startup, which was founded in 2014 and came…
China’s All-Electric Fleet Is Entering Europe
Days ago, BYD announced the first shipment of 100 all-electric BYD Tang SUVs had left the Port of Shanghai, bound for dealerships in Norway near the end of this summer, with 1,500 slated for delivery before 2022, according to a…
Delhi Govt Approves Single-Window Facility To Facilitate Expansion Of EV Charging Infrastructure
The Delhi government approved a single-window facility to facilitate the rapid expansion of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles at private and semi-public places like apartments, group housing societies, hospitals, malls and theatres in the national capital. The decision was taken…
Foxconn Invests $36 Million In EV Partnership With Gigasolar
Taiwan’s Foxconn said a subsidiary has invested T$995.2 million ($36 million) in Gigasolar Materials Corp to develop electric vehicle (EV) battery materials. Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone maker, said the investment via a private placement through a Taiwan-based subsidiary will make…
Ford-Backed Battery Maker Solid Power To Go Public Via $1.2 Bln SPAC Deal
Solid Power Inc, an electric-vehicle battery maker backed by Ford Motor Co and BMW, said it would go public by merging with a blank-check firm in a deal that values the combined entity at around $1.2 billion. The company, which…
