Electric Vehicles
Scania and digital road freight forwarder Sennder Technologies have formed JUNA, a joint venture company to lead the way for electric solutions in road freight logistics across Europe. The joint venture, that just recently launched in Germany, aims to advance electric truck adoption to drive the transition towards a sustainable logistics industry, in line with…
KG Mobility (KGM), known as SsangYong until last year, has announced it has partnered withChina’s BYD to gain access to its next-generation battery technology. BYD is now the world’s largest EV maker, after overtaking Tesla, and currently sells the Atto 3,Dolphin and Seal. It also produces its Blade Battery that is said to beat all…
China’s dominance of the supply chain for battery materials is undisputed at the moment, but other countries are making efforts to break free from it. That’s one of the main goals of the Inflation Reduction Act introduced in the United States last year, and it looks like South Korea is also working actively in this…
The Korea Herald reports that Hyundai aims to develop its own LFP batteries for EVs. The information comes from “industry sources” who also specify that Hyubndai has started this year a two-year joint project with Korean battery makers and under it, the brand will complete the development of LFP batteries in 2024. These new batteries…
The Elec reports that Ford has hired a former VP at Samsung SDI to develop EV batteries in its joint venture with SK On – Blue Oval SK. According to The Elec’s sources, the company has appointed Kim Sung-hoon. He has experience and expertise in developing large batteries, manufacturing technologies such as stacking of battery…
Audi commences manufacture of electric motors for the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The newly developed electric motors will be used for the first time in the Audi Q6 e-tron series. Production of the first fully electric Audi model is scheduled to start at the Ingolstadt headquarters at the end of the year with the PPE-based…
Rivian’s fast-charging network won’t be free anymore to owners. Polestar is looking at some very large-format battery cells for its flagship EV. And might the next Chevy Bolt EV be made in Kansas? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV might be made in the U.S.—at GM’s Fairfax Assembly…
Rivian will start for billing for use of DC fast-chargers on its Adventure Network starting this month, according a bulletin sent to owners. The automaker confirmed to Green Car Reports that an email was sent last week to owners who had charged at the network’s sites, informing them that billing would start in “early November.”…
The Irvine, California-based electric vehicle startup Rivian announced that it will enable other companies to purchase its custom-designed Rivian Commercial Van as an initial period of making them exclusively for Amazon concludes. This move provides companies all around the world more opportunity to electrify their delivery fleets with a state-of-the-art vehicle, which will help to…
The Polestar 5 will use massive battery cells from supplier SK On that the automaker claims will maximize efficiency and range. Polestar announced SK On as the battery supplier for the 5, which is due in 2024 at a price of more than $100,000 Monday, also confirming that the new flagship EV will use high-nickel cells…
