GM goes outside autos for Ultium applications
GM is to engineer and supply its Ultium battery and Hydrotech hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec freight locomotives.
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Briefing – VW ups its battery game with Northvolt
Northvolt’s ambitious European battery production plans accelerate with new investment.
TotalEnergies ups Amsterdam EV charging points
Amsterdam is significantly increasing its EV charging provision.
GM to add two new battery plants in US – report
Automakers are having to give serious thought to battery plant supply/capacity in order to meet...
RingGo Park and Pay deployed in BMW cars in UK
British BMW drivers will now be able to use the in-car infotainment system to pay...
Global pandemic sector recovery briefing
As we enter a recovery phase around the world, we aim to bring you the latest news and intelligence on the speed, nature and shape of the automotive sector's recovery…
Philippine sales continue to rebound in May
New vehicle sales in the Philippines continued to rebound in May 2021, to 22,062 units from depressed year-earlier sales of 4,788 units, according to member wholesale data released jointly by…
Scania publishes distribution vehicle LCA
Scania’s publication of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for distribution vehicles, concludes the environmental impact of BEVs is significantly lower than that of those with an internal combustion engine. LCA…
Kia to supply discounted EVs to Uber drivers in Europe
Kia Corporation announced it had agreed to supply tens of thousands of electric vehicles (EVs) per year to the European drivers of US taxi company Uber Technologies. The South Korean…
Ssangyong eyes recovery with EVs, cost-cutting
SsangYong Motor announced plans to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) in the fourth quarter of 2021 as it looks to rebound under a major self-rescue cost-cutting programme. The struggling…
US DOE hosts lithium roundtable
US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, has hosted a roundtable discussion with seven members of the lithium battery industry. Each member represents a segment of the battery supply chain—and discussions…
