Energy & Charging
UK Government charging reforms could revolutionise at-home charging
The cost of owning an EV has continued to be a stumbling block for UK car owners hoping to make the switch to electric. Alongside the high upfront cost of the vehicle come costly infrastructure fees, with at-home chargers currently costing in the region of £1,000 to £1,500. In addition to these steep overheads, EV owners in the UK face a complicated charger application process that relies on government approval.
Localising the battery supply chain with Umicore, Lyten and Kuehne + Nagel
In this insightful panel from MOVE 2025, industry leaders from Lytem, Umicore, and Kuehne + Nagel explore how to make EV battery supply chains more ethical, resilient and regionalised. From lithium-sulfur innovation that avoids cobalt and nickel, to battery material...
Terawatt opens its first electric truck charging site in California
Electric fleet charging solutions company Terawatt Infrastructure has opened its first medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Rancho Dominguez, California. Located 12 miles north of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the charging hub is...
CATL overtakes BYD in fast-charging with new sodium-ion battery brand
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer CATL has unveiled a new brand for its sodium-ion batteries, dubbed "Naxtra", which claims to be the world's first mass produced sodium-ion battery. The launch is the second-generation release of CATL's existing...
Lime partners with Redwood materials for end-of-life battery recycling
California-based micromobility company Lime has announced an agreement with sustainable battery recycling and circular materials recovery company Redwood Materials. The partnership will make Redwood the exclusive battery recycling partner for all Lime cities...
CATL says Musk’s 4680 cell “is going to fail”
Chairman of CATL, Robin Zeng, has claimed that Elon Musk's 4680 cylindrical battery cell tech “is going to fail and never be successful". CATL, the world's largest EV battery company, develop batteries which go inside Tesla vehicles and specialise in developing...
GM gives free night charges for Chevy EV owners
General Motors Energy is teaming up with Texas-based energy company Reliant to roll out free nighttime charging for Chevrolet electric vehicle (EV) drivers. Chevrolet EV drivers who enroll on the new Reliant Free Charge Nights plan will receive free nighttime...
Northvolt sells U.S. battery plant to Silicon Valley start-up
Silicon Valley start-up Lyten has announced today that it will acquire Northvolt's lithium-metal battery plant in San Leandro, California. The Stellantis-backed start-up purchased the facility from Northvolt's advanced technology group, Cuberg, which became...
General Motors on adapting the automotive supply chain for EVs
As the mobility sector accelerates towards electrification, the critical role that supply chain resilience plays cannot be ignored. At Move America 2024, Jeff Morrison, SVP of Procurement & Supply Chain at General Motors (GM), shared key insights into the...
AT&T and lamppost EV charging start-up are bringing curb side charging to Detroit
Telecoms service giant AT&T has partnered with lamppost electric vehicle (EV) charging start-up Voltpost to provide IoT connectivity to EV charging posts across Michigan and the Metro-Detroit area. Voltpost operates by retrofitting lampposts into a modular EV...
AI-powered EV charging could be incoming
Electric vehicle (EV) charging manufacturer and operator Blink Charging has announced a partnership with Stable Auto to utilise Blink's charging network with AI capabilities contribute to EV infrastructure. AI-powered solutions provider Stable helps organisations to...
UK start-up IONETIC slashes EV battery pack development time and costs, unlocking multi-million-dollar savings
UK-based EV battery pack technology start-up IONETIC has today unveiled a world-first software-accelerated, AI-supported development system, Arc, that delivers multi-million dollar savings in battery pack development costs, and halves time-to-market for custom battery...
Nvidia unveils brand-new AI chip to launch in 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced a brand-new AI chip model on Sunday in his keynote address at the Computex event in Taipei. The next-gen AI chip has been dubbed the name "Rubin", the successor to the tech company's current chip named "Blackwell" which were only...
Can AI strengthen supply chains as the auto industry decarbonises?
Article written by Kasia Lipinska, Automotive and Manufacturing Industry Practice Leader, Marsh UK Supply chain risks are challenging the stability and resilience of organisations within the automotive industry. As this sector evolves to reach decarbonisation targets,...
Toyota showcases new compact engines that run on carbon-neutral fuels
Toyota Motor Corporation has teamed up with fellow automakers Subaru and Mazda to develop new compact engines tailored to electrification and the pursuit of carbon neutrality. This was announced at a media event where they displayed the smaller engines and revealed...
Daimler reveals their first ever self-driving battery electric truck
Daimler Truck North America has revealed its first ever combined battery electric truck with integrated autonomous driving technology. The truck is based on a production battery electric Freightliner eCascadia and is equipped with Torc's autonomous driving software...
The charging point operator market: A roadmap to success in the evolving electric vehicle landscape
Article written by Maria Bengtsson, Partner, Electric Vehicle Lead and Ian Smith, Partner, Sustainable Mobility from EY. With electric vehicles (EVs) expected to account for 50% of overall automotive sales in Europe by 2027*, the question is, how are we going to...
NIO joins forces with GAC on battery-swapping and charging
NIO and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) have partnered-up to bolster battery charging and swapping in Guangzhou, China. According to the agreement, NIO and GAC Group will work together to build a unified battery standard, jointly develop passenger vehicles with...
US to raise tariffs to 100% for imported Chinese electric vehicles
The Biden administration is set to raise tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) from 25% to 100% this week. This measure is expected to be revealed on Tuesday at an event at the White House alongside other clean energy announcements. The move comes as a...
MOVE 2024: The world’s premier mobility event returns to the ExCeL in June for their biggest edition yet
MOVE, the world’s #1 tech mobility event, will be returning to the London ExCeL June 19-20 to showcase their biggest edition yet. MOVE connects the entire ecosystem, focused on tech, business models and sustainability. Over 600 leaders and visionaries from across...
JLR develops new portable battery storage system using second-life Range Rover batteries
JLR has partnered with energy storage start-up Allye Energyto create a novel Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to provide zero emissions power on-the-go. The BESS, which is the first to use JLR’s second life Range Rover batteries, can charge up to nine Range Rovers...
New York City includes climate considerations for the first time ever in fiscal budget
New York City (NYC) Mayor Eric Adams has introduced the city’s first-ever climate budgeting considerations in the city’s 2025 Executive Budget. Now, for the first time ever, climate will be formally integrated into the city's decision-making to ensure climate...
Mobility business success depends on a successful IP value protection strategy
Aon’s David Joo – EMEA Intellectual Property Lead, within the Digital Transaction Advisory Services - explores the importance of developing a multi-layered intellectual property (IP) value protection strategy for R&D-intensive mobility businesses innovating to...
Aon, Mastercard and Ayvens join MOVE as Diamond Sponsors
Introducing the MOVE 2024 Diamond Sponsors who will be speaking and exhibiting at the MOVE show in London this June. Catch them on the Main stage alongside the keynote speakers and see what sector of the mobility ecosystem they will be giving their world-class...
Polestar and StoreDot successfully showcase the world’s first 10-minute electric vehicle charge
Swedish car manufacturer Polestar and lithium-ion battery maker StoreDot have successfully demonstrated Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) technology in a car for the first time, charging a Polestar 5 prototype from 10-80% in just 10 minutes. This is the world's first ever...
G.M. reports hike in petrol car sales in North America
General Motors has announced a recent spike in gasoline car sales within North America in their 2024 first-quarter report. The Q1 report was released on Tuesday and revealed a revenue of $3 billion in the first three months of the year - a 24% increase compared to...
Our MOVE America 2024 speakers who have recently been in the news
MOVE America is about showcasing people who are the leading agents of change and innovation from across the mobility ecosystem. With the sector constantly flourishing, we have put together a shortlist of current news updates from some of the biggest disruptors...
Collective travel has avoided over 1 million tonnes CO2 in the last year alone, says report
On Earth Day (22 April), transportation company Flix issued an ESG report disclosing their near-term goals for emissions reduction, while highlighting the environmental benefits of collective travel. Flix compared emissions of several modes of transport and calculated...
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