Shared bikes and scooters returning to the city of Minneapolis
The city of Minneapolis has announced that shared bikes and scooters will be returning to the streets as it has entered into agreements with Lime, Veo and Spin. The city will be offering scooter rentals in 2023 through Lime, Veo and Spin, Lime and...
Renault partners with Verkor to supply batteries for EVs
Renault Group and Verkor have announced that they have entered into a long-term partnership for the supply of batteries for electric vehicles. As part of the agreement, Verkor will supply Renault Group with the equivalent of 12 GWh of batteries each year. The release states...
The importance of Battery Management Systems within EVs
Battery Management System (BMS) is an electronic system that monitors, balances and protects the battery pack within an electric vehicle. The BMS extends the life of the battery with intelligent charging and discharging algorithms that predict how much battery life is left and will...
ZF signs multi-year-supply-agreement with STMicroelectronics
From 2025 ZF will purchase silicon carbide devices from STMicroelectronics. Under the terms of the contract, ST will supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices that will be integrated in ZF’s new modular inverter architecture going into series production in 2025. ...
GM to lead $50 million funding round into EnergyX
Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. (EnergyX) and General Motors have announced that GM Ventures is leading a $50 million Series B Financing round in EnergyX. The two companies have also entered into a strategic agreement to develop EnergyX’s lithium extraction and refinery technology. The collaboration is...
Coventry University partners with Jaguar Land Rover to develop EV skills
Coventry University is aiding 1,200 Jaguar Land Rover engineers learn key electric vehicle development skills and will drive the company through new bespoke forces. As the company grows into its all-electric future, it is looking for its workforce to develop systems underpinning electric vehicles through...
Ford to renovate Oakville facility into assembly plant
Ford has said that it will spend $1.34 billion to turn its 70-year-old Oakville facility in Canada into an assembly plant for its next generation of electric vehicles. The campus was first opened in 1953 and is planned to be renamed Oakville Electric Vehicle Complax...
PepsiCo reveals all-new Tesla Semi electric fleet
This week PepsiCo unveiled its all-new fleet of 18 Tesla Semi, Class 8 all-electric semi-trucks which will be used at the company’s Sacramento bottling plant. Back in 2017, the company ordered the first 100 Tesla Semi trucks, meaning they have been waiting a long time...
Kia begins construction on facility for electric purpose-built vehicle (PBV) production
Kia has held a ceremony for its dedicated plant for the production of battery-electric purpose-built vehicles. The ceremony was held at Kia's Hwaseong plant, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and was attended by over 200 people, including government officials, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung...
Polestar 4 to debut at Shanghai auto show
Polestar has announced that it will reveal its next car, Polestar 4, at the Shanghai auto show on 18 April 2023. For the latest addition to its portfolio of cars, Polestar has taken the SUV coupé and transformed it for the electric age. Polestar 4...
