2023 Honda e:Ny1 Is Brand’s Second EV In Europe, Has 256-Mile Range
Honda could have called it the HR-V EV, because that’s exactly what it looks like, but the automaker argues that it’s a completely different car underneath. Those of you who are familiar with China’s EV market will immediately recognize that the e:Ny1 is…
Erdogan-backed EV Maker Targets Europe Exports Next Year
Turkey’s first homegrown EV maker plans to start exports to Europe from the end of 2024, the culmination of a €3.5 billion ($3.83 billion) project championed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a key government achievement ahead of this week’s…
Slovaks Cannot Afford Electric Cars Like Their Peers In Western Europe
Slovakia tops the list of countries with the lowest share of electrically chargeable vehicles (ECVs) in the European Union. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) cites the local annual net income as one reason, since the high price of such…
GM Set To Introduce EV Lineup In Europe This Fall
General Motors is ramping up its all-electric vehicle efforts with plans to launch 30 new EV models globally by 2025. Interestingly, GM will offer a selection of its latest battery-powered vehicles in Europe, with new GM EV sales ramping up in…
Glencore Plans Europe’s Biggest Electric Car Battery Recycling Plant
Glencore has plans to build Europe’s largest battery recycling plant as it seeks to grow its natural resources business on the back of the switch to electric cars. The Switzerland-based company, one of the world’s largest diversified natural resources groups…
EV Truck Maker Nikola Stalls In 2023, Pulls Out Of Europe, Hits Brakes On Production
Electric truck maker Nikola had an absolutely dismal first quarter, leaving it to refocus its efforts by pausing production and backing out of a joint venture to produce vehicles in Europe. While the automaker described its first quarter of 2023…
Chinese Investment In Europe Drops By 22%, Except For EV-Batteries: Report
Chinese investment in Europe plunged by more than a fifth last year to a decade low as a shift toward greenfield investments in electric-vehicle batteries only partially offset a steep decline in mergers and acquisitions, a survey showed. Foreign direct…
Fisker Begins Deliveries Of Its Ocean SUV In Europe Even As Other EV Startups Falter
Fisker (NYSE: FSR) delivered its first Ocean electric SUV in Europe last week even as some of the other EV startups have faltered on execution. The model offers the highest range among electric SUVs in Europe and might heat up…
Electric Car Sales Surge By 45% But Spain Is Still Behind 2023 Energy Target
Sales of electric vehicles are surging across Spain and have almost doubled in the first fourth months of this year compared to the same period in 2022. Sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles – including cars, quadricycles, commercial and…
Opening Of The First Innovative Flexpole Charging Station
Shell Germany and the Volkswagen Group are jointly driving forward the expansion of the charging infrastructure for electric mobility: On May 4, 2023, the first innovative 150 kW Elli Flexpole charging station was put in operation at a Shell service…