Chris Randall

Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio wants to make a profit from 2026, according to company boss William Li. The urgency to become profitable arises from the fact that Nio's development is running about two years slower than expected.

The Danish public transport company Movia has put 66 new electric buses into operation. This means that half of Movia's bus fleet in the capital region of

In its election manifesto, the SPD is campaigning for tax incentives to boost electric car sales. The incentives should only benefit electric cars ‘made in Germany'. The Social Democrats are also in favour of better depreciation conditions and changes to company car taxation.

Mine developer Norge Mining has purchased the Norwegian graphite plant Skaland from Australian mining company Mineral Commodities (MRC). According to reports, this will save the struggling plant from insolvency.

The testing organisation Dekra reports that more than 25,000 ‘state-of-health' tests have now been completed using its patented rapid battery test procedure. Based on the data collected, Dekra states that ‘the batteries of electric cars are more durable than consumers sometimes fear'.

Shell Recharge Solutions is handing over part of its business to an external provider: Dutch company 50five is to take over responsibility for Shell Recharge

The British energy service provider Mitie has added the 6,000th electric vehicle to its fleet. A total of 73 per cent of the company's fleet now runs on electricity.

According to insiders, a possible solution is emerging in the wage dispute at Volkswagen in order to retain all VW brand plants in Germany. Nevertheless, it would be a turning point for the Zwickau electric car plant - something similar is also emerging for the iconic Golf brand.

ChargePoint and General Motors are joining forces to install up to 500 ultra-fast charging ports with up to 500 kW at strategic locations in the USA by the end of 2025. Under the GM Energy brand, many suitable locations will be equipped with ChargePoint's Omni-Port system.

Hyundai Mobis has developed a new battery cell cooling material to prevent battery overheating during ultra-fast charging of electric vehicles.