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US DOE to loan Ultium Cells $2.5 billion

The US Department of Energy has announced that it will provide a $2.5 billion loan to the battery joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution. Ultium Cells will use the money to finance the construction of new battery cell production facilities.

Trumpf & Cellforce announce strategic partnership

Commercial Vehicles

Ree Automotive presents first electric transporter

Faraday postpones the launch of the FF 99 due to lack of funding

Aptera calls on US congress to adopt supercharger plugs as US standard

Tesla significantly increases investment plans

Sono Motors presents the final series design of the Sion

Ricardo joins Pratt & Whitney Canda on hybrid planes

Tata Motors to provide Delhi with 1,500 electric buses

Commercial Vehicles

Clean Logistics is taking over truck manufacturer GINAF Nederland

Northvolt subsidiary Cuberg achieves 672 cycles with lithium metal cells

Ford is securing battery resources through partnerships

Everrati launches engineering business unit

Commercial Vehicles

Series production of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic starts in Germany

Global recall for the Porsche Taycan

Ireland boosts the uptake of EVs with new measures

TÜV SÜD opens battery testing centre in Thailand

Mini Cooper gets driving and control aides

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Diess to leave VW in September with Blume set to take over

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Australia takes aim at Victoria’s extra EV tax

Taipeh to add 250 electric buses by end of 2023