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Legal repercussions for the VW Group after the sinking of the ‘Felicity Ace’

Following the sinking of the car freighter 'Felicity Ace' in the Atlantic in February 2022, the ship's owner and insurance companies have sued Porsche and another Volkswagen company for damages because they suspect batteries were the cause.

ION Storage Systems reports progress with lithium metal solid-state batteries

Octopus Energy partners with SSE Energy Solutions

Nissan aims for Level 4 autonomous driving by 2027

FedEx adds 33 eSprinters to its Spanish fleet

Leap24 builds charging points at Shurgard Self-Storage

BYD further reduces price of the Seagull in China

Mitsubishi Corporation acquires stake in Canadian lithium mine

SK On presents improved fast-charging battery and cold-proof LFP chemistry

Lotus Emeya available to order in the UK from £94,950

Commercial Vehicles

USA: Ford reveals 2024 E-Transit with improved and charging speed

Mercedes and BMW found joint venture for HPC network in China

Stellantis plans to build electric cars in South America

Germany: Tesla may have to suspend production until the end of next week

Commercial Vehicles

Production of Volta’s trucks to restart at contract manufacturer Steyr

Swobbee puts four battery swap stations into operation in New York

Aiways needs fresh capital and wants to become an export brand

Tesco adds first Iveco eDaily to its fleet

Paccar installs charging infrastructure for DAF dealer in Barendrecht

Tesla plant in Germany: shock, damage and shutdown after attack on power supply

Robot duo produces fuel cell stacks in 13 minutes