June 2017 – electrive.com

Ionity lowers prices for charging subscription

Ionity has reduced the subscription price for its Passport customers in all 24 countries of the charging network with immediate effect. The monthly basic fee is now just €5.99 instead of the previous €11.99. In some countries, the charging current will also be cheaper.

Damen Shipyards wins bid for four hybrid ferries from Canada

Iveco chooses BASF as recycling partner for commercial vehicle batteries

Hyundai wants to increase range with aerodynamic enhancements

Lanxess and IBU-Tec are working on better iron oxides for LFP batteries

Cadillac now builds Celestiq “in series”

Neta builds EV factory in Malaysia

Nissan presents mountain rescue EV concept in an Italian ski resort

Commercial Vehicles

Freightliner finds new client as Estes purchases 12 eCascadia

DHL Express relies on fleet charging system from Shell in Nieuw-Vennep

Audi wins Dakar Rally with an electric drive

Northvolt joins the Fair Cobalt Alliance

Maserati halts development of electric sedan

Ionity and Circle K solidify Irish charging network

Further details regarding BMW’s upcoming New Class vehicles

Stardust Power to refine lithium in Oklahoma

Opel appears to be scrapping plans for electric Manta

Hyundai orders more motor cores from Posco

Ford cuts production of the F-150 Lightning

Commercial Vehicles

Nottingham on route to 100% electric bus fleet by 2028

Newcomer Nima expands HPC network in the Nordics