June 2017 – electrive.com

Northvolt holds onto prospect of short-term financial boost of $300 million

The Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt could finalise a ‘rescue financing round’ of 300 million dollars by next week. In addition, Scania has announced plans to equip all of its electric trucks with Northvolt batteries.

Tesla discloses patents for 48-volt system

Ioneer wants to build lithium mine in Nevada

Stellantis rolls out its Free2Move Charge Go charging service

Ford rolls out a new software update for EVs

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North Dakota to invest in fast-charging infrastructure

MobilityPlus plans to expand in Belgium and France with new financing

Xpeng Aeroht lays foundation stone for eVTOL plant in China

VW considers closing up to three factories in Germany

Autonomous Driving

Waymo to expand ridership with $5.6 billion investment

QuantumScape starts building its B-samples and announces management change

Commercial Vehicles

Daimler Truck and Volvo Group form alliance for software-defined trucks

SVOLT confirms cancellation of its Saarland plans

Porsche holds on to the combustion engine

Hyundai presents new racing test vehicle with electric drive

Rapido and IndoFast Energy promises to deploy Piaggio EVs across India

Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland subsidiary secures new order for Switch EiV12 electric buses

CATL presents battery for long-range hybrid vehicles

Mercedes & BMW get green light for fast-charging network in China

Plymouth to expand charging infrastructure

BackgroundCommercial Vehicles

Financial gap: Quantron struggles for fresh money