Intersting option for difficult accessible regionsVolkswagen Group subsidiary Elli, flying wind turbine manufacturer EnerKite and the Technical University of Braunschweig presented their research at the Hannover Messe, which could make it possible to charge electric vehicles using kites.Read more
CollaborationCar rental company Sixt now gives its customers access to almost 400,000 charging points in the public charging network of VW subsidiary Elli. The Sixt Charge charging solution developed together with Elli in the Sixt...Read more
Development of solid-state batteries is a huge challengeFrench battery maker Blue Solutions is holding talks with Volkswagen about the development of a solid-state electric car battery for its next generation of EV’s, a source with direct knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.Read more
DevelopmentJAC Group’s Yiwei, a new EV brand in China backed by Volkswagen, debuted the first sodium-ion battery-powered electric car. The new JAC Yiwei EV rolled off the assembly line this week.Read more
Lithium shortage of 390,000 tonnes in 2030In the race to procure key battery metals, European automakers have secured only 16% of the key metals they’ll need to meet their sales goals by 2030, according to Transport & Environment (T&E), a campaign...Read more
30 battery cell gigafactories planned in EuropeStuttgart-based plant engineering company Exyte has received an order from Volkswagen to build the dry room for the group’s first battery cell gigafactory in Salzgitter, Germany.Read more