In October 2024, the Free2Move director Miguel Barquilla told the newspaper El Español that his car-sharing company would put Ample's battery module swapping tech to work in Madrid by December of that ...

The recall condition affects the Volkswagen brand's ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, and ID. Buzz, plus the Cupra brand's ID.3-derived Born ...

The US manufacturer has launched a modular residential battery for Europe, scalable from 7.3 kWh to 47.9 kWh with LFP chemistry and IP65 protection. The system offers up to 23.3 kW nominal power, over ...

EV battery testing firm Generational has added a new, more in-depth feature to its diagnostics platform. The new cell-level ...

Battery swapping has long been one of those holy grail solutions for addressing the problem of range anxiety in electric vehicles. It’s been tried a number of times over the past 15 years and while ...

A fast charging EV startup is filing for bankruptcy protection amid broader disruption across the electric vehicle industry. San Francisco-based Ample filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, citing ...

In 2025, the second-hand electric vehicle (EV) market is booming—and so is a shadow industry of questionable and even deadly replacement parts. Online marketplaces like eBay have seen continuing ...

Vehicle manufacturers typically demand battery lifetimes exceeding 10 years, and they also specify the required usable battery capacity. The challenge to the battery system designer is to squeeze the ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...