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The Norwegian company Teco 2030 is to deliver 120 fuel cell stacks to the Austrian propulsion developer AVL. This is provided for in a letter of intent now concluded between the two companies. However, this is not yet a ...

MAN announces battery recycling strategy

MAN Truck & Bus is working on an after-use strategy for its batteries. The manufacturer is currently drawing up an action protocol for this. In parallel, MAN has launched a project to test used MAN vehicle batteries in stationary ...

Kempower & Terminal Group fast charge Estonia

Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower is equipping Terminal Group petrol stations across Estonia with fast charging stations. In the first phase, 73 Kempower charging points will be installed at 25 locations along Estonia’s main roads. Each location will offer ...

Vikingbus orders 31 eCitaro for Denmark

The Danish bus company Vikingbus has ordered 31 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro. These are to be primarily operated in the municipality of Køge, a port city located south of the Danish capital Copenhagen in the east of the island of Sjӕlland. ...

Volkswagen announces ‘Green Finance Framework’

The Volkswagen Group has presented a new Green Finance Framework (GFF) that takes into account the EU taxonomy rules defining sustainability. In the new GFF, only investments for battery-electric vehicles that are EU taxonomy-compliant are taken into account. Capital ...

Is Kia about to solve cheaper electric cars? New Indian manufacturing hub to deliver circa $40k electric vehicle

Kia is aiming for an Indian EV manufacturing facility. Kia’s EV rollout is about to step up a gear, with the brand targeting a new European production hub in order to deliver a slew of new electric vehicles, as ...

Norwegian EV sales back up from September

In Norway, 9,727 electric cars were newly registered in October, giving them a market share of 77.5 per cent of the country’s new passenger car registrations. In addition, there were 1,126 plug-in hybrids. The VW ID.4 topped the model ...

Zeekr presents electric van 009 with Qilin battery

Geely’s premium electric subsidiary Zeekr has unveiled its second model and is now accepting reservations for the Zeekr 009 in China. Separately, Geely plans to spin off Zeekr and list it on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. First, let’s ...

Nissan arrives in Las Vegas with two retro concepts

Nissan unveiled two interesting electric car concepts at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, both in partnership with South Carolina-based Tommy Pike Customs. Both the Leaf and the Ariya were converted into classically-inspired looks from the past. The Sunny ...

Mitsubishi Triton Electric prototype ready; market release not in sight: Report

On the Mitsubishi Triton Electric TopElectricSUV says We’ve heard Mitsubishi officials say that the next-gen Triton will come with electrification for over three years (via Driven). However, recently it has come to light that the company is considering not ...

Hitachi Astemo to supply Nissan with electric motors

Hitachi Astemo has been selected to supply electric motors and inverters for Nissan’s future electric and hybrid vehicles. The automotive supplier will supply the components to Jatco, a systems integrator majority-owned by Nissan. Automotive Supplier also intends to expand ...

Miles acquires WeShare car-sharing services from VW

On 1 November, Volkswagen’s electric car-sharing service WeShare was acquired by Miles Mobility. At the same time, Miles has ordered more than 10,000 electric cars from the Audi, Seat, Cupra and VW brands, which are to be delivered from ...

Fastnet lowers charge point prices

The European fast-charging company Fastned has lowered the prices at its charge points in a number of countries, responding to a recent drop in energy prices. In Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, the kWh tariff will drop from 83 ...

World’s largest bus depot inaugurated in Qatar

The world’s largest electric bus depot was recently inaugurated in Qatar. Covering an area of more than 400,000 square metres, the Lusail electric bus depot consists of 24 buildings and offers space for 478 electric buses. The newly inaugurated ...

JLR & Wolfspeed announce strategic partnership

Jaguar Land Rover and Wolfspeed have announced a strategic partnership for the supply of silicon carbide semiconductors. The technology is expected to increase powertrain efficiency and range for JLR’s next-generation electric cars from 2024. The partnership with Wolfspeed now ...

Port of Long Beach awarded grant for cargo handling EVs

The Port of Long Beach in California is receiving a $30.1 million grant from the US Department of Transportation to deploy the nation’s largest fleet of electric vehicles for cargo handling at a single container terminal. The project will ...

Volvo Construction Equipment presents upgraded wheel loaders

Volvo Construction Equipment has added some technical upgrades to its L20 and L25 electric compact wheel loader models, just as deliveries are starting in North America. The updates include increasing the maximum speed to 12.4 mph (20km/h), the option ...

Volkswagen ID.4 EV wins first-ever SEMA award for Electric Vehicle of the Year

Volkswagen of America, Inc. is proud to announce today that the ID.4 SUV is the winner of the first-ever SEMA award for Electric Vehicle of the Year award from the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show®, hosted annually in Las Vegas, Nevada

Electric Vehicle Council calls for more EVs in Australia

More than 100 companies operating in Australia, including a number of car manufacturers, have joined forces to form a private-sector electric vehicle alliance. The newly formed Electric Vehicle Council is demanding a strong national electric vehicle strategy from the ...

Series production of the Cybertruck won’t start til end of 2023

Series production of the Tesla Cybertruck will apparently not start until the end of 2023, according to a media report. That would be two years later than originally planned. According to its report, the Reuters news agency claims to ...

CATL presents skateboard platform & first customer

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL is developing a skateboard chassis that integrates battery packs, electric motors and other components. The CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC) is expected to be ready for series production shortly. A first potential customer has already ...

Tesco to begin charging for its electric vehicle chargers

Tesco, which has been allowing customers to use its EV charge points for free since 2019, will now start charging from today (Tuesday, November 1). The network, which was launched by Tesco, Volkswagen and Pod Point, will charge 28p/kWh ...

Mercedes to launch final combustion platform vehicle in 2023

The new generation E-Class planned for 2023 will be the last new model from Mercedes-Benz on an internal combustion engine platform. All subsequent new model series in the future will be based on architectures that the Stuttgart-based company is ...

Tesla launches another recall for the Model 3 in the USA

After several fixes done via software, Tesla is now physically recalling about 24,000 Model 3s in the US for potentially improperly fastened seat belts. In addition, an investigation has been launched by the Department of Justice over autopilot claims. ...

Britishvolt in financial straights

Britishvolt may soon have to file for insolvency, according to media reports. The company is said to have asked the British government for a financing advance of 30 million pounds. However, this was refused, so now the existence of ...

Ford electric vehicles are powering a new Halloween experience with V2L tech

Ford’s electric vehicles are winning over the hearts of long-time Ford fans with an upgraded driving experience and new capabilities. EV owners are using their vehicles’ frunks and added technology such as vehicle-to-load (V2L) to upgrade their Halloween festivities, ...

Jeep Compass EV & Jeep Renegade EV arrive mid-decade: Report

Jeep Compass Electric Jeep Renegade Electric TopElectricSUV says As part of Jeep’s goal to convert 100% of its European sales to pure-electric vehicles by 2030, the company will begin to offer all of its small and compact models equipped ...

VW ID.3 SUV (ID.3 X) will compete with the Kona EV & Niro EV

TopElectricSUV says VW ID.3 SUV (VW ID.3 X) FAQs What is the VW ID.3 SUV release date? What will be the VW ID.3 SUV price? Which models will be VW ID.3 SUV rivals? Volkswagen has confirmed plans to introduce ...

Jeep Wagoneer S Electric will take on the BMW iX & Range Rover Sport EV

What is it? Design & Features Price & Release Date TopElectricSUV says Jeep Wagoneer S Electric FAQs What is the Jeep Wagoneer S release date? What will be the Jeep Wagoneer S Electric price? Which models will be Jeep ...

Nikola and KeyState announce innovative hydrogen supply collaboration to support Nikola fuel cell electric vehicles

Nikola Corporation, a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, and KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis (“KeyState”), a clean hydrogen and chemicals production facility under development, are working together to create Pennsylvania’s first low-carbon hydrogen production value chain, which includes full integration of commercial carbon capture and storage

JustPark partnership lets drivers share home chargers

JustCharge, the community electric vehicle (EV) charging network from JustPark, has gone live with a brand new partnership with leading charge point mapping service Zap-Map. The partnership offers Zap-Map users the ability to find and book JustCharge chargers directly ...

Hamburg port to introduce more fuel cell vehicles

The logistics & transport company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has founded the Clean Port & Logistics (CPL) innovation cluster to test hydrogen-powered equipment in port logistics. The innovation cluster aims to develop solutions to bring hydrogen-powered heavy-duty ...

Tradelink orders 15 Volvo VNR Electric trucks

Californian haulage company Tradelink Transport has ordered 15 all-electric VNR Electric heavy-duty trucks from Volvo Trucks North America. These 15 electric trucks will make up almost 30 per cent of Tradelink Transport’s total fleet. Ten of the 15 Volvo ...

Translink orders 100 electric buses from Wrightbus

Northern Ireland bus operator Translink has ordered 100 electric buses from Wrightbus – including 60 for the Belfast Metro Network and 40 for the Ulsterbus network operating outside Belfast. All the new electric buses are due to start operating ...

Fleet Advantage wants to procure 100 electric trucks

Fleet Advantage, a US heavy-duty truck leasing provider, has announced the procurement of 200 US Class 8 electric heavy-duty trucks. The 200 electric trucks will be available to the provider’s customers from 2023. Fleet Advantage is not yet providing ...

Deutz presents several electric construction vehicles at the Bauma

At the Bauma construction machinery trade fair, Deutz exhibited several electric construction machines together with partners, some of which are soon to go into series production or are already on offer. In addition to an electric crawler crane or ...

Panasonic prepares to launch US battery factory construction

The Japanese company Panasonic has scheduled the start of construction of its new battery cell factory in the US state of Kansas for November 2022. It will be Panasonic’s second battery factory for electric vehicles in the USA after ...

University of Aachen presents electric truck with FC range extender

The “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen University has presented the first road-ready prototype of its electric heavy-duty truck, which will be equipped with a fuel cell to extend its range. The vehicle is being ...

Foxconn Model V electric pickup truck: What we know

What is it? Design & Features Release Date TopElectricSUV says What is the Foxconn Model V release date? What will be the Foxconn Model V price? Which models will be Foxconn Model V competitors? Hon Hai Technology Group (HHTG) ...

Mercedes considers releasing mid-size sedan in 2024

Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning a 4.70-metre-long counterpart to the C-Class as the first electric model in the ‘Entry Luxury’ segment. In terms of technology, however, the mid-size sedan will differ from the two current electric sedans EQS and EQE. ...

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