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Manufacturer Eviation will deliver 30 of its all-electric planes Alice to UK-based regional aircraft lessor Monte. The two companies have signed a letter of intent, putting total orders for the Alice plane at more than $4 billion. The Alice ...

Ceva Logistics to add 1,450 EVs to its fleet by the end of 2025

International logistics provider Ceva Logistics will expand its EV fleet to 1,450 electric vehicles by the end of 2025. It is another step to becoming net zero by 2050. Specifically, the company plans to operate 1,000 electric vans, 300 ...

Electric refuse trucks delivered to Rhine-Main region

In Germany, the Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH (FES) will be putting eight eEconic from Mercedes Benz Trucks into operation with municipal house-to-house waste collection in the Rhine-Main region. Daimler Truck says that the inclusion of their Mercedes Benz ...

Herz launches electric vehicle partnership in Orlando, USA

Hertz and the US city of Orlando, Florida, have launched Hertz Electrifies Orlando, a public-private partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles across Orlando. As part of the partnership, Hertz aims to add up to 6,000 rental ...

Germany: Northvolt makes progress on cell plant in Heide

Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt is making progress in setting up a factory in Germany. The communities of Lohe-Rickelshof and Norderwöhrden have agreed to enter the next phase of the approval process. In addition, Northvolt is seeking what is ...

Rewe to use seven eActros with the help of Einride

German grocery retailer Rewe is cooperating with the Swedish freight technology company Einride to supply its supermarkets in the Berlin area. It will use a connected fleet of seven Mercedes-Benz eActros 300s. The seven fully electric trucks will deliver ...

Duvenbeck aims for 120 MAN eTrucks

Logistics service provider Duvenbeck has signed a memorandum of understanding with MAN Truck & Bus for the deployment of 120 MAN eTrucks to be delivered by 2026. The fully electric 40-tonne truck will be the first to run for ...

Honda and GS Yuasa form JV for battery development

Honda and GS Yuasa have agreed to establish a joint venture for battery development. The new company, called Honda GS Yuasa EV Battery R&D, will launch at the end of 2023. Both companies will hold a 50/50 stake in ...

Silicon Catalyst announces "Silicon Startups Contest" in partnership with Arm

On May 10, 2023, Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating semiconductor solutions, announced a “Silicon Startups Contest” in partnership with Arm. The contest is organized and administered by Silicon Catalyst and is directed towards early-stage ...

Pepper Motion realigns sales focus and management team

The German electric conversion company Pepper Motion has announced a readjustment of its sales strategy and a reorganisation of its leadership team. Whereas in the past, new bus and truck models were developed in advance, the company will, from ...

Maxus brings two new EVs to Germany

SAIC brand Maxus has opened the order books for its Mifa 9 electric passenger van. The seven-seater comes with a 180 kW electric motor and a 90 kWh battery, allowing it to go up to 440 kilometres on one ...

Honda presents new models and makeovers for the European market

Honda has presented its second electric model for the European market. The e:Ny1 is an all-electric compact SUV based on Honda’s newly developed front-motor-driven platform e:N Architecture F. The electric motor produces 150 kW and is coupled with a ...

France to push European-made EVs with new subsidy requirements

France will be the first country to implement new prerequisites for EV subsidies, similar to the US Inflation Reduction Act. The government will thus specifically reward buyers of European-made electric cars. And Paris is calling on other European countries ...

China: 636,000 additional New Energy Vehicles in April

Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China fell slightly in April. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 636,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold in April – 17,000 fewer than in March. ...

800V architecture to account for over 10% in EVs by 2025, says DIGITIMES Research

Reducing charging time by increasing the power that chargers deliver is seen as critical to overcoming the range anxiety of EV owners, and compared with a high-current solution, increasing the voltage is a more feasible way for upgrading fast ...

Volvo and Polestar push back production start of new EVs

The Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3 electric models will go into production later than planned. Software-related issues of the common EV platform are causing a delay. According to Volvo Cars, production of the EX90 will not kick off until ...

Hyundai to invest $2.45 bn for EV production expansion in India

Hyundai Motor has announced that it will invest 200 billion rupees ($2.45 bn) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu over the next ten years to bolster the country’s electric vehicle production. This is in line with recent international ...

RETTmobil trade show presents electric emergency vehicle lineup

At the leading European trade fair for rescue and mobility RETTmobil, currently taking place in Germany, there are also a number of purely electric emergency vehicles on display – from the ID. Buzz as an emergency ambulance to the ...

Brazil ride-sharer 99 aims for 1,000 strong EV fleet

According to reports, Brazil’s 99 ride-hailing app plans to expand its electric fleet, aiming to double the number of EVs to 1,000 in the next 12 months. The move is part of the company’s Alliance for Sustainable Mobility pledge. ...

Scania introduces new charging service for trucks and buses

Scania has launched Scania Charging Access, a new service designed to simplify public charging for mixed fleets of trucks and buses. The new tool promises set, predictable costs and no hidden fees via one invoicing system. Fleet customers will ...

Mercedes EQE and EQS to be built with sustainable aluminium

From summer 2023, the electric models EQE and EQS will be among the first Mercedes-Benz equipped with aluminium with almost 70 per cent CO2 reduction compared with the European average. It will be supplied by the company’s partner Hydro. ...

Gotion to supply VW with batteries outside of China

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer Gotion High-Tech will in future also supply Volkswagen with LFP cells outside China. The order, the size of which is not yet known, includes unit cells with LFP chemistry and the same specifications as ...

BP Pulse shifts home charger sales exclusively to fleets

BP Pulse has stopped selling home charging units directly to consumers today and only offers them to fleet customers, somaking this a mixed business. This move is part of the company’s adjustment in its EV infrastructure plans. According to ...

University of Michigan to open EV research centre

The University and state of Michigan have finalized a contract for a $130 million Electric Vehicle Center. The centre is designated to be focused on accelerating collaborative research and development, building a skilled workforce and creating a campus that ...

XCharge unveils 420kW charging point for Europe

The Chinese charging infrastructure manufacturer XCharge presented its new ultra-fast charging station C7 with a charging capacity of up to 420 kW for the first time at the “EV Nordic Summit” in Oslo. A version that complies with calibration ...

Tesla cuts prices at its Superchargers in Europe

Tesla has significantly reduced the rates at its Superchargers in Europe. Depending on the country, observers report price reductions of up to 25 per cent. In Germany, the price range fell from 52 to 59 cents to 39 to ...

Lithium producers Livent and Allkem to merge companies

Lithium companies Livent and Allkem are merging in a US$10.6 billion stock deal to create the world’s third-largest producer of lithium chemicals by volume. The merger between US-based Livent and Australian-based Allkem is expected to close this year. The ...

Volvo’s electric truck orders are up 141 per cent

Volvo Trucks received 486 orders for electric trucks in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 141 per cent compared to the same period last year. This number is expected to increase over the course of the year ...

Panasonic postpones 4680 cell mass production by several months

Tesla’s battery partner Panasonic has postponed the start of series production of its 4680 battery cells. According to a recent statement, Panasonic is now considering the period from April to September 2024 to produce an improved version. Last year, ...

Nikola to focus on fuel-cell truck production

Nikola will interrupt its truck production in Coolidge (Arizona) to convert the assembly line so that both fuel cell and battery electric vehicles can be produced on the same line in the future. After that, the focus will increasingly ...

GM confirms return to Europe

General Motors is gearing up for its return to Europe with an EV lineup. The Cadillac Lyriq could be among the first to hit the road there, as the carmaker is preparing to kick off EV sales in Europe ...

BYD lowers prices for the Seal in China

BYD is lowering the entry-level price in China for its Seal electric sedan, which was introduced last year, to below 200,000 yuan for the first time. Officially, however, BYD is not talking about a price reduction, but about the ...

MAN sets its sights on long distance coach buses

The city bus sector is already partly electrified, so bus manufacturers are setting their sights set on the intercity and touring sector. Developers at MAN Truck & Bus are now working on the coach of the future. We spoke ...

Stellantis to recall over 90,000 PHEVs due to fire risk

Stellantis Group, which includes Citroen, DS, Opel and Peugeot brands, has announced a recall of over 90,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to dealerships. Approximately 32,000 of these affected PHEVs are in Germany. The recall is due to an increased ...

BorgWarner announces several major orders

The US American automotive supplier BorgWarner has announced several new e-mobility contracts, ranging from supplying drive systems from the US and Europe all the way to China. For the US American and European market deals, BorgWarner has been contracted ...

Scania tests ABB’s megawatt charging system for next-gen electric trucks

Scania successfully tested a megawatt charging system (MCS) from ABB E-Mobility with a next-generation electric truck. The trial, which marks the first use of this technology in this context, is considered a critical step towards the future deployment of ...

Lithion to set up battery recycling facility near Montreal

General Motors-backed Canadian battery recycler Lithion is building its first commercial critical minerals recovery facility in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, near Montreal, with plans to start operations this autumn. Construction is already underway and progressing on schedule, according to the release. Whether ...

Fisker lowers production target

Shortly after delivering the first Ocean, Fisker lowered its production forecast for this year by up to 10,000 vehicles. Moreover, the first Fisker was registered in Germany, and the carmaker announced a new off-road version of the electric SUV. ...

ProLogium looks to France for next battery factory

Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium is apparently favouring Europe over the US for its planned first overseas factory. According to insiders, the factory will be built in the northern French port city of Dunkerque. An official announcement is ...

Eve Energy to build battery factory in Hungary

The Chinese battery cell manufacturer Eve Energy will build its first European factory in Debrecen, Hungary, to supply BMW with large round cells for new-class electric cars. This had been hinted at before – and is now officially confirmed. ...

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