Electric Transporters

Mercedes-Benz Vans has presented its new all-electric models EQT as a van primarily for private customers and eCitan as a van for the commercial sector. Both will soon be available for order – in the case of the eCitan ...

APC to invest £77 million in e-mobility research

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) is investing £77 million in seven UK-based automotive collaborative research and development projects. The funding pot is made up of £38.4 million from the government, combined with £38.7 million from the automotive industry. Much ...

Cintas orders 30 electric delivery vans from Motiv Power Systems

US American BEV commercial vehicle chassis manufacturer Motiv Power Systems has announced a new vehicle order from Cintas for 30 additional battery-electric delivery vans. Motiv’s decision to expand its relationship with Cintas follows a successful pilot test of seven ...

Chicago launches programme to electrify municipal fleet

The US American city of Chicago has launched a new electrification initiative called ‘Chicago Electric’ to transition the city’s municipal fleet to electric vehicles by 2035, which will cost an investment of over $42M over a period of five ...

Maxus presents third electric transporter model ‘eDeliver 7’

SAIC’s commercial vehicle brand Maxus has unveiled a new all-electric van. The new eDeliver 7 is the third e-transporter from Maxus after the eDeliver 3 and eDeliver 9 and comes in two length and height variants. Maxus is also ...

Frito-Lay to field 700 electric delivery vans this year

The food company Frito-Lay, which belongs to the PepsiCo group, announced that it will put 700 electric delivery vans on the roads in the USA by the end of this year. Last year, Frito-Lay had already brought in 41 ...

B-ON to hit the streets in the UK

The StreetScooter successor B-ON is joining forces with International Motors Limited (IML). Starting later this year, the latter will import and distribute B-ON’s all-electric commercial vehicles. B-ON has been active in the UK with its own branch. But it ...

IKEA UK and Mer make huge investment into charging electric vans

Ikea has commissioned Mer to install charging stations at Ikea stores across the UK and Ireland. With £4.5 million, Ikea and Mer will build nearly 200 charging stations to increase Ikea’s global network. The home furnishing retailer will also ...

ZF starts series production of transporter e-drive

The supplier ZF has started series production of the electric central drive CeTrax lite. The new driveline is suitable for use in light commercial vehicles up to 7.5 tons. ZF says it has already received orders for the CeTrax ...

Ford E-Transit Courier coming at the end of 2024

Ford Pro has presented the next generation of the Transit Courier series, which is to be launched on the market this year. For the first time, there will also be an all-electric variant of this compact van with the ...

Schaeffler delivers first in-wheel electric drive for light commercial vehicles

Automotive supplier Schaeffler is supplying its first customers with its in-wheel electric drive. Schaeffler will start series production of its electric wheel hub motors for three customers manufacturing compact municipal vehicles in the coming months.All necessary components are installed ...

Thailand Post to electrify fleet within five years

The Thailand Post aims to replace its current postal vehicle fleet with electric vehicles within the next five years. By the end of 2023, the company plans to have integrated 250 electric vans on major delivery routes. According to ...

Potential compromise found in EU e-fuels discussion

A potential solution is on the horizon in the dispute over the phasing out of internal combustion vehicles in the EU. The German transport ministry apparently no longer wants to renegotiate the future CO2 limits for passenger cars, and ...

VWCV plans 44,000 ID. Buzz in 2023

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) plans to increase production of the ID. Buzz. That should cut delivery times and make the electric model available in more countries. And VWN also wants to expand its range of light electric commercial vehicles. ...

Austria launches ENIN funding to electrify commercial vehicles

The Austrian Ministry for Climate Action has published the first call from the Emission-free Commercial Vehicles and Infrastructure (ENIN) funding programme. This scheme supports companies in procuring non-fossil fuel commercial vehicles and infrastructure. In German, ENIN is short for ...

California keeps pushing for 100% zero-emissions trucks by 2045

California will have cleaner air than the rest of the US sooner. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to greenlight plans allowing the state to phase out diesel trucks earlier than the rest of the United States ...

Final EU vote on combustion ban this week looking questionable

After the postponed final vote of the EU states on the ban of combustion engines in new cars from 2035, the hanging game continues. Although the EU Commission has submitted a proposal to the German government on e-fuel use ...

Nottingham now home to one of UK’s largest V2G installation

Nottingham and Connected Energy have launched a large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstrator project. Installation of solar panels, battery storage and 40 bi-directional EV chargers complete the CleanMobilEnergy pilot at Nottingham City Council’s Eastcroft Depot. Just outside the city centre, the ...

Arrival catches a lifeline by Westwood Capital

Struggling EV developer Arrival has secured a $300 million injection from Westwood Capital, giving the company access to additional liquidity under certain conditions. The financing line may come as a lifeline to the British company to pull through the ...

Rivian wants to end its exclusive deal with Amazon

Rivian wants to offer its electric delivery vans to others in the future and is therefore negotiating with Amazon to lift the exclusivity clause that is part of the companies’ deal. This comes as Amazon’s orders are allegedly below ...

Canada Post goes all electric in Nanaimo

Canada Post has taken delivery of 14 electric delivery vans at its Nanaimo depot, making it the CEP provider’s first location with an entirely electric fleet. The depot acts as a test location, as Canada Post is looking to ...

CA: Courier Purolator to spend CA$1 bn to decarbonize operations

Purolator, a courier service owned by Canada Post, will invest one billion Canadian dollars in decarbonising its fleet within the decade. This includes the purchase of more than 3,500 fully electric last-mile delivery vehicles and the electrification of more ...

Renault Trucks delivered one quarter of all electric trucks in Europe

Renault Trucks says it has achieved a market share of 24.2 per cent in the medium- and heavy-duty electric truck segment in Europe in 2022. Specifically, the Volvo Group-owned manufacturer sold 379 units of the E-Tech D and E-Tech ...

Ford increases production volumes of its electric models

The Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit – all enjoy high customer demand in the USA. That’s why manufacturer Ford is now stepping on the gas pedal to boost production of its electric (and in some cases non-electric) models. ...

EU postpones vote to ban combustion engines due to meddling from Germany

The EU states will not vote as planned on Tuesday on the ban of combustion engines in new cars from 2035. The vote was taken off the agenda of the Council of Ministers and postponed indefinitely. This means that ...

Singapore is getting serious about the environment

Singapore will reduce its domestic emissions by rolling out various green initiatives across the land, air and sea transport sectors. The measures include electrifying bus fleets, as well as support vehicles in the airport and harbour, and a major ...

Renault Kangoo Rapid E-Tech ‘Open Sesame’: Not cheap, but good

Open sesame! Almost identical to Mercedes More economical than the Stellantis panel van Not cheap, but good Renault has launched the second generation of its electric panel van, the Kangoo Rapid. It is more efficient than its competitors from ...

German project team tests fuel cell range extender as retrofit solution

A German consortium led by Orten Fahrzeugbau is developing a fuel cell-based conversion kit in the ‘H2Kit’ project, which is intended to turn commercial vehicles with energy-intensive auxiliary consumers, such as refrigerated trucks, into more efficient electric vehicles. In ...

Europe: The end of the end of combustion engines?

The decision to phase out new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with internal combustion engines in the EU from 2035 seemed to be a done deal. But now, Germany could overturn it. Other EU countries also revised their ...

Rivian falls deeper into debt

The US electric car start-up Rivian has presented its annual report for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2022. While revenues are increasing along with the deliveries of the vehicles, due to scaling production costs, losses have ...

USPS orders 9,250 EVs & 14,000 chargers

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has ordered 9,250 Ford E-Transit electric delivery vans and 14,000 chargers. Charging stations will be installed at USPS locations, supplied by Blink Charging, Siemens and Rexel USA, with an investment of $260 million. ...

Ford test proves efficiency of surface heaters in BEVs

As part of the EU project CEVOLVER (Connected Electric Vehicle Optimised for Life, Value, Efficiency and Range), Ford engineers have shown that heating surfaces can reduce energy consumption in the interior of an electric vehicle by 13 per cent. ...

Ford signs joint venture agreement for Turkish battery plant with LG ES

Ford has agreed with LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding to form a joint venture to build a large battery cell plant for electric commercial vehicles in Turkey. The plant in Turkey had originally been planned with SK ON. ...

WEVC presents revised platform focussed on 3.5-ton EVs

The British Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) presents its new eCV1 platform for electric commercial vehicles in the 3.5-tonne class. The eCV1 builds on the company’s PACES platform, unveiled in February 2021, and consists of a chassis and driver’s ...

Dachser to electrify fleets in ten more European cities by 2025

The German logistics provider Dachser plans to expand their emission-free delivery areas to at least ten more major European cities by 2025. Currently, the company already has delivery hubs with electric vehicles going to several major European cities, including ...

Shyft to manufacture Blue Arc delivery trucks in Michigan

US vehicle manufacturer Shyft plans to invest $16 million in its Charlotte, Michigan, plant to roll out commercial vehicles from its Blue Arc EV Solution brand in the future. The plant is currently home to seven production lines, including ...

Cenntro kicks off battery assembly in the USA and Germany

The Cenntro Electric Group, a company specialising in electric commercial vehicles, has started producing its own battery packs. These will be assembled at Cenntro’s plant in Freehold in the US state of New Jersey and at the German plant ...

Mercedes presents the new eSprinter

The new Mercedes eSprinter is to be launched in the USA and Canada in the second half of the year. In Europe, the first variant of the van will be launched at the end of the year. In total, ...

CitySprint to expand their UK EV fleet with help from Maxus

UK distribution company CitySprint, part of DPD Group, has announced the expansion of their EV fleet with the acquisition of 40 new electric vans from vehicle manufacturer Maxus. The new electric vans have been strategically deployed across the UK ...

Austrian Post starts Green Vienna initiative

The Austrian Post has put its 3,000th electric vehicle in service. This also marks the kick off for the “Green Vienna” initiative, as the postal service plans to deliver all letters and packages with zero emission in the Austrian ...

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