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The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has earmarked about half a million euros to promote the purchase of electric and hybrid vehicles this year. Unlike last year, businesses can now also benefit from the scheme. The ...

MIT to develop megawatt drive system for aviation

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) wants to develop a new electric drive system with an output of one megawatt that could be an important step towards the electrification of larger aircraft. The main components of the motor have ...

Toyota details BEV and FCEV future

Executives reveal plans to become a mobility company, future in batteries and cells

Toyota explains BEV and FCEV future

Executives reveal plans to become a mobility company, future in batteries and cells

Ballard to scale next generation of bipolar plates in 2025

Canadian fuel cell specialist Ballard Power Systems has outlined how it plans to scale next-generation bipolar plate production and reduce costs in the process. Bipolar plates are the second largest cost factor in FC stacks after membrane electrode assemblies ...

Seoul places massive FC bus order with Hyundai

South Korea’s capital Seoul wants to replace a total of 1,300 existing buses with new fuel-cell buses from Hyundai by 2026. This was agreed upon by Hyundai Motor, the Seoul city government, the South Korean Ministry of the Environment ...

NEV registrations continue to rise in China over May

Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China increased again in May. Around 717,000 of the so-called New Energy Vehicles (NEV) were sold, according to data published by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). As reported, 636,000 ...

2023 Global Public Transport Summit highlights electric buses

In urban transportation, electric buses are no longer a rarity. The Global Public Transport Summit (GPTS), the meeting of the international public transport scene, is expected to boost the industry further because there has never been so much “E” ...

Deutsche Bahn receives funding for 250 zero-emission buses

Deutsche Bahn, the German railway company, is on track to replace its fleet of diesel buses with electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles. The first new buses have been ordered and will complement the existing electric bus fleets in several states. ...

Amsterdam brings forward ICE ban for most vehicles

From 2025, the Dutch capital will allow only zero-emission taxis, vans, trucks, scooters, and mopeds to run in large parts of Amsterdam. The new rule will apply to vehicles that will be newly registered as of 2025, with an ...

Hype H2 taxis cater to people with reduced mobility

The Hype hydrogen taxi fleet in Paris will be expanded this year by a total of 50 examples of the Stellantis models Peugeot e-Expert Hydrogen and Citroën ë-Jumpy Hydrogen for people with reduced mobility. The new H2 vehicles offer ...

Daimler Buses creates infrastructure subsidiary

Daimler Buses is setting up a subsidiary specialising in the design and construction of infrastructure for electric buses. In collaboration with its partners, Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH will provide customers across Europe with the complete infrastructure from a single ...

China to extend NEV purchase tax excemption

In an effort to boost car consumption in new energy vehicles (BEVs, FCEVs and PHEVs), China’s government plans to extend the NEV purchase tax exemption for at least four more years. The purchase tax exemption was already extended in ...

Bus contract between Wiener Lienien and Solaris dropped

A contract between Vienna public transport operator Wiener Linien and the Polish bus manufacturer Solaris for the delivery of ten hydrogen buses has apparently fallen through. In addition to 60 battery-electric buses from Daimler, Wiener Linien had also ordered ...

Gothenburg: Renova orders H2 truck fleet from H2X

Australian developer H2X will deliver a fleet of H2 trucks to Swedish waste and recycling company Renova for use in Gothenburg. The order is worth up to 240 million Swedish kronor (about €20.6 million), according to H2X. The company ...

Norway: 10,773 new electric cars registered in May

In Norway, new electric car registrations have increased again somewhat: After a slight decline in April, more than 10,000 new electric cars were put on the road in May. The most popular model in Norway last month was by ...

Ebusco batteries to be used in Oechies hydrogen ship

Ebusco has signed a framework agreement to supply Oechies Elektrotechniek with battery packs for inland navigation for one year. The contract initially covers the delivery of 36 battery packs with a total capacity of around 1 MWh for the ...

First Mode builds FC dump truck drives with ABB batteries

US-based First Mode has contracted ABB to supply 80 battery systems with a total capacity of 2.6 MWh for a fleet of zero-emission dump trucks. The Bordline ESS lithium-ion systems will be used in converted dump trucks with combined ...

Spain includes pre-owned vehicles in subsidiary programme

The Spanish government is extending its EV subsidy Moves III to include pre-owned vehicles. But they cannot be more than a year old. Moreover, fleet operators can apply for grants for more electric cars than before. The e-mobility subsidy ...

Foothill Transit grows fuel-cell-electric bus fleet

Foothill Transit, a public transport agency serving the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys in Southern California, is furthering its sustainability efforts with the introduction of Axess EVO-FC buses to its fleet. Manufacturer ElDorado National (ENC) will produce the buses ...

ZeroAvia enters the cargo drone space with Natilus

Natilus, a developer of autonomous cargo aircraft, has entered into a strategic partnership with ZeroAvia. Specifically, Natilus wants ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric powertrain to help its Kona cargo drone lift off. The companies inform that ZeroAvia’s ZA600 will be the sole ...

Nikola threatened with stock market delisting

The American electric truck manufacturer Nikola Motor is threatened with exclusion from the US stock exchange Nasdaq. Because the share price was below one US dollar per share for 30 consecutive days, Nikola no longer complies with Nasdaq regulations. ...

Eight EU countries unite against Euro-7 emission standard

A coordinated resistance has emerged from eight countries against the proposed Euro-7 emission standards by the European Union. Led by the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia have signed a document that labels the suggested ...

Ricardo develops H2 fuel cells to power passenger ships

British engineering consultancy Ricardo is part of the sustainable HYdrogen-powered Shipping consortium (sHYpS) to spearhead the development of fuel cell propulsion systems for passenger ships, aiming to achieve zero emissions. The project, comprising 13 partners across six European countries, ...

Isuzu to develop heavy hydrogen truck with Honda fuel cells

Japanese vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Motors plans to launch a heavy-duty truck with fuel cell technology from Honda in 2027. An agreement signed by both companies confirmed this. Honda and Isuzu Motors had previously agreed to jointly research heavy-duty trucks ...

UK: Ford spearheads H2 consortium

Ford is testing hydrogen fuel cell technology for its E-Transit. The carmaker is spearheading a consortium in the UK to test whether the technology suits customers with “energy-intensive use cases”. Throughout the three-year project, a fleet of eight Ford ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toyota partners with VDL to roll out heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in Europe

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has announced its collaboration with Dutch company VDL Groep to deploy heavy-duty trucks in Europe using Toyota’s fuel cell technology. The two companies plan to put the first H2 truck with a retrofitted fuel cell ...

Hylane adds Iveco as FCEV supplier with €25 mn funding boost

Hylane, a hydrogen truck leasing company, has secured €25 million in funding from the German government to expand its fuel cell electric vehicles fleet and reduce rental rates for customers. The company has added Iveco to its list of ...

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 ...

Iveco to assume ownership of European truck JV with Nikola

Iveco Group has announced plans to acquire Nikola’s electric truck joint venture in Europe, established in 2019. The deal will cost Iveco $35 million and will effectively buy out Nikola from the European markets. Nikola says it will focus ...

Volvo Trucks takes its H2 truck on the road

Volvo Trucks has taken its fuel cell electric truck to Sweden to test it on public roads for the first time. The finished product will hit the road in the second half of the decade. The Swedish manufacturer does ...

Quantron presents fuel cell truck for the US with over 1,300 km range

Augsburg-based Quantron has unveiled a new fuel cell truck for the US market with a range of up to 850 miles (1,360 kilometres) designed for heavy-duty and long-haul applications. The US Class 8 H2 truck was unveiled at the ...

Nikola to deliver 50 hydrogen trucks to USPS carrier AJR Trucking

Nikola Motor says it received an order for over 50 fuel cell trucks and plans to build 50 hydrogen refuelling stations in North America. First, to the vehicles: AJR Trucking, a carrier for the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) ...

ZeroAvia works on world’s largest zero-emission aircraft

ZeroAvia has started developing the world’s largest zero-emission aircraft based on a decommissioned regional aircraft Alaska Airlines reserved for conversion. Should it take off, it would be about five times more powerful than anything that has been demonstrated so ...

Toyota supplies hydrogen fuel cell powertrain kits to US truck manufacturers

US Truck manufacturer Paccar and Toyota are extending their collaboration efforts to bring hydrogen-fuelled Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks on the road. These will be equipped with Toyota’s next-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules. The trucks in question are the Kenworth ...

Norway: 7,471 new electric cars in April

In Norway, the car market recorded a slight decline last month. Contrary to the trend, EV sales increased minimally but came in significantly behind the March result. The best-selling model was the Tesla Model Y, but here, too, with ...

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