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Tesla has reduced the prices on its Model Y and Model 3, citing their ability to normalise some of the cost inflation. The Model 3 is now priced from £42,990, while the Model Y is priced from £44,990, – ...

Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan published

The Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan has been published by the government and Ofgem. It sets out steps being taken to utilise the potential of smart charging and make it the preferred method of long duration charging by ...

Logistics UK calls for ULEZ mitigations for van operators

Logistics UK has reiterated its call for mitigations to be made in relation to the expansion of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) following new figures from Auto Trader showing that van operators will struggle to buy suitably ...

448,000 new electric vehicles predicted to hit UK roads in 2023

DriveElectric is predicting that 448,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be registered in the UK in 2023, The figure, which does not include plug-in hybrids, represents a significant increase from 267,203 – the number of battery electric vehicles ...

Kings College London updates and expands EV charging provision

Kings College in London is expanding and updating its electric vehicle (EV) charging network to support its growing electric vehicle fleet. EV charging specialist Mer won the contract put out to tender by King’s, to grow and modernise its ...

Ultra-rapid charge point installations grow 10% since October

According to the latest DfT quarterly statistics, the installation of the ultra-rapid electric vehicle devices increased by 10% in the past quarter, accounting for 211 charging devices – although this is from a lower base than other categories. However, ...

Charging corridor for electric trucks built on major European route

An electric truck “charging corridor” has been built by bp pulse, along a 600km stretch of the Rhine-Alpine corridor across Germany. Six public charging locations with ultra-fast 300kw charge points aimed at E-Trucks have been built on the ...

UK on track to hit 300,000 charger target, report finds

A new report by New AutoMotive provides a snapshot of the UK’s charging infrastructure network and finds that the UK is on track to meet the government’s target of 300,000 public chargers for electric cars by 2030. The research ...

Dual fuel drivers use EV for vast majority of journeys

Research from EV charge point mapping service Zap-Map has shown that around a third of EV owners own a petrol or diesel vehicle too. But its survey of over 4,300 EV drivers showed that, for more than 1,300 ‘dual ...

Enterprise Car Club teams up with mobility provider Beryl

Enterprise Car Club has teamed up with micro mobility provider, Beryl, to promote the benefits of shared ownership for both business and personal travel. Enterprise Car Club members can already enjoy a free 200 Minute Beryl Bundle when ...

GP JOULE to order 100 Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell trucks

GP JOULE, a system provider for integrated energy solutions based in Reussenkoege, Germany, has announced its intention to order 100 Class 8, heavy-duty Nikola Tre hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs). The trucks will be manufactured by the joint ...

Hertz to make 25,000 EVs available to Uber drivers in Europe

Hertz and Uber have announced a European expansion to their successful North American partnership, where Hertz will make up to 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) available to Uber drivers in European capital cities by 2025. The partnership in North America ...

EV subscription service Onto chooses Flock for fleet insurance

Digital insurance company Flock has announced a partnership with Onto, the electric car subscription service, to provide connected insurance for its entire fleet. Alongside a fully comprehensive insurance policy, Onto will benefit from Flock’s real-time driving safety insights. Flock ...

DHL Supply Chain invests in 32 efficient trailers for Burton’s Biscuits

DHL Supply Chain has introduced 32 new temperature-controlled trailers to its Burton’s Biscuits fleet, each fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector® HE 19 units. The 32 new units replace older assets and combine all-electric technology with a new multi-speed ...

Royal Mail passes milestone of 4,000 electric vans

Royal Mail has passed the milestone of 4000 electric vehicles across its delivery and collection fleet, with the 4,000th electric vehicle deployed at Blackpool Delivery Office. Blackpool Delivery Office will, over the coming months, have 90 electric vehicles on ...

UK battery electric vehicle production rose 4.8% in 2022

According to new SMMT data, UK factories turned out a record 234,066 battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and hybrid (HEV) electric vehicles, with combined volumes up 4.5% year-on-year to represent almost a third (30.2%) of all car production ...

Onto secures £100m to expand EV subscription service

Electric car subscription service Onto has secured a £100 million loan to expand its electric vehicle subscription business. The funding from global investment group CDPQ and independent asset manager Pollen Street, will enable Onto to continue expanding its UK ...

Sonatus brings networking capabilities to car industry, fast-tracking SDV production

Sonatus, a California-based software startup, is bringing its networking expertise to carmakers and helping them build software-defined vehicles (SDV) faster. The company has secured US$110 million in total funding since established in 2018. At CES 2023, Sonatus CMO John ...

XPeng secures partnership with mobility service providers to grow market share

China-based EV maker XPeng signed a strategic agreement with local mobility companies Xiaolinggou Travel Technology and China Auto Rental on January 9. The trio has brought XPeng’s P7 model to car rental markets in five major cities in China. ...

Continental and Magna move forward autonomous driving ventures at CES

Two major automotive Tier-1s last week revealed their latest moves to advance assisted and autonomous driving. Continental has partnered with Ambarella to offer energy-efficient solutions for EVs. Magna and LG will collaborate on developing autonomous driving-infotainment technology. Continental announced ...

Apollo Go to catch up Waymo, Cruise with fully driverless robotaxi

Chinese tech company Baidu announced on Dec 30 that it has received the license to test autonomous vehicles with no driver or safety operator onboard in Beijing – the first in the capital city of China. Baidu will test a ...

HMSI domestic sales rise 38 pc in November

AgenciesHonda Motorcycle & Scooter India on Thursday reported a 38 per cent rise in domestic sales at 3,53,540 units in November 2022. The company had sold 2,56,174 units in the same month last year, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) ...

GM, Hyundai, and Honda experts on lithium-metal batteries and US-China supply chain decoupling

Although billions of dollars have been spent on pursuing breakthroughs in electric vehicle batteries, global automakers General Motors, Hyundai, and Honda believe there is still a long way to go to bring next-generation battery technologies to the market. Speaking ...

GF and Bocar Group to enter into a global collaboration

GF Casting Solutions, a division of GF, Schaffhausen (Switzerland), and the leading light-metal castings and assemblies solutions provider Bocar Group, Mexico City (Mexico), have signed an agreement to offer a specialized range of products and services worldwide GF Casting Solutions, ...

Volkswagen Group and SEAT S.A. to mobilize 10 billion euros to electrify Spain

It will represent the single largest industrial investment in Spain’s history The Volkswagen Group and SEAT S.A. will mobilize 10 billion euros, together with their partners in the Future: Fast Forward project, in the event of a positive resolution of ...

Major order for MAN Truck & Bus: Deutsche Bahn orders around 940 buses

Deutsche Bahn has awarded a framework contract for around 940 buses to MAN Truck & Bus as part of the modernisation of its bus fleet. The city and intercity buses will be delivered to Deutsche Bahn AG over the next ...

Nikola Corporation reports first quarter 2022 results

Began serial production of the Nikola Tre BEV on March 21 Nikola Corporation, a global leader in zero-emissions transportation solutions, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. “During the first quarter, we reached a significant milestone ...

Peterbilt’s complete EV lineup showcased at ACT Expo

Peterbilt Motors Company will showcase its entire lineup of production battery electric commercial vehicles during ACT Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center from May 9-12th Peterbilt Motors Company will showcase its entire lineup of production battery electric commercial vehicles during ACT Expo at ...

Volvo Autonomous Solutions introduces autonomous transport solution targeted at key customer segments, announces DHL Supply Chain as the first to join key customer program in North America

Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS), a Volvo Group company, introduced today that it will offer a new hub-to-hub autonomous transport solution, designed to serve four main customer segments: shippers; carriers; logistics service providers; and freight brokers Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS), a ...

Edscha partners with Indian automotive supplier Aditya Auto

Joint Venture agreement with Aditya Auto Products & Engineering signed Yesterday, the international automotive supplier Edscha has signed a joint venture agreement with Indian automotive supplier Aditya Auto Products & Engineering. The cooperation thus extends to the development, manufacture and ...

Eaton to supply medium-duty transmissions to Proterra for electric transit vehicles

Power management company Eaton has announced its eMobility business has been chosen to supply a 4-speed medium-duty electrified vehicle (EV) transmission to Proterra, a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, for the company’s ProDrive drivetrain used in Proterra ZX5 ...

Xos, Inc. partners with Thermo King to jointly develop 100% battery-electric refrigerated commercial vehicle prototype

Xos, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles and powertrains, and provider of charging infrastructure and fleet management software, today announced a partnership with Thermo King to jointly develop a refrigerated commercial vehicle prototype that ...

Hyundai New Horizons Studio to design and build ultimate mobility vehicles in Bozeman, Montana

Planned investment goal of $20 million over the next five years Hyundai New Horizons Studio (NHS), a unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), will open a new Research, Development and Lab Center in Bozeman, Montana. NHS ...

IIHS eyes higher-speed test for automatic emergency braking

Now that nearly every new vehicle comes with automatic emergency braking (AEB), the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is looking for ways to encourage even better systems that can prevent more severe front-to-rear crashes that occur at higher speeds Now ...

BMW Group: 30 years of quality and innovation in tooling and parts production

MW Group Plant Eisenach celebrates 30 years BMW Group Plant Eisenach officially opened for business in 1992. Located in the German state of Thuringia, it has played a major part in the heritage of the BMW Group and seen constant ...

Solaris electric buses on the streets of Ostrava

The first Solaris electric buses in the Czech Republic have officially taken to the streets of Ostrava The first Solaris electric buses in the Czech Republic have officially taken to the streets of Ostrava. Solaris signed a contract with the ...

Arrival achieves EU bus certification milestone

Arrival, inventor of a unique new method of design and production of equitable electric vehicles (EVs) by local Microfactories, today announced the Arrival Bus has achieved EU certification and received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EUWVTA) Arrival, inventor of a ...

Conditionally automated driving: Mercedes-Benz announces sales launch of DRIVE PILOT

System for conditionally automated driving can be ordered for S-Class and EQS Mercedes-Benz today released details of the sales launch of DRIVE PILOT in Germany. The system for conditionally automated driving (SAE Level 3[1]) can be ordered from May 17, ...

BASF: Busbar holders made of Elastollan® R 2600 FHF – More safety for future mobility

Newly developed thermoplastic polyurethane overmolding for busbars is more resistant to thermal cycling due to optimized thermal linear expansion The transformation of the car from the combustion engine to the electric powertrain is progressing. Highly efficient battery systems are the ...

SMMT: UK van registrations fall -29.1% amid supply challenges as manufacturers continue green delivery

UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations declined to 21,597 units in April, down -29.1% year-on-year, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations declined to 21,597 units ...

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