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In Germany, the online supermarket Flaschenpost has purchased 1,000 new electric vehicles. The aim is to complete around half of all deliveries with electric vehicles by the end of the year. The new delivery vehicles will come from various ...

VoltAero receives financial support from France

The French government is supporting the domestic hybrid aircraft developer VoltAero with a grant of 5.6 million euros. The money is to go towards the development of the Cassio 330 hybrid aircraft. VoltAero is planning three variants: The five-seat ...

Ontario funds Li-Metal to develop lithium metal production technology

Li-Metal, a Canadian developer of lithium metal and lithium metal anode technologies for next-generation batteries, has been awarded over CAD$1.4 million (approx 975,000 euros) from the Government of Ontario to develop and commercialise its lithium metal production technology. The ...

US DoE invests in lithium battery recycling programmes

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office has announced a funding pot of $2 million for the recycling and reuse of Lithium-ion battery programmes, administered through the ReCell Center located at Argonne National Laboratory. Through ...

Schneider National completes charging depot to power e-truck fleet

US logistics company Schneider National has announced the completion of a huge charging depot at its South El Monte Intermodal Operations Center in Southern California. The facility will support Schneider’s nearly 100 zero-emission trucks currently on order with Freightliner. ...

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. ...

Wales increases funding for EV charging stations

The Welsh Government will invest £15m to increase the number of EV charging points across Wales ahead of fossil fuel vehicles being phased out in 2030. The funding, confirmed today by Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters, builds on ...

Schuler and partners begin ENLARGE battery value chain project

In Germany, the official go-ahead has been given for the project called “ENLARGE – Interoperable Production as Enabler for a Data-Driven Battery Value Chain.” The project, involving the collaboration of German and European institutes, companies and universities, aims to ...

Graz University to analyze charging via rail

As part of the RailCharge project at Graz University of Technology, a new solution is being worked on to use the railway as a mobile charging station for electric cars. The premise of the project is to load electric ...

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 ...

Colorado passes several new EV subsidy bills

The Colorado legislature has passed several bills concerning the subsidization of electric vehicles, trucks and bikes. The subsidies can be stacked with federal subsidies, allowing for a maximum of $40,000 in subsidies for an electric truck. One bill, titled ...

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 ...

Infineon heads semiconductor project with gallium nitride

The new EU research project ALL2GaN, led by Infineon Austria, aims to exploit the energy-saving potential of highly efficient power semiconductors made of gallium nitride (GaN) so that they can be easily and quickly integrated into many applications. The ...

Tata to pick the UK over Spain to build new battery plant

Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors appears to have opted for the UK to construct its planned battery cell factory. Previous plans for Europe saw Tata also eyeing Spain, yet the latest BBC reports consider talks in Britain well ...

$187 million announced for EV schemes in the USA

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a fresh round of funding for $99.5 million for electric vehicle schemes. This comes in addition to the $87 million now granted to 45 electric vehicle projects. In both cases, the ...

Government-backed Sparki drives ultra-rapid charging in Belgium

Belgium has welcomed a new player in the EV infrastructure sector as startup Sparki emerges with ambitious plans to establish the country’s largest High-Power Charging (HPC) network. Sparki aims to achieve this feat in less than three years, supported ...

India alters electric two-wheeler subsidies in India

The Indian government has proposed to increase the overall funding for subsidies for electric two-wheelers but cut the subsidy available for each vehicle. Instead of the previous maximum of 40 per cent of the purchase price, only a maximum ...

i-skaB: Research project on automated fuel cell production

The joint project i-skaB wants to further develop fuel cell production. The goal is to fully automate what is currently primarily a manual production process. According to a statement by Fraunhofer IPM, it should increase annual production by a ...

Colorado offers $7 mn in grants to electrify vehicle fleets

The Colorado Energy Office has launched the Fleet-ZERO grant program, which aims to provide financial support for charging equipment and infrastructure, enabling a shift away from traditional diesel- and gasoline-powered vehicles. The grant program offers $7 million to businesses, ...

No end in sight: US and EU continue negotiations on critical materials agreement

Negotiations between the US and the EU on the planned agreement on the critical minerals for EVs are taking longer than expected. It would give European carmakers access to tax credits in the US. According to Politico, negotiations are ...

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, ...

US Gov’ launches initiatives to enhance EV charging reliability and UX

The US government is launching two new federal initiatives aligned with President Biden’s goal of establishing a national network of 500,000 public EV charging ports. This time around, it is all about reliability. One of these initiatives is the ...

EVCS expands DC charging in Washington State

In Washington State, USA, the electric vehicle charging services provider EVCS has begun the construction and upgrade of its fast charging network across the state. By the end of this year, 52 DC fast chargers will be added across ...

Stellantis & LG ES suspend work on Canadian battery plant

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution are suspending work on their battery factory announced last year in Windsor in the Canadian province of Ontario. The companies claim Canada’s federal government has failed to meet its obligations to the project. At ...

Scotland enters second phase of bus subsidy programme

The Scottish Government is launching the second phase of its Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). Up to £58 million is to be made available for the procurement of zero-emission buses and associated infrastructure. In the first round of ...

Anovion to build battery material plant in Georgia

The US battery materials company Anovion Technologies is building a production facility for its graphite anode material for use in lithium-ion batteries in Decatur County in southwest Georgia, with an initial investment of $800 million. Anovion is based in ...

Sri Lanka to electrify 500,000 tuk-tuks

Over the next five years, Sri Lanka plans to electrify half a million ‘tuk-tuk’ three-wheelers. This was announced by the Ministry of Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Power and Energy in cooperation with the UNDP. Together with ...

EU approves Spanish aid programme for EV batteries

The EU Commission has approved an €837 million Spanish government programme to support the production of batteries for electric vehicles under EU state aid rules. The programme is open to battery manufacturers and essential components or related raw materials ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Texas set to impose annual fees on EV owners

To replace the gas tax paid by internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, the Texas House recently approved an annual $200 fee for electric vehicle owners. The bill now awaits approval from Governor Greg Abbott before becoming law. In 2015, ...

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 ...

Volvo’s Nova Bus secures massive order for electric buses in Canada

Nova Bus, the North American subsidiary of Volvo, has received a group order to supply up to 1,229 battery-electric buses to ten public transport operators in Quebec, Canada. The vehicles are set to be delivered between 2025 and 2027. ...

US EPA to invest $4 billion in port infrastructure

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was taking the first steps to develop programmes that will invest $4 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act in the nation’s port infrastructure. The EPA is now opening up for ...

Be Charge will build HPC chargers across Europe

Italien charging infrastructure provider Be Charge has secured more than €100 million in funding. The money will be used to set up HPC chargers in eight European countries by 2025 – specifically in Italy, Spain, France, Austria, Germany, Portugal, ...

Sysco delivers visionary truck charging hub at Riverside, CA

Food distributor Sysco unveiled its vision for the ‘Riverside Electric Vehicle Hub’. Known to readers from a significant order for electric trucks, the new infrastructure will transform the company’s distribution centre into the “focal point of its electrified fleet”. ...

Wolfspeed & ZF to build development centre near Nuremberg

Wolfspeed and ZF are planning a joint research and development centre for silicon carbide power electronics in the Nuremberg metropolitan region. The development site is to complement the planned silicon carbide chip factory in Saarland – but like the ...

New Flyer secures new H2 order from Nevada

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (USA) has ordered seven fuel cell buses from New Flyer. The public transport provider also signed an option for up to 100 more buses under the five-year contract. The new H2 buses ...

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