Serbia will continue to offer purchase premiums for electric cars of up to 5,000 euros in 2025. The budget for this year is 170 million dinars, which corresponds to just under 1.5 million euros. Read more…

Japanese vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Motors has announced a new plant in the USA, where it will build commercial vehicles with both electric and combustion engines. The new factory in South Carolina is scheduled to open in 2027 and reach an annual production capacity of around 50,000 vehicles by 2030. Read more…

A few weeks ago, the Californian air taxi developer raised $430 million from investors. Now, BlackRock and others have added another $300 million. Archer’s plans to develop a hybrid military aircraft have struck a chord with investors. Read more…

Charge point operator Ionity has opened a new charging hub in the UK at the DoubleTree by Hilton Dartford Bridge. With 24 ultra-fast chargers, it is Ionity’s largest EV charging site in the country. Read more…

Dutch charge point operator PowerGo has completed the installation of all 152 charging points for electric vehicles in the Danish municipality of Ikast-Brande. Most of these are AC charging points, but there are some fast chargers. Read more…

US-American engine manufacturer Cummins is acquiring First Mode, a Seattle-based company specialising in the electrification of mining and rail vehicles. First Mode has made a name for itself in recent years with the conversion of dump trucks, among other things. Read more…

The Italian commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco will supply 40 eDaily electric vans to VIR by JP, a subsidiary of the French Jacky Perrenot Group. They will be used for delivery services and are designed to help overcome the challenges posed by environmental zones in city centres. Read more…

The Croatian electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac is getting serious about its diversification plans: its subsidiary Verne has now started building a factory near Zagreb to produce autonomous electric cars for the planned robotaxi service. Read more…

Foxconn boss Young Liu publicly confirmed for the first time on Wednesday that the world’s largest contract manufacturer is interested in joining Nissan. However, he emphasised that he wants to cooperate with Nissan – not take it over. Read more…

The German car subscription provider Finn has announced the conclusion of a new ABS (asset-backed security) financing programme worth up to one billion euros. The debt capital will enable Finn to further expand its fleet – also outside Germany. Read more…

Solaris has delivered the first 37 hydrogen buses to Bologna and Ferrara, Italy. The remaining 100 Urbino 1 hydrogen buses will be handed over to transport operator TPER by the end of next year. Read more…

Austrian supplier Magna and Mercedes-Benz have expanded their long-term ‘innovation partnership.’ As a result, Magna announced that the electric drive for the all-electric G-Class has been in production in Lannach, Austria, since last year. Read more…

Investment Management Corporation of Ontario has written down its $400 million investment in Northvolt. It is the latest shareholder to distance itself from the ailing battery manufacturer. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz is recalling 7,362 units of the EQB in the US that were built between 13 December 2021 and 23 January 2025. The reason is the risk of a vehicle fire caused by the high-voltage battery. Recalls in other countries could soon follow. Read more…

Chinese battery maker CATL has filed for a listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange. It expects to raise five billion dollars, making it the largest listing in the city in four years. Part of the money will be used to build CATL’s planned factory in Hungary. Read more…

Stellantis has filed a patent in the US describing an exhaust system for electric vehicles. What sounds somewhat abstruse at first has a serious background – and is intended to increase safety. Read more…

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is moving from theory to reality, with The Mobility House leading the charge. In the run-up to the Special Exhibit Bidirectional Charging at the Power2Dive in Munich in May, THM Managing Director Marcus Fendt shared insights on the current state of bidirectional charging, the challenges that remain, and the global trends shaping its future. Read more…

In the ‘SkaleD – Scaling extrusion-based direct coating’ project coordinated by EAS Batteries, five research partners are further developing a process that directly coats electrodes in industrial battery cell production. The aim is to reduce the costs of manufacturing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. Read more…

The Swiss provider of energy management solutions Landis+Gyr has announced its withdrawal from the charging infrastructure business for electric vehicles in the EMEA region. Although the company invested in the division less than a year ago, it is now pulling the plug – in view of the general market development. Read more…

British parcel delivery service HIVED has ordered eleven Mercedes-Benz eActros, namely nine eActros 600 and two eActros 400. The electric trucks will be used on the network’s middle mile. Read more…