Tesla and Rivian ccould reach a “conditional” settlement the legal dispute between the two carmakers, which has been ongoing since 2020. The lawsuit concerns the question of whether former Tesla employees who left the company disclosed trade secrets to their new employer Rivian. Read more…

Australian mining company Fortescue has awarded another major contract for electric vehicles, this time to Chinese engineering company XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). Read more…

Gogoro has entered Chile, expanding its presence in the Latin American region. The company has partnered with Copec Voltex, the electric mobility division of local company Copec, to manage its operations there. Read more…

Valeo and Rohm Semiconductor are working together on the next generation of power modules for electric motor inverters. In this context, Rohm will now provide the French drive specialist with an innovative silicon carbide module as a first step. Read more…

In the German port city of Hamburg, the public transport provider Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH), IAV and eVersum are developing an autonomous e-shuttle service called ‘ahoi’ for public transport in the southernmost part of the city. The project will begin in the second half of 2025, initially with five vehicles and gradually increasing to up to 20 autonomous vehicles. Read more…

California’s Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) will purchase 50 new zero-emission buses. The order includes 40 hydrogen fuel-cells and ten 40-foot battery-electric buses.  Read more…

Tesla previously did not offer lease buyouts. The carmaker always said that it wanted to keep the cars as robotaxis. Tesla is now backing down, at least in the US. Read more…

Cupra is looking to come to the US by 2030. The company is exploring a partnership with Penske Automotive Group, a prominent automotive retailer, to set up its sales network in the new market. Read more…

There appears to be a further delay in Toyota’s production plans for next-generation electric cars. The new Lexus brand battery-electric model scheduled for 2026 will not go into production until mid-2027. Read more…

Singapore-based Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies has introduced the VLS-IV fuel cell with a power output of 400 kW. The company developed the latest fuel cell for heavy-duty on-road trucks and other high-power equipment. Read more…

The Volkswagen Group is taking a closer look at its sales model in selected European markets. Although direct sales with a ‘Full Agency’ remains the German carmaker’s long-term goal, there could be a return to traditional sales in the short and medium term. Read more…

Kalmar, the Finnish manufacturer of industrial trucks, is entering into a cooperation with the Swedish startup Elonroad, which specialises in automatic charging technology for heavy vehicles. Kalmar wants to test Elonroad’s solution for conductive charging while driving. Read more…

A fake charging port called ‘PrankPort’, a magnetically attached fake charging port for combustion vehicles, can be purchased on Amazon. The manufacturer, a brand called Export Commodity, describes the item as a joke item but also advertises it as “perfect for parking in EV spots.” Read more…

VEV is building high-powered DC charging infrastructure for a fleet of over 150 electric buses across four UK depots located in Leamington, Nuneaton, Rugby, and Chesterfield. Read more…

The European Parliament has elected the new EU Commission under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen. The new Commissioners will take office on 1 December. Importantly, both the designated Transport Commissioner and Climate Commissioner are committed to the agreed-upon combustion engine phase-out in the EU. Read more…

Amara Raja Infra has opened India’s first green hydrogen fuelling station in Leh, a city nestled in the Himalayas in the country’s northern part. The company established it as part of the world’s highest altitude (3,650 metres MSL) Green Hydrogen Mobility Project. Read more…

Canada’s leading beverage company, Labatt Breweries, has spent 5.47 million CAD (3.69 million euros) on ten new Volvo VNR Electric trucks for its logistics operations in Quebec. It is Volvo Trucks’ largest single order for the VNR Electric in Canada. Read more…

A fleet of 500 Renault 5s will launch in the MyWheels car sharing fleet in Utrecht. With their bidirectional charging function, they are planned to help to stabilise the city’s electricity grid. Such a scenario has been tested in Utrecht since 2019. Read more…

The BMW Group is building a competence centre for battery cell recycling in Kirchroth in Lower Bavaria. There, the company will put so-called direct recycling process into practice. Read more…

To mark the 40th anniversary of their joint venture agreement, Volkswagen and SAIC have extended their cooperation until 2040. The partners are focussing on an accelerated electrification strategy – including, for the first time, range extender models. Read more…