Indian EV and energy storage solutions provider Jupiter Electric Mobility (JEM) plans to deploy 300 electric mini trucks in partnership with Pickkup, a Delhi-based sustainable logistics company. The duo signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday to formalise the agreement. Read more…

Shell is building a test centre for charging infrastructure in Hamburg. The centre will focus on megawatt charging and applications for trucks, buses, tractors and construction vehicles as well as ships with electric drives. The first tests are to be carried out as early as the end of 2025. Read more…

An electric hydrofoil from Candela has completed the trip from Sotogrande on the Spanish mainland to Ceuta, Spanish territory in North Africa – a distance of 24 nautical miles – in just one hour, matching the speed of conventional fast ferries. After recharging, the ship returned to the Spanish mainland on the same day. Read more…

CATL reports progress in the development of lithium-metal batteries which, thanks to a new electrolyte, combine a high energy density with a long service life for this type of battery. Among other things, the Group is envisaging the future use of this battery technology in electric vehicles and aeroplanes. Read more…

Lidl is the first company in Italy to use the all-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 truck. The first vehicle is now supplying Lidl shops in Trentino-Alto Adige and the Lake Garda area. Logistics partner LC3 Trasporti has ordered a total of 30 units of the eActros 600. Read more…

UK Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has announced that from the end of May, more drivers and businesses will no longer need to submit a planning application to install public or private EV sockets. Read more…

The Indian government has announced guidelines for a new scheme to encourage automakers to produce electric cars locally. Several prominent global players have already expressed interest in the scheme. Read more…

BYD has announced new partnerships to significantly expand its network of megawatt charging stations for electric cars beyond the 4,000 planned to date. BYD will work with Xiaoju Charging to build 10,000 such megawatt charging stations and with LongShine for another 5,000. Read more…

Kia is sticking to its plans to sell the EV4 electric mid-size sedan in the United States. However, the models destined for the US market are not to be built in America, despite US President Trump’s auto tariffs. Read more…

13,384 new electric cars were registered in Norway in May, significantly more than in April and the same month last year. However, as other drive types also made gains, ‘only’ 94 per cent of all new registrations in Norway in May were purely electric. And in terms of models, there is a ray of hope for Tesla. Read more…

Cadillac is bringing the Vistiq, an electric SUV presented last autumn, to Europe. Sales have now started in Germany, France, Sweden and Switzerland. The starting price in Germany is just under 100,000 euros. Read more…

According to insiders, the two South Korean battery manufacturers, LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI, are planning to install production lines for LFP cells in their respective US factories, jointly operated with General Motors. Read more…

Following an export ban on rare earths, China is now approving deliveries only with export licenses. The first exports appear to be taking place. While a handful of licences have been granted, such as to major German carmakers, Indian automakers say they have received none and will have to stop production in early June. According to industry circles, shortages could soon cause production stops at Western car manufacturers, too. Read more…

The new German government is apparently rushing to launch the first subsidy measures for electric vehicles. As part of a larger package, electric cars are to be made more attractive for companies with special depreciation allowances to be available from July. Read more…

BYD wants to ride the green wave with the Dolphin Surf. Our first drive took us under the red traffic lights of Berlin. And yet the small electric vehicle impressed us with its great agility and practicality. The driving report.

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Cyclic Materials, a Canadian specialist in the recycling of rare earths, and micromobility provider Lime have announced a joint project. The two companies want to recycle magnets from the electric motors of disused e-bikes and electric scooters. Read more…

After years of installing charging points for providers such as Ionity, the French multi-technology service provider SPIE has also been active as a CPO itself since 2022 under the e-Vadea brand. While the focus was initially on motorway service stations, the company has now opened its first charging stations off motorways. Read more…

The city of London is getting serious about ending the exemption of electric vehicles from the city centre congestion charge, as had been previously announced. From 2 January 2026, there will only be a discount on the congestion charge for electric cars and electric commercial vehicles. At the same time, the city centre toll is also to be increased. Read more…

The Californian developer of batteries with silicon anodes, Amprius, has signed a contract manufacturing agreement with an unnamed “leading battery manufacturer in South Korea.” Its plant in South Korea will manufacture SiCore silicon anode cells to Amprius’ specifications, supporting both current and future battery platforms. Read more…

The V2G test project from Volkswagen and partners in the Stenberg estate in Hudiksvall, Sweden, is entering its next phase with 200 electric cars from VW and 200 bidirectional chargers from Ambibox. The installations are being carried out at a number of pilot customers, including private households and VW electric car dealerships. Vattenfall and Ambibox say the goal is to commercially launch V2G later this year. Read more…