Ballard Power Systems, the hydrogen fuel cell company, is due for a major strategic overhaul under its new CEO, Marty Neese. The company has revealed a new plan to move toward profitability through cost-cutting and a narrower product focus. Read more…
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BMW kicks off serial drive production in Steyr
The BMW plant in Steyr has started series production of the electric drive unit for the Neue Klasse cars. The electric motor for the sixth generation of the BMW eDrive (Gen6) is the first fully electric drive unit to be manufactured at the Steyr plant. Read more…
Italy plans new EV purchase incentive from September
Italy’s government wants to launch a new incentive programme for electric cars, apparently starting in September. The Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, has announced this and provided initial details. Read more…
Some Octopus Energy customers can get a free Ohme EV charger – if they act fast
Octopus Energy has teamed up with Uber to offer free home Ohme ePod chargers to its rideshare drivers. The offer is limited to the first 1000 drivers who switch to Octopus’ Intelligent Octopus Go EV tariff. Read more…
Dutch postal service expands emission-free delivery area
The Dutch postal and parcel service PostNL now completes 30 per cent of its last-mile deliveries emission-free. According to the postal service, this exceeds the local legal requirements. Read more…
$21 million for ‘Clean Mobility’ in New York State
Kathy Hochul, the Governor of New York State, has announced that $21 million in funding is now available for ‘zero-emission mobility’ solutions in the state. The Clean Mobility Program will award funding to pilot projects that ‘expand access to shared zero-emission transportation’. Read more…
Tesla launches ride-hailing service in San Francisco
A few weeks after launching its Robotaxi service in the Texas city of Austin, Tesla is now also offering a ride-hailing service in San Francisco and the surrounding area. However, there is one crucial difference to the service in Austin: in San Francisco, a driver is behind the wheel. Read more…
Italy plans new e-car purchase incentive from September
Italy’s government wants to launch a new incentive programme for electric cars, apparently starting in September. The Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, has announced this and provided initial details. Read more…
Norway’s July vehicle registrations show 97 per cent EVs
9,291 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in July. They achieved a record market share of 97.2 per cent. The Tesla Model Y once again took first place in the model rankings in July. Read more…
JLR CEO Adrian Mardell steps down
Adrian Mardell, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), wants to retire after around three years in the top job. Under his leadership, the British manufacturer achieved its highest profit for ten years, massively reduced its debts – and recently carried out a controversial rebranding of the Jaguar brand. Read more…
Lyft completes acquisition of Freenow
The US rideshare company Lyft has just finished acquiring the FreeNow e-mobility app from Mercedes-Benz and BMW. First announced in April, the acquisition means that Lyft can now offer ride-hailing and taxi services in 11 countries and almost 1000 cities. Read more…
Onvo officially launches flagship L90 SUV in China
About two weeks after starting pre-orders, Nio brand Onvo has officially started selling its flagship electric SUV, the L90, in China. Priced from 265,800 yuan (or 179,800 yuan if the battery is rented), the starting price is 14,100 yuan lower than at the start of pre-sales. Read more…
Brazil accelerates tariff hike on disassembled EV imports
Brazil’s foreign trade committee, Gecex-Camex, has announced an earlier-than-planned increase to import duties on disassembled electric and hybrid vehicles, set to impact manufacturers relying on CKD and SKD assembly formats. The revised schedule brings the 35% import tax forward by 18 months. Read more…
KGM Torres EVX test proves exotic with light and shade
There are many electric SUVs in the mid-size class, but the KGM Torres EVX stands out from the crowd in a number of ways – if only because it is very rare in Germany. Our driving report shows whether the model from South Korea deserves more attention!
Genesis Motor Europe appoints new managing director
Peter Kronschnabl, a senior figure from the BMW Group, has been appointed as the MD of Genesis Motor Europe. He takes over from Xavier Martinet, President & CEO of Hyundai Motor Europe, who previously served as interim Managing Director. Read more…
Austria’s largest charging park yet to open
A large charging park with an initial 38 charging points will open in Amstetten in Lower Austria on 1 August, which will eventually be expanded to 50 charging points. Operated by a municipal utility subsidiary, the charging bays are leased to three operators: Ionity, Tesla and the regional provider Energieversorgung Niederösterreich (EVN). Read more…
Thailand adjusts EV policy to boost exports
Thailand’s National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee (EV Board) today made some amendments to the EV 3.0 and EV 3.5 schemes. The country aims to push EV exports with the revisions in these policies, which it announced in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Read more…
German start-up receives ten million euros for the development of silicon anodes
The technology startup NorcSi from Halle an der Saale has successfully completed another round of financing worth 10.7 million euros. Among other things, the investments will go towards setting up a production line for anodes made of pure silicon. Read more…
Revamped Madrid fast charging hub now one of Spain’s largest
The fast charging park is located at Nuevos Ministerios car park and offers between 175kw and 350kW charging points. 22 of the charging bays are operated by Iberdrola and BP Pulse, with the remaining 18 being Tesla Superchargers. Read more…
Dachser adds more eActros 600 trucks to fleet
Logistics provider Dachser has taken delivery of seven eActros 600 trucks from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The fully electric vehicles will be used for long-distance transport from several locations. Read more…
