
The Mobility House North America has revealed its Cascade EV Aggregator, a vehicle-grid integration platform for utilities. The aggregator allows electric vehicles to function as energy storage assets for grid balancing. Read more…
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Aggregator for North American utilities

The Mobility House North America has revealed its Cascade EV Aggregator, a vehicle-grid integration platform for utilities. The aggregator allows electric vehicles to function as energy storage assets for grid balancing. Read more…
Cylib recycles lithium carbonate from used NMC batteries

The Aachen-based battery recycling startup Cylib has demonstrated in a customer project that its in-house developed technology works. The company recovered lithium carbonate from used NMC batteries, which is now being used in new electric car batteries. Read more…
Cylib recycles lithium carbonate from used NMC batteries

The Aachen-based battery recycling startup Cylib has demonstrated in a customer project that its in-house developed technology works. The company recovered lithium carbonate from used NMC batteries, which is now being used in new electric car batteries. Read more…
Hess acquires Kiepe’s trolleybus technology division

The German technology company Kiepe Electric has sold its business unit for electric systems for trolleybuses to the Swiss bus manufacturer Hess. Kiepe now plans to focus entirely on its core business of electric systems and components for rail vehicles. Read more…
Schiphol Amsterdam Airport builds new charging stations for electric buses

Kempower has installed three new charging hubs with a total of 28 DC charging points at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for the growing fleet of electric apron buses and other ground vehicles. Additional charging centers are planned. Read more…
VW launches new EV architecture CEA for China into series production

Volkswagen, Cariad, and Xpeng have brought the new China Electronic Architecture (CEA) to production readiness in just 18 months. This enables the market launch of the first CEA-based model, the VW ID.UNYX 07, to begin in China. Read more…
ACEA review 2025: electric trucks show isolated gains, electric buses perform across the board

Light and shade in ACEA’s 2025 balance: the European truck market is contracting, but records slight gains in the share of electric trucks thanks to a handful of pioneer markets. By contrast, buses – and electric buses in particular – show noticeable growth. In Germany alone, the number of newly registered electric buses doubled in 2025. Read more…
Electric Volvo VNR trucks to support City Harvest in New York

Volvo Trucks North America will supply three Volvo VNR Electric trucks to City Harvest in 2026 under the so-called Bronx is Breathing initiative. Backed by a USD 10 million award from the New York Clean Transportation Prizes programme, the project combines battery-electric vehicles and new charging infrastructure to cut emissions and noise in one of North America’s major urban freight hubs. Read more…
Germany launches new funding for H2 refuelling stations and trucks

The German federal government is expected to publish a new funding call this week to support the construction of hydrogen refueling stations and trucks equipped with hydrogen fuel cell or hydrogen combustion engines, with a total of 220 million euros in funding. This initiative aims to establish a core network for heavy-duty transport—as required by the AFIR regulation. Read more…
Tesla to build humanoid robots in Fremont instead of Model S/X

Tesla will discontinue production of the Model S and Model X at the end of the second quarter of 2026. The section of the Fremont, California plant where the two luxury models are currently built will in the future be used for the production of humanoid robots. Read more…
More countries set concrete e-mobility targets

A total of 104 countries have announced plans to the United Nations (UN) in their national climate contributions to expand electric mobility. Of these, 66 countries have formulated concrete expansion targets for electric mobility—more than ever before. Read more…
Double-digit revenue decline: Tesla’s automotive business contracts

Tesla is looking back on a weak year. Deliveries fell by nine per cent to around 1.6 million vehicles. For the first time in its history, the electric car manufacturer is also reporting a decline in revenue. Most notably, in 2025, Tesla generated only as much profit as it had previously sometimes achieved in a single quarter. Read more…
Rivian Offers Alternative to Customers Affected by Discontinued F-150 Lightning

As is well known, Ford has halted production of its all-electric pickup, the F-150 Lightning. Now, a high-ranking manager from the electric vehicle startup Rivian is generating significant attention on LinkedIn—by recommending Rivian’s R1T as an alternative for Ford customers whose orders were canceled. Read more…
AEM gains additional development partner for rare-earth-free electric motors

UK startup Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) specialises in electric motors without rare earth metals. After securing its first development deal with a supplier in autumn, AEM now announced another contract with ‘a leading partner in the automotive industry.’ Read more…
India: BYD explores localising additional models amid rising demand

With rising demand putting pressure on its import-led passenger car business in India, BYD is reassessing its current strategy. The company is considering increasing localisation, nearly two years after the country rejected its manufacturing proposal worth $1 billion. Read more…
Ford Explorer and Capri receive new LFP battery option

Ford Europe has announced improvements for the Explorer and Capri. Both MEB models now offer increased range and performance thanks to a new LFP battery and an enhanced electric motor—a preview of updates for the MEB series across the Volkswagen Group. Read more…
Ford Explorer and Capri receive new LFP battery option

Ford Europe has announced improvements for the Explorer and Capri. Both MEB models now offer increased range and performance thanks to a new LFP battery and an enhanced electric motor—a preview of updates for the MEB series across the Volkswagen Group. Read more…
Arriva orders Yutong electric buses for East Brabant

Public transport operator Arriva will deploy a total of 167 new electric buses in the Dutch region of East Brabant starting in December 2026. In addition to the 39 electric buses from Irizar, this includes 128 electric buses from the Chinese manufacturer Yutong. Read more…
Arriva orders Yutong electric buses for East Brabant

Public transport operator Arriva will deploy a total of 167 new electric buses in the Dutch region of East Brabant starting in December 2026. In addition to the 39 electric buses from Irizar, this includes 128 electric buses from the Chinese manufacturer Yutong. Read more…

