Fully electric buses are set to hit the roads in Essex for the first time. The English county has launched 55 electric buses on public transport routes around Basildon, with roll-out set to continue over the next two months. Read more…

India has commissioned the first fleet of battery-swappable heavy-duty electric trucks in the country at the Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). This induction makes JNPA’s electric truck fleet the largest one at any Indian port. Read more…

The electric Cayenne is the second model that Porsche has launched based on the Premium Platform Electric. This electric SUV, known internally as E4, is by no means merely a larger version of the electric Macan — Porsche has significantly optimized the drive system, battery, and software. At electrive, we’ve been able to garner a number of illuminating insights into the technology behind the new Porsche Cayenne. Read more…

Siemens Mobility and its partners celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for a new production facility for rail vehicle battery systems in Luhe-Wildenau, Bavaria. A production facility is being built on a site covering around 20,000 square meters, where battery systems for Siemens regional trains, locomotives, and external customers will be manufactured in the future. Read more…

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has put a new straddle carrier powered by a fuel cell into operation at the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT). It is being used as part of the Clean Port & Logistics (CPL) innovation cluster on the associated test field. Read more…

Circle K, which operates around 760 fuel and service stations across Sweden, has just opened the country’s first charger with a 1000kW (1MW) capacity. Read more…

The electric bus company, Highland Electric Fleets, has been selected by the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics as the official provider of electric school buses. A fleet of 500 battery-electric buses will be deployed during the games as stakeholder transport. Read more…

As of today, the tax credit for purchasing electric cars, both new and used, has expired in the US. Some manufacturers are now apparently trying to make the subsidy available for a little longer through their dealers. Read more…

After France promoted the purchase of around 50,000 electric cars by low-income earners for the first time last year as part of a social leasing program, the program is now entering its second phase. Applications can be submitted immediately. Read more…

After years of long delays, Tesla has finally delivered its first electric car in India. The market launch was done with a Model Y, which is available in two variants at the start. More models and showrooms are to follow soon. Read more…

The German startup Jakob Mining Vehicles (JMV) has teamed up with development service provider EDAG to develop an electric pickup truck designed for mining. The JMV TerraCharge is to be built by contract manufacturer T-Engineering in Trollhättan, Sweden. The production target is 750 vehicles per year. Read more…

Turkish electric car newcomer Togg has now officially launched in Germany. At market launch, the T10X and T10F models will initially be available in the top-of-the-range ‘V2 RWD Long Range’ version, almost fully equipped and including delivery from £45,590. The more affordable versions will follow in early 2026, starting at £34,295. Read more…

Telo Trucks has secured $20 million USD in an oversubscribed Series A round as it works towards production of its compact electric pickup, the MT1. The startup claims to have already amassed more than 12,000 preorders for the MT1. Read more…

The government of India has released new operational guidelines for its PM E-DRIVE scheme, which aims to deploy over 72,000 public EV chargers and battery-swap stations nationwide. Authorities have earmarked approx. €220m (2,000 crore) in subsidies for installing the chargers. Read more…

Octopus Electroverse has announced it is now offering Chargetrip’s EV routing engine to all of its licensing partners. It means they’ll now be able to embed full route planning into their services. Read more…

Subaru of America has just revealed pricing and technical details for the 2026 Solterra, its updated electric SUV set to arrive in US showrooms later this year. Despite inflation and supply chain pressures, plus a whole host of performance upgrades, the new model retains impressively competitive pricing. Read more…

Mazda, together with its partner Changan, has launched the 4.85-metre-long mid-range SUV EZ-60 in China, which is available as a pure BEV or with a range extender. From 2026, it is also set to come to Europe under the name Mazda CX-6e. Read more…

Daimler Buses has been commissioned by public transport operator Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU AG (SZU for short) to plan and implement the charging infrastructure at the Rütihof bus depot in Wädenswil on Lake Zurich. Read more…

The government of Croatia is set to provide significant investment into electric bus chargers in the country’s capital of Zagreb. The country’s ministry of finance has said it will contribute €21 million euros to a €27.4m electric bus infrastructure initiative. Read more…

The Chinese EV firm has officially opened its 100th franchised dealership in the UK, just less than 30 months after its initial UK retail launch in April 2023. The company says the average drive time to a BYD showroom is now 27 minutes for most UK residents. Read more…