Company Revel has received a $60 million loan from the NY Green Bank to more than triple the number of public fast-chargers in New York City this year. It will fund the installation of 267 EV chargers across the Big Apple. Read more…

Dongfeng and Changhan have both announced that they are looking to reorganise. The move has sparked rumours that the two could merge. If they do, they would become the fifth-largest auto group worldwide. Read more…

Rivian has opened its order books for its electric delivery van (EDV) in the US, which it previously exclusively produced for the e-commerce giant Amazon. Prices start at just under 80,000 dollars. Read more…

The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has launched an international tender to purchase 125 new electric buses. These will go into service in the capital Athens. Read more…

BorgWarner has secured four new projects with three major Chinese domestic brands. The projects centre around the delivery of electric drive systems for BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs. Read more…

ComEd, Illinois’ largest utility provider, announced that it is making 100 million dollars in rebates available in 2025 for private, public, and business customers ready to invest in electric mobility. Read more…

Porsche has set its fourth Guinness World Record with its Taycan electric model – this time, the premium electric car has broken the record for the longest continuous drift of an electric vehicle on ice. All to the backdrop of the beautiful icy landscape in northern Finland. Read more…

India’s Maruti Suzuki does not expect EVs to offer the same level of profitability as internal combustion engine vehicles anytime soon. The country’s leading automaker still sees ICE models as its bread and butter for the foreseeable future. Read more…

The aviation group Airbus is not only suspending the development of a battery-electric air taxi, but also that of a hydrogen aircraft. This was originally due to be ready for flight in 2035.
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The Netherlands’ January registration statistics are making people sit up and take notice. In the first month of 2025, the Kia EV3 was the most popular car model across all drive systems. Overall, every third car registered in the Netherlands in January was electric. Read more…

Volvo has added a visually more robust cross-country version to its EX30 electric model portfolio. The new version uses the same all-wheel drive as the previous top model of the EX30, but comes with unique accessories and more ground clearance. Read more…

Daimler Truck subsidiary Rizon announced its first official handover in Canada, delivering an e18L electric truck fitted with a dump body to Villamar Construction in Victoria, British Columbia. Read more…

The British chemical company Johnson Matthey has agreed a long-term collaboration with Bosch. The aim of the duo is to drive forward the development and manufacture of catalyst-coated membranes for use in fuel cell stacks. The technology is primarily intended to benefit commercial vehicles. Read more…

Public transport providers Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority have received two grants totalling 58 million dollars. The money will be used to replace 57 older buses with electric models, which will be used in and around the city of Chicago. Read more…

Jeep just announced a cheaper trim level of its Jeep Wagoneer S for the North American market. The ‘Limited’ version costs 5,000 dollars less in the US than the ‘Launch Edition.’ Upgrades are available for extra cash – including additional power. Read more…

Chinese manufacturer Yutong will launch a new electric truck in the UK in the second quarter of 2025. The Yutong T75e will be available with two battery sizes and ranges of up to 180 miles (290 km). Read more…

The project ‘Sodium-Ion-Battery Deutschland-Forschung – SIB:DE FORSCHUNG,’ which has now launched, aims to evaluate the suitability of sodium-ion battery technology for the European energy and mobility transition and to achieve rapid industrial implementation. Read more…

The rescue of the Bavarian air taxi startup Lilium appears to be stalling. The transfer to the new company has still not taken place, the employees have not yet received their salaries for January – and some of them have already walked off the job. Read more…

The French energy group TotalEnergies believes it makes more sense for the European battery joint venture ACC to focus on the current factory in France than on further expansion. CEO Patrick Pouyanné expressed scepticism about the planned factories in Germany and Italy. Read more…

The Italian atelier Caselani, which specialises in retro Citroën conversions, has developed the ‘Type-Ami’ – a unique set of body parts that transforms the electric Citroën Ami subcompact into a retro model with a corrugated metal look. Read more…