Delta Electronics is supplying around 800 of its UFC 200 fast-charging stations for the expansion of Izivia’s charging infrastructure at McDonald’s shops in France, which began at the end of last year. By 2025, a charging network of over 2,000 charging points is to be created at more than 700 locations. Read more…
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Delaware receives funds to grow EV charging network
The US state of Delaware will invest state and federal funds in electric vehicle charging infrastructure along the state’s major highways. The first two locations will be petrol stations in Camden and Harrington, with the chargers scheduled to go live in 2025. Read more…
Mercedes-AMG announces large E-SUV based on AMG.EA platform
Mercedes-AMG wants to develop a full-size electric SUV from the ground up. The model will be the second vehicle based on the all-electric AMG.EA platform. Development vehicles are due to start their first test drives this winter. Read more…
New EU Climate Commissioner also wants to enforce ICE phase-out
The EU is sticking to its current plan to decarbonise the transport sector. After the new Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikosta, designated Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra also said he favours the agreed timetable for phasing out combustion engines in the European Union. Read more…
Volvo to start deliveries of the EX30 in the US in 2024
Volvo says it will start delivering the EX30 to US customers before the end of the year. The first units will not come from Europe, but will be manfactured in China. Read more…
Be.EV installs charging hub in Sheffield
A new charging bay containing nine ultra-rapid EV charging stations has been installed in Sheffield by national charging network Be.EV. It is located on a key trunk-road between Sheffield city centre and the M1. Read more…
Oxa launches new autonomous vehicles in UK and US
Autonomous vehicle company Oxa has fitted the Ford E-Transit with its driverless software, bringing a self-driving van and minibus to the US and the UK. The vehicle can be used for logistics and passenger transportation. Read more…
Ledermair places order for 27 electric buses with MAN
MAN Truck & Bus has booked its largest order to date from a private customer in Austria: Tyrolean transport company Ledermair is ordering 27 MAN Lion’s City E electric buses. Deliveries are scheduled for the second half of 2025. Read more…
Autonomous Freightliner eCascadia completes driving test
Daimler Truck subsidiary Torc Robotics successfully tested a driverless electric truck in the US. And this time, it did so without a safety driver and an operator on board. Read more…
CATL start trial production of 20 Ah solid-state cells
CATL is said to have started sample validation of its 20 Ah solid-state cells. The Chinese battery giant is known to want to manufacture pure solid-state batteries in small quantities for the first time in 2027. Read more…
Canoo faces financial difficulties
In the past two weeks, Canoo has furloughed 30 workers at its Oklahoma factory, lost both its CFO and General Counsel, and faced serious accusations from employees. Read more…
Irizar and FCC Medio Ambiente present hydrogen truck
At the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Irizar and environmental service provider FCC Medio Ambiente presented H2TRUCK, the first electric chassis platform for heavy urban transport vehicles to be manufactured entirely in Spain. Read more…
Flanders cancels EV subsidies ahead of schedule
The Belgian region of Flanders is cancelling its purchase premium for electric cars on 22 November 2024, earlier than planned. That is because significantly more consumers applied for subsidies than the government had expected. The funding pot is empty. Read more…
Szczecin orders fourteen additional electric buses from Solaris
The Polish city of Szczecin is ordering more electric buses from Solaris. The new order comprises 14 electric buses, which will bring the city’s electric bus fleet up to a total of 30 vehicles. Read more…
Nikola sells record number of FCEVs in Q3/2024
Nikola delivered a record number of fuel cell trucks in the third quarter of 2024, specifically 88 units. However, the US manufacturer still posted a net loss of nearly 200 million dollars. Read more…
Nissan’s Interstar-e rolls to dealerships in Europe
Nissan’s large Interstar van, offered for the first time as a battery-electric variant, will be available at dealerships starting this month. It has a range of up to 460 kilometres. Read more…
The Mobility House and Monta team up on fleet charging
The Mobility House and Monta are entering into a partnership to promote smart charging solutions for electric vehicles in both fleets and the private sector. As part of the partnership, The Mobility House Solutions is adding Monta’s billing software to its service portfolio. Read more…
BP sells off Dutch petrol stations
BP plans to sell all of its 310 petrol stations in the Netherlands by the end of 2025. Investments required for growth in the relatively small Dutch market would be too high. Read more…
Does Neta have financial problems?
The electric car brand Neta from Hozon Auto is apparently experiencing financial difficulties. Neta is said to have stopped production at its main plant and cut the salaries of its employees. Read more…
Rio Tinto tests battery swap technology for electric dump trucks
Mining group Rio Tinto and the Chinese State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) will be trialling battery swap technology for electric dump trucks from Chinese manufacturer Tonly in Mongolia. Read more…
