Delta Electronics has announced the market launch of a 500 kW fast charging station called the UFC 500. It is designed to impress with a relatively small footprint and can charge two electric vehicles simultaneously with 250 kW each. Read more…

Flux Mobility, a Swiss developer of light electric commercial vehicles, has received an order from the Basel professional fire brigade to supply eight electric vans and emergency vehicles. The fire brigade had a Flux vehicle in its fleet for intensive testing beforehand. Read more…

Switzerland’s first fully electric snow groomer has been undergoing tests in the Flumserberg ski resort in the canton of St. Gallen for several weeks. It comes from the Italian manufacturer Prinoth. Swiss eMobility specialist Designwerk is providing its mobile charger. Read more…

The Seat brand Cupra is planning the next generation of its Formentor model with a purely electric drive. The electric Formentor will be launched “towards the end of the decade” and will probably utilise the Volkswagen Group’s upcoming SSP platform. Read more…

In the French capital region of Île-de-France, the first test drives are taking place with an electric double-articulated bus equipped with a floor-based conductive charging system from Alstom. The public transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités is planning to purchase an entire fleet of 24-metre-long electric buses. Read more…

Siemens has presented another variant of the Sicharge D fast charging solution with a maximum output of 400 kW. It enables dynamic charging of up to four vehicles simultaneously. Read more…

Renault subsidiary The Future is Neutral has started remanufacturing three components of the electric drivetrain: Electric motors, power electronics and batteries. In future, Renault customers will be able to choose between new original parts and remanufactured components, which are up to 30 per cent cheaper. Read more…

Following the GTX versions of the ID.3 and ID.7, VW has also released the last of its Europe ID. models as a GTX version – the ID. Buzz. The electric van is equipped with the latest drive generation of the MEB and a whole host of sporty details. Read more…

With the Vision Neue Klasse X SUV concept, BMW has given a preview of the first electric model based on the Neue Klasse vehicle architecture. This is the model whose series production is scheduled to start at the Hungarian plant in Debrecen in the second half of 2025. Read more…

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the final emissions targets for new cars from model years 2027 to 2032. As expected, these will be weakened compared to earlier plans – but only at the beginning. The final target of significantly reducing emissions by 2032 remains more or less the same. Read more…

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The UK government’s Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant, which discounts the installation of home chargers for EV drivers, has been expanded to people who use on-street parking. Read more…

The German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is researching new types of storage tanks for liquid hydrogen in the ‘NICOLHy’ project together with four European partners. The aim is to increase the capacity of suitable tanks by a factor of forty while reducing costs by 80 per cent. Read more…

Octopus Energy has taken another step in its plans to transform the UK’s energy system by integrating electric cars into National Grid’s balancing mechanism. Read more…

Volvo Buses has presented the 8900 Electric intercity bus, which will be available in selected European countries in 2025. It is based on the new BZR Electric platform, for which the company has now unveiled all the technical data. Read more…

Portuguese charging station manufacturer i-charging is increasing the maximum charging power of its Blueberry Cluster and Blueberry Plus charging stations from 600 to 900 kW. The power can be shared dynamically by to four vehicles charging simultaneously. The more powerful stations are already available. Read more…

The Indian ridesharing company BluSmart Mobility is expanding its fleet with 4,000 electric cars from Citroën. The two companies have now signed an MoU for this purpose. Read more…

Shell plans to give up as many 1,000 retail locations, including petrol stations, this year and next to concentrate more on setting up charging stations for electric vehicles. Read more…

Volkswagen is expanding its cooperation with Mobileye in the field of automated driving. Together, the two companies want to bring new automated driving functions into series production – for the Group’s premium brands and light commercial vehicles. Read more…

Parts of a transnational network of hydrogen refuelling stations for freight transport in the Baltic Sea region are to be installed in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Partners from Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland are participating in the ‘HyTruck’ project. Read more…