At Frankfurt Airport, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles is to be used bidirectionally in the future. The operator, Fraport, is receiving support from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology to bring the idea into regular operation at the airport. Read more…

The Scandinavian bus operator Nobina has ordered 55 electric regional buses from Solaris. The buses are 15-metre long, double-rear-axle intercity buses, which are widely used in the Nordic countries. Read more…

Hyundai’s electric aerial taxi subsidiary Supernal has entered into a strategic partnership with South Korea’s largest airline Korean Air. With the cooperation, the partners aim to accelerate the development of vertical take-off and landing electric air taxis (eVTOLs) and the ecosystem for them in South Korea. Read more…

Four flagship projects will receive funding to help the logistics sectors move their fleets towards zero-emission. These projects will help get battery-electric and fuel cell trucks on the road and set up the necessary infrastructure. Read more…

Inductive charging of electric vehicles while driving is now also being tested in Japan. A consortium of science and industry has launched a demonstration project in the city of Kashiwa. Read more…

Tesla has now officially launched its redesigned Model 3 on the Chinese market. Deliveries of the “Highland” are scheduled to begin there this month – with delivery times between six and nine weeks. Read more…

Two more Chinese electric car manufacturers are relying on CATL’s particularly fast-charging new LFP battery Shenxing. After Neta and Avatr, Chery and BAIC BJEV also announced their use. In the case of Chery, cars with this battery will also be sold in Europe. Read more…

The BMW Group will gradually introduce a direct sales model in Europe from 2024. The Mini brand will start on 1 January 2024 with the three countries Italy, Poland and Sweden, with the other countries following in stages. There is also a timetable for the BMW brand. Read more…

The Chinese manufacturer is considering setting up a dealer network in Europe. So far, the company has relied on direct sales in its first European export markets. Read more…

To counter competition from China, the Stellantis Group is planning a series of other low-cost electric cars based on the ‘CMP Smart Car’ platform of the recently unveiled Citroën ë-C3. Read more…

Tesla is cutting back on profitability in favour of its market share. The US electric carmaker has pursued this course since the beginning of the year with an unprecedented price war tactic. The Q3/2023 business figures reflect that strategy. Revenue was about 23 billion dollars, but the margin continues to drop. Read more…

The TU Eindhoven’s solar-powered test car Stella Terra has completed a 1,000-kilometre test drive from northern Morocco to the Sahara using power drawn from the sun. Read more…

British boatbuilder MMS presents a new electric work boat. The Envirocat Eco 8.5, in its current layout, collects floating debris and can be adapted to other tasks such as aqua farming or harbour clean-ups as well. Read more…

The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has again reported declining production figures for the third quarter. The official announcement on production and delivery figures is worth just three sentences to the company. Read more…

Infineon has signed a new supply agreement with Hyundai and Kia for EV silicon carbide and silicon power semiconductors. Infineon will build and reserve manufacturing capacity to supply SiC and Si power modules and chips to Hyundai and Kia by 2030. Read more…

Siemens has announced one of the largest single orders for its Sicharge D charging columns in the world to date. The customer for 200 DC chargers and digital services is Astor Enerji, which plans to build a charging network throughout Turkey. Read more…

The Traton Group has added a subsidiary called Traton Charging Solutions. The service company will give the group’s customers access to public charging stations. The service is also open to brands outside the group. Read more…

The Swedish electric boat manufacturer has kicked off production of the C-8 electric hydrofoil at its factory in Stockholm. The vessel will be equipped with batteries from EV manufacturer Polestar. Read more…

Servotech Power Systems and Emcor Power Solutions are teaming up to build charging infrastructure across India. Together, the companies plan to install and operate 1,000 charging stations in India, as concluded in a recently signed MoU. Read more…

The Mobility House has launched a new product for the end-consumer: ‘eyond’ is designed to help EV drivers earn money with their home charger – initially unidirectionally, in future also bi-directionally. Read more…