VDL Bus & Coach has officially opened its new production facility for electric buses in Roeselare, Belgium. VDL will produce the latest generation of its Citea electric city bus in series there. Read more…
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Volkswagen invests in Chinese production site in Hefei
Volkswagen is investing an additional 2.5 billion euros in its Chinese factory in Hefei. On top of expanding R&D capacities, it is also preparing for the production of two VW brand electric models that it is developing with Chinese partner Xpeng. Read more…
AFIF grant: EU funds 4,200 charging points and 48 hydrogen refuelling stations
The EU Commission has selected 42 new infrastructure projects that will contribute to the construction of new charging stations, hydrogen refuelling stations, and the electrification of airports – and will therefore be subsidised. More specifically, with more than €424 million from EU funds. Read more…
Partners plan charging network rollout at CBRE properties in the USA
The company Invisible Urban Charging (IUC) is aiming to install and operate one million chargers for electric vehicles in the USA over the next five years together with the CBRE Group. The locations will include properties currently managed by CBRE. Read more…
Van Hool goes to VDL and Schmitz Cargobull
After the Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool was declared insolvent on Monday, the future of the company has already been clarified: the trustees have accepted the joint bid from Dutch competitor VDL and German trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull. Read more…
EU Parliament approves stricter CO2 standards for lorries and buses
The European Parliament supports the path toward new CO2 standards for trucks and buses in the EU. As a result, all new buses should be emission-free from 2035 and almost all new trucks from 2040. The European Council still has to give the green light – but this is considered a formality. Read more…
Ford unveils 2024 Mustang Mach-E
Ford has unveiled the 2024 Mustang Mach-E lineup in the US. The new variants offer more range, quicker acceleration, and faster charging. Read more…
Vulcan Energy extracts first lithium chloride in new factory
Vulcan Energy Resources has started production of climate-neutral lithium chloride at its lithium extraction plant in Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate. According to the Australian-German company, this is the first lithium to be produced entirely in Europe. Read more…
VW Group sells fewer electric vehicles
The Volkswagen Group sold 136,400 electric cars in the first quarter of 2024. That is around three per cent less than in the same period last year. However, there are noticeable differences across the globe. Read more…
EV sales in China: March is the strongest month this year
Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China rose significantly in March – by 85 per cent compared to February alone. However, the dip at the beginning of the year was also a typical seasonal phenomenon. Read more…
Stellantis to make the Fiat 500 electric more affordable
Stellantis has announced plans to revise the platform of the Fiat 500 Electric. Specifically, the Group is planning a more affordable version of the small electric car with a new battery and new electric drive. Read more…
Twelve new Superchargers installed at Berlin shopping centre
The Alexa shopping centre in Berlin has upgraded its underground parking with a series of 12 new Supercharger stations of the V4 variant. This marks the third Supercharger location in Berlin. Read more…
VW certifies CATL battery test centre in Erfurt
CATL’s Thuringian battery test and validation centre at Erfurter Kreuz has received official certification from the Volkswagen Group and will now commence its full service function for European customers and partners. Read more…
Alfa Romeo presents electric SUV Milano Elettrica
Alfa Romeo has unveiled its new Milano compact SUV, which will also be available with a purely electric drive. The BEV variant Milano Elettrica utilises the familiar Stellantis drive technology – a further power level is available as an option. Read more…
Mercedes EQS gets larger battery and a new look
Mercedes-Benz has revised its EQS. The electric flagship will not only get a makeover and equipment upgraded for the 2024 model year. The German automaker has also upgraded the technology – although the battery will be larger, Mercedes will keep the 400-volt architecture. Read more…
Tesla launches Model Y with large battery and rear-wheel drive
A new variant of the Model Y is now available in Europe. The “Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive” variant has a WLTP range of 600 kilometres and is slightly more expansive than the regular “Rear-Wheel Drive” variant with the smaller battery. Read more…
Self-driving scooter: April Fool’s joke could hit the road
On 1 April, Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal announced India’s first self-driving electric scooter. It was obviously a joke – but it doesn’t have to stay one. Read more…
Paris-based H2 joint venture HysetCo raises €200 million
The joint venture HysetCo, which focuses on hydrogen mobility in the Paris region, has raised €200 million in fresh capital. The hydrogen fund Hy24 will become the largest shareholder in the joint venture, which was founded in 2019. Read more…
RWTH Aachen University wants to dry battery electrodes more quickly with a laser
As part of the IDEEL research project, the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University has developed a method for drying LFP cathodes and graphite anodes using a laser process – which is faster and more efficient than current methods. Read more…
Florida city launches electric bus fleet
The City of Hallandale Beach, Florida, launched ‘the Cloud’, an all-electric bus fleet. This fleet of nine electric buses is one of the largest electric bus fleets owned by any municipality in Florida. Read more…
