The UK’s one-millionth BEV car was registered in January. This major milestone was also accompanied by the 60,000th electric van hitting the road in the United Kingdom. Read more…

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a new EV charging infrastructure grant. It will subsidise EV charging points at education institutes with up to 2,500 pounds. Read more…

Arriva has been awarded the contract to operate bus transport in the West Brabant region of the Netherlands. The 10-year contract provides for the introduction of 200 new electric buses from July 2025. Read more…

In Paris, parking fees for heavy vehicles will be tripled from September. The new rule only applies to vehicles belonging to visitors, but affects all drive systems. Drivers of purely electric cars weighing more than two tonnes will also have to pay extra. Read more…

The US state of Washington will spend more than 85 million dollars to fund nearly 5,000 new EV charging stations across the state. Half the grants will go to communities that face greater health risks due to pollution caused by fossil fuels. Read more…

Together with the Brazilian Shell subsidiary Raizen, BYD plans to build 600 new DC charging points in eight Brazilian cities over the next three years. The installation of the charging points under the Shell Recharge brand will begin this year. Read more…

The Traton brand MAN sold 771 electric buses in Europe in 2023. Thus, it almost tripled the sales figures for the Lion’s City E compared to the previous year (263 electric buses in 2022). Read more…

The company AeroVolt is building a charging network for electric vertical take-off aircraft at aerodromes and airports in the UK. In future, it will be used by eVOTL developer Skyfly, among others, which plans to launch its two-seater Axe model on the market in 2025. Read more…

Malta has earmarked 15 million euros to subsidise the purchase of electric vehicles for 2024. That includes pedelecs and electric motorcycles. In addition to the purchase premiums for new electric vehicles, the country also offers scrappage incentives for old combustion engines. Read more…

Epsilon Advanced Materials is following Johnson Matthey’s footsteps in Moosburg, Germany, and is moving into a technology centre for LFP cathode materials built by the British company. Read more…

The Dongfeng brand Voyah plans to launch in other European countries this year. In addition to Germany, France and Italy, it will enter the Spanish and Portuguese markets in 2024 with the well-known SUV Free and the Dreamer van. Read more…

The construction of Cellcentric’s fuel cell factory in Weilheim/Teck has been significantly delayed. The joint venture has now confirmed this. However, Cellcentric intends to meet the deadline for the start of production – with the help of another location. Read more…

BYD and FAW have started series production at their new battery factory in Changchun. This will initially have an annual capacity of 15 GWh and is to be expanded to 45 GWh. Blade battery packs will initially be produced there for the Hongqi brand. Read more…

Mexico and China instead of Belgium? According to a German media report, new Audi boss Gernot Döllner wants to make some structural changes, including personnel changes. That could affect the plant allocation – specifically for the large Q8 e-tron electric SUV. Read more…

Volkswagen is increasing its investments in Brazil from the previously planned seven billion reais by 2026 to 16 billion by 2028. By then, the carmaker plans to launch 16 new models nationwide, including hybrid and electric vehicles. Read more…

BYD is planning an electric compact SUV at a competitive price. The first images and information about the model have come from China. Read more…

Torsten Kiedel has been Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since 1 January 2024 and will drive Ionity’s growth in Europe together with Dr Michael Hajesch (CEO) and Dr Marcus Groll (COO). Read more…

A German-Czech consortium wants to develop a motorbike with a hydrogen fuel cell drive as part of the Hydrocycle project. By the end of 2025, a hydrogen motorbike is to be built as a demonstrator that meets European approval standards and certification regulations. Read more…

Parking service provider Parkopedia is partnering with North American EV roaming hub operator ChargeHub. Read more…

Electrify America announced the appointment of Yana Fayer to the position of chief financial officer. Fayer has over 15 years of finance and accounting experience across energy, asset management, retail, and construction industries. Read more…