Xiaomi has started deliveries of its first electric car. The first SU7s were handed over to selected owners at the factory in Beijing, while deliveries also started at Xiaomi branches in 28 Chinese cities. Read more…
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Dogs-body gets a car
April Fools Day brought out a number of references to electric vehicles this year. It seems carmakers have a thing about dogs. Read more…
Intelligent Energy develops new fuel cell system for passenger cars
British fuel cell developer Intelligent Energy has developed a smaller, more powerful fuel cell system. If brought to series production, it should cost around 100 pounds per kW. Read more…
Tesla production declines in the first quarter
Tesla has presented its production and delivery figures for the first quarter. With roughly 500,000 units at the start of 2024, the US carmaker could not match the record set in Q4 2023. That is partly due to the Red Sea conflict and an arson attack on the factory in Grünheide. Read more…
Servotech and Electra EV want to make Chinese EVs compatible with CCS2
Indian EV charger manufacturer Servotech Power Systems and electric vehicle powertrain solutions company Electra EV want to develop their own charger technology. It would allow vehicles with the Chinese charging standard GB/T to also use CCS to fast charge. Read more…
Maserati driver Günther wins Formula E’s premiere in Tokyo
Maximilian Günther has won the first Formula E race in Tokyo. The German Maserati driver won the E-Prix premiere in the Japanese capital ahead of the British drivers Oliver Rowland (Nissan) and Jake Dennis (Andretti). A second German driver also has reason to celebrate. Read more…
100 new fast-chargers for New York City
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the state government will fund 100 new high-speed chargers in New York City. Most sites should be up and running next year – all of them by 2026. Read more…
Lado Taxi orders another 2,500 VinFast electric cars
In Vietnam, Lado Taxi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase and rent an additional 2,500 VinFast electric cars from Green and Smart Moving JSC (GSM) within three years. Read more…
Atlante to install fast charging for Emil Frey in France
Atlante and Emil Frey have agreed that a total of around 80 DC charging points will be installed by next year at 15 Autosphere locations in France. Read more…
8,709 new electric cars in Norway
The Norwegian Road Information Authority OFV registered over 8,700 new electric cars in March 2024. Overall, however, March was a relatively slow month. It was only a very good month for one model. Read more…
US finalises CO2 limits for heavy commercial vehicles
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the final emission standards for trucks and buses for the model year 2027 to 2032. Just as with the recently published emissions standards for new cars and vans, the former were initially weakened compared to the original proposal – but will become stricter towards the end of the six-year period. Read more…
Panasonic and Indian Oil consider setting up cell production in India
Panasonic is planning a joint venture with Indian Oil to produce round cells in India. These will be designed for the two- and three-wheeled vehicles and stationary energy storage systems that are widespread in India. Read more…
Hyundai presents electric race car based on the Ioniq 5 N
Hyundai has unveiled the Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup, an electric racing car developed for a new racing series called the eN1 class. The Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup uses the drive system of the regular Ioniq 5 N, but has several modifications for the race track. Read more…
CATL and GM could build LFP battery factory in North America
According to Chinese media, CATL is negotiating with General Motors about the construction of a joint factory for LFP cells in North America. The annual production capacity would be at least that of the US plant for LFP cells planned by CATL and Ford. Read more…
Renault to build Flexis vans in Normandy
Renault has selected its plant in Sandouville, France, as the production site for the new electric vans from Flexis, Renault’s recently established joint venture with the Volvo Group. Production will kick off in 2026. Read more…
Polestar 2: How good is Model Year 2024?
Since its premiere in 2020, Polestar has noticeably developed its electric saloon further. With this new model year, the drive system has also been fundamentally revised. Our driving report shows what this brings and where there problems remain.
Metallica to use electric trucks for its concert tour in Europe
Heavy metal band Metallica will use electric trucks for their “M72 World Tour.” Partner Iveco will provide heavy-duty trucks for Metallica’s shows in Europe from May to July 2024 – and the crew will also travel by EV from concert to concert. Read more…
Greenlane builds truck charging corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
Electric and fuel cell truck charging and refuelling company Greenlane has announced plans for its first charging corridor for commercial trucks over 280 miles (around 450 kilometres) between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The company plans to extend charging and hydrogen refuelling corridors across the country. Read more…
VW announces electric bus from Brazil
The Brazilian brand Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus (also known as Volkswagen Truck & Bus or VWTB) will begin production of electric buses in the second half of this year. The e-Volksbus is said to have a range of up to 250 kilometres. Read more…
British Airways to decarbonise ground vehicles and equipment at Heathrow
British Airways is embarking on a multi-million-pound investment programme to overhaul its ground support equipment at Heathrow Airport to decarbonise its ground fleets and equipment. Read more…
