From mid-2025, participants in the ALIKE project will gradually initiate trial operations for autonomous on-demand ridepooling in the German city of Hamburg. The operational zone spans across the city centre. Read more…

Solaris has won a tender for the delivery of 10 electric buses for the public transport operator in Gliwice, Poland. Seven Urbino 18 electric articulated buses and three 12-metre Urbino 12 electric buses will join the city’s public transport fleet in November 2025. Read more…

By building its large electric SUV EV9 in Georgia, Kia hoped to benefit from the US tax credits of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). However, stricter requirements concerning the origin of the batteries could put a damper on the US production plans for the EV9. Read more…

Renault has expanded its offering for the Renault 5 E-Tech Electric. Customers can now order the small electric vehicle with a new battery version called ‘Urban Range’ (40 kWh). This version lowers the price, though the long-awaited €25,000 model will not arrive until next year. Read more…

Daimler Buses has announced that a new battery generation will be available for all eCitaro variants from the beginning of 2026, which will provide significantly more range. In addition, the eCitaro with fuel cell range extender will also be able to run exclusively on hydrogen via a new operating mode. Read more…

ChargeEuropa is an EV charging company based in Europe and has announced a strategic partnership with Movem, which is a subsidiary of Meralco -the Philippines’ largest energy provider. Read more…

A year ago, BMW announced the construction of a new battery test centre at the Wackersdorf site. The first section of the centre has now gone into operation on schedule. Read more…

California wants to draw more investments for cleaner fuel and transportation options and has upgraded the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The goal is to cut CO2 emissions in the transport sector by 90 per cent by 2045. Read more…

Lion Electric, a Quebec-based electric bus manufacturer, is struggling to overcome ongoing financial issues. In addition to further financing, the company’s management now also considers selling the company. Read more…

For the third quarter of 2024, Chinese company Xiaomi reported a 52.1 per cent growth in revenue for its EV business compared to Q2/2024. Moreover, the carmaker increased its yearly delivery target for the SU7 series EVs. Read more…

Besides the sleek design distinguishing it from other EVs, the “performance beast” supercar incorporates pure-vision, high-level intelligent driving technology. It can travel fast, sprinting from 0-100 kph in 1.9 seconds. Read more…

British battery material and recycling company Altilium has taken a significant step forward with its cathode active material (CAM) recovered from old electric car batteries. Tests confirm that it is comparable to commercial materials. Read more…

Zypp Electric, an ‘EV-as-a-service’ provider, has invested in Indian electric scooter manufacturer Odysse Electric, ordering 40,000 electric two-wheelers. Zypp plans to rent them to various delivery services. Read more…

Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn now supplies all its shops within the Amsterdam city centre ring road emission-free. To that end, it expanded its fleet of electric trucks and added a charging infrastructure at its depot. Read more…

UltraTech, the cement flagship company of Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, is increasing the use of electric trucks in its logistics operations. The company plans to deploy about 100 electric trucks as part of its decarbonisation initiatives. Read more…

Chinese flying taxi pioneer Ehang completed test flights in the Thai capital Bangkok without a pilot but with passengers on board. Thailand is already the 18th country where the company’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has been allowed to take off. Read more…

Hyzon has sent its upcoming H2 waste collection vehicle to California waste management company Mt Diablo Resource Recovery for customer trials. The manufacturer targets the US market with the vehicle, as Hyzon recently withdrew from Europe and Australia. Read more…

Automotive supplier Webasto has integrated a battery storage system for its plant’s energy supply in southeast Germany. Thirty used commercial vehicle batteries temporarily store electricity from the company’s own solar power system to make the plant’s energy supply more sustainable. Read more…

Daimler Buses is putting a battery-electric powered intercity bus in the spotlight. The Mercedes-Benz eIntouro is still a near-series prototype. However, the electrically powered model is set to celebrate its series production world premiere in just under a year – and will be delivered from 2026. Read more…

After last week’s announcement that Streetscooter would discontinue production at the plant in Düren, parent company e.Volution GmbH has filed to open provisional insolvency proceedings. However, business operations will continue, and the company intends to restructure itself. Read more…