From April 13, 2024, new rules will apply to newly installed electric car charging stations. The background to this is that the European Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) will take effect on this date. Read more…
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Oxford launches all-electric bus fleet
Oxford now has one of the UK’s biggest electric fleets outside of London. A total of 159 battery-electric busses will serve the city, the first of which have now been put on the road. Read more…
LA Unified School District orders 180 electric school buses from Blue Bird
US electric school bus manufacturer Blue Bird has received its largest order from a school district to date. It will deliver 180 to the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) by early 2025. Read more…
Airbus puts first hydrogen-electric propulsion system into operation
Airbus says it has made good progress towards using large hydrogen-electric aircraft from 2035. As part of its ZEROe project, the aircraft manufacturer has completed the iron pod propulsion system for its planned concept aircraft. Read more…
ACC & Circulor partner to map supply chain
The Automotive Cells Company (ACC) of Stellantis, Total and Mercedes-Benz is joining forces with the British company Circulor to track and verify the origin and CO2 emissions of raw materials in its battery cells for electric cars. Read more…
Ram launches ProMaster EV in the US
The Stellantis brand Ram Truck has presented its first BEV series model. The US offshoot of the Fiat E-Ducato is called Ram ProMaster EV and comes with 200 kW of drive power and a 110 kWh battery. Read more…
SK On & Solid Power to expand battery partnership
The South Korean battery cell manufacturer SK On and the US solid-state battery specialist Solid Power are expanding their partnership. Read more…
Volvo’s electric trucks qualify for UK plug-in grant
Volvo Truck’s FH Electric and FM Electric tractor units now qualify for the UK’s £25,000 plug-in grant. There are 100 large truck grants available across the market per financial year. After that, the subsidy is reduced. Read more…
Sixt and Stellantis sign delivery agreement
In the coming three years, car rental company Sixt wants to add up to 250,000 vehicles from the Stellantis Group to its fleet across Europe and North America. The first cars will be delivered this quarter, and an undisclosed number will have an electric drive. Read more…
Mazda to offer its EVs with NACS ports in North America
Mazda has reached an agreement with Tesla and will also adopt the NACS charging port in North America from 2025. This comes after NACS became an official charging standard. Read more…
BorgWarner wants to join forces with Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive Group
BorgWarner has agreed to form a joint venture with Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive Group, the company reports. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval but could be completed in the first quarter of 2024. Read more…
Fuel cell vehicles face low demand in Japan
Japan has high hopes for hydrogen mobility – also in the passenger car sector. The Japanese government wants to have 800,000 H2 cars on the country’s roads by 2030, but the reality is extremely sobering. Read more…
Lotus enters into charging partnerships with Bosch and Mobilize Power
Geely’s electric sports car brand Lotus has announced two new Europe-wide charging partnerships for customers of its electric cars. For public charging, Lotus is cooperating with Bosch, while for home charging there is a partnership with Mobilize Power. Read more…
Yutong delivers 214 electric buses to Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile is replacing another 214 diesel buses with electric models. The company Voy Santiago will operate the new electric buses from Yutong. 2,400 electric buses from various manufacturers are already in service in the Red Movilidad public transport system. Read more…
Fastned to expand to the Spanish market
Fastned has officially announced its expansion into Spain. The Dutch company has signed a contract to build its first fast-charging site in Spain, which will be located on the A42 highway near Madrid. Read more…
Greenflux integrates Milence charging points
Dutch charging software provider Greenflux is expanding its roaming network to include charging points for heavy goods vehicles. The company, part of DKV Mobility, has signed a roaming agreement with the electric truck charging joint venture Milence. Read more…
Ree Automotive starts deliveries of its P7-C electric chassis cab
The Israeli start-up Ree Automotive announced that it has started handing over its newest electric truck to customers. The vehicle also received FMVSS and EPA certification in the US, making it eligible for US subsidies of up to $100,000. Read more…
EuroGroup expands EV components plant in Mexico
EuroGroup Laminations, an Italian manufacturer of stators and rotors for electric motors, is investing 50 million euros to expand its production capacity in Mexico for the automotive industry. Read more…
Hyundai UK announces Ohme as new home charging partner
Hyundai Motor UK has announced an agreement with smart home charging business Ohme as its new official home charging partner. Read more…
ZeroAvia enters energy partnership with Scottish utility company
Electric aircraft propulsion specialist ZeroAvia is partnering with energy supplier ScottishPower to work on the development of a hydrogen supply for key airport sites to drive the decarbonisation of the aviation sector. Read more…
