The Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool wants to completely discontinue the production and sale of city buses. The company no longer sees any chance of being competitive in the increasingly electric city bus segment. The economic situation is also likely to be very tense. Read more…
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Customcells founds US subsidiary and opens office in Detroit
Customcells opens its first international location. The German battery cell manufacturer has founded a US subsidiary and is now represented with an office in Detroit, Michigan. Customcells plans to coordinate its market entry there from there. Read more…
Blink Charging to establish new HQ in Maryland
Blink Charging has announced its intention to move its company headquarters to Maryland, USA. There it will establish its global production HQ, as well as R&D capacities in the former SemaConnect facilities. Read more…
Milence announces first truck charging park in France
The Milence electric truck charging joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group, and the Volvo Group will open its first charge park south of Rouen. The location should be operational in April. Read more…
BAIC, CATL & Xiaomi to build battery cell factory in Beijing
BAIC, CATL and Xiaomi have revealed plans for a joint venture to operate a battery cell factory in Beijing. Construction will start this year and the joint venture will launch with capital worth 1 billion yuan (138 million USD). Read more…
New Flyer to deliver up to 1,420 electric buses to New York City
The North American bus manufacturer New Flyer has announced a major order from New York City, which includes the delivery of up to 1,420 electric buses over the next five years. It will build 12 and 18-metre buses for the Big Apple. Read more…
Biliti Electric builds manufacturing plant in India
Californian electric tuk-tuk manufacturer Biliti Electric has started construction of a new production facility in India. The plant in Hyderabad will produce battery packs in addition to Biliti Electric’s three-wheeled electric vehicles. Read more…
Tesla ramps up production in Grünheide again
After the power came back on in Tesla’s German Gigafactory late Monday night, the company will resume production on Wednesday. And the financial loss is not as significant as initially feared. Read more…
LGES aims to improve battery management with the help of Qualcomm
LG Energy Solution is planning a cooperation with the US-American chip manufacturer Qualcomm, in order to improve diagnostic solutions for battery management systems. The manufacturer thus aims to extend the service life of batteries in electric vehicles. Read more…
Volvo invests in software startup Breathe Battery
Volvo Cars has invested in the London-based company Breathe Battery Technologies, securing access to its patented, algorithm-based charging software. Volvo wants to use this to shorten the charging times for its next generation of electric cars. Read more…
BYD pushes market readiness of its next platform generation
BYD is said to be working on new generations of its EV architectures. According to Chinese media reports, the 3.0 platform currently widely used by the company for pure electric cars could be upgraded to version 4.0 this year. Read more…
Kia and Tesla could produce EV in Thailand
The Thai government is apparently negotiating with two major car manufacturers about setting up production facilities in the country. Talks with Kia about a possible EV factory are allegedly underway, as are negotiations with Tesla about a possible EV and battery production facility. Read more…
NEV sales in China decline in February
Only around 477,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids were sold in China in February, which also has to do with the Chinese New Year celebrations. The seasonal dip at the start of the year was therefore not unexpected. Read more…
FLO introduces new charging cable management system
FLO has presented a new cable management system, EZLift, which is to help make fast charging easier, safer, and more accessible for all EV drivers. Read more…
Saietta must go into administration following cashflow issues
The British EV drive manufacturer Saeitta is facing financial issues, and had put itself up for sale in February. So far, no buyers have been however, so the company may be facing its end. Read more…
2024 Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX qualify for US tax credit
Honda announced that the 2024 model year of the Prologue and the Acura ZDX now qualify for the full 7,500-dollar tax credit in the US. For the Prologue, the tax credit applies to all vehicles built after 26 February. Read more…
Australia spends millions on electric mobility projects
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is investing a total of 21.8 Australian dollars in three electric mobility projects. It also announced funding to help the country’s car rentals go electric. Read more…
SSA Marine & Port of San Diego launch electric cargo handling vehicles
SSA Marine has launched the first of six units of emissions-free cargo handling equipment that the company will introduce at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal over the next 12 to 18 months. Read more…
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT: The Taycan for the racetrack
With the Taycan Turbo GT, Porsche has presented its most powerful and dynamic electric model to date. Although the top version is road-legal, it was developed with a focus on racetrack performance. Several things have been omitted in favour of the power-to-weight ratio, such as the rear seat bench. Read more…
SMEG adds 300 EVBox charging stations to its fast-charging network in France
French energy company SMEG is expanding its fast-charging network in France. It has ordered 300 fast-charging stations with a power range of 120 to 180 kW from Dutch manufacturer EVBox. Read more…
