The US electric aircraft startup Wright Electric has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force to develop high-performance batteries for use in multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Human Horizons appears to be on the verge of insolvency
Human Horizons, the parent company of the Chinese luxury electric vehicle brand HiPhi, is facing possible bankruptcy. The company now has six to nine months to work with an insolvency administrator to secure operations and raise the necessary funds. Read more…
Goldhofer to build 14 electric tow tractors for Munich Airport
Goldhofer has signed a framework agreement with EFM GmbH for the delivery of 14 Phoenix E electric tow tractors for the Munich Airport by 2028. This is the first order of this size for Goldhofer. Read more…
New EV functions for BMW and Mini apps
The BMW Group has updated the BMW and Mini brand apps extensively. The new functions focus on electric mobility—for customers who already drive an electric car and for current combustion engine customers. Read more…
US Department of Energy funds more battery research
The U.S. Department of Energy is announcing $43 million in funding for projects that will advance research, development, demonstration and deployment in several areas critical to the future of advanced batteries. Read more…
China: BEV sales decline; PHEV sales stronger than ever
In July, sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China fell below the one million unit mark again. This was mainly due to weaker sales of battery-electric cars. Sales of plug-in hybrids, on the other hand, reached a new record high. Read more…
Schaeffler to add 5,000 EV chargers by 2030 worldwide
Schaeffler is expanding its EV charging network across Europe. The company announced that it would add more than 5,000 new charging points by the end of the decade – more than half of which will be located in Europe. Read more…
Kuehne+Nagel expands electric truck fleet
The logistics service provider Kühne+Nagel has expanded its vehicle fleet with a further six all-electric vehicles from Renault Trucks. The Renault Trucks E-Tech D 16 4×2 will be deployed at various locations in Germany for the transfer of goods. Read more…
Canada: Manitoba province offers 25 million CAD in EV subsidies
The Canadian province of Manitoba has launched a 25-million-CAD electric vehicle subsidies programme. It covers new and used electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Read more…
Cyclic Materials launches recycling partnership with Synetiq
The Canadian recycling startup Cyclic Materials has entered into a cooperation agreement with Synetiq, a British vehicle recovery and recycling company, for the supply of materials recovered from hybrid and electric vehicles. Read more…
Gentari to supply EVs to Amazon India’s delivery service partners
Amazon India has signed a deal with the electric mobility provider Gentari to give its subcontractors access to electric vehicles. A special focus is on electric three-wheelers for last-mile deliveries. Read more…
VW: Blume calls for “binding legislation in the direction of electric mobility”
Oliver Blume, CEO of Volkswagen and Porsche, has spoken out “very clearly in favour of electric mobility” in an interview with German media. The VW manager also supports the EU Commission’s course towards 2035 – and will then focus on electric drive systems for new cars. Read more…
Dongfeng considers building car factory in Italy
The Chinese automotive group Dongfeng is apparently about to give the go-ahead for the construction of a car factory in Italy. This could serve as a hub for deliveries throughout Europe. Read more…
China files WTO complaint about EU’s punitive EV tariffs
China’s government has turned to the World Trade Organisation’s Dispute Settlement Body over the European Union’s punitive tariffs on electric cars. It believes that its nation has been unfairly exposed to the EU’s provisional punitive tariffs, which came into force in July. Read more…
Beijing authorities approve Mercedes’ fully automated driving tests
Mercedes-Benz has started testing fully automated Level 4 driving systems on designated inner-city roads and motorways in Beijing. Authorities have just given the green light. Read more…
Volocopter takes off for a demonstration flight near Paris
The German air taxi startup Volocopter actually wanted to offer a commercial service during the Olympic Games in Paris. However, the ambitious plan failed for various reasons. Instead, a Volocopter took off for a demonstration flight near Paris yesterday. Read more…
Huawei expands electric car line-up in China
Huawei has launched the Stelato S9 luxury electric sedan in China, developed in collaboration with BAIC – for 399,800 yuan (approx. 51,000 euros). A new EV model is also to be launched together with Chery. And with JAC, Huawei is even planning a completely new electric car brand – as an electric luxury counterpart to Rolls-Royce. Read more…
UK: char.gy to take over operation of 950 charge points in Richmond and Wandsworth
char.gy will take over the operation of all 950 EV charging points in the UK boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth. This will be done in three phases, with the migration to be finalised in November of next year. Read more…
Chargemap integrates Tesla’s Supercharger across Europe
Following the successful integration in France, Chargemap’s compatibility with Tesla’s Supercharger charging network is now being extended to most European countries – including Germany. Read more…
Mooving & Hindustan Petrolium to set up battery swapping network in India
HPCL and Mooving have announced plans to build a major battery-swapping network in India, using Mooving’s technology and the 22,000 HPCL retail outlets spread across the country. For now, the partners plan to install five hundred battery swapping stations over the next 12 months. Read more…
