Castagna Milano has developed a package for the Fiat Topolino EV to convert it into a beach buggy. The beach buggy version of the Topolino delivers an open-air feeling with a removable canvas top and yacht design elements. Read more…

Public transport operator Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) has ordered 120 electric buses from BYD for use in the South African city of Cape Town. Deliveries of the BYD B12 electric buses are scheduled to take place between the end of 2024 and the end of 2025. Read more…

ZeroAvia, a manufacturer specialising in electric aircraft engines, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are planning the first demonstration flight with liquid hydrogen for 2026 – not just as a round trip around an airport, but between two different airport locations. Read more…

UK-based battery materials startup TaiSan announces the raise of £1.3 million in its pre-seed funding round. The investment is intended to enable TaiSan to progress its quasi-solid state sodium technology for BEVs, targeting best-in-class energy density. Read more…

Google parent company Alphabet plans to invest five billion dollars in Waymo, its unit for autonomous vehicles, over the next few years. Meanwhile, the first minivans from Waymo’s cooperation with Chinese manufacturer Zeekr are now on the road in San Francisco. Read more…

Beijing, a province-level municipality and the capital of China, only allows a limited number of new cars on the road each year. It now increased the new passenger car sales quota for 2024 by 20,000 units. All of these have to be New Energy Vehicles (NEVs). Read more…

Scotland is to receive 252 new zero-emission buses and coaches with funding from the government. A £41.7 million grant will support eight operators, led by Zenobē, to provide the buses along with a nationwide charging network. Read more…

Two years after launching the Ioniq 5 as its first electric car in Japan, Hyundai has entered the electric bus segment. The company has introduced the Elec City Town in the country. Read more…

Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt is replacing its Chief Financial Officer. Pia Aaltonen-Forsell has been appointed to fill the position, while her predecessor, Alexander Hartman, will lead the strategic review as Chief Transformation Officer. The personnel changes come at a challenging time for Northvolt. Read more…

The US car manufacturer Ford has presented its business figures for the second quarter. These are decent and Ford is optimistic for the year – for the company as a whole. For its part, the Model e electric car division is still not doing well. Read more…

French car manufacturer Renault has signed a letter of intent with the Slovenian government to build the new electric Twingo at Renault subsidiary Revoz in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, from 2026. The government provide subsidies, though the amout is still unkown. Read more…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told media that he will not invest in the factory in Mexico for the time being. If Republican candidate Donald Trump wins the US election in November, he could impose tariffs on Mexico-made goods. Read more…

Audi has built six fast chargers with 150 kW power in South Africa, as the Volkswagen Group announced via social media. There is only one problem – the images don’t match. Read more…

Cost is still a major hurdle for many companies when it comes to installing charging infrastructure on their site. By changing the way that power gets to the electric vehicle, German startup EcoG is looking to change that. As Jörg Heuer, CEO of EcoG explains in our exclusive interview, the startup’s concept can reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) by 20 to 25 per cent. Watch now. Read more…

General Motors has again postponed the start of production of the electric pickups Chevrolet Silverado EV and the GMC Sierra EV. They won’t roll off the production line until mid-2026, about one and a half years later than initially planned. The Cruise Origin robotaxi has been scrapped altogether. Read more…

The US charging infrastructure provider ChargePoint has filled several new management positions, including the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Development Officer for Software. In addition, it appointed a new member of the Board of Directors. Read more…

Geely subsidiary Farizon Auto, which specialises in electrified commercial vehicles, is presenting its new ‘Black Tortoise Battery’. It is said to offer a service life of ten years or 800,000 km and presumably uses LFP cells, but this has not yet been confirmed. Read more…

Wrightbus’ new business unit NewPower has received its first order to retrofit diesel buses with electric drives. It comes from the British bus operator First Bus. Read more…

Chile has reached an agreement with the USA under which lithium products for batteries can be counted towards tax credits for electric cars under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Chile has the largest lithium reserves in the world. Read more…

GAC has released the second-generation Aion V in China at a starting price of CNY 129,800 (about 16,462 euros). The all-new electric compact SUV is a cut-price VW ID.4 alternative. Read more…