MAN Truck & Bus and the commercial vehicle rental company TIP Group have signed a new framework agreement. This agreement provides for the delivery of up to 600 vehicles per year over a period of three years—including electric trucks. Read more…

German Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider has presented the key points of Germany’s upcoming EV subsidy programme in Berlin. As previously leaked, all newly registered electric cars will be eligible to benefit from the program starting January 1, with a maximum federal subsidy of €6,000. Read more…

Rivian has built the first validation vehicles for the series production of the compact SUV R2. They have rolled off the newly installed production line in Normal, Illinois, USA. According to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, deliveries of the production R2 to customers will begin “soon.” Read more…

Rivian has built the first validation vehicles for the series production of the compact SUV R2. They have rolled off the newly installed production line in Normal, Illinois, USA. According to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, deliveries of the production R2 to customers will begin “soon.” Read more…

The total capacity of EV batteries in China amounted to 769.7 GWh in 2025, representing a 40.4 percent increase compared to the previous year. Four out of five of these batteries are LFP cells. Read more…

Changan has outlined its further product roadmap for Europe to journalists. The Chinese manufacturer plans to launch eight new models within three years, alongside plug-in hybrid versions of existing models. With the latter, Changan can bypass the EU tariffs on electric vehicles from China. Read more…

BYD is now also improving its battery warranty across Europe, just a few weeks after the Chinese manufacturer took the same step in Norway. The warranty now covers eight years or 250,000 kilometers, whichever comes first. This applies to both new car buyers and existing customers. Read more…

For years, the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV was China’s best-selling electric car. However, in 2025, the Geely Galaxy Xingyuan 2025 became the best-selling NEV model. While BYD is the largest manufacturer overall, its individual models missed the podium. Read more…

The Dongfeng Nissan joint venture has unveiled the new NX8. The mid-sized SUV will launch in China as both a BEV and an EREV, serving as a sister model to the N7 sedan. Read more…

The BEV Goes eHighway (BEE) project by RWTH Aachen University has successfully concluded. For four years, it conducted research on overhead line trucks, retrofitted two commercial electric trucks from DAF, and completed over 10,000 test kilometers. Read more…

BC Hydro has expanded its public charging network to more than 800 charging points across British Columbia, Canada, and commissioned its first 400 kW fast chargers at a new hub in Burnaby. The site marks the highest charging capacity currently available on the utility’s network. Read more…

The new SEABOB SE63 for Automobili Lamborghini is set to raise the bar for water toys on superyachts. It is the result of a brand collaboration between German manufacturer CAYAGO AG. Read more…

Following the world premiere of the Staria Electric, Hyundai is now presenting the Staria Camper Concept at the CMT trade fair. If the concept goes into production, it is planned as a fully electric vehicle based on the Staria Electric. Read more…

In a rather surprising move, German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has quietly reintroduced its EQ-branded lineup of electric cars in the United States after a five-month pause. The relaunch covers both the EQE and EQS model families. Read more…

The ReDriveS project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and launched recently, aims to develop economically viable and ecologically advantageous circular economy solutions for electric axle drives. Partners include Schaeffler, the Öko-Institut, and Volkswagen. Read more…

WS Development is rolling out hyper-fast EV charging across its US retail destinations in partnership with Electrify America. The first sites will go live in Massachusetts, with further locations planned nationwide from early 2026. Read more…

WS Development is rolling out hyper-fast EV charging across its US retail destinations in partnership with Electrify America. The first sites will go live in Massachusetts, with further locations planned nationwide from early 2026. Read more…

A charter school network in New Orleans has switched a large part of its pupil transport to electric drive. With 42 battery-electric buses now in operation, InspireNOLA is running the biggest zero-emission school bus fleet currently in Louisiana. Read more…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that he has reached an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping allowing tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles to be imported into Canada at significantly reduced tariff rates—in exchange for lower tariffs on other goods. Read more…

Beijing will introduce new standards for the recycling of electric vehicle batteries on April 1. At the core of the initiative is the establishment of a national information platform to track batteries from alternatively powered vehicles throughout their entire lifecycle. Read more…