The Bavarian electric aerial cab company Lilium has received Design Organization Approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This approval is a key requirement for companies that develop commercial aircraft. Read more…
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Lotus presents fast charger with 450 kW capacity
Lotus Technology, the electric car division of Geely subsidiary Lotus, has raised further capital ahead of its planned IPO and also presented a range of its own charging solutions. These are also set to come to Europe next year. Read more…
Changan subsidiary Deepal is headed to Europe
The Chinese car manufacturer Changan is also pursuing ambitious goals with its Deepal brand. Changan wants to sell 450,000 electrified Deepal vehicles worldwide by 2024 – including in Europe. Read more…
Renault rumoured to cooperate with Smart for new Twingo
The recently announced new electric Renault Twingo could share the platform with the Smart #2 and the electric Dacia Sandero. At least that’s what a French media outlet claims, however, Renault denies it. Read more…
Iveco receives EIB loan for EV development
The commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco is receiving a loan of up to half a billion euros from the European Investment Bank for its investments in electric vehicles, among other things. The funds provided by the EIB are intended to enable the Iveco Group to develop drives for electric and fuel cell vehicles. Read more…
Varo Energy takes over German charging specialist Elexon
The company Elexon, which specializes in charging logistics fleets, has a new owner. The Swiss energy group Varo Energy has acquired 100 per cent of the company. Elexon intends to continue its growth course under the new owner. Read more…
Mercedes opens first charging hub in Germany
Mercedes-Benz has opened its first own charging hub in Germany in Mannheim. This is also the first of 30 planned fast-charging parks in Europe that will offer more than 200 charging points by the end of 2024. Mercedes is relying on E.ON for the Europe-wide construction and operation. Read more…
Electric buses to grace Oxford
The first ever electric bus service in Oxford has been launched by the Oxford Bus Company with 21 Wrightbus StreetDeck Electoliners. The electric buses will be charged by Zenobe and should be put into service by the end of the year. Read more…
DHL to field test Volkswagen ID.Buzz fleet in South Africa
DHL Express is launching a pilot test of an ID.Buzz Cargo fleet of four vehicles in South Africa with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Tests will run for a six month period. Read more…
Mitsubishi to release compact ‘Minicab EV’ transporter van in Japan
Mitsubishi Motors has announced that the new Minicab EV, a ‘kei-car’ class electric commercial vehicle with a monobox design, will hit the market in Japan on December 21. Read more…
Desten presents fast charging LFP batteries
Battery technology company Desten has just presented a fast-charging LFP battery. According to the company, the 22 Ah pouch cell can be charged from 20 percent to 80 percent SoC in six minutes. The 22 Ah pouch cell should also be suitable for electric cars. Read more…
Hyvia to deliver fuel cell architecture for the Renault Master
Hyvia, the joint venture between Renault and Plug Power, presented the new architecture of the Renault Master H2-Tech fuel cell transport vehicle at the Solutrans trade fair, which is to be available from the second quarter of 2024, including smaller body versions. Read more…
Australia sets reliability standards on fast chargers
Australia’s government is introducing new regulations for state-subsidized fast chargers. These include reliability, barrier-free access and the number of charging stations per location – individual stations will no longer be subsidized in upcoming funding. Read more…
New details to Vitesco takeover by Schaeffler
Schaeffler has concluded an agreement on the planned merger with Vitesco Technologies. Vitesco shareholders have until mid-December to accept the improved offer. The company has already made an important personnel decision for the time after that. Read more…
Harley’s Serial 1 bought up by Lane & LEV Manufacturing
Harley-Davidson’s e-bike subsidiary Serial 1 has been acquired by Florida-based e-bike manufacturer LEV Manufacturing (formerly known as Life Electric Vehicles), and Lane VC, a mobility focused investment firm. Read more…
Stellantis to build small electric cars in Spain
Stellantis has given the works council at its Spanish plant in Vigo the go-ahead to produce small electric cars based on the STLA Small platform there. The move comes as no surprise – the (expected) confirmation for the second Spanish plant in Zaragoza is still pending. Read more…
Volta Trucks closes in on potential investor
The insolvent Swedish electric truck startup Volta Trucks is reportedly on the verge of being rescued. The Luxor Capital Group, which is both a shareholder and lender to Volta, is in advanced talks with the insolvency administrators of Volta Trucks about a purchase of the company. Read more…
VW platform for China to be MEB-based
Volkswagen has confirmed the previously leaked plan to develop a platform for affordable electric cars in China and provided some further details. The new platform will be derived from the Group’s modular electric drive matrix (MEB). And at a considerable pace, for VW. Read more…
Edinburgh progresses fleet transition to low-emission vehicles
Edinburgh Council is catching up with its own climate policy. The Scottish capital will spend £55 million replacing over 1,000 vehicles to ensure its fleet complies with the incoming Low Emission Zone. Read more…
Progressus project shows progress towards resilient power grids
The EU-funded Progressus research project has looked at how greater resilience of electricity grids can contribute to decarbonization in the transport sector. The results have now been presented by the consortium led by Infineon. Read more…
