Volkswagen subsidiary Elli has launched a new fleet charging solution called Elli Fleet Charging, which has now successfully completed a pilot testing phase in Germany and will now successively be launched in other European nations. Read more…
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Thailand continues EV subsidy package
The Thai government finalised its EV subsidy package for the years 2024-2027. According to the state agency BOI (Thailand Board of Investment), the government will subsidise the purchase of electric cars, pickups and motorbikes. Read more…
Ford acquires BMS specialist AMP
Ford has bought Auto Motive Power (AMP), a California-based specialist in battery and power management and charging solutions. AMP will be broken up and integrated into Ford’s Model e electric car division following the deal. Read more…
Scania to use ABB’s charging solutions
Swiss technology group ABB has signed a global framework agreement for charging infrastructure with truck manufacturer Scania. Subsidiary ABB E-mobility will supply Scania with its full range of DC solutions from 24 to 600 kW. Read more…
Volvo Cars launches energy business
Volvo Cars is launching a new business unit for energy-related products and services. Under the umbrella of “Volvo Cars Energy Solutions”, the carmaker bundles technology and services for a comprehensive e-car ecosystem. At the start, there is a V2G pilot project in Gothenburg. Read more…
Arriva orders 34 more electric double-deckers from Wrightbus
Wrightbus has received a follow-up order from bus operator Arriva in London. After the latter already ordered 50 electric double-deckers of the type StreetDeck Electroliner BEV from Wrightbus in April, the operator now wants 34 more units. Read more…
Norway: 7,516 new electric cars in October
Norway recorded a decline in electric car registrations in October. 7,516 new EVs were registered there last month, 1,484 fewer than in September. The long-term leader of the model ranking also took a hit. Read more…
IBU-Tec launches cathode material for sodium-ion batteries
IBU-Tec Advanced Materials has launched a cathode material for sodium-ion batteries. The German company, based in Weimar, claims to be the first manufacturer in Europe to produce and commercially sell sodium manganese oxide (NMO) in large quantities. Read more…
ADL launches electric bus models in the UK & Ireland
British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) is launching two new BEV models away from its electric bus collaboration with BYD. Introduced in 2022, the Enviro100EV and Enviro400EV e-buses are now going on sale in the UK and Ireland. Read more…
BMW starts series production of the iX2
BMW has kicked off series production of the new X2 and its all-electric offshoot, the iX2, in Regensburg, Germany. With the start of production (SOP) of the second X2 generation, the carmaker added a third shift in Regensburg. Read more…
VW still hesitant about Eastern European battery factory
Despite pressure from the Czech government, Volkswagen still does not want to decide on a location for a possible new battery cell factory in Eastern Europe. The Czech Republic is threatening to promote battery projects of other companies instead. Read more…
Liverpool seeks to spend another £10m on street-side chargers
More than ten million pounds are slated to increase the number of EV charging points across the Liverpool City Region. The equivalent of 11.5 million euros, announced by Mayor Steve Rotheram, shall improve and expand the region’s on-street charging network. Read more…
Subaru to offer Tesla NACS ports in several new electric cars
Subaru will also install Tesla’s charging port in new electric models in North America from 2025. Owners of Subaru BEVs with a CCS socket will also have access to Tesla’s Supercharger network from 2025 via adapter. Read more…
ADS-TEC wins PowerGo as a new client and builds up order log
ADS-TEC Energy has received new orders worth more than 100 million euros. It’s mostly existing clients wanting more of ADS-TEC’s battery-buffered charging stations, but there’s also a new client with projected order volumes “in the tens of millions”. Read more…
First eActros 300 handed over in Germany
The Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 has been delivered as a tractor unit for the first time in Germany. The new vehicle variant of the medium-duty electric truck was taken delivery of by Logistik Schmitt, a family-owned company based in Bietigheim, Baden. Read more…
ABB and Carnival cooperate on electric ship maintenance
ABB and Carnival Corporation have entered into a 15-year maintenance agreement. The contract covers all of Carnival’s cruise ships equipped with ABB’s Azipod XO electric propulsion system. Read more…
LG Chem and LX Hausys introduce extra flame retardant material
According to the companies, the so-called ‘Special Flame Retardant Continuous Fiber Thermoplastic’ can withstand flames and high pressure more than 14 times longer than existing thermoplastics. The goal is to delay thermal runaway in batteries. Read more…
A huge charge park is now open in the small German town of Merklingen
The “world’s largest car park” is not in China (anymore) but in a tiny place nestled in Germany’s industrious south. Merklingen, a town with just over 2,000 residents in Baden-Württemberg, now boasts commuter parking with 259 EV charging spaces. Read more…
Israel to heavily expand HPC network
More than 700 fast and ultra-fast charging stations are to be built throughout the country over the next two years. The winners of the state award procedure have now been announced. Read more…
Preview: Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer may become the company’s next Passat, only electric
Only some previews are worth a report, particularly when the car’s camouflaged, but with Volkswagen showing its incoming ID.7 Tourer, we make an exception. Hardly any other VW model is as synonymous with the company car as the Passat Estate, and the ID.7 Tourer has ambitions to replace the estate electrically. Read more…
