According to insiders, Tesla has stopped the development of its compact model with a steering wheel and pedals. Elon Musk reacted immediately to the rumour and shortly afterwards announced a presentation date for the self-driving robotaxi that is based on the same platform. Read more…

In Germany, electric scooters have been banned from public transport in Bavaria for safety reasons. Bans come into force this month in Munich and Augsburg. Read more…

The Hague has commissioned Vattenfall InCharge to manage and maintain its 5,400 public charging points. The agreement also includes expanding the network by 3,200 charging points over the next four years. The new charging points will also be “vehicle-to-grid-ready.” Read more…

The Polish charging hardware manufacturer Ekoenergetyka is strengthening its presence on the Nordic market with a charging system specially tailored to CPOs there. The system demonstrated by Ekoenergetyka at the Nordic EV Summit supplies up to six charging points via a central unit. Read more…

Tresa Motors, an Indian startup specialising in medium and heavy-duty electric trucks, has secured a pre-order for 1,000 electric trucks from logistics company JFK Transporters. Read more…

Japanese manufacturer Isuzu announced the launch of its first electric car next year, initially in Europe. The D-MAX BEV pickup truck will initially launch in selected countries, such as Norway, in 2025. Read more…

Nio has started series production of 150 kWh battery packs with semi-solid-state cells from its partner WeLion. The first vehicles with the new battery will roll off the production line in the current quarter. The battery will enable long ranges – but they also make the EVs significantly more expensive. Read more…

Kia published its updated strategic plan at its investor day. While the sales targets for electric cars have consistently increased in recent years, this time, they remain unchanged compared to the plan presented a year ago. However, there are statements on new models. Read more…

The Ethiopian government has now almost tripled its targets for imports of electric vehicles after having reached its 2030 targets in under two years. Read more…

Chinese air taxi startup Autoflight has announced the first delivery of its five-seater eVOTL Prosperity to a customer in Japan. The unnamed customer is currently developing plans for eVTOL demonstration flights at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka. Read more…

Ford is putting the brakes on its electric mobility plans. The US carmaker will push back the production of its next electric pickup and electric SUV to 2026 and 2027, respectively. Instead, it will focus on hybrids for the time being. Read more…

Norway’s government recently presented its national transport plan for 2025 to 2036. It also contains several regulations that are relevant to electric mobility. For example, the current nationwide regulation, according to which electric cars must pay a maximum of 70 per cent of the tolls applicable to fossil-fuelled cars, will be retained – at least for now. Read more…

According to media reports, more than 40,000 customers have cancelled their orders for the Fisker Ocean electric SUV. This comes as the US carmaker is struggling to fight off bankruptcy. Read more…

A total of 48,388 battery electric cars were registered in the UK in March. That is a 3.8 per cent rise compared to March 2023. However, the market share of pure EVs dropped from 16.2 per cent in March 2023 to 15.2 per cent in March 2024. Read more…

In the Swiss research project, “TEC-OFF”, partners from science and industry are collaborating to investigate intelligent and bidirectional charging using the example of parcel delivery company DPD’s electric transporters in Basel. The findings should help solve gaps in electricity supply at peak times, as well as stabilising the grid. Read more…

Volta Trucks is preparing for a comeback in selected European markets under its new owner, Luxor Capital. The electric truck manufacturer aims to make its first deliveries to customers in Germany by the end of the year – followed by order processing in France, the UK and Scandinavia. Read more…

The Climate Group reports that 231,000 vehicles in corporate fleets that have joined the EV100 initiative, switched to electric vehicles over the last 12 months, up 57 per cent from last year. Read more…

Leasing provider Arval has entered into charging infrastructure partnerships with Fastned and Last Mile Solutions. Fastned gives Arval customers access to over 300 HPC parks in seven European countries. Last Mile Solutions’ expertise in the field of charging management will complement Arval’s position in the fleet leasing industry. Read more…

Israeli battery developer StoreDot has completed over 2,000 consecutive charging cycles with its fast-charging XFC battery cells, which retained more than 80 per cent of their original capacity. The cells were charged from ten to 80 per cent SoC within ten minutes of each other. Read more…