Daimler Truck, PACCAR, and Accelera have established a joint venture called ‘Amplify Cell Technologies’ in the US. The trio will localise battery cell production through the new company. Read more…
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Volvo Buses to deliver batteries to Envirostream in Australia
Envirostream, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lithium Australia, has signed an exclusive agreement with the Buses business arm of Volvo Group Australia to recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries from its electric and hybrid bus fleet in Australia. The agreement has an initial 3-year term. Read more…
Volkswagen to introduce first SSP-based EV in 2028
Volkswagen’s next-generation EVs will start arriving in 2028. These cars will be based on the upcoming Scalable Systems Platform (SSP). Read more…
VW brings the new 86 kWh battery to the ID.7
Volkswagen has unveiled the ID.7 GTX as the sporty top model in the range. As with the ID.7 Tourer, the GTX is characterised by its powerful all-wheel drive and larger battery. From Thursday, the new 86-kWh battery will be available to order not only in the GTX versions, but also in the regular ID.7. Read more…
Ford heralds the start of series production of the Explorer
The first production model of the new Ford Explorer has rolled off the production line in Cologne – and was also handed over directly to the first customer at the Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre. The second electric model from Cologne is due to follow this year. electrive provides insights into Ford’s all-electric production on the Rhine. Read more…
Kia aims for 800,000 annual vehicle sales in Europe by 2028
Kia aims to increase vehicle sales in Europe to 800,000 units by 2028, of which up to 85% are to be electrified. The company will launch a raft of new electrified models in Europe later this decade to achieve this goal. Read more…
ZF integrates NXP circuits into its SiC inverters for 800-volt electric vehicles
The Dutch semiconductor manufacturer NXP and the German supplier ZF are cooperating on EV inverters based on silicon carbide. This should not only enable 800-volt electric cars to go further, but also to be produced more cheaply. Read more…
Polestar joins forces with Zaptec as home charging partner for Europe
Polestar has joined forces with Zaptec to offer home charging solutions to its European customers. The Zaptec Go wallbox, including installation and support, is now available for Polestar customers in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway. Other countries are to follow. Read more…
Tesla to finally electrify shuttle train service to Brandenburg factory
In September 2023, Tesla launched a shuttle train service to and from the premises of its German factory in Grünheide, which can be used by anyone – but runs on diesel. This earned the manufacturer a lot of malice. Now the switch to battery-powered trains is on the horizon. Read more…
Nissan trials autonomous cars
Nissan has begun demonstrating an electric car prototype equipped with self-developed automated driving technologies on public roads in Yokohama, Japan. The prototype vehicle is a Nissan Leaf equipped with 14 cameras, ten radars and six LIDAR sensors. Read more…
Last Mile Solutions expands into the UK
The European EV charging and smart energy management platform provider Last Mile Solutions has announced its operational expansion into the United Kingdom. Read more…
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg to shut for five days
Tesla has scheduled a five-day shutdown at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg. The company has communicated that it is a normal part of the production operation and nothing out of the ordinary. Read more…
Zenobē to supply old bus batteries to Select for 2nd Life usage
Select, a subsidiary of Laing O’Rourke, has partnered with energy storage specialist Zenobē to help provide clean power for construction sites by converting second-life batteries and transforming them into portable energy storage devices. Read more…
Milence to open its third truck charging park in Sweden
Milence, the electric truck charging joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group and the Volvo Group, has just announced its third charging hub in Sweden. This third location creates greater cover for trucks along Sweden’s main logistics routes. Read more…
Smart #1 line-up to be expanded with new trims in Europe
Smart plans to expand the #1 line-up with new entry-level trims in Europe soon. This revision will make the EV more accessible to customers on a low budget. Read more…
Equipmake to electrify more buses for Golden Tours
British bus retrofitting company Equipmake has secured a successive contract with Golden Tours, which specialises in London sightseeing and UK tourism. Equipmake is to repower a further ten Volvo B5 London Tour Buses, using its in-house developed Zero-Emission Drivetrain (ZED). Read more…
Dacia opens the order books for the Spring
Dacia has officially opened the order books for the Spring in the UK. It can be ordered online or from an official retailer. Deliveries of the electric SUV are planned to start later this year. Read more…
Plug&Charge: CharIn launches new API protocol OPNC for global standardisation
CharIN presents the API protocol Open Plug & Charge Network Communication (OPNC), which improves the plug & charge functionality of charging infrastructure and its interoperability. It is intended to be a decisive step towards global standardisation. Read more…
Neural Concept raises $27m for AI to reduce EV development time
Neural Concept, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), has developed an AI software platform that it says reduces the development time of an electric vehicle from four years to 18 months. Neural Concept has now attracted new investors. Read more…
Translink receives first electric buses from Wrightbus in Northern Ireland
Northern Irish public transport operator Translink is currently receiving the first of a total of one hundred electric buses that it has ordered from Wrightbus, another Northern Irish company. Read more…
