Hungary is no new market to BYD – the Chinese company has been producing electric buses for the European market in the country for years. BYD has so far left the country out of its electric car plans – until now. In addition, the model range in Finland is being expanded. Read more…
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Scania kicks off production of electric long-haul trucks
Scania is starting series production of its BEV trucks for regional transport in Södertälje, Sweden. These differ in several respects from Scania’s BEV models for urban transport, which will be launched in 2021, for example in terms of chassis, batteries, engine and charging power. Read more…
FEV opens battery cell lab in Aachen
The development service provider FEV has expanded its analysis and benchmarking capacities for battery cell tests. A new battery cell laboratory has now been opened at the Aachen site, with operations scheduled to start before the end of 2023. Read more…
Phoenix Motorcars to give all its EVs – past and present – V2G capabilities
Phoenix Motorcars is working with Fermata Energy to enable all of its electric school buses, shuttle buses and trucks to feed energy back to the grid. Even vehicles delivered nearly ten years ago will get V2G capabilities via a software update. Read more…
Pilot project on bidirectional charging takes off at Frankfurt Airport
At Frankfurt Airport, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles is to be used bidirectionally in the future. The operator, Fraport, is receiving support from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology to bring the idea into regular operation at the airport. Read more…
Nobina orders 55 electric buses for Stockholm area
The Scandinavian bus operator Nobina has ordered 55 electric regional buses from Solaris. The buses are 15-metre long, double-rear-axle intercity buses, which are widely used in the Nordic countries. Read more…
Supernal signs cooperation with Korean Air
Hyundai’s electric aerial taxi subsidiary Supernal has entered into a strategic partnership with South Korea’s largest airline Korean Air. With the cooperation, the partners aim to accelerate the development of vertical take-off and landing electric air taxis (eVTOLs) and the ecosystem for them in South Korea. Read more…
UK funds green freight projects with £200 million
Four flagship projects will receive funding to help the logistics sectors move their fleets towards zero-emission. These projects will help get battery-electric and fuel cell trucks on the road and set up the necessary infrastructure. Read more…
Japanese consortium to demonstrate inductive charging while driving
Inductive charging of electric vehicles while driving is now also being tested in Japan. A consortium of science and industry has launched a demonstration project in the city of Kashiwa. Read more…
Tesla kicks off sales of the new Model 3 in China
Tesla has now officially launched its redesigned Model 3 on the Chinese market. Deliveries of the “Highland” are scheduled to begin there this month – with delivery times between six and nine weeks. Read more…
CATL finds two new customers for its Shenxing batteries
Two more Chinese electric car manufacturers are relying on CATL’s particularly fast-charging new LFP battery Shenxing. After Neta and Avatr, Chery and BAIC BJEV also announced their use. In the case of Chery, cars with this battery will also be sold in Europe. Read more…
BMW is switching to a direct sales model in Europe
The BMW Group will gradually introduce a direct sales model in Europe from 2024. The Mini brand will start on 1 January 2024 with the three countries Italy, Poland and Sweden, with the other countries following in stages. There is also a timetable for the BMW brand. Read more…
Nio could set up a dealer network in Europe
The Chinese manufacturer is considering setting up a dealer network in Europe. So far, the company has relied on direct sales in its first European export markets. Read more…
Stellantis considers more low-cost EVs like the Citroën ë-C3
To counter competition from China, the Stellantis Group is planning a series of other low-cost electric cars based on the ‘CMP Smart Car’ platform of the recently unveiled Citroën ë-C3. Read more…
Q3: Tesla’s margins continue to shrink
Tesla is cutting back on profitability in favour of its market share. The US electric carmaker has pursued this course since the beginning of the year with an unprecedented price war tactic. The Q3/2023 business figures reflect that strategy. Revenue was about 23 billion dollars, but the margin continues to drop. Read more…
Stella Terra completes 1,000 km journey through the desert
The TU Eindhoven’s solar-powered test car Stella Terra has completed a 1,000-kilometre test drive from northern Morocco to the Sahara using power drawn from the sun. Read more…
Zero-emission work boat to clean up waterways
British boatbuilder MMS presents a new electric work boat. The Envirocat Eco 8.5, in its current layout, collects floating debris and can be adapted to other tasks such as aqua farming or harbour clean-ups as well. Read more…
Lucid Motors production figures continue to decline
The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has again reported declining production figures for the third quarter. The official announcement on production and delivery figures is worth just three sentences to the company. Read more…
Hyundai and Kia purchase semiconductors from Infineon
Infineon has signed a new supply agreement with Hyundai and Kia for EV silicon carbide and silicon power semiconductors. Infineon will build and reserve manufacturing capacity to supply SiC and Si power modules and chips to Hyundai and Kia by 2030. Read more…
Siemens receives a major HPC order from Turkey
Siemens has announced one of the largest single orders for its Sicharge D charging columns in the world to date. The customer for 200 DC chargers and digital services is Astor Enerji, which plans to build a charging network throughout Turkey. Read more…
