On January 1, 2024, the United Kingdom will once again become an associate member country of Horizon Europe, the EU’s most important funding program for research and innovation with a budget of 95.5 billion euros for the period 2021 to 2027. Horizon Europe also funds many projects in the field of e-mobility. Read more…

Vanguard Truck Centers, Volvo Trucks certified dealer in the USA, has completed the official certification process at five new locations in the USA, expanding to three new states with Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina. Read more…

Beta Technologies is investing 41 million dollars in the expansion of its existing facility at Plattsburgh International Airport in the US state of New York. The site will serve as a manufacturing and final assembly centre for Beta’s eVOTLs. Read more…

Symbio, the fuel cell joint venture between Forvia, Michelin and Stellantis, has opened its first gigafactory under the name SymphonHy. The joint venture partners say the factory, located in Saint-Fons, France, is the largest integrated production site for fuel cells in Europe. Read more…

Luxor Capital has acquired the UK business and assets of Volta Trucks. To this end, the hedge fund has founded a separate sub-company, “Volta Commercial Vehicles Limited”. The purchase price has not been disclosed. Read more…

There is renewed hope that electric cars will be produced at the former Saab factory in Trollhättan in the future. The electric vehicle manufacturer EV Electra has bought the rights to the Emily GT project from NEVS – and could produce the sporty electric saloon in Trollhättan. Read more…

Rolls-Royce wants to divest its business with electric engines for aircraft in order to raise up to 1.5 billion pounds from selling non-core assets. CEO Tufan Erginbilgic sees Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) as the only means for large aircraft to achieve climate targets in the foreseeable future. Read more…

Nio has received certification from the Chinese government as an independent vehicle manufacturer. Until now, the partner JAC produced Nio’s electric cars as a contract manufacturer. The new status paves the way for Nio to fully acquire the two factories built jointly with JAC. Read more…

Toyota is entering the large van segment with the new Proace Max, which is also available as a BEV. With the new Proace Max, Toyota is deepening its cooperation with Stellantis. The smaller LCVs from Toyota based on Stellantis have also received an update. Read more…

Norway wants to largely end the era of combustion engines for trucks too, following the 2025 target for new combustion cars. From 2030, all new trucks will either have to be emission-free vehicles or run on biogas. This has now been agreed by the Norwegian parliament. Read more…

BMW and Our Next Energy (ONE) have realized a range drive of almost 1,000 kilometres. For this purpose, a BMW iX was equipped with the Gemini battery technology from Our Next Energy (ONE). The exact WLTP range achieved is 608.1 miles or 978.4 kilometres. Read more…

The British public transport operator is procuring 20 units of the Enviro100EV, which is 8.5 meters long and 2.35 meters wide and offers space for up to 25 passengers. Deliveries are scheduled for the first half of 2024. Read more…

The Singapore Transport Authority has placed its first major orders for electric buses and charging infrastructure. Specifically, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has commissioned two Chinese manufacturers to supply a total of 360 electric buses. Read more…

From spring 2024, Ford will be offering owners of a Mustang Mach-E or Explorer in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway the opportunity to use Tibber’s dynamic tariffs at their home wallbox. In the UK, however, the partner is Octopus Energy. Read more…

The South Korean science safety company UL Solutions has opened the ‘Korea Advanced Battery Laboratory’. Located in Pyeongtaek, this new facility is planned to provide customers with improved access to the latest safety technology to increase innovation and speed to market. Read more…

Octopus Electric Vehicles (Octopus EV) has agreed to a £550 million debt securitisation facility from Lloyds Bank to fund electric vehicles. This brings the total funding secured by Octopus EV to £1.2 billion. Read more…

The Austrian startup Aviloo is receiving further capital from Invest AG together with Raiffeisen KMU Invest AG. The battery analysis specialist intends to use the new funds to drive forward its international expansion. Read more…

The South Korean battery material manufacturer EcoPro BM has received a major order from battery cell manufacturer Samsung SDI worth the equivalent of around 30.9 billion euros. The deal focuses on EcoPro’s NCA cathode material. Read more…

The US government has released eagerly-awaited guidelines defining the sourcing requirements for battery components and materials that must be met in order for electric vehicles to qualify for the full $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. Read more…

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN) is developing its own electric platform and intends to convert all of its vans to battery-electric drives from 2028. The first representative of the new “Space” electric family will be the large Crafter van. Read more…