The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the final emissions targets for new cars from model years 2027 to 2032. As expected, these will be weakened compared to earlier plans – but only at the beginning. The final target of significantly reducing emissions by 2032 remains more or less the same. Read more…
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Tesla has produced sufficient batteries for 1,000 Cybertrucks
UK extends EV Chargepoint Grant to on-street parking
The UK government’s Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant, which discounts the installation of home chargers for EV drivers, has been expanded to people who use on-street parking. Read more…
Research project ‘NICOLHy’ to take on large LH2 tanks
The German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is researching new types of storage tanks for liquid hydrogen in the ‘NICOLHy’ project together with four European partners. The aim is to increase the capacity of suitable tanks by a factor of forty while reducing costs by 80 per cent. Read more…
Octopus & National Grid prove that EVs can balance grid
Octopus Energy has taken another step in its plans to transform the UK’s energy system by integrating electric cars into National Grid’s balancing mechanism. Read more…
Volvo Buses presents battery-powered intercity bus and a new EV platform
Volvo Buses has presented the 8900 Electric intercity bus, which will be available in selected European countries in 2025. It is based on the new BZR Electric platform, for which the company has now unveiled all the technical data. Read more…
i-charging now offers charging stations with up to 900 kW
Portuguese charging station manufacturer i-charging is increasing the maximum charging power of its Blueberry Cluster and Blueberry Plus charging stations from 600 to 900 kW. The power can be shared dynamically by to four vehicles charging simultaneously. The more powerful stations are already available. Read more…
BluSmart Mobility to expand fleet with Citroën
The Indian ridesharing company BluSmart Mobility is expanding its fleet with 4,000 electric cars from Citroën. The two companies have now signed an MoU for this purpose. Read more…
Shell gives up 1,000 petrol stations; favours EV charging
Shell plans to give up as many 1,000 retail locations, including petrol stations, this year and next to concentrate more on setting up charging stations for electric vehicles. Read more…
VW Group relies on autonomous driving assistants from Mobileye
Volkswagen is expanding its cooperation with Mobileye in the field of automated driving. Together, the two companies want to bring new automated driving functions into series production – for the Group’s premium brands and light commercial vehicles. Read more…
Germany’s north-east to develop a transnational H2 refuelling network
Parts of a transnational network of hydrogen refuelling stations for freight transport in the Baltic Sea region are to be installed in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Partners from Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland are participating in the ‘HyTruck’ project. Read more…
Germany: Legal tug-of-war over motorway charging infrastructure will probably not end until 2025
In Germany, the expansion of HPC chargers on motorways continues to be delayed due to a legal dispute filed by Tesla and Fastned. According to a media report, the roll-out at Tank & Rast petrol stations is now at a standstill. Fastned confirms that it will likely be another year before a judgment is reached. Read more…
Xpeng increases turnover and losses
Chinese electric car manufacturer and VW partner Xpeng has presented its business figures for the past year. Xpeng delivered a total of 141,601 electric cars in 2023, 17.3 per cent more than in 2022. Read more…
Nissan and SK On are reportedly planning a US battery factory
Nissan is negotiating with SK On regarding the supply of battery cells for its electric cars produced in the USA. According to a Japanese media report, the two companies are planning to build a joint battery factory in the USA for this purpose, which could start production in 2026. Read more…
New Citroën ë-Berlingo starts at 37,990 pounds
Citroën has opened the order books for the New ë-Berlingo in the UK. The new edition of the electric panel van Citroën New ë-Berlingo Plus (length M) is available from £37,990. Read more…
JLR launches recruitment drive for UK sites
JLR is currently in the process of recruiting 250 engineers at its UK sites in Gaydon and Whitley to support the development of its next-generation electric vehicles. Read more…
Peugeot presents seven-seater SUV – the e-5008
Peugeot has unveiled the new e-5008. Like the smaller e-3008, the electric seven-seater SUV uses the Stellantis STLA Medium platform and can travel up to 660 kilometres on one charge. Read more…
Atlante announces charging partnership with Shift4
The partnership aims to provide a card-present payment solution for Atlante’s charging stations across Southern Europe. By simplifying the EV charging payment process, the collaboration aims to make clean mobility more accessible, convenient, and consumer-friendly. Read more…
Bentley pushes back electric target
Bentley does not want to become a pure EV manufacturer until 2033 and not 2030, as initially planned. The carmaker plans to invest “hundreds of millions” more in PHEVs, which will be the most important drive type until then. Read more…
CEC & partners announce V2G project in California
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded BorgWarner and project partners Fermata Energy and Lion Electric a $3 million grant for an innovative Vehicle-to-Grid project. Read more…
