In the Netherlands, the budget for government subsidies for new electric cars has been exhausted for this year. The government had set aside 71 million euros for this purpose – enough for 22,000 electric cars, which were subsidised with 3,350 euros each. However, the subsidy is still available for used electric cars this year. As […] More…

Volkswagen resumed three-shift operations at its MEB plant in Zwickau on Monday. With the start of the Ukraine war, production had been interrupted for around three weeks in March due to disrupted supply chains before restarting on a reduced scale. VW was one of the first carmakers to be affected by production stoppages in connection […] More…

Following last year’s NASA contract with General Motors and Lockheed Martin to develop the next generation of EVs for future lunar missions, there is now an update: both companies have now announced that they plan to produce a series of lunar vehicles for commercial space missions that will use GM’s Ultium battery technology. The batteries […] More…

The San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), a public transport agency in and around San Mateo, California, will replace 30 diesel buses with 20 battery-electric buses and 10 hydrogen-fuel cell electric buses. The purchases award a $13.9 million contract with New Flyer of America for the hydrogen fuel cell electric buses and a $22.8 million […] More…

Canada Post has announced plans to convert its fleet of nearly 14,000 vehicles to all-electric vehicles by 2040. Already by 2030, at least half of the fleet should be electric. Canada Post has said it is currently testing a number of electric and low-emission vehicles for the transition. Among these is a delivery vehicle designed […] More…

Vitesco Technologies has announced it will be presenting several innovations for vehicle electrification at the 35th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS) in Oslo from 11 to 15 June. Among these is a separately excited synchronous electric motor that is to be optimised for long-distance driving at higher speeds. Unlike the permanently excited synchronous motors (PSM) […] More…

The Chinese car brand Qiantu Motor is back with an affordable compact electric car. The Qiantu K20 has now gone on pre-sale in China at prices between 86,800 and 149,800 yuan (the equivalent of around 12,200 – 21,100 euros or $13,070 – $22,330). The new battery-electric model is a two-door and two-seater. The Chinese carmaker […] More…

From now on, Scania will be offering customers new electric models every year. Vehicles for inner-city deliveries are now to be joined by battery-electric trucks for regional transport. The new model range comes with a battery capacity of 624 kWh and is available with R or S cabs. The new trucks, with a gross vehicle […] More…

US solid-state lithium-ion battery developer ION Storage Systems has announced the initial closing of its $30m series A fund-raising round. The company welcomed investments from Toyota Ventures, Tenaska, Bangchak Corporation and other investors, in addition to the investments from its lead investors. The investment is planned to enable ION to expand its facility at its […] More…

US solid-state lithium-ion battery developer ION Storage Systems has announced the initial closing of its $30m series A fund-raising round. The company welcomed investments from Toyota Ventures, Tenaska, Bangchak Corporation and others. The investment is planned to enable ION to expand its facility at its Beltsville, Maryland headquarters to commission and qualify a battery cell […] More…

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has selected Siemens to set up a nationwide network of ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles. Ten Siemens Sicharge D 160 kW and 180 kW charging stations will be installed along the highways in Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain and Fujairah. To future-proof the investment […] More…

Canadian battery developer Nano One and mining group Rio Tinto have signed a strategic partnership to supply iron and lithium products, collaboration and a US$10 million investment in Nano One. The partnership and funding are expected to accelerate Nano One’s multi-cathode commercialisation strategy and support the production of active cathode materials in Canada. Nano One […] More…

Toyota may have tightened up its electric plans a few months ago, but a petition with over 110,000 signatures is now calling on the Japanese hybrid pioneer to completely stop lobbying for fossil fuels. The host of the petition SumOfUs explains: “Toyota is working harder than any other auto company to prevent this progress and […] More…

The SAIC subsidiary MG Motor has published the first pictures of its announced competitor for the VW ID.3. The electric compact model was presented in China as MG Mulan and will be launched outside China as MG4. Technical data will follow the official premiere of the model, which is planned for the fourth quarter of […] More…

Three years after it was first unveiled, Dutch start-up Lightyear, which emerged from the TU Eindhoven solar team, has unveiled the final design and specifications of its long-range solar car, renamed Lightyear 0 from Lightyear One. Production at contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive is scheduled to begin this autumn, with the first examples to be delivered […] More…

There are plenty of electric SUVs, but the range of compact models in the Golf class has been underserved apart from the VW ID.3 – and now Renault with its first model on the new CMF EV platform. The Renault Megane E-Tech is superior to the ID.3 in terms of software and material quality. The […] More…

VW is expanding the range for the all-electric ID.4 with another all-wheel-drive version. The version called ID.4 Pro 4Motion is based on the ID.4 Pro Performance, but thanks to the second electric motor, it comes with a system output of 195 kW. Until now, only the top model ID.4 GTX was available with an all-wheel […] More…

Fraunhofer ISI and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have analysed extensive data on the real-world use of around 9,000 plug-in hybrids from all over Europe. The core result shows: The fuel consumption of PHEVs is on average significantly higher than the official test cycles. This was basically already the result of an earlier […] More…

US retail giant Walmart this week said it was expanding zero-emission logistics pilots adding Nikola and Daimler Truck’s Freightliner as manufacturers. The heavy-duty electric trucks are part of Walmart’s ongoing efforts to completely decarbonise its global operations by 2040. The fleet includes about 10,000 tractors and 80,000 trailers. The new orders regard all-electric large trucks. […] More…

ZeroAvia and Monte Aircraft Leasing will jointly market hydrogen-powered aircraft to regional operators. Under an agreement now signed between the companies, Monte will purchase up to 100 ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrains from ZeroAvia to be installed on existing and new 5- to 20-seat aircraft. Since last summer, ZeroAvia has been developing a hydrogen-electric powertrain for the […] More…