In the BALIS 2.0 research and development project, a team led by H2FLY is working on a basic fuel cell module for hydrogen aviation. The module is considered an important building block for getting H2 regional aircraft with 40 to 80 seats into the air in the future. Read more…

Porsche is using seven new electric heavy goods vehicles at its Zuffenhausen, Weissach, and Leipzig sites. The electric trucks come from Scania, another Volkswagen Group member, and two other manufacturers. Read more…

The French government has concluded an agreement with the domestic automotive industry to increase sales of electric vehicles to 800,000 passenger cars and 100,000 light electric commercial vehicles per year by 2027. The state promises to continue to support the purchase and leasing of electric cars. Read more…

The Port of Long Beach is increasing its decarbonisation efforts. Its Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) has received a $34.9 million grant to replace over 150 vehicles with electric trucks and buses. Read more…

This summer, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is sending two near-series prototypes of the eActros 600 on a week-long test drive through more than 20 European countries. The model is the company’s electric long-haul truck, which is due to go into series production at the end of 2024. Read more…

BYD has now officially confirmed plans to build an electric car factory in Indonesia. To this end, BYD is purchasing a 100-hectare plot of land in the Subang Smartpolitan Industrial Area in West Java. Construction is set to begin this year, with operations scheduled to start in January 2026. Read more…

Skoda is presenting the Enyaq RS Race electric concept car, with which the brand is exploring new possibilities for sustainability in motorsport. The concept is also intended to provide a platform for the development and intensive testing of electric technologies for future battery-electric series models. Read more…

The electric bus fleet in Austria’s capital is growing as planned. Another four lines are now being served by Mercedes eCitaro models. These are part of a total order of 60 ZEBs placed by operator Wiener Linien in late 2022. Read more…

Toyota Motor North America has announced that it is renaming the TMNA R&D California office as its new North American Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ). Read more…

The US manufacturer has updated plans to allow EVs of other brands access to its ‘Rivian Adventure Network’ and showcased a charger prototype. Rivian designed the new charging column in-house and with various charging ports in mind.
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CATL is developing second-generation sodium-ion batteries with an energy density of 200 Wh/kg. The Chinese battery leader is also talking with a dozen car manufacturers about licence partnerships that could allow OEMs to build their own batteries with CATL technology.  Read more…

Tesla released a new variant of the Model Y in the US, offering a big bump in the driving range for a small premium over the previous base price. Called ‘Long Range RWD’, it replaces the Standard Range RWD variant in the brand’s home market. Read more…

Amidst the launch rumours of Tesla EVs in India, the American brand has become a hot topic of discussion for another reason in the country. The company is facing trademark infringement from an Indian brand and has engaged in legal action against the alleged perpetrator. Read more…

About two years after BMW Group starts manufacturing its next-gen EVs in Europe in late 2025, it will kick off the North American production of the first model. Well ahead of the SOP of these ‘Neue Klasse’ EVs, the company has started preparing for the assembly of their batteries. Read more…

For our online conference electrive LIVE, lawyers Thea Tyvold from CMS Norway and Gerd Leutner from CMS Germany explained the effects the European Alternative Fuels Regulation (AFIR) will have on the HPC network expansion in European countries such as Germany. They also looked at how it will affect policymaking in a non-EU member state, namely Norway. Read more…

Volvo Cars announced the resignation of Javier Varela, the manufacturer’s Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO. Varela “has decided to pursue a new opportunity outside the company,” Volvo writes. There is no direct successor yet. Read more…

The Auto China in Beijing was probably the most important event of the year. electrive Editor-in-Chief Peter Schwierz spent five days there – and came back with five learnings and a possible answer to how Europe’s car manufacturers can counter the flood of EVs from China. Read more…

Hyundai has agreed to invest almost one billion dollars in Motional, an all-electric robotaxi company. This investment will give the Korean car manufacturer a majority stake in the company. Read more…

According to Chinese media, the premium electric car brand HiPhi from Chinese manufacturer Human Horizons is about to resume production. HiPhi recently received a strategic investment from a Hong Kong-based organisation. Read more…