The Chinese automotive group Geely has announced that it will delist its electric car subsidiary Zeekr from the New York Stock Exchange. Just one year after the successful stock market debut of Zeekr, Geely is planning to buy up the shares of the other shareholders and consolidate its automotive activities. Read more…

Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has delivered the first of 30 new electric buses to Arriva London, which will operate them on Transport for London (TfL) routes across the city. They’ll initially be deployed on the SL6 Superloop route, which connects the outskirts of London with the city centre. Read more…

Legal resistance has formed in the USA against the Trump administration’s freeze on the nationwide allocation of new funding for charging infrastructure. California and 16 other states have now filed a lawsuit against the US government – with the aim of having Trump’s directives declared unlawful. Read more…

The British postal service is testing out two 19-tonne electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to assess their performance compared to Royal Mail’s existing fleet of traditional trucks and lorries. The service is already set to deploy over 7000 small and medium-sized electric vans by 2027, but this will be the first time that it tests out larger electric vehicles. Read more…

Montreal is planning to install 11,000 new charging points for electric cars by 2030, both on roadsides, in publicly accessible car parks and on publicly accessible private property in the greater metropolitan area. Read more…

Volkswagen is recalling 5,637 ID. Buzz vans and temporarily halting further sales over a compliance issue with US safety laws. The issue is to do with the size of the long wheel base version’s third row of seats, which Volkswagen must now alter. Read more…

At Power2Drive, Phoenix Contact presented the second generation of its HPC charging connector CHARX connect professional with up to 1,000 kW charging power in boost mode. This was done via CCS, and not the new megawatt standard. The company is also presenting new CCS charging sockets, albeit with a lower output. Read more…

The Audi A6 – not the battery-electric A6 e-tron – is now available again in two plug-in hybrid versions. Compared to its predecessors, the battery is significantly larger, increasing the electric range on paper to up to 106 kilometres. Read more…

Uber has added more cooperation agreements for robotaxis to its recent slate of deals. After Volkswagen, Momentum and May Mobility, Uber has now inked separate deals with Chinese-American autonomous driving systems specialists Pony.ai and WeRide. Read more…

Foxconn and Mitsubishi Motors have signed a memorandum of understanding that provides for the development of an electric car model for the Japanese company by Foxconn and its production in Thailand. The model is due to be launched on the Australian and New Zealand markets in the second half of 2026. Read more…

Polestar has introduced battery state-of-health (SOH) certificates for secondhand Polestar 2 vehicles, in a bid to improve consumer confidence in the preowned EV market. The certificates will give customers transparency over a used vehicle’s battery health, capacity, and longevity. Read more…

Holon is driving forward the series production and market launch of its fully electric autonomous shuttle with a new top management team: Markus Schlitt took over as CEO and Managing Director of Holon on 1 May 2025. He succeeds Henning von Watzdorf, who is currently in talks about a new management role at Benteler. Read more…

Lion Electric, a Canadian manufacturer of electric school buses and other commercial vehicles, faces imminent liquidation after the Quebec government pulled the plug on a public bailout. If the company falls through, it would mark a huge setback for the province’s EV ambitions. Read more…

Lion Electric, a Canadian manufacturer of electric school buses and other commercial vehicles, faces imminent liquidation after the Quebec government pulled the plug on a public bailout. If the company falls through, it would mark a huge setback for the province’s EV ambitions. Read more…

The Hyundai Motor Group and the South Korean company Posco have agreed to cooperate on low-carbon steel and battery materials such as lithium and active anode materials. The two companies’ cooperation on steel focuses on plants in the USA, allowing Posco to supply markets in the US without tariff hurdles. Read more…

Amperfied, the charging infrastructure subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, is presenting its modular DC fast charging solution under the name Amperfied Dynamic DC at the Power2Drive trade fair. Amperfied also intends to offer associated charging services. Read more…

The German thin film specialist Leonhard Kurz and the Chinese tech company Horizon have formed a European joint venture called Horizon-Kurz New Material Technology . Read more…

Hyundai has just announced a pair of new charging features intended to greatly simplify the public charging experience for a wide range of newer Hyundai EVs. They’ve been added to the Bluelink app and can be used immediately. Read more…

Tesla has just opened its order books for a refreshed version of its Long Range RWD Model Y in the US. Starting at $45,000 (before incentives), it’s one of the most affordable Teslas available – but this comes at a slight performance cost. Read more…

The US electric car manufacturer Rivian has achieved a gross profit for the second quarter in a row – which is a prerequisite for billion-euro financing from its partner Volkswagen. However, not all the figures in the quarterly balance sheet are positive, as Rivian has lowered its delivery forecast for 2025. Read more…