The Australian state of New South Wales has announced that it plans to cut the $3,000 EV subsidy in order to focus on the expansion of charging infrastructure. Lire la suite…

The city of Kiel in Northern Germany has odered more buses with Dutch manufacturer VDL. The tender for the 50 electrc buses was awarded after the public transport provider launched an Europe-wide tender. Lire la suite…

Fortum Battery Recycling announces a new manufacturing approach to ensure “faster, cheaper and more energy-efficient production of cathode and anode materials” – including the production of lithium titanium oxide (LTO). The Finnish company is planning pilot plant for this purpose. Lire la suite…

Audi has inaugurated the Incampus technology park in Ingolstadt. On the former refinery site, Audi is working with partners on the future of mobility. Developers from Volkswagen’s software forge Cariad are also fine-tuning the programmes and electronics architecture for Audi and Porsche’s electric models there. More…

With the launch of the EC6, Nio has completed the transition of all vehicle models based on the older NT 1.0 platform to the newer NT 2.0 platform. More…

The electric heavy-duty trucks are to be sub-leased by Hama to transport companies under a hire-purchase model. The order has a total value of 16 million euros. More…

The solar student team of TU Eindhoven has developed an off-road car that is powered only by the energy of the sun and can thus operate independently of charging stations. The Stella Terra is robust enough to drive on both asphalt roads and on uneven terrain. Lire la suite…

British charge point operator Osprey Charging has been selected by Motability Operations, the UK’s largest leasing company and the organization that delivers the Motability Scheme to over 690,000 people with disabilities, as their first charge point operator (CPO) partner. Lire la suite…

In the USA, OK Produce, a fresh fruits and vegetable distributor providing daily deliveries throughout California, has selected BP Pulse to manage the fleet’s electrification process. Lire la suite…

On the Mediterranean island of Malta, 30 electric buses and a charging depot with 3 megawatts of total power have been put into operation. The investment amounted to 20 million euros, according to Malta Public Transport. Lire la suite…

The London Borough of Wandsworth has appointed Ubitricity to roll out a network of 525 public electric vehicle charge points, bringing the borough’s total number of public EV chargers up to nearly 1,500. Lire la suite…

Jan Spies will become head of production for Volkswagen’s new US electric car brand Scout. Spies will serve as Chief Production Officer of Scout Motors from the beginning of 2024 and in this role will oversee the production of the new Volkswagen brand’s electric pickup truck and SUV. Spies has plenty of VW and US […] More…

Valeo has started the series production of its new high-voltage heating unit ‘Thermo HV’ for electric buses. This is intended to act as an additional electric heater to the heat pump system as soon as there is a higher heating requirement at low outside temperatures. Valeo’s thermal systems are meeting with increasing demand in the […] More…

The Scottish city of Glasgow wanted to purchase 19 hydrogen-powered refuse collection vehicles worth seven million pounds. But nothing came of it. The supplier cancelled two corresponding purchase contracts due to difficulties with the technology and the costs, writes the portal GlasgowLive. It will probably take until after 2027 before enough green hydrogen is available. […] More…

The energy group E.ON will build EV charging stations, including HPC chargers, at all existing Kaufland stores in the Czech Republic in the coming years. In the first phase, which has already started, E.ON will install more than 400 charging points at 41 Kaufland locations in the country by 2026. According to a company statement, […] More…

Mullen Automotive has started production of its Mullen Three, a Class 3 commercial electric truck, at its assembly in Tunica, Mississippi. The first customer deliveries are planned to go out this month. The US American company plans to gradually ramp up its Class 3 production rate through the remainder of this calendar year. Once fully […] More…

Barcelona-based Wallbox Chargers and Kia America are working together to enable bidirectional charging for customers driving a Kia EV9. Drivers could thus use the electric car to power their homes or feed energy into the grid – and reduce their electricity bill. Wallbox will offer its second-generation bidirectional DC charger called Quasar 2 starting in […] More…

While the vehicle roof is the easiest surface to use for generating solar power on board cars, researchers at Fraunhofer ISE went one step further. As part of two publicly funded research projects, they integrated solar cells into the standard sheet metal bonnet of a car. The photovolatic bonnet, which will soon be on display […] More…

Mercedes-Benz plans to open its first 30 fast-charging parks in Europe, with a combined total of more than 200 charging points, by the end of 2024 as part of its announced global HPC network. The first location is to be built this year in Mannheim, Germany. The Welt am Sonntag reports this with reference to […] More…

Aerospace industry supplier GKN Aerospace is joining forces with Marshall and Parker Aerospace to explore liquid hydrogen fuel systems for aircraft. The partners plan to develop a liquid hydrogen system suitable for both fuel cell and internal combustion engine aircraft. The planned collaboration will benefit from the UK government-funded H2GEAR programme, led by GKN Aerospace, […] More…