The three battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia semi-trucks will operate out of the retailer’s grocery distribution centre in Surrey, which was designed as a hub for the retailer’s alternatively-powered vehicles. Read more…

The route planning tool is operated by Chargetrip and shows EV drivers the best places to charge at 600,000 charging points in 27 European countries. However, the map only shows fast and HPC charging points. Read more…

DHL Supply Chain is deploying its first Class 8 electric trucks in the US. The two Freighliner hit the road in California. Another 11 units will be deployed in Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and California. Read more…

The Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center (HMETC) has started construction of a 25,000 square metre central development site in Rüsselsheim, Germany. In future, the centre will primarily work on further advances for emission-free mobility. Read more…

The Canadian manufacturer New Flyer has received a major order from California for 108 fuel cell buses. The San Mateo county public transport operator SamTrans also revealed plans to transition its fleet away from diesel by 2034. Read more…

Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ system is the subject of several official proceedings. The most extensive was initiated a good two years ago by the US transport authority NHTSA and has since been expanded. Tesla is now finally delivering the software update. Read more…

Hyundai has announced plans to enter the mass-market EV segment in India with the Creta EV in 2025. After the premium segments were addressed with the Kona and Ioniq 5 EVs, the mass market segment is to follow. Read more…

The British niobium anode materials supplier says the UK Government has awarded it significant funding to undertake a collaborative research project with cell development experts, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG). Read more…

Recycled rare earth magnets are rolling off the production line in Birmingham, UK. A subsidiary of the Canadian company Mkango plans to process up to 20 tonnes of permanent magnets there initially using an energy-saving process. Read more…

Among other things, SVOLT presented its new “Short Blade” battery cell series for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids at the company’s Battery Day. These are fast-charging LFP cells in prismatic format. Read more…

Turkish electric car manufacturer Togg plans to start series production of its second model in 2025 and begin exporting its vehicles to Europe. According to Turkey’s Minister of Industry and Technology Fatih Kacır, the second Togg model will be a saloon, which will be unveiled at the end of 2024 and go into series production in 2025. Read more…

House will resign from her position immediately “to pursue other opportunities,” the carmaker says. However, she will remain available in an “advisory role” until the end of the year. Read more…

The announcement comes after the government had to compromise its budget for the coming years. Details are not yet available, but it is clear that EVs and the solar industry will be affected. Read more…

As Global Product Development leader Doug Parks will retire after nearly 40 years with the company, the US carmaker is making several changes to its product development team and has created new roles to oversee global markets. Read more…

The Munich-based company has entered the British market. Qwello UK just won a bid to work with Essex County Council to install 70 EV charging points areas across the region. It is the county’s first On-Street Charge Point Scheme and Qwello’s second in the country after London. Read more…

In the USA, the consumer protection organisation Public Citizen has filed a complaint against Toyota with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The complaint accuses Toyota of portraying its hybrid cars as purely electric cars in its advertising – for example by using terms such as “EVs”, “electric” or “electrified”. Read more…

Opel has presented new versions of the Combo Electric and Zafira Electric. Opel plans to open the order books “soon”. Even though Stellantis is talking about a new edition, these are essentially revised versions of the existing models. In the case of the Combo, however, with one decisive change: LFP batteries. Read more…

The haulage and logistics company Duvenbeck is converting its logistics for the Saarbrücken plant of supplier ZF to battery-powered electric lorries. Five new Volvo FH Electric tractor units are being used. Read more…

This week, the Taiwanese mobility company announced the launch of its battery-swapping system in the Indian market alongside its first locally-made scooter. The CrossOver GX250 was designed with “India-specific” features.
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The Californian battery startup Enevate has signed a production licence agreement with the German battery cell developer and producer Customcells. The agreement centres on Enevate’s silicon-dominated anode technology XFC-Energy. Read more…