Porsche is bringing two new Formula E safety cars to the Berlin E-Prix that will take place this weekend (11 and 12 May). Both cars will be modified variants of the new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT. Read more…
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Ascend Elements & Call2Recycle launch collaboration in the US
Under the new collaboration, Ascend Elements and Call2Recycle aim to provide car dealers, recyclers and repair technicians with customised battery management, logistics and recycling services for electric vehicles. Read more…
Daimler Truck to develop autonomous Freightliner eCascadia
On the road to sustainable freight transport, Daimler Truck is bringing together battery-electric drive systems and autonomous driving for the first time in one platform: the autonomous Freightliner eCascadia. Read more…
Fisker faces insolvency in Austria
Fisker Austria, the Austrian subsidiary of the US electric car manufacturer Fisker, has filed for insolvency in self-administration. The other Fisker companies are not involved, it is explicitly stated. Among other things, the sale of assets is now being considered. Read more…
Nio teams up with GAC on battery swapping
Nio announced another partner for its battery swap business. This is the Chinese automotive group GAC. Both parties have agreed on a strategic cooperation in the field of battery replacement technology. Read more…
OEM Pure & Pragmatic Design launch scooter JV in the UK
The Indian electric scooter OEM Pure EV has announced a joint venture with Pragmatic Design Solutions to develop a high-performance electric 2-wheeler on a solid-state battery technology platform for both international and Indian markets. Read more…
More megawatt charging comes to California
WattEV has opened its fourth electric truck charging depot in California. The new Bakersfield depot features a solar-powered microgrid with a battery energy storage system (BESS), capable of rapid megawatt charging. Read more…
Finns connect over shop and charge
Finnish retailer K-Lataus has teamed up with Finland’s Kempower to expand the fast charging network across the country. The K-Lataus’ charging network will grow by over a hundred DC charging points at vital commercial locations for Kesko and along the main roads. Read more…
Blaze in Bolzano: Alpitronic warehouse goes up in flames
A major fire broke out on Wednesday morning in a warehouse belonging to the charging station manufacturer Alpitronic in Bolzano, Italy. Alpitronic says no one was in the building, which was closed due to renovation work. Read more…
Large fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks hits the road for Amazon
The online giant is launching its largest fleet of heavy-duty e-trucks in Southern California. The new fleet comprises 35 Volvo battery-powered trucks. They will haul cargo containers and complement hundreds of electric vans, which Amazon already uses to deliver parcels throughout California. Read more…
BC Transit orders 66 zero-emission buses
British Columbia’s public transport provider, BC Transit, says 66 electric buses are on order from Nova Bus and New Flyer. The buses are part of a funded electrification drive that will eventually see BC Transit run an entirely electric fleet. Read more…
Galaxy E5 electric SUV revealed in China
Just half a year after introducing the E8 electric sedan in November 2023, Geely subsidiary Galaxy has revealed an electric SUV with the E5. It is to be launched in China and will eventually make its way to global markets. Read more…
Rivian plans to produce 155,000 units of the R2 per year
US electric car manufacturer Rivian once again reports high losses for the first quarter, but for the first time provides details of the planned production capacities following the expansion of its plant in Normal, Illinois, in its annual report. Read more…
Nio subsidiary ‘Firefly’ to bring sub-€30,000 EVs to Europe
Chinese EV start-up Nio is doubling down on its efforts to become a key player in Europe’s automobile market, in line with the region’s progressive transition to zero-emission vehicles. Read more…
First drive Xiaomi SU7: Tracing the rise of Xiaomi
The Xiaomi SU7 was the star at the Beijing Auto Show. To see it, you had to queue. Yet, we had the chance to take it for a spin in and around Beijing and gathered exciting impressions. One thing is clear: with the SU7, Xiaomi is stealing the show from Tesla and Porsche in China.
US haulage company 4 Gen Logistics drives sustainable goods transport forward
The US transport company 4 Gen Logistics is now using 41 electric trucks from Volvo Trucks North America in California. The vehicles are on the road in the Inland Empire metropolitan region. Read more…
De Lijn to procure 100 electric buses from Irizar
The Belgian public transport company De Lijn has concluded a framework agreement with the Spanish manufacturer Irizar for the delivery of up to 100 electric buses. De Lijn intends to use the ie tram electric buses in special projects such as the Spartacus project in Limburg and the BRT project in Kortrijk. Read more…
Two electric trucks for Mercedes’ plant logistics around Stuttgart
Mercedes-Benz is electrifying its logistics operations between Bad Cannstatt and Sindelfingen with two electric eActros trucks from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The duo now transports car engines on a daily basis. Read more…
Milence builds truck charging park near the French-Spanish border
The electric truck charging joint venture Milence announces another location in France. This is being built in Perpignan in the south of the country and is scheduled to go online in September 2024. This will be Milence’s second French site after Heudebouville in Normandy. Read more…
Rock Tech loses funding support from Germany
Lithium producer Rock Tech will not receive any money from the federal funding programme created in 2023 to build a battery cell ecosystem in Germany. According to a media report, the company is now hoping for support from elsewhere to complete its lithium converter in Guben – in particular from the state of Brandenburg.
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