The first ever electric bus service in Oxford has been launched by the Oxford Bus Company with 21 Wrightbus StreetDeck Electoliners. The electric buses will be charged by Zenobe and should be put into service by the end of the year. Read more…
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DHL to field test Volkswagen ID.Buzz fleet in South Africa
DHL Express is launching a pilot test of an ID.Buzz Cargo fleet of four vehicles in South Africa with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Tests will run for a six month period. Read more…
Mitsubishi to release compact ‘Minicab EV’ transporter van in Japan
Mitsubishi Motors has announced that the new Minicab EV, a ‘kei-car’ class electric commercial vehicle with a monobox design, will hit the market in Japan on December 21. Read more…
Desten presents fast charging LFP batteries
Battery technology company Desten has just presented a fast-charging LFP battery. According to the company, the 22 Ah pouch cell can be charged from 20 percent to 80 percent SoC in six minutes. The 22 Ah pouch cell should also be suitable for electric cars. Read more…
Hyvia to deliver fuel cell architecture for the Renault Master
Hyvia, the joint venture between Renault and Plug Power, presented the new architecture of the Renault Master H2-Tech fuel cell transport vehicle at the Solutrans trade fair, which is to be available from the second quarter of 2024, including smaller body versions. Read more…
Australia sets reliability standards on fast chargers
Australia’s government is introducing new regulations for state-subsidized fast chargers. These include reliability, barrier-free access and the number of charging stations per location – individual stations will no longer be subsidized in upcoming funding. Read more…
New details to Vitesco takeover by Schaeffler
Schaeffler has concluded an agreement on the planned merger with Vitesco Technologies. Vitesco shareholders have until mid-December to accept the improved offer. The company has already made an important personnel decision for the time after that. Read more…
Harley’s Serial 1 bought up by Lane & LEV Manufacturing
Harley-Davidson’s e-bike subsidiary Serial 1 has been acquired by Florida-based e-bike manufacturer LEV Manufacturing (formerly known as Life Electric Vehicles), and Lane VC, a mobility focused investment firm. Read more…
Stellantis to build small electric cars in Spain
Stellantis has given the works council at its Spanish plant in Vigo the go-ahead to produce small electric cars based on the STLA Small platform there. The move comes as no surprise – the (expected) confirmation for the second Spanish plant in Zaragoza is still pending. Read more…
Volta Trucks closes in on potential investor
The insolvent Swedish electric truck startup Volta Trucks is reportedly on the verge of being rescued. The Luxor Capital Group, which is both a shareholder and lender to Volta, is in advanced talks with the insolvency administrators of Volta Trucks about a purchase of the company. Read more…
VW platform for China to be MEB-based
Volkswagen has confirmed the previously leaked plan to develop a platform for affordable electric cars in China and provided some further details. The new platform will be derived from the Group’s modular electric drive matrix (MEB). And at a considerable pace, for VW. Read more…
Edinburgh progresses fleet transition to low-emission vehicles
Edinburgh Council is catching up with its own climate policy. The Scottish capital will spend £55 million replacing over 1,000 vehicles to ensure its fleet complies with the incoming Low Emission Zone. Read more…
Progressus project shows progress towards resilient power grids
The EU-funded Progressus research project has looked at how greater resilience of electricity grids can contribute to decarbonization in the transport sector. The results have now been presented by the consortium led by Infineon. Read more…
Daimler Buses delivers first fuel cell eCitaro G
Daimler Buses has delivered the first series vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G fuel cell to Verkehrsbetriebe Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) in Germany. Read more…
German scooter manufacturer Unu is insolvent
The Berlin-based electric scooter manufacturer Unu has filed for insolvency. According to an agency report, however, business operations will continue as part of the insolvency proceedings. The company, which was founded in 2013, is said to be aiming for restructuring. Read more…
Magna to develop pickup and SUV for Volkswagen’s US brand Scout
Volkswagen has commissioned Magna to develop two electric models for its US brand Scout. Magna confirmed a corresponding report when asked by the Austrian news agency APA. The contract is worth 450 million euros. Read more…
Porsche introduces the next Panamera generation
The Porsche Panamera is entering its third model generation. Porsche is planning a total of four plug-in hybrid drives for the new Panamera, which offer more power, range and efficiency than before, but no battery-electric variant is on the horizon yet. Read more…
Ovo Energy acquires Bonnet app for public EV charging
Ovo Energy announces acquiring the public EV charging app Bonnet. One of the largest consumer apps, it claims to show over 80% of UK charge points available on the app. It also enables payment at over 27,000 chargers at 7,000 locations. Read more…
Automated charging is coming to your home
The Austrian companies Keba and Easelink want to enable automated charging at home. Buyers of Keba wall boxes will now have the option to add Matrix Charging from Easelink to start charging simply when parking their car. Read more…
Air Chateau to purchase up to 100 Midnight eVTOL from Archer
Archer Aviation and Air Chateau International have signed an MoU for the purchase of up to 100 Midnight eVTOL worth up to $500 million. The order was placed following an exhibition at the Dubai Air Show 2023. Read more…
