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British consortium to develop autonomous hydrogen truck

A British consortium led by Glasgow-based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) receives funding of £6.6 million (around €7.4 million) to develop an autonomous heavy-duty hydrogen-electric truck. The consortium called Hub2Hub, which plans to start test drives in 2024 in partnership with the UK supermarket chain ASDA, has been selected by the Center for Connected Autonomous Vehicles […] More…

Siemens to deliver battery-electric trains to Hesse

Siemens Mobility has received another order for its battery trains. The Hessian public transport operator Hessische Landesbahn is procuring three two-car Mireo Plus B. The new battery trains will operate on the local lines ‘Oberwesterwaldbahn’ (OWB) and the ‘Unterwesterwaldbahn’ (UWB). The OWB covers the routes from Limburg to Altenkirchen – Au – Siegen. The route […] More…

Hubject to integrate 1,600 charging points in Hungary

Hubject is cooperating with Hungarian charging network operator MVM Mobiliti to integrate its charging infrastructure into its roaming network Intercharge. MVM Mobiliti operates Hungary’s largest charging network with almost 1,600 charging points. MVM Mobiliti’s charging points are mostly located in places such as department stores, shopping centres and fast food car parks. Almost one hundred […] More…

Ford E-Transit review: Opening up new ways

Electric vans are only suitable for inner-city deliveries. Too little range, too little payload, at least, that is the general credo. Our drive review will show whether the Ford E-Transit can dispel this prejudice and stand for a new generation of zero-emission vans. After small panel vans and high-roof station wagons, electrification is also increasingly […] More…

Virtual testing: Porsche Engineering cuts development time of electric drives

In order to shorten development time, Porsche Engineering is testing electric drives in real-life as well as in a virtual environment. According to Porsche, these test methods are specifically adapted to the requirements of high-voltage technology. At the locations Bietigheim-­Bissingen und Nardò, high-voltage batteries are tested on test benches. Meanwhile, so-called hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) simulations enables […] More…

Canoo issues further shares

California-based electric car start-up Canoo is looking to raise around 52.5 million dollars through share sales at a steeply discounted rate. Agreements with several investors have already been reached, but the deals have yet to be completed. Investors will pay 1.05 dollars per share, a 16 per cent discount from Friday’s closing price. Each share […] More…

Recharge gets ready to buy Britishvolt

Recharge Industries is close to acquiring the assets of insolvent battery start-up Britishvolt. According to the accounting firm EY, which is in charge of the insolvency administration, the deal is expected to be completed within the next seven days. Citing a publication by auditing firm EY, several media outlets report that Australian company Recharge Industries […] More…

Ford to return to the Formula 1 in 2026

Ford will return to Formula 1 from 2026 after more than two decades – as Red Bull’s technical partner. Red Bull Powertrains and Ford will collaborate on the development of the next-generation hybrid powertrain for the Oracle Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri teams. Ford will provide expertise in areas such as battery cell and […] More…

Hindenburg Research attacks Indian Adani Group

Allegations by Hindenburg Research are once again causing a company to falter. The short seller accuses the Indian conglomerate Adani Group of price manipulation and accounting fraud, causing Adani’s share price to plummet. Adani, which is also involved in eMobility projects, denies the allegations. Adani had recently taken delivery of around 300 electric trucks from […] More…