The Scottish Government is launching the second phase of its Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). Up to £58 million is to be made available for the procurement of zero-emission buses and associated infrastructure. In the first round of the Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund, the Scottish Government awarded over £62 million to replace 276 […] More…

Automotive systems & components manufacturer Sona Comstar signed a technology licensing agreement with UK-based electric drive specialist Equipmake. Sona Comstar will then manufacture and sell the technology in Southeast Asia. Under the agreement, Equipmake will license its spoke motor and inverter technology in the power range of 100 kW to 440 kW to Sona Comstar […] More…

Transport for London (TfL) has hired Zest to install 39 new HPC bays across 24 locations in south and southwest London by the end of 2024, including outer London boroughs such as Sutton and Bromley. Currently, the plan is for more than 60 charging points to be installed across other parts of London after a […] More…

The US battery materials company Anovion Technologies is building a production facility for its graphite anode material for use in lithium-ion batteries in Decatur County in southwest Georgia, with an initial investment of $800 million. Anovion is based in Chicago, Illinois, and has been producing anode-grade synthetic graphite near Niagara Falls, New York, and Clarksburg, […] More…

Toyota is getting pressure from shareholders to speed up its transition to electric cars and ensure greater transparency in its lobbying efforts. As Reuters reports, a group of three asset managers who together hold $400 million worth of Toyota shares want Toyota to conduct a comprehensive, annual review of its climate-related lobbying. “We’re concerned that […] More…

Over the next five years, Sri Lanka plans to electrify half a million ‘tuk-tuk’ three-wheelers. This was announced by the Ministry of Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Power and Energy in cooperation with the UNDP. Together with help from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Sri Lankan government plans to convert the […] More…

Following the restructuring, Dutch solar EV start-up Lightyear is sticking to its plan to bring the Lightyear 2 to series production at a price of less than €40,000. According to a media report, the 2025 market launch is not yet set in stone. “In the meantime, we are back on track and have formed a […] More…

The UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has announced that it will be using a fully electric fleet to make customer deliveries at its Nine Elms London superstore. The delivery fleet at the Nine Elms Sainsbury location is made up of 12 electric vans. The retailer furthers specifies that not only the vehicle’s drive systems are battery-electric, […] More…

German carsharing provider Miles is adding another 1,000 VW ID.3s to its fleet. The new electric cars will mainly be available for rent in Hamburg. This will increase the share of electric vehicles in the Miles fleet acoss Germany to around 25 per cent. The fact that the majority of the vehicles will be offered […] More…

Tesla has to upgrade the regenerative braking system of all Tesla cars in China via a software update, which adds up to around 1.1 million electric cars. All model series are affected, both imported vehicles and those manufactured in China. This partially concerns a function that many a European Tesla driver would also like to […] More…

German chipmaker Infineon and Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn are to enter into a long-term partnership in electric vehicles. The two companies also plan to open an application centre in Taiwan before the end of 2023. Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) now signed, the two companies will collaborate on implementing silicon carbide technology in high-power […] More…

Manufacturer Eviation will deliver 30 of its all-electric planes Alice to UK-based regional aircraft lessor Monte. The two companies have signed a letter of intent, putting total orders for the Alice plane at more than $4 billion. The Alice completed its maiden flight in September of last year. It has room for nine passengers and […] More…

International logistics provider Ceva Logistics will expand its EV fleet to 1,450 electric vehicles by the end of 2025. It is another step to becoming net zero by 2050. The company, now based in Switzerland, plans to operate 1,000 electric vans, 300 electric trucks and 150 electric tractor units. Ceva will use the vehicles for […] More…

In Germany, the Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH (FES) will be putting eight eEconic from Mercedes Benz Trucks into operation with municipal house-to-house waste collection in the Rhine-Main region. Daimler Truck says that the inclusion of their Mercedes Benz eEconic electric vehicles into FES fleets comes after 6 months of vehicle tests in real-life operations. […] More…

German grocery retailer Rewe is cooperating with the Swedish freight technology company Einride to supply its supermarkets in the Berlin area. It will use a connected fleet of seven Mercedes-Benz eActros 300s. The seven fully electric trucks will deliver goods to around 306 supermarkets in Berlin and Brandenburg from the logistics centres in Oranienburg and […] More…

The German electric conversion company Pepper Motion has announced a readjustment of its sales strategy and a reorganisation of its leadership team. Whereas in the past, new bus and truck models were developed in advance, the company will, from now on, only do so after commissioning and an individual requirements analysis with the customer. According […] More…

Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China fell slightly in April. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 636,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold in April – 17,000 fewer than in March. At that time, 653,000 new NEVs hit the road in China. This month’s figure was therefore […] More…

The Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3 electric models will go into production later than planned. Software-related issues of the common EV platform are causing a delay. According to Volvo Cars, production of the EX90 will not kick off until the first half of 2024 due to the need for “additional time for software development and […] More…

Hyundai Motor has announced that it will invest 200 billion rupees ($2.45 bn) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu over the next ten years to bolster the country’s electric vehicle production. This is in line with recent international advancements. As for India, Hyundai plans to increase capacity at its factory near Chennai to 850,000 […] More…

At the leading European trade fair for rescue and mobility RETTmobil, currently taking place in Germany, there are also a number of purely electric emergency vehicles on display – from the ID. Buzz as an emergency ambulance to the Mercedes eCitan with an extension for rescue services. Volkswagen, for example, has brought an ID.4 to […] More…