In Singapore, Charge+ has announced a target of 30,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Southeast Asia by 2030, including 16,000 in Singapore alone. This includes operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. The new targets were announced over the last couple of days in conjunction with the opening of new charging stations by […] More…
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Hubject integrates Driveco charging points
Hubject has entered into a cooperation with the French charging infrastructure provider Driveco. This provides for the connection of Driveco charging points to the Intercharge network, but also enables Driveco to offer Plug&Charge at its stations. As reported, Driveco aims to operate more than 60,000 charging points in Europe by 2030 and is relying on […] More…
BYD & FAW complete first batteries at Changchun factory
BYD and FAW have produced the first battery pack in their new factory in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province in northeast China. However, the new plant is not yet fully up and running; series production there is scheduled to begin in September 2023. In February 2022, the partners started construction of the new production […] More…
First Bus begins transformation of Norwich depot
In the UK, First Bus has commenced ground-breaking work to transform its Norwich Roundtree Way depot to prepare for 70 Wrightbus electric buses. The new 11 single-deck and 59 double-decker buses are scheduled to arrive between Autumn 2023 and March 2024. In March this year, First Bus ordered 117 fully electric buses from Wrightbus. This […] More…
New Flyer to supply 26 more electric buses to Ohio
In the USA, New Flyer has received a new order from the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) for 26 battery-electric Xcelsior Charge NG 40-foot transit buses. The new buses will help COTA meet the growing mobility demand in the Central Ohio region. The order for additional electric buses follows COTA’s previous purchase of 14 BEV […] More…
CATL & Comac found JV to develop electric aircraft
CATL is entering the development of electric aircraft, for which the battery giant founded a joint venture with the state-owned aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Enterprise Development Group. According to the report by the Chinese news portal Yicai Global, the joint venture was provided with a […] More…
Stellantis & Samsung SDI plan 2nd US battery plant
Stellantis and Samsung SDI have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a second battery factory together in the US. The two companies are already building their first joint US plant in Kokomo, Indiana, which should be operational in early 2025. Although the carmaker and the battery manufacturer have not yet revealed where the new […] More…
Austrian transport operator orders up to 120 trains from Stadler
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have awarded Stadler a framework agreement for up to 120 battery trains of the type Flirt Akku. The framework agreement has not yet been signed, but the Austrians are holding out the prospect of ordering 16 units in the first round. According to Stadler, the signing of the framework agreement […] More…
BMW i5 rolls off production line in Dingolfing
The all-electric i5 from the new generation of the BMW 5 Series is now rolling off the production line at the BMW plant in Dingolfing, Bavaria. This is BMW’s third electric car to be produced there within two years. BMW says the share of purely electric cars in total production will rise to 40 per […] More…
New York steps up EV and charging infrastructure funding
The US state of New York will invest 29 million dollars in Level 2 charging infrastructure and electric vehicles. The money will be allocated in the form of incentives and rebates. Specifically, the state added 15 million dollars to the ‘Charge Ready NY 2.0’ programme. The programme covers up to 50 per cent of the […] More…
Electrovaya presents new high-voltage battery system
The Canadian battery manufacturer Electrovaya has expanded its Infinity product line with the launch of its ‘Infinity-HV’ battery systems. The system works for heavy-duty, high-voltage vehicles and will begin initial pre-production deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2023. Electrovaya writes that the Infinity-HV systems are designed to target heavy-duty, high-voltage applications such as buses, delivery […] More…
USA: EVgo to set up 20 charging locations in Ohio
EVgo has received 13.8 million dollars in funding to deploy 20 fas-charging stations in the US state of Ohio. All will offer 350 kW charging. The money comes from DriveOhio, a division of the Ohio Department of Transportation. The agency awarded a total of 18 million dollars in funding in its first tranche of National […] More…
Galp and Powerdot build HPC stations in Spain
Portuguese energy company Galp is joining forces with charging infrastructure operator Powerdot, also based in Portugal, to build 155 HPC charging points in Spain. And Powerdot announced a major order from Poland. Galp and Powerdot want to install 155 fast chargers with up to 200 kW capacity each at 33 locations along Spanish motorways and […] More…
Eve Air Mobility to build eVTOL plant in Brazil
The eVTOL manufacturer Eve Air Mobility, part of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, has announced the location of its first production facility. It will be located in Taubaté in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Pending final regulatory approval, Eve Air says the manufacturing facility will be built on a designated site within the existing […] More…
Duisburg orders 25 hydrogen buses from Solaris
The public transport operator Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG) has ordered 25 hydrogen buses from Solaris. Under the contract, the Polish manufacturer is to deliver eleven Urbino 12 hydrogen solo buses to DVG by the end of 2024 and 14 Urbino 18 hydrogen articulated buses by mid-2025. DVG is pursuing a hydrogen-only strategy for the electrification of […] More…
China invests to speed up NEV adoption
The Chinese government has published a policy paper with measures to further boost car sales in the country, mainly focusing on New Energy Vehicles, such as electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The measures not only include financial incentives but also increasingly concern infrastructure. Even though the individual points in the strategy paper signed by 13 […] More…
Stadler receives two orders for H2 trains from Italy
The Italian railway operators Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti (ARST) and Ferrovie della Calabria (FdC) have awarded Stadler two framework agreements for supplying and maintaining up to 25 hydrogen-electric trains. The first twelve vehicles have already been ordered. In the case of ARST, the framework agreement provides for the delivery of ten narrow-gauge hydrogen trains in […] More…
Avatr gears up to launch a new SUV in China
The Chinese electric car subsidiary brand Avatr from Changan, Huawei and CATL is preparing the launch of its second model, which is planned to hit the local market later this year. First pictures and information about the new electric car are now available from the registration application submitted to the Chinese authorities. China’s Ministry of Industry […] More…
Magna supports Ford’s electric pickup production in Tennessee
Automotive supplier Magna International will invest 790 million dollars in three new facilities in the US state of Tennessee to support the production of Ford’s next electric pickup truck – including battery cases. As reported, Ford plans to produce up to half a million next-generation all-electric pickup trucks at its BlueOval City plant in Tennessee […] More…
SAIC & Audi to cooperate on vehicle development
SAIC has commented on the rumour that Audi is negotiating with SAIC to source an electric car platform from IM Motors. SAIC told the Chinese medium Jiemian that it had reached an agreement with Audi to jointly accelerate the development of electric cars. Bloomberg also reports on the agreement. SAIC chief engineer Zu Sijie told China […] More…
