Acura has opened its reservation books for its first all-electric model, the Acura ZDX in the USA. The 2024 ZDX A-Spec is expected to start in the $60,000 range with a single-motor (rear-wheel-drive) powertrain, Read more…
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Gogoro and Uber Eats team up in Taiwan
Gogoro and Uber Eats Taiwan announced a scheme to help delivery drivers switch to electric scooters. The two-year deal is worth nearly 30 million dollars and funded by both partners. Read more…
Be.EV chargers are coming to Decathlon sports stores in the UK
Be.EV has partnered with Decathlon to provide the sporting goods chain with ultra-rapid charging at stores across the UK. The deal is Decathlon’s first partnership with a public charging network. Sites are already in the pipeline. Read more…
Group14 and SK Materials produce silicon-based anode material
Asia’s first large-scale production facility for silicon-based anode material for electric vehicle batteries will start commercial operation in South Korea early next year. The silicon-carbon anode material SCC55 will be produced by Group14. Read more…
USSM secures fresh capital for recycling plant in the USA
Appian Capital Advisory has committed USD 230 million to battery materials producer US Strategic Metals (USSM) for the completion of its cobalt and nickel mine and a hydrometallurgical battery materials recycling plant in the US state of Missouri. The latter is scheduled to go into operation at the end of next year. Read more…
TPS to deliver Volkswagen components in Volkswagen EVs
TPS, the parts business of Volkswagen Group UK, is bringing electric vehicles into its delivery fleet. The company opted for the Cupra Born and Volkswagen ID. Buzz and is rolling out the new EVs to service centres across the UK and Northern Ireland. Read more…
EU lawmakers take watered-down Euro 7 deal one step further
The EU Parliament and Council have agreed on a new Euro 7 emissions standard, provisionally, before the final approval. So far, the new rules remain watered-down to the point that NGOs consider it a greenwashing measure. Read more…
Fast-charging stations for Croatia
GreenWay, a CPO headquartered in Poland, plans to install 300 high-power charging stations in Croatia over the next three to five years. Read more…
Nio receives major investment from CYVN Holdings
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has secured additional capital totalling 2.2 billion US dollars. The money comes from the investment holding company CYVN from Abu Dhabi, making it the largest single shareholder in the electric car manufacturer. Read more…
Still presents smart fleet charging solution
Hamburg-based intralogistics specialist Still is introducing new charging technology to improve its networks stationary chargers to make the fleet charging process more efficient. The Smart Energy Unit (SEU) also saves energy costs. Read more…
Electric pole-to-pole expedition reaches the south pole
The adventurer couple Chris and Julie Ramsey have completed their ‘Pole to Pole’ expedition in an electric car, which began in March 2023. After more than 30,000 kilometres, the pair have now reached the South Pole in a Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE. Read more…
InoBat begins making battery cells in Slovakia
The Slovak company has launched the first battery cell production line in its home market. The pilot line at InoBat’s rR&D laboratories in Voderady can produce up to 50,000 cells annually with full production to kickoff in early 2024. It is also just a taste of what may come from Slovakia. Read more…
BYD releases Song L in China
The new BEV model Song L is now officially available in China. The electric SUV with hatchback is set to compete with the Tesla Model Y, among others. It is unclear whether the electric car will also come to Europe. Read more…
First in Canada: V2G project to utilise electric coaches as a grid power source
Coast to Coast Experiences launched a Vehicle-to-Grid pilot project for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in British Columbia. The tourism company managed to bring mayor partners on board and claims the V2G pilot was a first in Canada. Read more…
Senegal launches 100% electric BRT service in Dakar
Dakar Mobilité has taken delivery of 121 electric buses. The e-buses ordered from Chinese manufacturer CRRC last autumn are destined for a mega project in Senegal to operate an exclusively electric BRT network in the capital. Read more…
Sirius Aviation introduces hydrogen-powered VTOL
Sirius Aviation AG has announced a vertical take-off and landing business aircraft with a hydrogen-electric drive and a range of up to 1,850 kilometres. Read more…
Maryland adopts electric truck quota from 2027
The US state of Maryland has signed up for the Californian ‘Advanced Clean Trucks’ regulation, which requires manufacturers to gradually increase the sales proportion of electric trucks, vans and pickup trucks by 2035. Read more…
Delhi now boast 1,300 electric buses built by Tata
Delhi’s electric bus fleet is growing again. The city government flagged off another 500 electric buses just months after adding another 400 to the fleet. Delhi now boasts 1,300 zero-emission buses and is yet a little off target. Read more…
Renault Trucks to improve ergonomics and efficiency of electric trucks in project DOLPHIN
Renault Trucks has launched research project DOLPHIN with multiple partner labs. They will work towards an “electric laboratory vehicle” to find improvements in aerodynamics and energy efficiency of the entire assembly. Other factors are road safety and onboard comfort. Read more…
Germany cuts the EV purchase premium Umweltbonus with immediate effect
The purchase bonus for electric cars in Germany is history. On Saturday, the Federal Ministry of Economics announced that it would not accept any new applications after 17 December. That was Sunday. Today, the sudden cut was met with critique. Read more…
