This month, Nissan plans to unveil an electric microcar called the Nissan Pixo – closely related to the Renault Twingo Electric and the newly unveiled Dacia Spring. Previously, Nissan used the model name Pixo for an earlier microcar. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has handed over the first 27 eActros 600 to Amazon in Germany. More than 50 of the electric trucks are due to enter operation for the online retailer there by the end of the year. Read more…

British EV developer Watt Electric Vehicle has signed an agreement with Qatari investor JTA to establish production at what is set to become Qatar’s first dedicated EV manufacturing plant. Production is expected to begin in early 2028. Read more…

India’s EV transition has gathered significant momentum in recent years, although adoption remains uneven across vehicle segments. At the India Clean Transportation Summit 2026 in New Delhi, we spoke with Amit Bhatt, Managing Director for India at the ICCT, about the country’s progress and policy direction. Read more…

ZF Aftermarket is expanding its range of repair kits for electric and hybrid vehicles. These are designed to enable workshops to repair individual components of the electrified drivetrain. Read more…

Foton has announced the international premiere of the Cavan Beacon platform for the IAA Transportation next week. This is a platform for heavy-duty trucks designed for low-emission and zero-emission drivetrains. Foton has already previewed a battery-electric and a hydrogen-powered 40-tonne truck based on this platform. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz is expanding its electric VLE lineup with a new all-wheel drive variant: the VLE 400 4MATIC. Prices for the five- or six-seater start at just under €80,000 in Germany. Read more…

VinBus, a Vingroup-owned public transport service provider, has deployed 50 electric school buses in Quang Ninh City, Vietnam. It operates this fleet across the Ha Long, Hong Gai, and Ha Tu wards. Read more…

Toyota and Scania are stepping up their hydrogen fuel cell partnership, with 40 Scania trucks set to be equipped with Toyota’s current fuel cell system. The collaboration aims to explore real-world use cases for the technology. Read more…

With an update to FSD (Supervised), Tesla is introducing a feature that turns the tables: While drivers must always monitor automated drives with FSD, FSD can now, conversely, monitor manual driving and, according to Tesla, intervene if a collision is imminent. Meanwhile, Slovenia has also approved FSD. Read more…

French conglomerate Bolloré has decided to discontinue electric bus production at its subsidiary Bluebus. According to Bolloré, Bluebus never achieved the necessary scale to compete seriously with established manufacturers. At the same time, the activities of battery division Blue Solutions are being realigned. Read more…

The Future is Neutral, a joint venture between Renault and environmental service provider Suez, is presenting its circular economy model for automotive manufacturers and suppliers at Automechanika in Frankfurt/Main this week. This includes a new offering for the refurbishment of electric motors. Read more…

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has ordered 30 electric buses of the Enviro100EV type from Alexander Dennis. They are part of an order for at least 207 buses worth £57 million, equivalent to approximately €66 million. Deliveries are scheduled for 2027. Read more…

The UK’s EV charging payment platform Paua has announced a strategic partnership with Norwegian AC EV charging manufacturer Zaptec to provide fleet operators with an EV charging ecosystem spanning home, workplace, depot and public charging. The partnership also positions businesses for smart charging and grid balancing, with Zaptec Go 2 being vehicle-to-grid (V2G) ready. Read more…

Registrations of new battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids more than doubled in Russia this summer compared to the previous year. This appears to be a result of Ukrainian counterattacks on Russia, which hit refineries and triggered fuel shortages. Read more…

BYD has commenced operations at its new car factory in Indonesia, located in the Subang Smartpolitan Industrial Park, West Java. This is the company’s third auto plant in Southeast Asia, following those it opened in Thailand in 2024 and in Cambodia in 2025. Read more…

Wireless charging specialist WiTricity has opened a new development and testing laboratory for inductive charging systems in the US state of Florida. The focus there is on passenger cars, and vehicles ranging from light electric vehicles to heavy duty applications for autonomous vehicles, and fleets. Read more…

Audi has apparently decided to reorganize its central partnerships in China. According to Chinese media, the joint venture with SAIC will in the future focus exclusively on the new sub-brand AUDI (without rings), while the business with the four-ring vehicles will be consolidated in the joint venture with FAW. Read more…

In January, Canada and China announced an agreement enabling the import of 49,000 electric vehicles from China to Canada at a significantly reduced tariff rate of 6.1 %. Now it turns out that Tesla is benefiting the most from this deal and is once again shipping electric cars from its Shanghai factory to Canada. Read more…

The Polish city of Szczecin is further expanding its electric bus fleet. 20 Urbino 18 electric buses have been ordered from Solaris, with deliveries scheduled for 2027 and 2028. The articulated buses can be charged via plug and pantograph. Read more…