
Aptera Motors has started building its validation vehicle assembly line at its Southern California facility. The new setup marks a key step toward low-volume production of the company’s solar electric vehicle. Read more…
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Bosch Engineering unveils 800-volt electric drive for tractors

Bosch Engineering is presenting a new 800-volt electric drive system for agricultural machinery at the Agritechnica 2025. The unit delivers up to 188 kW of continuous power and is designed for use in both fully electric and hybrid agricultural machinery applications. Read more…
Acepower Partners with IMECAR to Accelerate Turkey’s EV Charging Infrastructure

AcePower, a leading Chinese EV charger module supplier, has announced its partnership with IMECAR, a leading Turkish EV equipment provider at EV Charge Show 2025 (November 12–14, 2025 | Istanbul Expo Center | Hall 3, Booth G4b). This collaboration will see AcePower supply its advanced full-SiC high-efficiency charger modules to IMECAR, significantly improving the performance and reliability of their chargers and fast-tracking the deployment of ultra-fast charging stations across Turkey. Read more…
Brazil gets first zero-emission freight corridor

At COP30 in Belém, the Traton Group and Volkswagen Truck & Bus announced the e-Dutra corridor, Brazil’s first zero-emission freight route between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The project brings together logistics firms, infrastructure providers, and the government. Read more…
Wallbox launches 400 kW Supernova PowerRing

Wallbox has presented the Supernova PowerRing, a modular DC fast-charging system capable of delivering up to 400 kW per outlet and a total of 720 kW per site. Intended for public and semi-public charging, the system enables power sharing and scalable operation across multiple units. Read more…
MEVCO: Specialist in electric mining pickups goes bankrupt

From rising star to insolvency case: Australian startup MEVCO set out to electrify the mining sector. Three years after its founding, and about a year after announcing a partnership with Rivian, the company has already ceased operations. Read more…
Monta enters fleet charging partnership with Octopus

Monta’s charge point management software (CPMS) platform, Monta Hub, will be integrated into the Octopus Electroverse charging network. The two companies say they aim to streamline fleet and workplace charging. Read more…
Peugeot opens UK orders for new 308 and 308 SW

Peugeot has opened UK orders for the refreshed 308 and 308 SW, featuring upgraded all-electric variants with improved range and updated styling. The new E-308 and E-308 SW deliver up to 279 and 275 miles of range, respectively.
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Harley subsidiary LiveWire unveils new electric models

LiveWire presented new electric motorcycles, such as the S4 Honcho and the S2 Alpinista Corsa, at the EICMA show in Milan. The latter can charge from 20 to 80 per cent in just ten minutes. A maxi-scooter developed together with Kymco is set to hit the road in 2026. Read more…
UK: Citroën opens orders for ë-C5 Aircross Long Range

Citroën has opened UK orders for the ë-C5 Aircross Long Range, offering up to 421 miles on a single charge. The model is the first of its kind to receive the full £3,750 Electric Car Grant in the UK, bringing the entry price down to £32,935. Read more…
CircuBAT: Project team presents solutions for a circular battery economy

Four years ago, stakeholders from science and industry joined forces in the Swiss CircuBAT project to create a circular economy model for electric vehicle batteries. They now presented their results, which range from automated disassembly to a volume estimation model for the second-life battery market. Read more…
Stellantis cancels several raw material contracts

Under Carlos Tavares, Stellantis had planned a tight schedule for the complete switch to electric drives for its brands. In the meantime, these plans have been significantly scaled back, with Stellantis now planning fewer electric cars. As a result, the group has terminated three supply agreements with different partners for battery materials. Read more…
BasiGo expands Kenyan bus charging network

BasiGo, which offers electric bus solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, is set to expand its charging network with the launch of three new electric bus depots in Nairobi. These will encompass both DC fast charging as well as maintenance, servicing and technical support. Read more…
Hyundai to supply electric buses in Bali

The Korean automaker is set to provide 10 County Electric buses to Bali, Indonesia. They’ll be the first electric buses to be deployed in the popular tourist hotspot. Read more…
GAC adapts Aion UT to CATL’s battery replacement

With the Aion UT Super, GAC, together with CATL and JD.com, is introducing the first freely available electric car with CATL’s ‘Choco SEB’ technology. Sodium-ion batteries are also expected to be available from 2026. Read more…
Chinese supplier instead of Valeo? Renault scraps plans for E7A electric motor

Renault has cancelled its joint project with Valeo announced in 2023 to develop a new electric car motor and is apparently looking for a Chinese supplier for the stator instead, in order to develop the 200 kW motor, known as the E7A, on its own. Read more…
Top executive responsible for the Model Y programme leaves Tesla

Following the departure of Siddhant Awasthi, head of the Cybertruck programme, Emmanuel Lamacchia, programme manager responsible for the Model Y, has also announced his departure from Tesla. Lamacchia spent almost eight years with the US electric car manufacturer – why he is leaving and where he is going is unknown. Read more…
70 electric mopeds for Croatian postal service

The Croatian postal company Hrvatska Pošta has introduced the first 70 of 255 new Askoll ES PRO electric mopeds to its fleet. The remaining e-mopeds are set to follow by the end of November. Read more…
London Fire Brigade deploys eLGVs for first time

The British capital’s fire service has begun using electric large goods vehicles (eLGVs) for the first time. Two 16-tonne Renault electric lorries are being used to deliver equipment across the city, alongside a fleet of new Volvo XC40 BEVs. Read more…
VW & Xpeng present the ID. UNYX 08

A few weeks after the ID. UNYX 07 electric sedan, Volkswagen Anhui has submitted official images and specifications for its upcoming ID. UNYX 08 electric SUV to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Read more…

