The car manufacturer Stellantis currently sees no market for its light hydrogen commercial vehicles in the UK due to a lack of investment in infrastructure and a lack of subsidies at national level. It remains to be seen what the decision means for H2 vans in general. Read more…

Three agonising years after unveiling the design study, Audi is finally handing the A6 Avant e-tron over to customers. It is based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) with an 800-volt system. The wait was worth it: the Audi has turned out exceptionally well – although the A6 has never been cheap.

Read more…

Hyundai presented the new Ioniq 6 N at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. This marks Hyundai’s second high-performance EV following the Ioniq 5. Read more…

BYD announces a Level L4 autonomous parking function for its ‘God’s Eye’ ADAS system in China and promises to be fully liable for any damage caused by the use of the ADAS when parking. Read more…

Lidl will convert its entire company car fleet in Belgium and Luxembourg to EVs by 2030 as part of its Net Zero 2050 strategy. The retailer expects to cut emissions by over 22,000 tonnes, supported by an expanding charging network across stores and offices powered by 100% renewable energy. Read more…

One year after the world premiere of the show car at the ID. Meeting in Locarno 2024, VW presented the limited special edition of the ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE with exclusive paintwork and a series of design highlights. Read more…

A new study by the Centre of Automotive Management shows Volkswagen taking first place among volume brands in terms of innovative strength, while Nio takes the lead in the premium segment. Most innovations now come from Chinese or German car manufacturers, while Tesla is falling behind. Read more…

The EU research project TALISSMAN seeks to develop safer and more powerful lithium-Sulphur batteries, and includes nine organizations from four countries. Application areas include electric vehicles, aerospace and heavy transport. Read more…

Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing service provider, Grab, has launched a pilot to test an autonomous electric bus in its home market, Singapore. The company has collaborated with Autonomous A2Z (A2Z), a full-stack autonomous vehicle technology producer based in South Korea. Read more…

French charging network operator Engie Vianeo has announced its planned launch in Germany. Vianeo intends to position itself “with a clear focus on heavy goods vehicles”. However, it will still take some time before the first charging stations go into operation. Read more…

The BMW Group delivered 111,027 BEVs in the second quarter, slightly more than in the first quarter (109,516 BEVs). After the full first half of the year, BMW Group’s BEV sales counter stands at 220,540 vehicles, compared to 190,622 in the same period last year. However, growth is slowing. Read more…

Nio has launched its 1,000th highway battery swap station in China, finalising a network that links 550 cities. The company now operates 3,399 swap stations nationwide, alongside over 2,800 supercharging stations, as it continues domestic and European expansion. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz has now officially confirmed that its subsidiary Accumotive will take over the reconditioning of used batteries in addition to the assembly of the new battery generation from 2026 in Kamenz, Germany. Preparation work has already kicked off. Read more…

In Austria, 31,534 battery-electric cars were newly registered in the first half of the year, marking a 42.2 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. They accounted for a 22 per cent share of all new passenger car registrations. In the EV model ranking for H1, the Tesla Model Y was clearly in the lead. Read more…

ArcBest has completed a pilot using the Tesla Semi Class 8 electric truck in regular over-the-road freight routes in the US. The three-week trial covered 4,494 miles with an average daily range of 321 miles and energy efficiency of 1.55 kWh per mile. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging has signed a landmark agreement in the US with Federal Realty Investment Trust to become its preferred EV charging provider. The deal will bring 500 new 400 kW chargers to premium retail centres nationwide, accessible to all EV drivers. Read more…

Volkswagen has stopped exports of its electric ID.Buzz van to the US. While an official recall is cited as the reason, insiders point to punitive tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The abrupt halt could endanger VW’s plans to position the electric Bulli as a flagship model in North America. Read more…

Lucid claims to be the new holder of the Guinness World Record for the longest journey by an electric car without stopping to charge. The Air Grand Touring covered 1,205 kilometres at the weekend, replacing the previous Mercedes EQS 450. However, there was a lot of downhill driving. Read more…

With the EXP15 design concept, Bentley shows what an electric GT of the future could look like. The concept car combines modern lighting technology with design elements from the legendary 1930’s ‘Blue Train’ and surprises with an unusual three-seater layout. Read more…

The Serbian capital Belgrade is planning to procure a total of 100 new electric buses for the three-month World Expo in two years’ time. 50 of these are to use batteries and the other 50 supercapacitors for energy storage. Read more…