The British bus operator Abellio London has ordered electric buses from Northern Ireland’s Wrigthtbus. The zero-emission vehicles will hit the routes in the British capital next year in a ix of single and double deck versions. Read more…

Kia has officially launched its EV5 on the Chinese market. The EV5 starts there at prices from 149,800 yuan (around 19,000 euros). The base price of the compact E-SUV is therefore 10,000 yuan lower at market launch than previously planned. Read more…

Polestar has entered into a charging infrastructure cooperation with Tesla in China, which gives owners of Polestar electric cars access to the Superchargers that have been activated for other brands. Read more…

The British transport company FirstGroup is joining forces with Hitachi to procure batteries for electric buses. To that end, the companies have formed a 50:50 joint venture called NextGen. Read more…

The startup has received an order from the Los Angeles-based company Prime Time Shuttle, which will use Canoo’s Lifestyle Vehicle (LV) to expand its fleet of luxury vehicles and airport shuttles serving the greater Los Angeles area. Read more…

Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr has presented its first saloon at the Guangzhou Auto Show. Based on an 800-volt platform, the Zeekr 007 will be available for prices starting at 229,900 yuan – the equivalent of around 29,000 euros. Read more…

Daimler Truck North America has handed over 20 of its all-electric Freightliners to the bottling company in Downey in the US state of California. These are the first electric tractors for Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling. Read more…

Volkswagen has to reduce electric car production due to a lack of electric motors at other plants. In addition to Zwickau and Emden, production of the Skoda Enyaq in Mlada Boleslav and the Cupra Tavascan in China will also be affected. Read more…

The French battery manufacturer and Renault partner Verkor is celebrating the official start of construction of its battery cell factory in northern France. The factory in Dunkirk is scheduled to go into operation in 2025 with an initial annual capacity of 16 GWh. Read more…

H2FLY, the Stuttgart-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell systems for aircraft, will work with Japan Airlines (JAL) to research and evaluate the feasibility of hydrogen-electric aviation in Japan. Read more…

The Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela has started series production of its P-12 water taxi in Stockholm. The all-electric hydrofoil is available in three versions: Shuttle, Voyager and Business. Read more…

The manufacturer will use recycled cathode materials and anode copper foil from Redwood Materials in its battery factory currently under construction in the US state of North Carolina. Toyota confirms the start of production in the factory for 2025. Read more…

The Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has received additional capital totalling 200 million Canadian dollars, which corresponds to around 134 million euros. The money comes in the form of a convertible bond from the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Read more…

The Chinese carmaker unveiled the Li Mega all-electric van and has started presales in China. The electric van is said to arrive at dealers in January, while the first units will be handed over to customers in late February 2024. Read more…

The presale has kicked off in China, where the seven-seater is available from 388,000 yuan (or 53,540 dollars). First deliveries are scheduled for January 2024. Read more…

The California EV maker has officially presented its all-electric SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Gravity will go into production in late 2024, while Lucid expects a starting price for the electric SUV of under 80,000 dollars. Read more…

In India, EV charging company ChargeZone has launched what it claims to be the country’s first-ever “SuperCharging Network.” According to a media report, the first stations with 180 kW and 360 kW (with two and four charging points, respectively) will be commissioned this month. Read more…

The two companies are teaming up to manufacture the NEVI-compliant DC fast charger NB400, which delivers up to 400 kW. Production is scheduled to kick off in September 2024. Read more…

Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng is sliding deeper into the red. Xpeng’s net loss amounted to just under 3.9 billion yuan (around 489 million euros) in the third quarter of 2023. Read more…

The premium electric car brand HiPhi from Chinese manufacturer Human Horizons has unveiled the HiPhi A, a 960 kW electric hypercar. However, it will take some time from the premiere at the Guangzhou Auto Show to the start of production. Read more…