ADS-TEC Energy has received new orders worth more than 100 million euros. It’s mostly existing clients wanting more of ADS-TEC’s battery-buffered charging stations, but there’s also a new client with projected order volumes “in the tens of millions”. Read more…

The Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 has been delivered as a tractor unit for the first time in Germany. The new vehicle variant of the medium-duty electric truck was taken delivery of by Logistik Schmitt, a family-owned company based in Bietigheim, Baden. Read more…

ABB and Carnival Corporation have entered into a 15-year maintenance agreement. The contract covers all of Carnival’s cruise ships equipped with ABB’s Azipod XO electric propulsion system. Read more…

According to the companies, the so-called ‘Special Flame Retardant Continuous Fiber Thermoplastic’ can withstand flames and high pressure more than 14 times longer than existing thermoplastics. The goal is to delay thermal runaway in batteries. Read more…

The “world’s largest car park” is not in China (anymore) but in a tiny place nestled in Germany’s industrious south. Merklingen, a town with just over 2,000 residents in Baden-Württemberg, now boasts commuter parking with 259 EV charging spaces. Read more…

More than 700 fast and ultra-fast charging stations are to be built throughout the country over the next two years. The winners of the state award procedure have now been announced. Read more…

Only some previews are worth a report, particularly when the car’s camouflaged, but with Volkswagen showing its incoming ID.7 Tourer, we make an exception. Hardly any other VW model is as synonymous with the company car as the Passat Estate, and the ID.7 Tourer has ambitions to replace the estate electrically. Read more…

The Federal Aviation Administration is teaming up with the US Air Force to work towards licensing of so-called Advanced Air Mobility aircraft. Exceptions have been made for eVTOL, but the new machines pose challenges to manufacturers and aviation agencies. Read more…

The German chip manufacturer Infineon and the British technology company Eatron Technologies have announced a cooperation to improve battery management systems for the automotive sector. The companies aim to integrate AI models into Infineon’s AURIX TC4x microcontroller for this purpose. Read more…

Toyota is massively increasing its investment in US battery production. The carmaker will pump another eight billion dollars into its battery factory in North Carolina and create an additional 3,000 jobs. Read more…

When the second generation of the Skoda Enyaq is launched in 2028 or 2029, the vehicle will be the Czech brand’s first electric model to use the new Volkswagen Group platform SSP. This has now been confirmed by Skoda boss Klaus Zellmer. Read more…

Ford announces the launch of its all-electric F-150 Lightning in a second European country – Switzerland. However, only a limited number of units are available there for the time being. Read more…

Following the official announcement a few days ago of Stellantis’ entry into the Chinese electric car manufacturer Leapmotor, there are new details about the planned joint venture Leapmotor International, including initial sales targets and the organisational embedding of the new company. Read more…

GreenPower Motor presents the newest generation of its electric school bus ‘Beast’. The ‘Mega Beast’ is 40 ft. long, has space for up to 90 passengers and can reach up to a 300 mile range on a 387 kWh battery pack. Read more…

Xpeng Aeroht, the flying car business of the Chinese EV manufacturer, presented two futuristic concepts at Xpeng Tech Day 2023. The designs combine road and air travel and reach back to the company’s early roots. Read more…

In the city of Wuxi in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, China’s largest demonstration zone for the grid integration of electric vehicles was recently put into operation. Currently, electricity from 50 electric vehicles can be fed into the grid at the same time. Read more…

EVBox says it is one of the first charging solution providers to implement the latest version of the Open Charge Point Protocol, OCPP 2.0.1, in its latest generation of AC charging stations, Livo and Liviqo. Read more…

Irish EV charging company Erapid, best known as trading under EasyGo, announces a 30 million euro investment by Aviva Investor. EasyGo currently manages over 4,000 charging points in 1,500 locations across Ireland. The new money shall help expand both the business and its reach. Read more…

The English city of Norwich has welcomed seven new electric double-deckers. Owned and operated by First Bus, the buses are part of a much larger order that will decarbonise the city’s public transport significantly. Read more…

Israeli battery developer StoreDot has tested its fast-charging silicon-dominated battery cells in various charging scenarios designed to replicate real-world charging patterns. The results are said to show that “no additional performance degradation” is detectable. Read more…