DAF Trucks is planning to sell at least 75 electric trucks to the UK. The British truck rental company Asset Alliance ordered a total of 1,500 new trucks from the Dutch manufacturer, and while the majority diesel trucks, at least 75 are to be electric. Deliveries are due to start this year. The electric trucks […] More…

Forsee Power, Blue Solutions and Bluebus, both subsidiaries of the Bolloré Group, join forces. Together, they want to develop a solid-state battery made in France, which should be ready to launch in 2026. Specifically, the deal concerns a new generation of battery cells (GEN4) to be developed by Blue Solutions and integrated by Forsee Power […] More…

In Spain, parcel delivery company SEUR, part of the DPD Group, is partnering with oil company Repsol to install and operate more than 150 charging points for electric vehicles at 55 branches nationwide. SEUR plans to integrate 3,000 electric vehicles into its fleet by 2030. As an interim step, the parcel delivery company aims to […] More…

Hexagon Purus has signed an agreement with Hino Motors Sales USA under which Hexagon Purus will produce battery-electric heavy-duty trucks for the US market, sold exclusively through dealers in the Hino network. The BEV trucks will be based on Hino’s XL 4×2 chassis and equipped with Hexagon Purus electric drive systems and battery systems. The […] More…

When it comes to extracting lithium for EV batteries from geothermal brine, Vulcan Energy Resources is getting competition from France. Lithium de France, a company founded in October 2020 and based in Bischwiller, Alsace, has announced the closing of a €44 million Series B financing round. Lithium de France aims to extract geothermal lithium, particularly […] More…

Mazda is getting new management. Current Representative Director President and CEO Akira Marumoto is stepping down and handing the reins to Masahiro Moro in June. Marumoto has held the position since 2018. His successor is credited with pushing sales in North America, where the carmaker makes 36 per cent of its business. Moro has been […] More…

Polestar launched its first electric SUV, the Polestar 3, in China – and at significantly lower prices than initially announced. The Polestar 3 will start in China from 698,000 yuan (about $101,159). That is 182,000 yuan ($26,380) less than what was announced at the world premiere. The long-range dual-motor variant is available from 798,000 yuan. […] More…

Volvo Buses announced that it is closing its plant in Wroclaw, Poland, in the first quarter of 2024. The site is also home to the production of electric buses. Instead of building complete buses and coaches in Europe, Volvo will focus on chassis production in Europe, a business model that has proven successful in other […] More…

Britain’s Morris Commercial has completed a funding round, securing new investment for the production Morris J-Type, a small van initially produced in the 1950s. The EV was to hit the road in 2021, but has yet to make it to production. The new launch date is early 2024. The financing round was led by Capital […] More…

Volkswagen has now officially given the go-ahead for the construction of the second battery cell factory of its subsidiary PowerCo in Valencia. Volkswagen is also said to be considering stakes in raw material mines and the sale of its battery cells to other customers. First to Valencia: The key data of the gigafactory design there […] More…

Mpreis and DB Schenker are now using the first hydrogen-powered semi-trailer trucks from Hyzon Motors in Austria and Germany. Mpreis has received the first of 70 commercial vehicles ordered directly from Hyzon Motors, while DB Schenker is leasing an Hyzon H2 semitrailer tractor from Hylane. *** Both customers have opted for the Hyzon Hymax 250 […] More…

Chinese electric car maker Xpeng delivered 120,757 vehicles last year, up 23 per cent from 2021, but net losses nearly doubled to 9.14 billion yuan, the equivalent of 1.25 billion euros, on slightly higher sales. Xpeng has now presented the financial figures for 2022 in the course of its annual report. According to the report, […] More…

The French mineral oil group wants to sell its entire service station network in Germany and the Netherlands to the Canadian company Couche-Tard. The reason is allegedly the planned phasing out of internal combustion engines in Europe. In countries where TotalEnergies is not the market leader, the company wants to focus on hydrogen and charging […] More…

Stuttgart Airport is continuing with the electrification of its manoeuvring area with the finalise! project, funded by the German government. The electric fleet will grow by more than thirty heavy-duty vehicles – including a 52-ton refuelling vehicle with electric drive. To this end, Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH has joined forces with Skytanking and ISEA at RWTH […] More…

BP has partnered with real estate company Compagnie de Phalsbourg in France to build more than 25 HPC hubs by 2025. The venture marks the market debut of charging infrastructure subsidiary BP Pulse in France. The 25 fast-charging parks will be located at shopping centres, primarily on the outskirts of major cities and near major […] More…

US retail group 7-Eleven has announced the construction of its own fast charging network in the US and Canada under the new ‘7Charge’ brand. This is set to become “one of the largest and most compatible electric vehicle fast charging networks of any retailer in North America.” 7-Eleven will rely on a combination of CCS […] More…

Swiss eMobility specialist Designwerk is launching a new generation of its battery systems. The portfolio is growing by four models: New are battery systems with a capacity of 125 and 250 kilowatt hours and voltage options of 400 or 800 volts maximum each. The new generation also introduces a battery system with a gross capacity […] More…

Altilium Metals has announced new key points about its planned EV battery recycling plant on Teesside in northeast England. Altilium now intends to provide around 20 per cent of the UK’s cathode active materials (CAM) demand in 2030. Altilium Metals says it recently received approval from the UK Environment Agency to recycle ‘black mass’ from […] More…

Berlin’s public transport operator (BVG) is preparing to purchase 350 electric-powered articulated buses with pantographs and plans to install new occasional chargers for electric buses at up to 90 locations in the German capital. German newspaper Tagesspiegel reports this, citing BVG COO Rolf Erfurt. The public transport operator has yet to make an official announcement. […] More…

The Finnish energy company Fortum starts recycling traction batteries from electric vehicles in Germany. The recycling plant in Finland is also scheduled to start commercial operation in a few weeks. In Germany, Fortum’s Germany-based recycling subsidiary Fortum Battery Recycling has received environmental approval under the Federal Immission Control Act. It will now recycle traction batteries […] More…