The Traton Group has launched its joint Group Research & Development organisation, uniting 9,000 engineers from Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus. The goal is to accelerate modular electric and connected vehicle technologies under one umbrella. Read more…

Recharge has installed card terminals across its 2,500 fast-chargers in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. Alongside, it launches two new subscription plans via its app to make EV charging more accessible and cost-effective for Nordic electric car drivers this summer. Read more…

Kia has announced UK pricing for its first fully electric C-segment hatchback, the EV4, starting from £34,695. Two battery options offer up to 388 miles of WLTP range. Deliveries begin this autumn as Kia targets European hatchback electrification. Read more…

17,799 new electric cars were registered in Norway in June, meaning that the market has grown significantly again. This was driven by one model in particular: the revised Model Y accounted for more than a quarter of all new registrations in June. Read more…

First insolvency, then acquisition by Exicom: the Australian fast-charging station manufacturer Tritium has been shaken up considerably by the industry’s consolidation in recent years. Now, the company is pushing forward with a product offensive focused on depot charging for electric trucks as part of its strategic realignment. We spoke with Sales Director Aaron Jones about the opportunities ahead. Read more…

The first 25 of 70 Chinese XXL electric buses have arrived in Florence: RATP subsidiary Autolinee Toscane has put a good two dozen new BYD electric buses into operation. The public transport provider plans to expand its electric fleet to 100 vehicles by mid-2026. Read more…

The charging infrastructure operator Allego has lowered its DC charging prices in the Netherlands. Since 1 July, electric car drivers have been paying 79.3 cents per kilowatt hour, around seven cents less than before (86.4 cents). Read more…

The Australian mining company Fortescue has completed and presented the prototype of a self-charging electric train. Thanks to energy recuperation on a fully-laden downhill stretch, the batteries of the Infinity Train store enough energy to power the homeward journey across the Pilbara in Western Australia without extra fuel or external charging. Read more…

The South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire has expanded its iON product family for electric vehicles with an additional model. The iON HT is a tire specially developed for light commercial vehicles and large SUVs. Read more…

The South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire has expanded its iON product family for electric vehicles with an additional model. The iON HT is a tire specially developed for light commercial vehicles and large SUVs. Read more…

French charging provider Electra is reducing the price for fast charging to 49 cents per kilowatt hour nationwide from July when charging via the company’s own app. In Italy, the price will drop even more, but the promotion is limited in time there. Read more…

French charging provider Electra is reducing the price for fast charging to 49 cents per kilowatt hour nationwide from July when charging via the company’s own app. In Italy, the price will drop even more, but the promotion is limited in time there. Read more…

Shell Germany has launched a pilot project for dynamic electricity prices at fast-charging stations that takes into account the development of the electricity exchange price. The main aim is to lower prices in the meantime to establish incentives to charge when electricity prices are low. Read more…

The Swedish fuel cell manufacturer PowerCell has announced the first order for its next-generation maritime fuel cell system from an unnamed OEM worth SEK 44 million (just under EUR 4 million). Read more…

Odysse Electric has introduced a battery-swapping service for the Snap electric scooter in India. The company claims that the Snap is the most affordable electric scooter in the country to support battery swapping. Read more…

Four maritime associations have jointly launched the Global Alliance for Maritime Electrification (GAME) to accelerate the electrification of maritime transport with an initial focus on inland, coastal and commercial vessels. Read more…

The German Federal Ministry of Transport is working on new rules for the parking of e-scooters that can be borrowed. This means that sharing scooters and bikes will no longer be allowed to be parked on pavements and in pedestrian zones without further ado in future Read more…

Dacia also wants to offer the Duster with an electric drive “in due course,” as brand boss Denis Le Vot said. The Dacia top manager had previously confirmed that the next-generation Sandero will also have a purely electric offshoot. Read more…

The electric CLA has already been rolling off the production line at the Rastatt plant for several weeks. Now, Mercedes-Benz has announced that it is ramping up production of electric drive units and axles for the CLA at the plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. Read more…

Berlin’s public transport provider, the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), has put in a second order of electric buses from Solaris, this time, for 270 articulated electric buses. The new order is part of a framework agreement signed by both parties in 2023 for up to 700 articulated electric buses. Read more…