The Dutch company Soel Yachts has presented its new solar-electric yacht Senses 62. The yacht, which is around 19 metres long and ten metres wide, has two electric motors, each of which has a power output of 100 kW or 200 kW, depending on the version. The battery capacity is 282 kWh, 424 kWh or […] More…

Faraday Future has announced a new partnership with Meta System to become the supplier of on-board power management module products for the FF 91 and upcoming FF 81 electric vehicles. Using Meta System’s onboard battery charger, the system will be capable of 15.2 kW AC charging. The onboard power management components have already been delivered […] More…

Boston wants to replace its entire fleet of more than 700 school buses with electric vehicles by 2030, starting with 20 buses taking kids to school during the next school year. The move is part of the city’s Green New Deal, which includes converting much of its vehicle fleet, not only school buses. “Transportation represents […] More…

Dutch charging infrastructure specialist Heliox has reached a milestone and says it has now installed fast-charging solutions in 100 cities worldwide. The most recent addition was on the US East Coast, where the company helps charge a fleet of buses in Seattle. Seattle’s public transport operator King County Metro selected Heliox as one of the […] More…

Bolt Technology has taken the veil off its latest e-scooter, Bolt 5. Plans will see the Estonian company roll out 20,000 new scooters in European cities in the coming months. The Bolt 5 features a wider footboard and replaceable battery said to provide up to 55 km of range. There’s also news on sustainability. The […] More…

Mercedes-Benz increased its sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids by 37 per cent to 67,800 units in the first quarter of 2022. Sales of the fully electric EQ models more than tripled to 21,900 (+210 per cent). The plug-in hybrids achieved their best first quarter ever with an increase of eight per cent to […] More…

The BMW Group increased global sales of all-electric BMW and Mini vehicles by 149.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022. A total of 35,289 all-electric BMWs and Mini were delivered to customers between January and March. The company plans to more than double sales of pure electric cars this year compared to last year. […] More…

The all-electric successor to the Volvo XC60 set for 2024 will be the first series model to use battery cells from the joint venture between Volvo and Northvolt. The SUV has been the Swedish brand’s best-selling car running for the past four years. Now coming in as full BEV, the Volvo XC60 will be powered […] More…

The successor to the Volvo XC60 set for 2024 will be the first series EV model to use battery cells from the joint venture between Volvo and Northvolt. The conventional SUV has been the Swedish brand’s best-selling car running for the past four years. Finally coming in as full BEV in two years, the Volvo […] More…

A small but prestigious contract has been awarded to the Californian electric car start-up Canoo: Canoo has been contracted by NASA to build vehicles to take astronauts to the launch pad for upcoming missions to the moon and Mars. More recently, Tesla vehicles have been used in launches by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. Amazon founder […] More…

Gogoro has completed its IPO in the US. The Taiwanese electric scooter and battery exchange provider completed its merger with the special purpose vehicle Poema Global and is now listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols ‘GGR’ and ‘GGROW’. After the move was initially announced in September last year, Gogoro now expects to raise approximately […] More…

The ferry company Scandlines has ordered a 10 MWh battery system from Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché for its planned hybrid cargo ferry PR24. Delivery is scheduled from January 2023. The ship is to connect ports in Germany and Denmark from 2024. The batteries are a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery system from Leclanché, which has a maximum […] More…

The Slovakian battery company InoBat Auto wants to build its third gigafactory for electric car batteries in Western Europe. A decision on the specific location is to be made this year. The company is also recruiting its board of directors. According to the company, the planned factory will be located in the EU and the […] More…

In the USA, public transit agency Pace Suburban Bus that services the Chicago area, has awarded a $26.5 million dollar contract (worth around 24.26 million euros) to Proterra to acquire 20 Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses and two Proterra megawatt-scale fleet chargers. The first Proterra electric buses are slated to be delivered to Pace […] More…

MAN Truck & Bus has just received two orders from Hamburg for a total of 53 electric buses. Hamburger Hochbahn has ordered 17 Lion’s City 18 E, while an order from Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH) includes 30 electric solo and six articulated buses. The first electric buses are to be delivered this year. The German manufacturer […] More…

Chinese car manufacturer SAIC Motor has appointed a new CEO for MG Motor Europe. Xinyu Liu succeeds Matt Lei with immediate effect and is responsible for all MG Motor business activities in Europe. Xinyu Liu has been in the automotive industry for 20 years, SAIC said in a statement. He joined MG Motor Europe in […] More…

The Norwegian metal producer Elkem has announced external investors for its battery materials subsidiary Vianode, which was founded last year. Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro and investor Altor will each take a 30 per cent stake in Vianode. Elkem will remain as the majority shareholder with the remaining 40 per cent. The entry of Hydro and […] More…

The Spanish postal service Correos have launched a tender to expand its delivery fleet with 800 new electric motorbikes. Of these, 700 will be two-wheeled and 100 three-wheeled electric motorbikes. Correos wants to lease the vehicles over a period of 60 months. The contract is to be awarded at the end of May and the […] More…

The US Federal Highway and Vehicle Safety Administration is moving to investigate LG Energy Solution’s faulty battery cells that led to fires in electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants to ensure that all defective batteries have been recalled by car manufacturers. The NHTSA review affects 138,324 vehicles, according to […] More…

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced new fuel economy standards which follow President Biden’s executive order to drive American leadership forward on clean cars. It had previously been announced that the US is returning to stricter fuel efficiency standards, however, this gives the measures some teeth. The new Corporate […] More…