Alexander Dennis Limited has delivered the first nine of a total of 35 electric double deckers to Hong Kong’s public transport company, the MTR Corporation. Manufactured in Scotland, these use German-made Voith electrical drive systems (VEDS). Read more…

In the ELiSePro project, the German-Canadian company Rock Tech Lithium is working with researchers from RWTH Aachen University to further increase the lithium yield in the converter process at Rock Tech’s site in Guben. The German government is funding the project, despite turning down Rock Tech a year and a half ago. Read more…

The Chinese global battery market leader CATL is further expanding its after-sales business. The service division Ning has now opened new flagship stores in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai and in the Thai capital Bangkok. Read more…

The US construction firm McKinstry has just added the 100th Chevrolet Silverado EV to its fleet. It now operates a total of 114 EVs. Read more…

BMW originally wanted to source battery cells from a new AESC plant for the electric cars from its US factory. However, the partner has paused construction work on its battery factory. Instead, the Munich-based company is now reportedly considering purchasing batteries in China. Read more…

The charge point operator Greenlane has established its second commercial EV charging corridor between Southern California and Arizona via Interstate 10. It is designed to support medium- and heavy-duty logistics fleets. Read more…

BYD will set up its new German headquarters in Offenbach rather than Frankfurt. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Chinese car manufacturer plans to move its team into the GROW office building in Offenbach’s Kaiserlei district, which will be completed in 2023. Hyundai also has its German headquarters in this neighborhood. Read more…

The US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Dallas have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance battery science, strengthen critical materials supply chains, and expand workforce development in the energy storage sector. Read more…

It has long been suspected that Elon Musk’s support for US President Donald Trump is damaging the Tesla brand. Now, data analysis from the US provides clear evidence for this theory: since Musk began publicly supporting Trump, customer loyalty has declined significantly – and since the two fell out, there has been a reversal of this trend. Read more…

IM Motor is presenting the ‘Stellar’ drive, a new range extender system for the redesigned LS6 and the upcoming LS9. A 66 kWh battery enables a pure electric range of 450 kilometres. The combined range stands at an impressive 1,500 kilometres. Read more…

Battery-electric van registrations in the UK rose 72.6% year-on-year in July to 2,442 units, marking eight straight months of growth. However, looking at the overall LCV market in the UK, there is still room to grow. Read more…

Importers of electric vehicles to Norway have established a dedicated company for the return and recycling of high-energy batteries. Autoretur Battery Recycling will handle the collection and processing of up to 50,000 used high-energy batteries from electric vehicles annually by 2030, with volumes expected to exceed 100,000 by 2035. Read more…

The Serbian Ministry of Environment has suspended subsidies for the purchase of new electric cars and electric two-wheelers. The reason for this is that the subsidy volume of approximately 1.5 million euros has been exhausted. However, there are plans to continue the programme as soon as new funds become available. Read more…

New York-based Revel has ended its all-electric ride-hailing service to concentrate fully on public fast-charging infrastructure in key US cities. The company said it will now dedicate resources to expanding its charging network in partnership with operators, including Uber. Read more…

General Motors is planning a renewed offensive in autonomous driving despite the collapse of its robotaxi subsidiary Cruise. With input from former Tesla Autopilot chief Sterling Anderson, the US carmaker aims to develop new functions for private vehicles. GM is preparing to expand its workforce, with some former Cruise employees set to return. Read more…

The Colorado Energy Office has announced $5 million in grant awards through the Direct-Current Fast-Charging (DCFC) Plazas program. The funding for the grants comes exclusively from state funding, will create 56 new fast charging ports across nine sites across the state. Read more…

The Trump administration is releasing the five billion dollars in funding for the construction of charging stations that had been held back since February. The NEVI programme is now back on track with relaxed requirements in areas such as consumer and environmental protection. Read more…

UK motorway service area operator Extra MSA wants to grow its fast-charging network by 290% before the end of 2026. Working with Ionity, it will expand from 60 to 234 350kW charge points across its eight service stations in England. Read more…

French carmaker Renault and Chinese Volvo parent Geely are apparently deepening their cooperation. According to a media report, Renault is using Geely’s GEA platform to develop electric cars and plug-in hybrids for overseas markets. Read more…

Bosch and Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad are deepening their collaboration to develop an autopilot currently being trained on large data sets. The technology is already in trial use in test vehicles like the ID.Buzz and Audi Q8. The software stack is expected to be ready for first series projects by mid-2026. Read more…