Solaris Bus & Coach has won a tender in the Spanish town of Fuenlabrada in the Madrid region. The municipal transport company EMT Fuenlabrada S.A. expects delivery of four Urbino 12 electric buses along with charging infrastructure. Solaris says the order is worth over two million euros and will supply the zero-emission city buses to Fuenlabrada no later than by […] More…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company is working toward Tesla achieving same-hour service on its vehicles as often as possible by using “Formula 1 pit crew techniques”. Interestingly enough, Tesla already attempted this line of work when the company hired Kenny Handkammer, former Red Bull Racing chief mechanic, to lead new service programmes. […] More…

In the USA, Lightning eMotors has launched its next generation of mobile commercial and passenger vehicle chargers, Lightning Mobile. This mobile charging station covers both long term and short term use cases. The order books are open with deliveries starting in late 2022. The new charger is designed to meet a variety of use cases, […] More…

Daimler Truck has completed the construction of a demonstration truck charging park at its site in Wörth am Rhein, Germany, which was launched in February. Near the industry information centre, customers will soon be able to test charging columns and concepts from various manufacturers and, with the help of experts on site, develop customised charging […] More…

In the USA, a research team from Cornell University has published a study revealing concrete advantages in wireless charging roads equipped with energy storage systems. The research team developed a coupled transportation–power system framework for incorporation of a wireless charging road system into the real-time electricity market. Researchers were able to demonstrate in a simulated […] More…

Bosch has announced that it will reorganise its Mobility Solutions business sector as an integrated business sector as of 1 January 2023. Mobility Solutions will thus have its own sector board, headed by Markus Heyn. According to the statement, the aim of the reorganisation of Bosch Mobility Solutions is to be able to “serve existing […] More…

Fuel cell aircraft developer H2FLY says it has started final preparations for the integration of liquid hydrogen tanks into the HY4 test aircraft. An intensive programme of ground tests is then scheduled to start in early 2023. So far, the HY4, which was last exhibited at the AERO trade fair in Friedrichshafen and then at […] More…

The US Department of Energy has announced that it will provide a $2.5 billion loan to the battery joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution. Ultium Cells will use the money to finance the construction of new battery cell production facilities. Ultium Cells is currently building three battery factories. The first plant is […] More…

The battery cell joint venture between Porsche and Customcells, Cellforce, has entered into a strategic partnership with the machine manufacturer Trumpf from Baden-Württemberg. As part of the cooperation, high-precision laser technology from Trumpf will be used in battery cell production. As reported in December 2021, Cellforce is building its factory in the inter-municipal economic area […] More…

The Israeli start-up Ree Automotive, together with EAVX and Morgan Olson, has presented a demonstrator vehicle called Proxima. The electric delivery vehicle is based on Ree’s P7 platform with ‘Ree Corner’ drive modules. The P7 is the largest of Ree’s platforms. However, the technology has been adjusted again compared to earlier information from the beginning […] More…

The US startup Faraday Future has again postponed the start of production of its luxury electric car FF 91. The start-up now hopes to raise funding of 325 million US dollars by the end of the year in order to be able to start production in 2022 after all. The situation is obviously very serious. […] More…

Aptera has written a letter calling on the US Congress to adopt Tesla’s Supercharger and electric vehicle connectors as a standard, ditching the CCS and SAE J1772. “While electric vehicle technology has rapidly advanced, the charging standard in the U.S. has not,” Aptera wrote. “CCS and SAE J1772, the US’s common standards, are clunky, cumbersome, […] More…

Tesla has changed its investment plan, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to this, Tesla wants to invest between six and eight billion dollars per year until 2024. In addition, the Superchargers in the USA are to be opened to third-party brands. But first, the investment plan: According […] More…

The Munich-based solar car developer Sono Motors has presented the series design of its Sion solar electric car. This only concerns the design of the body and the interior – nothing has changed in the specifications for the technology. Production is scheduled to start in the second half of 2023. The vehicle unveiled at an […] More…

UK engineering firm Ricardo has signed a multi-year deal with Pratt & Whitney Canada. The agreement is for the Ricardo aerospace engineering team tosupport Pratt & Whitney Canada in developing advanced hybrid-electric propulsion technologies. The goal is to achieve a 30% improvement in fuel efficient and commensurate reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, compared to today’s […] More…

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)  has awarded a contract for 1,500 electric buses to Tata Motors through a tender process. The operator’s largest electric bus order to date covers the supply, operation and maintenance of the vehicles. The DTC contract came under the umbrella of a larger, nationwide tender by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL). […] More…

The truck and bus retrofitter Clean Logistics has completely taken over the Dutch truck manufacturer GINAF Nederland. With this acquisition, Clean Logistics intends to expand its activities far beyond the current conversion business. GINAF is itself active in the conversion and production of trucks in various application areas such as construction, road cleaning and waste […] More…

Northvolt’s Advanced Technology Group, i.e. the acquired company Cuberg, has achieved a breakthrough in the next generation of lithium metal cells, according to external tests. These are to be used primarily in electric aviation. With the round of performance tests now complete, Cuberg has shown that it has made a breakthrough in overcoming the long-standing […] More…

Ford has confirmed it is currently negotiating several partnerships to secure most of the nickel it needs until 2026 and beyond. Ford has also signed several important contracts for the procurement of lithium. At the end of last week, Ford had already announced that it had secured all the battery cells it would need until […] More…

British conversion company Everrati, which specialises in electric conversions of automotive icons, has launched a new business unit: The service unit will help B2B customers develop their own specialist and luxury electric cars. Everrati’s first project together with the Californian company Superformance is, as reported last summer, an electrified version of the legendary Ford GT40. […] More…