New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced an addition of more than $12 million to the Drive Clean Rebate program, which provides up to $2,000 on the purchase of an electric vehicle and funding of $2.7 million to local governments to purchase EVs and install charging stations for public use. Together, the consumer rebate program […] More…

Parallel Systems, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers to reimagine the railroad system, has raised $49.55 million in Series A funds to build autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles that move freight. The funds have been raised for the purpose of building a fleet of rail vehicles, executing advanced testing programs and growing the team. The […] More…

Ballard Power Systems has received an order for eight additional 200 kW fuel cell modules to support the expansion of Canadian Pacific’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program from one to three locomotives, with expected delivery in 2022. Including Ballard’s announcement from March 2021, the company will now provide a total of 14 fuel cell modules to Canadian […] More…

Ballard Power Systems has received an order for eight additional 200 kW fuel cell modules to support the expansion of Canadian Pacific’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program from one to three locomotives, with expected delivery in 2022. Including Ballard’s announcement from March 2021, the company will now provide a total of 14 fuel cell modules to Canadian […] More…

Hyundai is cooperating with the US company IonQ, which specialises in quantum computing, to improve future batteries for electric cars. The goal is to optimise the charging and discharging cycles of next-generation batteries as well as their durability, capacity and safety through quantum-driven simulations of battery chemistries. Specifically, the partners want to develop so-called variational […] More…

Danish charging platform Monta has reportedly closed a €15 million Series A funding round. The Copenhagen-based startup plans to use the fresh capital to expand into new markets and double its headcount. The funding round was led by Creandum, a Stockholm-based venture capital firm. Headline is also said to have made a significant investment. Monta […] More…

Thor Industries, a US manufacturer of motorhomes, has presented two electric concepts: an electrically powered motorhome and an e-assisted caravan. For later series models, Thor does not want to rely on electrified chassis from other manufacturers, but to become active itself. The Airstream eStream Concept caravan is based on a high-voltage electric chassis from Thor […] More…

The Moscow city government plans to procure another 500 electric buses in 2022, according to Mosgortrans, who operates buses and trams in the Russian capital. Moscow already runs 1,000 electric buses, and the city targets having a 100% electric bus fleet by 2030. Mosgortrans says the 1,000 electric buses currently running on 66 routes in […] More…

The Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng Motor has started building a new production facility for electric off-road vehicles in Wuhan. This is scheduled to start production in 2023 with a planned capacity of 10,000 vehicles. The vehicles will be built on a new off-road platform developed by Dongfeng called MORV, which is designed exclusively for New Energy […] More…

Fiat may bring back the Panda as a model family as part of its plan to become an all-electric car brand by 2030. According to a British media report, a subcompact, an SUV and possibly other variants are planned for the next five years, which will also be offered with electric drive. The models are […] More…

General Motors has been granted a tax break for a planned $1.3 billion investment to expand its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan to produce more electric cars, according to U.S. media. To note, the investment is to be $1.3 billion, not the tax abatement. The exact amount of that is not yet known, with […] More…

The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has set an official Guinness World Record with around 5,000 metres of altitude covered. A team drove the electric car from the lowest point they could reach with a vehicle in the USA to one of the highest in just over 24 hours. The drive itself proved to be a […] More…

Nikola will rely on Proterra batteries for its BEV and FCEV trucks in the future. The two companies have signed a multi-year contract to supply Proterra battery systems for the Nikola Tre in battery electric and fuel cell variants. First prototype systems will be delivered by Proterra from the second quarter of 2022, according to […] More…

SK Innovation has revealed that it will be collaborating with a research team led by Professor Lee Seung-woo of Georgia Tech in the United States with the aim of advancing “the era of next-generation all-solid-state batteries.” SK Innovation is not only conducting its own research but putting efforts to develop all-solid-state batteries actively cooperating with […] More…

Yamaha is expanding its portfolio of Gogoro-powered vehicles with the new EMF electric scooter. The Yamaha EMF joins the existing EC-05 that launched in 2019. Utilizing Gogoro’s battery swapping platform, the EMF will launch on the market in Taiwan in March. This is not the first cooperation for the two companies, which had released the […] More…

DB Cargo is gradually replacing all its current diesel locomotives with machines with alternative drives. The company plans to replace around 900 older diesel locomotives in the long term. The first new vehicles are scheduled to come into service in 2023. According to Sigrid Nikutta, DB Board Member for Freight Transport and head of DB […] More…

The Nordic public transport operator Nobina has ordered 21 battery-electric double-articulated tram buses of the type Exqui.City in the 24-metre version from the Belgian manufacturer Van Hool. These will be used in the public transport system of the Swedish city of Malmö from mid-2022. The electric tram buses are plug-in vehicles that will be charged […] More…

Toyota is on the verge of running out of federal tax credits in the U.S., as the Japanese company has sold more than 190,000 plug-in cars. The Japanese carmaker is expected to pass the qualifying 200,000 vehicle mark this quarter. While US American car manufacturers Tesla & General Motors reached the plug-in vehicle subsidy mark […] More…

Honda has reached an agreement with battery developer SES (formerly SolidEnergy Systems) to jointly develop lithium metal batteries for electric vehicles. Honda also plans to acquire about two per cent of the battery developer’s shares as part of SES’s planned initial public offering. SES wants to go public on the New York Stock Exchange via […] More…

This week India’s capital city territory, Dehli inaugurated the operation of one electric bus to public transport services. The bus was procured by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and manufactured by JBM Auto Limited. This is the first of another 300 electric buses of the same type that should hit Delhi streets by April this […] More…