The Flemish public transport company De Lijn has ordered 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL for delivery from the fourth quarter of next year. The order for the necessary charging infrastructure goes in equal parts to the two suppliers Spie-Ekoenergetyka and Heliox. With the award of the contract, the Flemish transport company is […] More…

The Israeli battery developer StoreDot says it is working on a technology for “self-repairing” cells. The company, which actually specialises in extremely fast-charging cells, wants to improve the service life and performance of electric car batteries. A new patented technology of the company identifies underperforming cells and temporarily disables them. The system, which includes a […] More…

With the Citroën ë-C4, another electric model from the Stellantis Group now gets more range – with a difference from the other models. In addition, the brand has integrated a new feature in the C5 Aircross Hybrid PHEV model to increase the electric driving usage. With the recent technological improvements also introduced for other e-CMP […] More…

The supervisory board of Daimler AG has approved the Mercedes-Benz business plan for the years 2022 to 2026 and thus confirmed the strategic planning, such as the transformation to fully electric drives. Since the spin-off of Daimler Truck AG on 1 December, Daimler has consisted only of the Mercedes-Benz Cars and Mercedes-Benz Vans divisions. Daimler […] More…

Polestar has given a preview of its Polestar 3 electric SUV planned for next year with a new teaser image. There are also new figures on the growth targets of the Swedish-Chinese electric brand. First, to the Polestar 3; The model is not only the electric car brand’s first SUV, but also the first Polestar […] More…

Toyota has given an outlook on its future drive strategy in Europe. By 2030, Toyota wants to increase the share of purely electric vehicles to at least 50 per cent, and from 2035, only zero-emission new cars will be allowed. In addition, the first purely battery-electric Toyota model bZ4X is now celebrating its European premiere. […] More…

When Tesla presented the Cybertruck about two years ago, the manufacturer also showed an electric quad. This is now available for purchase – but only in a smaller version for children. The ‘Cyberquad for Kids’ with a speed of up to 16 km/h and a range of up to 24 kilometres is suitable for children […] More…

British company BAE Systems has launched HybriGen Power and Propulsion, which is a flexible marine propulsion system that can flexibly be applied with low- or zero-emission variations. The HybriGen Power and Propulsion variants involve either purely battery-electric power, or a combination of battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, or diesel-electric hybrid propulsion. BAE Systems says […] More…

In Poland, Solaris has been contracted with several orders for Urbino 12 electric school buses. A total of five municipalities have ordered the vehicles after receiving funding from a state subsidy programme. The municipalities of Pałecznica, Działoszyce, Krasnopol, Przedecz and Troszyn have received corresponding grants for the electric bus purchases. These grants were awarded by […] More…

The Swiss battery systems manufacturer Ecovolta is launching a new generation of its traction battery evoTractionBattery. According to the company, the lithium-ion battery is specifically designed for electric commercial vehicles, machines and boats. The new battery system is “characterised by a high energy density of up to 172 watt-hours per kilogram of battery weight, scalability […] More…

The Swiss battery systems manufacturer Ecovolta is launching a new generation of its traction battery evoTractionBattery. According to the company, the lithium-ion battery is specifically designed for electric commercial vehicles, machines and boats. The new battery system is “characterised by a high energy density of up to 172 watt-hours per kilogram of battery weight, scalability […] More…

General Motors and Posco Chemical have announced a joint factory in North America to process active cathode material for GM’s Ultium electric vehicle platform. Details are expected to follow shortly – when the joint venture is officially formed. The exact location of the factory, which is expected to create hundreds of jobs when it opens […] More…

Nissan is going to significantly expand the charging infrastructure at its dealerships in Europe through two major collaborations. Allego will install DC chargers at Nissan dealers in 16 countries. In Germany and the United Kingdom, Nissan dealers will build infrastructure with E.ON. According to Nissan, 70 per cent of the partner companies of dealers and […] More…

In in Costa Rica, the Chinese automaker BYD has just delivered 29 Yuan Pro EV electric cars (locally called S1 Pro EV) to Walmart (Walmart de México y Centroamérica).  BYD says that this is the biggest New Energy Vehicle (EVs) fleet in the country and that Walmart will purchase more Yuan Pro EVs in 2022. […] More…

After several years of development, Bosch in Reutlingen has now started large-scale production of power semiconductors made of silicon carbide (SiC). In parallel, however, the further development of the semiconductors and the expansion of production capacities are already underway. The start of production of SiC semiconductors is not a reaction to the current chip shortage, […] More…

Škoda UK is reducing the time new Enyaq iV owners will spend charging by equipping all new models with upgraded DC fast charging as standard. The charging capacity for all models was more than doubled from the previous 50kW charging capacity. The update covers both Enyaq iV 60 and Enyaq iV 80 models, and now […] More…

British company Lunaz announced a 400% increase in its re-manufacturing and electrification capacities in Silverstone, Buckinghamshire. The new facility is planned to open with 300 technicians and engineers in 2022. The new facility will be the global headquarters and R&D hub for Lunaz which upcycles and re-engineers specialist industrial fleet vehicles to factory new standard […] More…

The Italian bus manufacturer Industria Italiana Autobus has presented its first fully electric city bus. The electric 12-metre bus Citymood 12e is powered by a Siemens motor with 160 kW continuous and 230 kW peak power and has a battery with NMC cells. The battery is offered in two versions with 330 and 495 kWh, […] More…

In Norway, 11,274 new electric cars were registered in November. Electric cars thus reached a share of 73.8 per cent of all passenger car registrations in the month. In addition, there were 2,653 new plug-in hybrids. The most popular model was the Tesla Model Y with 1,013 registrations. Compared to the 7,035 EV registrations in […] More…

The UK sees a fully electric hearse based on the Tesla Model S coming to the south of England. The car is driven by Southern Co-op, operator of almost 60 funeral homes in Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex and Wiltshire. It is, however, not the first we hear of it. British […] More…