Mahle Powertrain and Bramble Energy have agreed to continue their collaboration to develop Bramble’s PCBFC hydrogen fuel cell technology. The phase 1 demonstrator vehicle was launched at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle show. The initial phase 1 results of the collaboration are based around the modification of a Renault Kangoo ZE with a 5 kW […] More…
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Volvo Buses presents new electric bus chassis
Volvo Buses is introducing a new chassis for electric buses called BZL Electric. It is designed for both single and double-decker buses with several options for bodybuilders and features a powertrain developed entirely by Volvo. According to Volvo, the new chassis is based on proven and successful technologies already in use in Europe. At its […] More…
Ford & SKI to build 4 e-mobility plants in the USA
Ford announces a massive expansion of its electric vehicle business. Together with battery partner SK Innovation (SKI), Ford will invest 11.4 billion US dollars in the construction of second new sites with assembly and battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2025. The investments will go towards a total of […] More…
SP Networks launches free online tool for charge point planning
In the UK, SP Energy Networks has launched the Charge Project’s ConnectMore Interactive Map (CIM). The map is a free online tool that allows local councils, site owners, property developers and chargepoint operators to identify optimum locations for charge points. The Charge Project comes from SP Energy Networks and its partners EA Technology, PTV Group […] More…
Hyundai pilots EV customer care systems in Singapore
In Singapore, Hyunda and partners SP Group and Komoco Motors are trialling customer care packages with the ‘E-mobility Pilot’. A total of 50 long-range Ioniq 5 electric cars will be involved in the program which mainly includes charging and maintenance packages. Hyundai says that the aim of the pilot is: “to identify real-world customer concerns […] More…
Free Now to offer EVs as default option in the UK
In the UK, the ride-hailing service Free Now has started to offer electric cars as the default first option for customers ahead of petrol or diesel vehicles. Free Now is now targeting the goal that 100% of their trips will be zero-emission by 2030 across all key European cities. In the UK, the German sharing […] More…
Ford & AVL UK to examine FCEV Transit viability
Ford and powertrain testing specialist AVL UK have teamed up to build a functional Transit FCEV prototype, which will be used to research the suitability of hydrogen powertrains in the commercial vehicle sector. The two partners aim to analyze both the technical viability of converting the transporter to a fuel cell drive, as well as […] More…
Bosch presents e-motor for light & medium commercial vehicles
Bosch has presented a new electric motor for light and medium-duty commercial vehicles at the Motor Bella trade fair in the USA. The new electric motor 230 has a rated voltage of 800 volts and is designed for power levels between 150 and 230 kW continuous output. The new electric motor is known at Bosch […] More…
LG ES & UC San Diego announce silicon-based solid-state battery
Researchers from LG Energy Solution and the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of battery that combines two technological approaches. Specifically, the battery has both a solid-state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode, making it an all-silicon solid-state battery. According to the project team, the first rounds of testing have shown that […] More…
Geely rolls out battery-swapping stations in China
The Chinese car company Geely wants to set up 5,000 battery swapping stations for electric cars in China by 2025. The associated service is called E-Energee. E-Energee’s first battery-swapping station went live in Chongqing in September 2020. Since then, the service has been expanded to ten Chinese provinces. Geely says it has the goal of […] More…
Karsan expands electric bus lineup with solo and articulated buses
The Turkish bus builder Karsan has presented its new electric bus family e-ATA, which is offered in lengths of ten, twelve and 18 metres. Production has already started. There is also a first order for a total of 66 units of the new buses from Romania. The e-ATA models complement the company’s existing electric minibuses. […] More…
Serial version of the UrbanRebel to release in 2025
The production version of the ‘UrbanRebel Concept’ by the Seat brand Cupra, planned for 2025, is to cost around 25,000 euros, which is around 5,000 euros more expensive than the VW offshoot of the planned electric small car family. With the ‘UrbanRebel Concept’, Cupra had shown its own idea of a sporty electric small car. […] More…
VinFast is coming to Europe in 2022
The Vietnamese car manufacturer VinFast gives more details about its European strategy. According to this, the company’s first two electric cars, the VF e35 and the VF e36, are to make their market debut in three European countries in 2022. VinFast currently develops and manufactures exclusively electric scooters and electric buses in its own production […] More…
Polestar closing in on SPAC merger for IPO
Polestar is apparently close to completing the proposed SPAC merger with investment firm Gores Guggenheim that was first leaked in July. The official announcement could be made in the course of today, Monday. Reuters news agency, citing sources familiar with the planned US IPO, reports that the merger with Gores Guggenheim could give the proposed […] More…
Nissan presents the e-NV200 successor ‘Townstar’
Nissan presented first details on the successor of its small van NV200 and its electric variant e-NV200. The new model is called Nissan Townstar and also gets a purely electric offshoot. It is based on the CMF-C platform developed together with alliance partner Renault. The Townstar will go on sale as a commercial vehicle and […] More…
German city to raise parking fees for EVs
In Tübingen, parking fees for residents will be significantly increased. Particularly heavy cars such as SUVs are being targeted, however, the fee increase will also affect the comparatively cleaner electric vehicles as well due to their comparatively high weight. The way the new regulation works is that owners of heavy combustion vehicles weighing more than […] More…
ADL & BYD delivered 5 electric double-deckers to Leeds
The manufacturer alliance Alexander Dennis Limited and BYD has delivered five BYD ADL Enviro400EV electric double-decker buses to West Yorkshire Combined Authority and bus operator First Bus – for the new Stourton Park&Ride service in Leeds. The new zero-emission double-deckers will depart Stourton every ten minutes to take users of the Park & Ride service […] More…
Marubeni & Vertical Aerospace plan to launch VTOL service in Japan
UK-based eVOTL start-up Vertical Aerospace is partnering with Japanese trading company Marubeni to bring its VA-X4 electric vertical take-off aircraft to Japan. Marubeni has also signed an intention to purchase up to 200 units of Vertical’s electric aircraft as part of the deal. Vertical and Marubeni have agreed to jointly explore the requirements for operating […] More…
Hofer Powertrain to supply Mullen Technologies
The Californian electric car start-up Mullen Technologies announces an agreement with the German drive specialist Hofer Powertrain to develop and produce electric drives for its vehicles. Mullen also announces further models. The agreement with Hofer Powertrain is a memorandum of understanding focused on electric powertrains, with neither side providing further details. David Michery, CEO and […] More…
Yasa spinoff Evolito announces axial flux motor eVTOLs
Evolito is a new company that develops and produces motors and power electronics for electric flight applications. Evolito was spun off from Yasa, the British electric motor specialist acquired by Daimler in July, at the beginning of the year. Evolito wants to win the supplier role that Yasa has for the automotive industry with its […] More…
