BMW is apparently planning a renewed expansion of its involvement in China. According to a media report, this not only involves an increase in shares in the BMW-Brilliance joint venture, but also several electrified models – but unlike the iX3, these are not to be built for the global market. As the Handelsblatt writes with reference […] More…
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Toyota raises EV targets & presents 15 concept cars
Toyota has concretised its electric plans. At the strategy update, the Japanese company also showed a series of concept cars as a preview of future battery-electric models. Lexus is to play an important role in the BEV plans; the premium brand is to offer only BEVs from 2035. Specifically, Toyota and Lexus plan to launch […] More…
Proterra announces new CEO
Proterra announced that Gareth Joyce, who currently serves as President of Proterra, will succeed Jack Allen as Chief Executive Officer and join the Company’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022. Jack Allen will retire from his position as CEO and continue to serve on the Company’s Board as Non-Executive Chairman from that point. Proterra […] More…
Teen first fails driving test due to Tesla regenerative braking
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) appeared in urgent need of rejuvenation or rewriting its rules after an examiner dismissed a teen driving a Tesla. The instructor could not account for the electric car’s regenerative braking system. To show his driving capabilities, the teen would have had to show he could move his foot from […] More…
Volkswagen founds battery unit in Europe
Volkswagen has founded a European Company (Société Européenne) to bundle activities along the battery value chain. In the future, third parties will also be able to participate in the SE as investors. In addition, VW confirms a number of personnel appointments in battery development. The supervisory board had also approved the establishment of the new […] More…
SVOLT raises €833 million in financing round
SVOLT has raised 6 billion yuan in a financing round, the equivalent of around 833 million euros. The battery cell manufacturer plans to invest the fresh capital mainly in the development of new technologies and the construction of new production facilities and R&D centres. This is already the third financing round this year. According to […] More…
Vingroup launches battery plant construction in Vietnam
Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup has officially started construction of a battery factory for its electric vehicle offshoot VinFast in the Vietnamese province of Ha Tinh, as previously leaked. The factory is expected to have an initial capacity of 100,000 battery packs per year. Vingroup’s announcement states that the plant, called VinES Battery Manufacturing Factory, will initially […] More…
Florida: PSTA acquires 60 all-electric buses from Gillig
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), which provides public transportation for Pinellas Country in Florida, announced the purchase of 60 electric buses over the next five years. The investment comes through the first all-electric bus consortium in Florida, which comprises four manufacturers. The agency has yet to name all four manufacturers. However, pictures accompanying the […] More…
Tesla is ramping up Semi pre-production in Nevada
Tesla has started small-scale production of the ‘Semi’ electric truck in a new hall at its Nevada factory, according to an observer. However, series production of the Tesla Semi is not scheduled to start until 2023. The statement on the start of series production comes from Elon Musk himself, he named the year 2023 at […] More…
Hyzon delivers fuel cell trucks to major steel firm in China
US fuel cell truck manufacturer Hyzon Motors announced the delivery of 29 hydrogen trucks to what the company considers a major steel conglomerate in China, namely Shanghai Hydrogen HongYun Automotive (HongYun). The fuel cell vehicles will haul steel coils in the conglomerate’s fleet in the coming months. Hyzon said it delivered the fuel cell trucks […] More…
BAIC holds 10 per cent of Daimer
Daimler announced that its Chinese partner BAIC has already held a voting share of 9.98 per cent in its own group since 2019. This is about twice as much as previously known. In return, the Stuttgart-based company holds 9.55 and 2.46 per cent in BAIC’s subsidiaries BAIC Motor and BAIC BluePark, respectively. BAIC had officially […] More…
Italy to ban sales of new ICEs in 2035
Italy’s government has decided to ban new passenger cars with combustion engines from 2035 in line with the EU Commission’s plans. For light commercial vehicles, this is to apply from 2040. This has now been decided by the Italian government’s Committee for the Ecological Transition (CITE). With this, the Draghi government follows a number of […] More…
Irizar expands in Portugal with new order from Guimarães
Spain’s Irizar has announced an order from Guimarães, Portugal. However, local operator Guimabus has opted for 17 electric buses and nine chargers from Irizar alongside 26 new diesel buses. We will focus on electric buses in the order. Irizar says the operator opted for the company’s 12-metre ie model. The contract also includes nine 150 […] More…
Ford to triple Mustang Mach-E production capacities
Ford has announced a significant increase in production for its all-electric Mustang Mach-E. By 2023, Ford wants to achieve an annual output of more than 200,000 units of the electric car. That would be three times as many as were produced in 2021. Ford CEO Jim Farley announced on Twitter. “It’s hard to produce Mustang […] More…
GM considers 3rd Ultium battery cell factory in the US
General Motors and LG Energy Solution appear to consider building a third battery cell factory in the US to produce more Ultium cells to power future electric pick-up trucks. The decision is heavily dependent on state incentives, however. Inside sources told local media GM was eyeing Lansing, Michigan, as a location and could spend $2.5Bn […] More…
TfL bans scooters on public transport
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that all privately-owned electric scooters and unicycles, including those that can be folded or carried, will be banned on London’s transport network from Monday 13 December. This results from safety concerns about these items following recent fires on TfL premises & services. Customers in possession of such devices will […] More…
Battery or fuel cell trucks? A real-world comparison at two waste management firms in Germany
Fuel-cell or battery-electric trucks to collect waste? Both types are increasingly finding their way into municipal waste disposal companies. We asked around in Freiburg and Munich where one waste management company is currently testing two fuel cell refuse collection vehicles, the other an all-electric roll-off tipper. * * * Freiburg’s waste management company (ASF) has […] More…
Tritium launches fast-charging line with shared microgrid
The Australian charging station manufacturer Tritium has presented a new series of fast-charging stations under the PKM label. The unique selling point is a shared power supply for the charging points. The first product in the new series is the PKM150 with up to 150 kW charging power. Tritium says the PKM line is designed […] More…
Xplore Dundee takes delivery of a dozen electric double-deckers
The manufacturer alliance Alexander Dennis Limited and BYD has delivered twelve battery-electric double-deckers to the Scottish city of Dundee. Bus operator Xplore Dundee which belongs to the McGill’s Group will use the Enviro400EV buses on route 28, serving Dundee’s Lochee Road, which is the fourth most polluted street in Scotland. AD-BYD, in a statement, stressed […] More…
Milan’s ATM exercises option for 50 electric trolleybuses
Milan’s public transport operator ATM has ordered 50 trolleybuses from Solaris. The follow-up order sees ATM exercising an option from a 2019-framework agreement. Solaris already delivered 30 Trollino 18. Said 2018-deal involved Solaris delivering up to 80 articulated electric buses to ATM in Milan; 30 arrived a year later. ATM now expects the remaining 50 […] More…
