
Swiss power electronics manufacturer Brusa HyPower is taking over the development of a Fuel Cell Interface (FCI) for Cellcentric, the fuel cell joint venture between Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group. Read more…
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Year-end surge: electric trucks outsell diesel for the first time in China

In December 2025, 45,300 fully and partially electrified heavy-duty trucks were newly registered in China—accounting for 54 percent of total heavy-duty truck sales that month. Several special factors played a role in this development. Over the entire year 2025, the share of new energy vehicles (NEVs) stands at 29 percent. Read more…
Tesla tricks with robotaxi safety driver, Waymo launches in Miami

The robotaxi duel between Waymo and Tesla continues unabated: While Waymo has already launched fully autonomous robotaxis in its sixth city, Miami, Tesla has removed safety drivers from its first “robotaxis” in Austin. However, the latter isn’t entirely accurate. Read more…
Fastned secures multi-million-euro financing framework for further expansion

Dutch fast-charging provider Fastned has secured up to €200 million in fresh capital from banks to accelerate the expansion of its fast-charging network across Europe, with an initial focus on Belgium and Switzerland. Read more…
USA: Windrose offers free charging on the Greenlane Network

Windrose Technology has introduced a new incentive to support the market uptake of battery-electric heavy-duty trucks. For every qualifying purchase of its Global E700 Class 8 electric truck, customers will receive three months of unlimited charging on the network operated by Greenlane Infrastructure. Read more…
Pulsetrain to industrialise ‘multilevel technology’ with Yazaki

The German deep-tech startup aims to integrate components such as the inverter and charging units directly into the battery management system. Together with automotive supplier Yazaki, this ‘multilevel technology’ is to be brought to series production readiness. Read more…
New Chevrolet Bolt set to be discontinued again as early as 2027

General Motors only launched production of the new Chevrolet Bolt in November. Now, it has been announced that GM will discontinue production of the electric vehicle in 2027. The reason is that the company will relocate the production of two internal combustion engine models from abroad to Kansas, where the Chevrolet Bolt is currently manufactured. Read more…
Geely aims for 75% NEV share by 2030

The Chinese Geely Group (Polestar, Volvo, Zeekr) has unveiled its strategic plan up to the year 2030. Geely aims to sell more than 6.5 million vehicles by 2030, representing a 58 per cent increase compared to 2025. The share of New Energy Vehicles (NEV) is expected to climb to 75 per cent by then. Read more…
IG Metall confirms name change: facelifted ID.4 will be called ID. Tiguan

The VW ID.4 will henceforth be called ID. Tiguan. The rumours had circled for some time, and now the workers’ union IG Metall Emden has publicly confirmed the renaming. Read more…
First drive in the Leapmotor B10: China’s most convincing electric car yet

The often media-hyped superiority of Chinese electric cars has not yet translated into major sales successes in Europe at least. Frequently, the issues were particularly significant in key areas such as battery and software—or the car was simply too expensive for what it offered. The Leapmotor B10, however, is a very well-rounded package—though not perfect.
Svolt Energy unveils 80-kWh PHEV battery

Svolt Energy has presented an 80-kWh battery pack for plug-in hybrids, claiming it is the world’s largest PHEV battery pack to date. Branded Fortress 2.0, the battery was presented at the company’s sixth Battery Day event, where the company also unveiled new fast-charging and semi-solid-state technologies. Read more…
Demand for BMW iX3 and Mercedes GLC exceeds expectations

Automakers BMW and Mercedes have received significantly more pre-orders for their competing new electric SUVs than expected. As a result, both manufacturers are accelerating production of the BMW iX3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ technology. Read more…
New production concept for dry coating of cathodes

German battery material manufacturer IBU-tec, together with partners such as TU Braunschweig, has developed an industrialisation concept for the dry coating of lithium-ion cathodes. A new whitepaper outlines a plant concept with an annual capacity of 1 GWh. Read more…
Kloiber shuttles between MAN plants in Munich and Nuremberg using electric trucks

The logistics company Kloiber has put the first of a total of 15 electric trucks into operation for MAN’s in-house logistics. The models are, of course, XXL electric vehicles from the client: specifically, 15 units of the MAN eTGX, which Kloiber is now using for inbound transport. Read more…
Kloiber shuttles between MAN plants in Munich and Nuremberg using electric trucks

The logistics company Kloiber has put the first of a total of 15 electric trucks into operation for MAN’s in-house logistics. The models are, of course, XXL electric vehicles from the client: specifically, 15 units of the MAN eTGX, which Kloiber is now using for inbound transport. Read more…
CATL markets sodium battery for light commercial vehicles

CATL has unveiled a sodium-ion battery for light commercial vehicles and, according to media reports, aims to begin mass production of this new battery type later this year. The sodium battery has a capacity of 45 kWh and is intended for small vans and mini-trucks. Read more…
CATL markets sodium battery for light commercial vehicles

CATL has unveiled a sodium-ion battery for light commercial vehicles and, according to media reports, aims to begin mass production of this new battery type later this year. The sodium battery has a capacity of 45 kWh and is intended for small vans and mini-trucks. Read more…
Nextbike ordered to remove bikes from Berlin

Following a court ruling, the bike-sharing provider must withdraw its fleet from public streets in the German capital. The decision centres on the use of public space and has broader implications for shared mobility services. Read more…
Nextbike ordered to remove bikes from Berlin

Following a court ruling, the bike-sharing provider must withdraw its fleet from public streets in the German capital. The decision centres on the use of public space and has broader implications for shared mobility services. Read more…
EZO begins rollout of EV charging network in North Scotland

EZO has begun the first phase of a plan to double north and north-east Scotland’s existing charging infrastructure. It will begin with migrating 177 existing chargers from the ChargePlace Scotland network to the EZO platform across four councils. Read more…

