Tesla has adjusted its configurators for the new model year 2022. In addition to changed model names (the name suffix ‘Standard Range’ has been dropped from the basic versions), there are also changes to the range specifications. According to the changes in the Tesla configurator implemented on Tuesday night, the cheapest Model 3 is now […] More…
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Opel Rocks-e releases in Germany starting at €7,990
The Opel Rocks-e is now available to order in Germany at list prices starting at 7,990 euros. According to Opel, the financing rate for the City EV will be at the same monthly level as a ticket for local public transport. The first vehicles are to be delivered to dealers before the end of the […] More…
Opel Rocks-e available in Germany from €7,990
The Opel Rocks-e is now available to order in Germany at list prices starting at 7,990 euros. Opel says the monthly financing rate for the City EV will be the same as a ticket for local public transport. Delivered to dealers will begin before the end of the year. Opel had introduced the Rocks-e at […] More…
Artemis production hits a snag in Hanover
The contract to build the Artemis models of Audi, Porsche and Bentley at VW Commercial Vehicles’ Hanover plant was considered a great success for the future of the plant. According to a media report, two of the three brands now want changes. According to media reports, Porsche and Bentley in particular do not want to […] More…
Scottish Fire & Rescue Service relies on EDF for charging
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) continues its transition to new electric vehicles and has turned to EDF for installing charging stations across its network of sites. SFRS aims to transition 50 per cent of its 755-strong fleet of cars and vans to EVs by 2025. What is more, the SFRS targets complete light […] More…
Florida: Tri-Eagle Sales to lease ten Nikola Tre electric trucks
Florida-based beverage wholesaler Tri-Eagle Sales has agreed to lease ten Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks. The first deliveries are scheduled for 2022. Ring Power Corporation, a member of Nikola’s sales and service dealer network, is acting as broker. Through the fleet-as-a-service leasing model utilised by Tri-Eagle Sales, Ring Power will provide sales, repairs, maintenance and installation […] More…
Tesla opens charging for third parties in the Netherlands
Tesla is opening ten Supercharger locations in the Netherlands for drivers of electric vehicles from other brands. The move is intended as a test scenario to gain experience with demand. The ten locations are initially only accessible to BEV drivers who are registered in the Netherlands. Rumours about opening up Tesla’s proprietary Supercharger network have […] More…
Forsee Power presents batteries for off-road vehicles
Forsee Power is introducing a new range of particularly thin batteries for use in electric vehicles for the construction and agricultural sectors as well as in light electric vehicles. The French battery manufacturer puts the width of the batteries at just 128 millimetres. At the beginning of the year, Forsee Power had already announced the […] More…
Basel orders 4 electric fire trucks from Rosenbauer
The fire brigade of the canton of Basel-city has ordered four all-electric fire fighting vehicles of the RT model series from Rosenbauer. This is the first fleet order for the electric vehicle. Independently of this, Rosenbauer announces that it will now also present the first aerial ladder with an electric drive system. First to Switzerland: After […] More…
Volkswagen refuses to commit to 2030 ICE phase out
Volkswagen is the third car manufacturer to defend itself against the demand of environmental associations for a forced phase-out of internal combustion engines by 2030. “Volkswagen will not issue the cease-and-desist declaration you demand,” reads a letter from Volkswagen to Greenpeace. Martin Kaiser, executive director of Greenpeace Germany, reacted by saying “Volkswagen has today missed […] More…
EIB funds charging network in Portugal & Spain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €41.5 million to Portuguese energy company Galp to support the roll-out of a charging network in Spain and Portugal. The project envisages the introduction of 5,500 charging points by 2025. Galp plans for 55 per cent of the charging stations to be installed in less developed regions and […] More…
Torqeedo & Italdraghe to develop new marine drive system
Torqeedo and Italdraghe have announced the joint development of a retractable electric propulsion system for commercial vessels in inland and urban waters. The system combines Torqeedo’s Deep Blue high-voltage electric propulsion system with Italdraghe’s Azimuth thrusters. It is designed to “provide emission-free propulsion and directional thrust for manoeuvring on environmentally sensitive waterways”. Torqeedo’s Deep Blue […] More…
BorgWarner receives major order from Germany
The supplier BorgWarner has received an order to supply electric drives for a new electric truck from a German OEM. The unnamed manufacturer intends to use the technology in electric trucks for heavy distribution transport. The trucks are to be equipped with two HVH250 motors per axle, each of which will “achieve a peak power […] More…
Amazon now holds 20 per cent of Rivian
Amazon has now increased its stake in electric vehicle start-up Rivian to around 20 per cent. This became known via a notification from the e-commerce giant to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The online retailer is known to be both an investor and a major customer of Rivian. According to the official disclosure, […] More…
Amazon rumoured to hold 20 per cent of Rivian
Amazon has now increased its stake in electric vehicle start-up Rivian to around 20 per cent. This became known via a notification from the e-commerce giant to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The online retailer is known to be both an investor and a major customer of Rivian. According to the official disclosure, […] More…
BYD is releasing more stock to raise capital
BYD plans to raise the equivalent of around €1.53 billion in fresh capital by issuing 50 million new shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, the Group is expanding sales of its Han electric sedan to a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. First to the stock market news: BYD finalised […] More…
US government to stick with union-backing subsidies
The US government is sticking to its plan to increase the tax credit for electric vehicles assembled by union workers in the US to $12,500. The increase is part of the revised “Build Back Better” plan now presented. There is opposition to the proposed measure abroad. “Build Back Better” is a massive social package that […] More…
UK Councils ignore government funding for charging stations
More than half of local councils in the UK have not made use of funds towards bolstering public charging infrastructure in the last year despite the ongoing boom in EV sales. 52 per cent of 216 authorities said they had spent no money on chargers in the previous 12 months. “In the next ten years, […] More…
Wales launches ‘EV Charging Action Plan’
The Welsh government has launched a new e-mobility strategy and presented the ‘EV Charging Action Plan’. It envisions infrastructure investments, including the private sector, to install charging points every 20 miles at trunks crisscrossing Wales by 2025. The new strategy builds on announcements in December 2020 when the Welsh government stated it would ensure that […] More…
Denmark first to order Solaris’ longest e-bus to date
Solaris has received the first order of its latest and longest electric model. The Urbino 24 in MetroStyle is a 24-metre “bi-articulated” e-bus. Tide Bus Danmark, active in the city of Aalborg, expects to see 14 of these all-electric buses enter service. According to Solaris, the extra-long electric buses were specially designed for BRT (Bus […] More…
