SEA Electric has presented the new SV6 electric step van for the North American market. The electric transporter is powered by the SEA-Drive 120b power system and covers applications with a gross vehicle weight rating of up to 26,000lbs (Class 6), with its 250kW and 1,845 lb-ft performance ratings. The 138kWh battery pack for the […] More…

California-based startup CityFreighter has partnered with PEM Motion to help it expand operations in the U.S. and Europe. CityFreighter, a developer of modular electric delivery vehicles for the “last mile,” plans to launch an all-electric van in the third quarter of 2023. The van announced for 2023 is the vehicle called CF1. CityFreighter announced the […] More…

California-based startup CityFreighter has partnered with PEM Motion to help it expand operations in the U.S. and Europe. CityFreighter, a developer of modular electric delivery vehicles for the “last mile,” plans to launch an all-electric van in the third quarter of 2023. The van announced for 2023 is the vehicle called CF1. CityFreighter announced the […] More…

Rivian has presented its business figures for the fourth quarter and the 2021 fiscal year. Due to the expenses for the production ramp-up, the loss increased enormously. As deliveries are still at a manageable level, sales are still low. Rivian handed over a total of 920 R1Ts to customers last year after deliveries began in […] More…

There is another recall for the Mercedes-Benz EQS – albeit only in the USA and only for 24 units of the electric luxury sedan. Incorrectly screwed ground connections could lead to increased electrical resistance, which in combination with high electrical currents increases the risk of fire. Earlier this year, the EQS was already part of […] More…

Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has opened reservations for its third production model, the P5, in four European countries. Xpeng’s smaller electric sedan is now available for pre-order in Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Xpeng had presented the smaller, further developed version of the P7 in April 2021, and deliveries of the P5 began […] More…

The Indonesian capital Jakarta has put 30 electric buses into operation. The electric 12-metre buses come from BYD and are operated by TransJakarta. Last year, Transjakarta announced plans to procure 10,000 electric buses by 2030. The Jakarta governor’s goal is for at least 50 per cent of Transjakarta buses to be electric by 2025 and […] More…

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is buying 42 Ford Mustang Mach-E to use as fast-response vehicles, along with three electric motorbikes.  The purchases are part of a wider initiative to clean-up its fleet of about 1,000 vehicles to comply with London’s newly expanded ultra-low emission zone. The three electric motorbikes will be the first to […] More…

The Berlin-based battery swapping station company Swobbee has raised 5.9 million euros in its Series A financing round. The financing round was led by the organisation EIT InnoEnergy that has joined Swobbee as a strategic investor. EIT InnoEnergy and an existing investor have invested just under three million euros each. With the total of 6.5 […] More…

Lion Electric announced several key partnerships with truck upfitters to provide new fully electrified refrigerated, dry freight and aluminium stake body options for its Lion6 electric urban truck. The new partnerships include equipment upfit options from Morgan Truck Body, Thermo King, Knapheide and CM Truck Beds. While the truck base was developed some time ago, […] More…

The Israeli company Electreon, which specialises in inductive charging of electric vehicles, wants to enter the Finnish market through a cooperation with the infrastructure service provider Destia. In addition, another test project is to be launched in the US state of Utah in the summer. The aim of the cooperation in Finland is to develop […] More…

A new company called American Battery Factory (ABF) has announced plans to build a network of LFP battery factories in the US. ABF plans to announce partnerships and its first production facility in the coming months. ABF was founded by Lion Energy, a supplier of batteries and solar products. According to the announcement, ABF plans […] More…

BMW has begun winter testing the iX5 Hydrogen in Sweden before going into small series production later this year. The focus is particularly on the performance at temperatures below freezing. Before entering a possible large-scale production, however, BMW has called for support from politicians; especially in terms of infrastructure. Preparations for small-scale production of the […] More…

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially restored California’s right to set its own emissions limits and standards for the sale of zero-emission vehicles. In doing so, the agency is reversing a decision made by then-President Donald Trump in 2019, in which California had been stripped of these rights. “With today’s action, we reinstate […] More…

SAIC-GM-Wuling is aiming for annual sales of one million new energy vehicles (NEVs) as early as 2023. To achieve this, the Chinese joint venture also wants to invest heavily in development and also its own battery plant in China. SAIC-GM-Wuling manufactures the Hongguang Mini EV, which is very popular in China, and has sold a […] More…

Tesla has confirmed the planned date for the delivery of the first customer vehicles from the factory in Grünheide: According to invitations sent out by Tesla, the ‘Delivery Day’ will take place on 22 March at 3 pm. This fits in with earlier information from media reports, according to which the opening ceremony at the […] More…

The long-awaited VW ID. Buzz has celebrated its premiere. Volkswagen praises the “first purely electric bus and van series in Europe” in the highest terms. With the premiere, further data on the electric bus has been announced. In the run-up, Diess had set the bar high when he spoke to the assembled VW team in […] More…

In the USA, Motiv Power Systems is partnering with Our Next Energy (ONE) for battery technology for Motiv’s 6th generation all-electric vehicles. The vans, trucks and buses based on the new platform are currently being tested and will launch in early 2023. Motiv Power is based in California. Soon their step vans, trucks, and buses […] More…

Impact Hub Accra and Siemens Stiftung has just launched the project Electric Cargo Bikes ‘Made in Ghana.’ The first two workshops in Accra and Tamale will start operations in March and will use a business model focussed on small entrepreneurs in the delivery sector. With this project funded by the International Climate Initiative, Impact Hub […] More…

In the USA, Pacific Gas and Electric and General Motors have announced a collaboration to pilot the use of GM electric vehicles as on-demand power sources (vehicle-to-grid, V2G) for homes in PG&E’s service area of northern and central California. PG&E and GM aim to test the pilot’s first vehicle-to-home capable EV and charger by summer […] More…