To support the use of electric buses on travel routes, Daimler Buses is becoming a charge point operator: the manufacturer has now announced that it will install its own public charging stations for electric buses from 2026 onwards, focusing on highly frequented tourist locations in Europe. It will start in Cologne. Read more…

Toyota is set to install more high-powered EV chargers at its dealerships in Japan. The carmaker is now aiming to have 500 additional fast chargers operational by the end of March 2026. Read more…

NextStar Energy, the battery joint venture between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution, has officially completed construction of its factory in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with the receipt of its operating licence. Operations are scheduled to ramp up later this year. Read more…

The UK-based fleet and battery storage company Zenobē has just launched 35 new school buses in the US state of Massachusetts, in partnership with NRT Bus, Beacon Mobility and other stakeholders. A charging site for the new buses has also been completed. Read more…

Leyland Trucks has announced the successful completion of its £5.1 million Zero Emissions Truck Testing Automation (ZETTA) project. The project has enabled Leyland Trucks to expand its production capacity for electric vehicles and it is now in a position to supply battery-powered DAF trucks on a larger scale. Read more…

In China, the new Smart #5 EHD is available for pre-order starting at 189,900 yuan (approx. £22,700), making it cheaper than the all-electric version. The plug-in hybrid SUV offers an electric range of 252 kilometres. Combining both the battery and fuel tank full, the #5 has a range of up to 1,615 kilometres. Read more…

The “HoLa – High-Power Charging for Long-Distance Truck Transport” project, coordinated by Fraunhofer ISI and the P3 Group, has now opened Germany’s megawatt charging point for electric trucks at the Lipperland Süd rest stop on the A2 motorway. There, electric trucks can recharge for hundreds of kilometers of range in just 30 to 45 minutes. Read more…

Bentley has opened a new Engineering Technical Centre in Crewe, where prototype production, material testing and software integration for upcoming electric vehicles will be consolidated. The 13,000-square-metre site is set to be a central component of the ‘Beyond100+’ strategy. Read more…

South Korea’s Ministry of Environment is looking at the possibility of a ban on the sale of new petrol or diesel vehicles by 2035. It would bring South Korea in line with other regions in the world such as the EU. Read more…

Tesla has opened its first next-generation Supercharger site in Redwood City with V4 switch cabinets, which enable charging speeds of up to 500 kW for the Cybertruck (and later also for 800-volt electric vehicles from other manufacturers) and up to 1.2 MW for the Semi electric truck. Read more…

Aerofugia, a subsidiary of Chinese automotive group Geely, has started prototype production of the AE200-100. The electric vertical take-off aircraft can seat six people and can be used as an air taxi, for example. Read more…

Fully electric buses are set to hit the roads in Essex for the first time. The English county has launched 55 electric buses on public transport routes around Basildon, with roll-out set to continue over the next two months. Read more…

India has commissioned the first fleet of battery-swappable heavy-duty electric trucks in the country at the Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). This induction makes JNPA’s electric truck fleet the largest one at any Indian port. Read more…

The electric Cayenne is the second model that Porsche has launched based on the Premium Platform Electric. This electric SUV, known internally as E4, is by no means merely a larger version of the electric Macan — Porsche has significantly optimized the drive system, battery, and software. At electrive, we’ve been able to garner a number of illuminating insights into the technology behind the new Porsche Cayenne. Read more…

Siemens Mobility and its partners celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for a new production facility for rail vehicle battery systems in Luhe-Wildenau, Bavaria. A production facility is being built on a site covering around 20,000 square meters, where battery systems for Siemens regional trains, locomotives, and external customers will be manufactured in the future. Read more…

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has put a new straddle carrier powered by a fuel cell into operation at the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT). It is being used as part of the Clean Port & Logistics (CPL) innovation cluster on the associated test field. Read more…

Circle K, which operates around 760 fuel and service stations across Sweden, has just opened the country’s first charger with a 1000kW (1MW) capacity. Read more…

The electric bus company, Highland Electric Fleets, has been selected by the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics as the official provider of electric school buses. A fleet of 500 battery-electric buses will be deployed during the games as stakeholder transport. Read more…

As of today, the tax credit for purchasing electric cars, both new and used, has expired in the US. Some manufacturers are now apparently trying to make the subsidy available for a little longer through their dealers. Read more…

After France promoted the purchase of around 50,000 electric cars by low-income earners for the first time last year as part of a social leasing program, the program is now entering its second phase. Applications can be submitted immediately. Read more…