The Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela is supplying ten Candela P-12 electric hydrofoil vessels to the Maldivian operator Ego Shuttle. The first P-12 boats are scheduled to enter service in 2026, connecting Malé with the surrounding islands. Read more…

California-based air taxi developer Archer is acquiring its own airport: it is taking over Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Los Angeles for 126 million US dollars. The airport will be used for test flights and as a base for the planned air taxi network in Los Angeles. Read more…

California-based air taxi developer Archer is acquiring its own airport: it is taking over Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Los Angeles for 126 million US dollars. The airport will be used for test flights and as a base for the planned air taxi network in Los Angeles. Read more…

Michigan has awarded $1.84 million to expand electric vehicle charging across 31 multifamily housing sites, adding 201 new stations statewide. The initiative forms part of a wider effort to make home charging more accessible, support equitable EV adoption, and advance Michigan’s clean transport goals by 2030. Read more…

The Canadian drive developer Enedym, which focuses on next-generation switched reluctance motors (SRMs), electric powertrains and drive controllers, has announced an investment from Honda. The sum of the investment was not revealed. Read more…

With the start of pre-sales, Leapmotor has finally revealed more technical details about its first compact electric model. Known as the Lafa 5 in China, the higher-spec versions will feature a roof-mounted LiDAR system. Read more…

Norwegian home charging infrastructure provider Zaptec has released a late April Fool’s joke – a video selling a home petrol pump. Apparently, there is even a diesel-scented candle and other merch. Read more…

Blink Charging has been selected as the EV collaborator for Karbon Homes, a social housing provider, owning and managing approximately 34,000 homes across the Northeast of England and Yorkshire. Read more…

Battery-electric van registrations in the UK declined by 5.8% in October, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Despite the fall, overall electric van registrations have increased by 47.4% so far this year, as manufacturers continue to expand their zero-emission model ranges. Read more…

SPIE CityNetworks, in partnership with Flash, has been selected by the Syndicat Territoire d’Énergie Pyrénées-Atlantiques to roll out the Oscéa 64 charging network in south-west France. The project will install 658 new charging points across 138 municipalities, with the first units operational in 2026. Read more…

Geely will introduce its EX2 electric city car – the global version of the Chinese bestseller Xingyuan – in markets across five continents over the next 12 months. The model, a rival to the BYD Dolphin Mini, will be produced by Geely’s cooperation partner Renault. Read more…

In Nigeria, a bill designed to create a legal and political framework for the country’s transition from combustion engines to electric vehicles has passed its second reading in the Senate. Read more…

The Belfast-based electric vehicle infrastructure provider Weev has announced a partnership with British Gas to deliver home EV charger installations across Northern Ireland. Under the agreement, Weev will act as the exclusive installation partner for the latter in the region. Read more…

On Thursday, Tesla shareholders approved a record remuneration package for CEO and major shareholder Elon Musk with a majority of 75 per cent of the votes cast. It is intended to keep the world’s richest man on board for another ten years with additional shares worth up to a trillion dollars. Read more…

Citroën’s new e-C5 Aircross Long Range has become the third model in the UK to qualify for the full £3,750 Electric Car Grant (ECG). The mid-sized SUV joins Ford’s Puma Gen-E and E-Tourneo Courier as the only vehicles eligible for the top subsidy under the government scheme. Read more…

Ford is apparently considering completely discontinuing its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Production of the model is currently on hold in the US anyway due to bottlenecks at an aluminium supplier. According to a US business magazine, Ford executives are now intensively discussing the discontinuation of the electric pickup truck. Read more…

The new €80 million Brazil E-Bus Credit Enhancement Fund, a public–private initiative, aims to accelerate the electrification of public transport systems across the country. The programme targets the deployment of over 1,700 zero-emission buses and related charging infrastructure in multiple Brazilian cities by 2030. Read more…

Redwood Materials has begun operations at its new South Carolina campus to recover and refine key battery materials. The site expands domestic processing capacity for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper. Read more…

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BC Hydro’s public charging network has surpassed 700 charging points across British Columbia after taking ownership of 28 additional electric vehicle sites from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit. The integration will add 88 new ports, including fast and Level 2 chargers, by the end of 2025. Read more…