Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is now exempting electric trucks from time slot restrictions at Hamburg’s container terminals. This means that electric trucks can be handled flexibly within the booked day. The pilot phase will initially run until mid-2026. Read more…

Alexander Schmitt became the new Chief Procurement Officer and member of the Executive Board of Volkswagen’s battery subsidiary PowerCo on 18 November. He succeeds Jörg Teichmann, who is stepping down by mutual agreement. Read more…

Waymo is expanding its robot taxi service to five more US cities. While operations have already begun in Miami, the service will also be launching in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando in the coming weeks. As is customary for Waymo, the company begins with trial periods without customers in new areas of operation, and customers will first be able to use the service in these new cities in 2026. Read more…

The HPC alliance ‘Spark Alliance’, founded by Atlante, Electra, Fastned and Ionity, will operate under the name ‘ChargeLeague’ in future. At its own industry summit, the charging alliance also presented its plans for 2026 and announced that its members intend to extend their existing charging subscriptions to the entire ChargeLeague network in the coming months. Read more…

The Stellantis Group is opening up to the NACS charging system and equipping Jeep and Dodge electric models for the US, Canada, Japan and South Korea with the appropriate connectors. This will allow customers to access Tesla’s Supercharger network. Read more…

Six European operators of hydrogen filling stations have joined forces to form the ‘H2 Infrastructure Alliance’ in order to accelerate the expansion of hydrogen mobility, including H2 Mobility from Germany. However, before expansion begins, H2 Mobility will first close 14 locations in Germany at the end of the year. Read more…

The base version of the fourth-generation Twingo remains below the €20,000 mark. While DC charging is becoming more standard across Europe, Italian buyers have to pay extra for a fast charging function and 11 kW AC charging. Read more…

Porsche has unveiled its second electric SUV with the new Cayenne. In the Stuttgart-based company’s revised strategy, the Cayenne Electric is no longer the only way forward, but part of a ‘three-pronged drive strategy’ alongside combustion engines and hybrids. But one thing is clear: if you want to drive the most powerful Cayenne, there’s no getting around the new electric model! Read more…

Electric truck charging network operator Milence announced the introduction of a market-oriented pricing model at Solutrans. Country-specific kilowatt-hour prices will apply from 1 January 2026. Until now, Milence has charged a uniform rate for charging electricity in all Eurozone countries. Read more…

Chinese autonomous vehicle technology specialists Pony.ai have announced a collaboration with Sany Truck and Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor to jointly develop their fourth generation of autonomous trucks. The first fleet deployments are expected in 2026. Read more…

Huawei is redefining commercial and industrial (C&I) solar with its One-Fits-All Solution—a complete, end-to-end system covering small, medium, and large-scale applications via the Lite, Pro, and Max offerings. Read more…

The new Recon is not intended to be a well-behaved family SUV, but rather one that can handle rough terrain when needed. 478 kW and 800 Nm of torque promise brisk performance. Jeep states the range as 450 kilometres. Read more…

Renault Trucks is expanding its range of electric trucks with the E-Tech D12 and D14 models, which are designed for urban distribution transport. The French manufacturer aims to offer electric trucks for all urban applications from 12 to 26 tonnes. Read more…

German grocery retailer Rewe is testing the delivery of groceries to customers using a highly automated vehicle (level 4 autonomous driving) in daily operations in collaboration with Swiss technology startup, Loxo. The modified VW ID. Buzz will be autonomously navigating roads of the city of Bochum in the country’s highly industrial Ruhr Valley for a pilot period of approximately six months. Read more…

Kia unveiled the PV5 Chassis Cab at Solutrans 2025. The first fully electric Kia chassis cab with driver’s cab is now available to order in Germany and complements the PV5’s range of vans and minibuses. Read more…

In a new round of funding under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) programme, the European Commission has selected 70 projects that will receive grants totalling over €600 million for the electrification and decarbonisation of transport in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). Read more…

The Hyptec SSR, an electric supercar designed by GAC and previously known as Hyper SSR, has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the highest drift speed by an electric vehicle, with a maximum of 213.523 kph. Read more…

Ford has revealed details of the updated Puma Gen-E for 2026. The electric compact crossover is set to gain increased range of more than 400km thanks to a battery update – as well as Ford’s driver assistance system, BlueCruise. Read more…

Torqeedo is joining forces with parent company Yamaha Motor in Amsterdam to present its latest eMobility innovations for water, including the further development of the established Cruise 3.0 and 6.0 motors, the new Travel XS electric drive, and innovative system components for the Deep Blue series. Read more…

Kia has confirmed that the EV9 GT, which was originally scheduled for a US launch in late 2025, has been indefinitely. Elsewhere, orders for the EV9 GT have already opened including markets such as UK. Read more…