The Orbit Clipper, the first fully electric ferry in Great Britain, has completed its maiden voyage. Its regular service is scheduled to begin in February 2026, when it will cross the river with a capacity of 150 passengers and 100 bicycles, operating every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends. Read more…

The Orbit Clipper, the first fully electric ferry in Great Britain, has completed its maiden voyage. Its regular service is scheduled to begin in February 2026, when it will cross the river with a capacity of 150 passengers and 100 bicycles, operating every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends. Read more…

Adelaide’s public transport bus fleet has begun a new phase of electrification. Operator Adelaide Metro has taken delivery of the initial two vehicles from supplier Scania, marking the start of a rollout that will see 60 electric buses operating across the network by mid-2026. Read more…

Seat and Cupra have inaugurated their battery system assembly plant in Martorell. There, it will assemble up to 300,000 battery systems per year for the Volkswagen Group’s electric compact cars built in Spain. Read more…

French automaker Renault is discontinuing its electric car-sharing services and slowing down the expansion of fast-charging stations under its Mobilize division, which focuses on new mobility solutions. With this move, the company aims to redirect investments toward more profitable business areas. Read more…

Tesla’s sales in the USA fell to a nearly four-year low in November, despite the automaker introducing new, more affordable versions of its high-volume models. Oddly enough, as the overall U.S. electric vehicle market declined across all brands, Tesla’s market share still increased. Read more…

Scania and Swedish mining operator LKAB are intensifying their collaboration to further electrify transport in mining. A new, fully electric 8×4 heavy-duty dump truck with two steerable front axles – the first of its kind in the world from Scania – has started operations at LKAB’s mine in Malmberget in northern Sweden. Read more…

EV manufacturer Rivian, a key partner of Volkswagen, unveiled its own in-house developed silicon chip at its first ‘Autonomy & AI Day’. Rivian also outlined a roadmap for next-generation vehicle autonomy and showcased an advanced software architecture based on artificial intelligence. Read more…

Grab Vietnam and Charge+ have signed a partnership to develop an electric vehicle charging and battery swapping network in Vietnam. The collaboration targets electric cars, motorcycles and e-scooters, supporting Grab drivers and wider EV adoption in line with Vietnam’s net-zero ambitions. Read more…

bp pulse has expanded its US ultrafast EV charging network with its first site in Arizona and new locations in Texas, Florida and Ohio. The new sites offer charging speeds of up to 400 kW and support both CCS and NACS connectors. Read more…

UK customer deliveries of the Fiat Grande Panda have been delayed to March 2026, 11 months later than originally planned. The reason cited is “outsized demand for left-hand-drive cars” in other markets. Read more…

Bristol-based battery technology startup Anaphite has raised £1.4 million to accelerate the development of its manufacturing technology designed to reduce both the energy intensity and carbon footprint of electric vehicle battery production. The funding follows the company’s £10.4 million Series A round, which closed in September, and will be used to advance the industrialisation of dry electrode coating. Read more…

The Hyundai Motor Group has announced a new order for 224 hydrogen buses from the state-owned Guangzhou Public Transport Group. According to Hyundai, it is the largest single order for hydrogen buses in China to date. Read more…

Royal Mail has introduced its 8,000th electric vehicle into service in the UK, marking a significant milestone in the electrification of its delivery fleet. The CEP provider aims to be net zero by 2040. Read more…

The EU and China have resumed negotiations on a minimum price plan for electric cars manufactured in China. Most recently, the EU had examined a possible exemption for Volkswagen from EV tariffs, which now appears to have set the process in motion again. Read more…

SK On and Ford Motor have agreed to dissolve their BlueOval SK battery joint venture in the US, splitting ownership of three plants in Kentucky and Tennessee. The move reshapes both companies’ North American EV battery strategies amid slower EV demand. Read more…

SK On and Ford Motor have agreed to dissolve their BlueOval SK battery joint venture in the US, splitting ownership of three plants in Kentucky and Tennessee. The move reshapes both companies’ North American EV battery strategies amid slower EV demand. Read more…

Indian aerospace startup Sarla Aviation has announced plans to build an urban air mobility (UAM) giga-facility to manufacture eVTOL aircraft. Co-founder and CTO Rakesh Gaonkar says it will be the world’s largest dedicated eVTOL and UAM facility. Read more…

Indian aerospace startup Sarla Aviation has announced plans to build an urban air mobility (UAM) giga-facility to manufacture eVTOL aircraft. Co-founder and CTO Rakesh Gaonkar says it will be the world’s largest dedicated eVTOL and UAM facility. Read more…

The Indian government has announced a new scheme to promote the manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnets (REPMs) with an allocation of 72.8 billion rupees (around €703.7 million). The programme aims to reduce import dependence and build a more resilient domestic supply chain. Read more…