Fastned announces the launch of a new bond issuance. The Dutch charging infrastructure specialist aims to raise new funds to co-finance the capital-intensive expansion of Fastned’s fast-charging network. Read more…

The electric SUV is Hyundai’s first to become eligible for the grant, which provides a £1,500 discount to its sale price. Until now, Hyundai models were reportedly unable to receive the grant due to the lack of an official carbon emissions reduction target. Read more…

Struggling supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has secured a long-term supply contract with BMW. The core of the agreement is the delivery and further development of the eight-speed automatic transmission (8HP) “special focus on electrified drives,” extending into the late 2030s. Read more…

Ahead of the global premiere in summer 2026, Jaguar has sent the latest prototypes of its four-door ‘Luxury GT’ for winter testing at the Arctic Circle. The cold-weather and calibration tests are ‘part of the most comprehensive development program Jaguar has ever undertaken’. Read more…

Siemens subsidiary Heliox has presented its VersiCharge Blue 80A, engineered for the most demanding fleet and commercial vehicle charging environments. The charging system delivers up to 19.2 kW output. Read more…

The Indian government will shortly introduce incentives for domestic lithium and nickel processing, a move aimed at addressing rising demand for these critical minerals. The step is also expected to help the country improve supply chain stability. Read more…

California is evaluating new incentives for electric vehicle buyers to mitigate the loss of the federal US tax credit. It is already known that the state could allocate a budget of 200 million dollars for this purpose. Now, the California Air Resources Board outlines some proposed funding criteria. Read more…

The Croatian government has selected seven additional electric bus projects for funding. As part of this initiative, 68 new electric buses will be deployed on the roads. Previously, the state had already approved similar projects, meaning that by the end of the program, a total of 206 electric buses in 17 Croatian municipalities will have received subsidies. Read more…

Waymo, a subsidiary of Google, has completed its long-planned new funding round, securing commitments totaling $16 billion. The company intends to use this substantial sum to significantly accelerate the expansion of its robotaxi service. Read more…

A potential ban has been discussed for months; now it has been decided. From 2027 onwards, the Chinese government will prohibit the registration of new cars with fully retractable door handles and electric unlocking systems, with existing models subject to a transitional arrangement. The Chinese ban is likely to have global repercussions. Read more…

H55, a Swiss startup specializing in electric aircraft technology, has successfully completed its EASA-monitored certification test series for propulsion battery modules. One challenge was ensuring safety in the event of a fire. Read more…

Polestar has announced an equity investment of 400 million US dollars through Feathertop Funding Limited and Standard Chartered Bank. Both institutions are providing 200 million each but securing fixed returns. Read more…

A Korean-Chinese alliance has delivered 249 fuel cell buses to the state-owned Guangzhou Public Transport Group. These are 8.5-meter-long midibuses from the Skyworth brand, developed by a partnership between Hyundai’s subsidiary HTWO Guangzhou and the Kaiwo Group. Read more…

Hydrogen bus specialist Arthur Bus has filed for insolvency in Poland. CEO and co-founder Philipp Glonner has not been on the board since October. The bankruptcy of the Polish part of the company comes ahead of the first customer delivery of the Arthur H2 Zero, which was first unveiled in 2022. Read more…

Just a few months after its global premiere, Porsche has started production of the new Cayenne Electric in Bratislava. The manufacturer is also implementing a new concept for battery assembly, with greater in-house expertise. However, there appear to be question marks surrounding another electric model series from Porsche. Read more…

After the December surge, 2,084 new electric cars were registered in Norway in January. This is significantly fewer than a year ago, yet the share of electric vehicles remains at 94 per cent. This is because overall new registrations at the start of the year have dropped by nearly 77 per cent. Read more…

Chinese e-mobility specialist Westwell has secured an order for 60 battery-electric terminal trucks from Westports Malaysia. The vehicles will be deployed with battery-swapping infrastructure as part of the port operator’s decarbonisation and fleet electrification programme. Read more…

Public transport operator Kinetic has, in partnership with the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, opened up its new purpose-built Preston bus depot in Victoria. The facility will host up to 58 zero-emission buses, supporting expanded electric bus operations across Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Read more…

Tesla and Chilean energy company Copec have announced a joint plan to expand fast-charging infrastructure along major highways in Chile. The initiative begins with a charging corridor in the central region of the country. Read more…

The Bucharest city administration has announced the purchase of 22 new trolleybuses, which, thanks to their battery systems, can travel at least 20 kilometres without being connected to the overhead line network. Public transport operator STB will test the vehicles before launching them in spring. Read more…