The Swiss eMobility specialist Designwerk now also offers the complete electric truck portfolio in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg – from dump trucks and low-floor vehicles to heavy-duty transporters. For the Volvo subsidiary based in Winterthur, the market entry in the Benelux countries means expansion to the north. Customers can choose from 18- to 50-tonne […] More…

Ebusco has received an order from Zero Emission Services (ZES) to supply charging technology to power zero-emission inland vessels. The Dutch company, of which Ebusco holds 40 per cent, sells swappable energy containers for ships. These so-called ZESpacks are used to power inland vessels and, when empty, can be swapped at an exchange and charging […] More…

The Dutch fuel cell system developer and integrator zepp.solutions is receiving EU funding of around two million euros for the construction of a plant in the greater Rotterdam area, with which the company intends to increase its production to 1,000 fuel cell systems per year. According to zepp.solutions, the new factory will produce its Y50 […] More…

Even in Japan, there is growing dissatisfaction with hydrogen cars. Taking the example of MK West Group, an upmarket taxi firm operating in Kobe, a Bloomberg report reveals the actual cost of running fuel cell vehicles. The operator acquired two Toyota Mirai two months ago, primarily because of their short refuelling times. This appeared convenient […] More…

BYD is adding weight to its foothold in Chile as it delivers the first electric double-decker buses to the country, claiming these were the only ones on the continent. The new EVs are, however, joining a considerable fleet of electric buses already in service. “In Chile, we have been pioneers in the implementation of electric […] More…

British supermarket chain Tesco has announced receiving its 500th electric van. It will run home deliveries for the company’s Sheffield Extra store, making it the first in Yorkshire to have a fully electric fleet. The Sheffield branch runs 14 electric vans, making 2,500 deliveries to customer’s homes each week. Tesco introduced its first EV home […] More…

Fisker is now offering its Ocean electric SUV in three additional European countries; Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. There, the Fisker Ocean can be reserved and ordered immediately via country-specific websites – these are markets 10, 11 and 12 for the Ocean. Deliveries in the three new countries are scheduled to begin at the end […] More…

Hyundai Motor Group Group will develop new high power chargers to counteract Tesla’s supercharged approach in South Korea. The new HPC columns dubbed Blue Plug shall expand Hyundai’s E-Pit network that has grown rather slowly. According to local media, Hyundai Kefico, an engine and transmission manufacturer owned by Hyundai Motor Group, is seeking to get […] More…

Chinese carmaker Changan has unveiled a new brand of electric and hybrid cars called Qiyuan. Qiyuan is expected to achieve annual sales of 1.5 million vehicles by 2030 and launch ten products by 2025. Changan officially unveiled the new brand this weekend. The Qiyuan range is to include the ‘A’, ‘Q’ and ‘E0’ series. In […] More…

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) has been expanded to include all London’s boroughs today. Driving a non-compliant vehicle anywhere in the zone will incur a charge of 12.50 pounds per day. But, Mayor Sadiq Khan’s clean air plan is not without opposition. As for the rules, drivers of vehicles below Euro 4 (petrol) or […] More…

Jan Spies will become head of production for Volkswagen’s new US electric car brand Scout. Spies will serve as Chief Production Officer of Scout Motors from the beginning of 2024 and in this role will oversee the production of the new Volkswagen brand’s electric pickup truck and SUV. Spies has plenty of VW and US […] More…

Valeo has started the series production of its new high-voltage heating unit ‘Thermo HV’ for electric buses. This is intended to act as an additional electric heater to the heat pump system as soon as there is a higher heating requirement at low outside temperatures. Valeo’s thermal systems are meeting with increasing demand in the […] More…

The Scottish city of Glasgow wanted to purchase 19 hydrogen-powered refuse collection vehicles worth seven million pounds. But nothing came of it. The supplier cancelled two corresponding purchase contracts due to difficulties with the technology and the costs, writes the portal GlasgowLive. It will probably take until after 2027 before enough green hydrogen is available. […] More…

The energy group E.ON will build EV charging stations, including HPC chargers, at all existing Kaufland stores in the Czech Republic in the coming years. In the first phase, which has already started, E.ON will install more than 400 charging points at 41 Kaufland locations in the country by 2026. According to a company statement, […] More…

Mullen Automotive has started production of its Mullen Three, a Class 3 commercial electric truck, at its assembly in Tunica, Mississippi. The first customer deliveries are planned to go out this month. The US American company plans to gradually ramp up its Class 3 production rate through the remainder of this calendar year. Once fully […] More…

Barcelona-based Wallbox Chargers and Kia America are working together to enable bidirectional charging for customers driving a Kia EV9. Drivers could thus use the electric car to power their homes or feed energy into the grid – and reduce their electricity bill. Wallbox will offer its second-generation bidirectional DC charger called Quasar 2 starting in […] More…

While the vehicle roof is the easiest surface to use for generating solar power on board cars, researchers at Fraunhofer ISE went one step further. As part of two publicly funded research projects, they integrated solar cells into the standard sheet metal bonnet of a car. The photovolatic bonnet, which will soon be on display […] More…

Mercedes-Benz plans to open its first 30 fast-charging parks in Europe, with a combined total of more than 200 charging points, by the end of 2024 as part of its announced global HPC network. The first location is to be built this year in Mannheim, Germany. The Welt am Sonntag reports this with reference to […] More…

Aerospace industry supplier GKN Aerospace is joining forces with Marshall and Parker Aerospace to explore liquid hydrogen fuel systems for aircraft. The partners plan to develop a liquid hydrogen system suitable for both fuel cell and internal combustion engine aircraft. The planned collaboration will benefit from the UK government-funded H2GEAR programme, led by GKN Aerospace, […] More…

In London, the first Tesla Superchargers are now available for all EVs and with the possibility to pay by credit card. Something that will be required of all public chargers in the EU from 2024. The fourth-generation (V4) Superchargers at the Tesla Centre in the London borough of Tottenham have a small display that can […] More…