The German Tesla factory now has 546 public charging points, making it one of the largest charging parks in the world. The majority of these are free AC charging points. Read more…
Category: Electrive
China’s EV market gains further momentum
Sales figures for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in China rose significantly last month – reaching 1.24 million units. While BYD remains the undisputed market leader, sales are increasingly being distributed among a growing number of manufacturers. Read more…
GM halts BrightDrop production for six months
General Motors will stop production of BrightDrop electric vans at its plant in Ingersoll in the Canadian province of Ontario from May to October 2025 due to weak demand. However, GM denies any connection with the US car tariffs. Read more…
No green light for BYD and Geely production in Latin America yet
The Chinese government seems to delayed the approval of Geely’s plans to have Renault build its EVs in Brazil and BYD’s plans to build a factory in Mexico. This comes as US tariffs have caused economic uncertainty. However, Beijing also fears knowledge transfer abroad. Read more…
MAN now assembles its own electric truck batteries
MAN Truck & Bus has officially launched its battery production at the Nuremberg plant in southern Germany. During the event, the Munich-based commercial vehicle manufacturer officially announced the next expansion stage of its battery production in Nuremberg. Read more…
First Bus announces £70m investment in electric buses
First Bus says it will invest 70 million pounds to procure 160 zero-emission buses in the West of England. The announcement comes after the latter received significant government funding to grow the zero-emission fleet there. Read more…
Mahle secures major contract for DC converters in China
Mahle has landed a major order worth €200 million to supply DC converters for next-generation battery-electric vehicles from an international manufacturer in China. Series production at Mahle’s site in Changshu is scheduled to begin in mid-2028. Read more…
Solaris to deliver 81 electric buses to Stockholm
Solaris has received another significant order from Sweden. VR Sverige AB has placed an order for 81 Urbino 15 LE electric buses to be deployed in the Stockholm region. The vehicles will enter service Q2/2026, supporting Sweden’s ongoing transition to zero-emission public transport. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz Vans removes the eCitan and EQT from the lineup
According to German media reports, Mercedes-Benz has informed its dealers in an internal memo that it is discontinuing the small commercial vehicle class and withdrawing the EQT and eCitan electric versions from the market. Production is to be cancelled without replacement in the second quarter of 2026. Read more…
Daimler Buses sets up comprehensive battery services for eCitaro
The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro has been on German roads since 2018. Since then, Daimler Buses has already installed three battery generations in the electric bus and announced the fourth. The manufacturer is now offering early customers services to extend the service life of the battery. From 2026, it will also be possible to replace the battery with the latest generation. Read more…
Tesla stops accepting orders for the Model S and Model X in China
The Tesla Model S and Model X can currently no longer be ordered in China. The reasons are unknown. One reason may be the escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing. Read more…
Polestar increases sales by 76% year-over-year
Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar has reported a significant 76% increase in global deliveries for the first quarter of 2025, totalling 12,304 units. This marks a substantial rebound from the 6,975 vehicles delivered during the same period in 2024 – however, just a small surplus compared to last quarter. Read more…
MAN to employ eTruck for logistics
MAN Truck & Bus wants to decarbonize its logistics by increasing the use of eTrucks to transport its own goods and vehicles. The tender for the future use of battery-electric trucks on the first almost 40 routes has now been launched. Read more…
UK: Suffolk gets 6,000 new public EV charge points
EV infrastructure provider Believ plans to install 6,000 public charge points across the UK county of Suffolk. The first chargers will be installed this summer, with many locations suggested by local residents. Read more…
Stellantis presents solution for electric van conversion
Stellantis is continuing to drive the transition to electromobility: in collaboration with French retrofit specialist Qinomic, the automotive group is introducing a solution that can be used to convert light commercial vehicles (LCVs) with combustion engines into fully electric vehicles. Read more…
LG places major order for battery separators with SKIET
The South Korean company SK IE Technology (SKIET) will supply battery separator films for 300,000 electric vehicles to LG Chem by next year. The films will later be delivered to LG Energy Solution’s North American plants. Read more…
Q1/2025: US EV market grows by 10 per cent
Nearly 300,000 electric vehicles were newly registered in the United States during the first quarter of this year – marking an increase of just over 10 per cent. That’s according to data from Kelley Blue Book. Between January and March, EVs accounted for 7.5 per cent of all new car registrations in the US. While Tesla continues to lead the market, its dominance is showing signs of decline. Read more…
Lucid buys Nikola factory at an auction
The Californian EV manufacturer Lucid has acquired the former production facility, headquarters and development centre of the insolvent electric truck manufacturer Nikola in Arizona. Lucid has agreed to pay around 30 million dollars in cash and non-cash considerations. Read more…
EU & China could agree on minimum price for EVs instead of tariffs
The EU and China have agreed to return to the drawing board and renegotiate punitive tariffs on China-made EVs. Instead, China could agree to set a minimum price for electric cars made in China. Read more…
VW to launch ID.1 production in September 2027
Volkswagen has already confirmed that the series version of the ID.EVERY1 will be built at the Palmela plant in Portugal from 2027. Further information on the small electric car project is now circulating in the Spanish media. Read more…
