Octopus Electroverse has announced it is now offering Chargetrip’s EV routing engine to all of its licensing partners. It means they’ll now be able to embed full route planning into their services. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Subaru confirms US pricing and specs for 2026 Solterra EV
Subaru of America has just revealed pricing and technical details for the 2026 Solterra, its updated electric SUV set to arrive in US showrooms later this year. Despite inflation and supply chain pressures, plus a whole host of performance upgrades, the new model retains impressively competitive pricing. Read more…
Mazda and Changan launch the EZ-60 in China
Mazda, together with its partner Changan, has launched the 4.85-metre-long mid-range SUV EZ-60 in China, which is available as a pure BEV or with a range extender. From 2026, it is also set to come to Europe under the name Mazda CX-6e. Read more…
Daimler to install bus charging infrastructure for SZU
Daimler Buses has been commissioned by public transport operator Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU AG (SZU for short) to plan and implement the charging infrastructure at the Rütihof bus depot in Wädenswil on Lake Zurich. Read more…
Croatian government to part-finance electric bus chargers in Zagreb
The government of Croatia is set to provide significant investment into electric bus chargers in the country’s capital of Zagreb. The country’s ministry of finance has said it will contribute €21 million euros to a €27.4m electric bus infrastructure initiative. Read more…
BYD reaches 100 UK dealership milestone in record time
The Chinese EV firm has officially opened its 100th franchised dealership in the UK, just less than 30 months after its initial UK retail launch in April 2023. The company says the average drive time to a BYD showroom is now 27 minutes for most UK residents. Read more…
Isuzu and Toyota announce fuel cell bus for 2026
Isuzu and Toyota plan to launch a fuel cell bus in the coming financial year and manufacture it at their Utsunomiya plant in Japan. J-Bus, a 50:50 joint venture between Isuzu and Hino, will be responsible for manufacturing the model. The partners have not yet provided any details on the planned production run. Read more…
Fraunhofer ISE refines scalable fuel cell MEA production
Fraunhofer ISE has developed a flexible platform to accelerate the production of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for fuel cells. The facility is now available to manufacturers as well as machine and plant builders to tinker with production processes. Read more…
Official opening of the new BMW factory in Hungary
BMW has officially opened its new vehicle plant in Debrecen, Hungary. The factory, in which BMW has invested around two billion euros, will start producing the iX3 electric SUV in October, the first vehicle based on the ‘New Class’ platform. Read more…
Kia introduces plug & charge in Europe and North America
Kia is set to roll out Plug & Charge capabilities for its EVs in Europe and North America, removing the need for charging cards or apps when using public chargers. Read more…
Kiepe Electric unveils new HPC platform and trolleybus upgrade
Kiepe Electric has unveiled new drive and platform solutions for electric buses. Centre stage are the latest-generation Kiepe Traction Inverter, the modular “eBus HPC Powertrain Platform” and an upgrade package that converts standard battery buses into trolleybuses. Read more…
French charging startup WAAT raises €100 million
WAAT, a French startup specialising in charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in private environments, has raised €100 million in a funding round. Read more…
XCharge EU opens new technical centre in Madrid
XCharge EU has opened a new 5,000-square-foot technical centre in Madrid, combining offices, testing facilities, warehouse, and workshop. The site is designed to strengthen customer support across Southern Europe and Latin America, while accelerating R&D on high-power charging solutions. Read more…
Stagecoach fleets in six new electric buses in Edinburgh
Stagecoach has launched six Volvo BZL electric buses on its JET747 service, connecting Fife with Edinburgh Airport. The new electric bus route will run every day of the week to ferry passengers to the airport. Read more…
China introduces export licences for electric cars
Starting next year, the Chinese government will require exporters of purely electric cars to obtain a licence to export these vehicles. The move aims to tighten Beijing’s control over which models are delivered abroad. Read more…
First carmakers withdraw electric models from the US
In the US, just ahead of the end of the federal EV tax credit, at least two electric models will be discontinued. Honda will cease production of the Acura ZDX, while Nissan will not offer a 2026 model year for the Ariya – at least not for the US market.
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Ayvens introduces battery certificates for used electric vehicles
French mobility brand Ayvens manages around 600,000 electric vehicles in 42 countries. To market used electric vehicles from its own leasing business, the company is now introducing state-of-health certificates for the batteries of its electric vehicles in Europe. Read more…
Yespark signs with Spirii charging platform in Europe
The Danish charging platform Spirii is collaborating with the Yespark Group, a French provider of digital parking space rental platforms and charging stations. The partnership initially covers France, Belgium and Italy. Read more…
Fortescue orders up to 400 giant electric dump trucks from XCMG
As part of an update to its decarbonisation strategy, Australian mining group Fortescue has announced that it plans to order between 300 and 400 zero-emission 240-tonne dump trucks from Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer XCMG. These will be used alongside Liebherr’s electric dump trucks. Read more…
Ryan Air orders Beta’s electric cargo aircraft for Alaska
Alaskan cargo airline Ryan Air has placed an order for Beta Technologies’ Alia electric aircraft and committed to install up to ten Charge Cube charging stations. The electric aircraft will be used in the remote regions of the US’ most northern state. Read more…
