Allego, the Dutch charge point operator, has announced an EV charging partnership with the German hardware store chain Hornbach. The companies plan to install at least 160 charging points in Hornbach store car parks across the Netherlands. Read more…

Hino Motors, Toyota Group’s commercial vehicle arm, has introduced Japan’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck – the Profia Z FCV. The company will launch the new hydrogen-powered truck on 24 October. Read more…

Canadian manufacturer Ballard Power Systems plans to unveil a new generation of fuel cell modules for public transport at Busworld in Brussels in early October. The module, called FCMove-SC, has a peak output of at least 75 kW. Read more…

Equipmake has announced an order worth £5.45 million from Agrale to supply electric drivetrain systems for a total of 50 Agrale buses. The order also includes coverage of the company’s non-recurring engineering costs. Read more…

The German charge point manufacturer and operator Compleo has announced a full withdrawal from the UK market. Operations at Compleo Charging Solutions UK have been ceased with immediate effect. Read more…

The Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons has just agreed a partnership with FLO, a Quebec-based charging network operator, to roll out EV fast chargers at 100 of its Canadian locations by the end of 2028. Read more…

Volvo is equipping the 2026 model year EX90 with an 800-volt electrical system that enables faster charging. Under ideal conditions, enough power for around 250 kilometres can be tapped in 10 minutes. In addition, new Nvidia Drive AGX Orin chips will be used to provide more computing power for assistance systems. Read more…

Electreon has signed a cooperation agreement with ATLoS, a Portugal-based company specialising in the manufacture of autonomous vehicles for industrial environments. They hope to eventually further expand the partnership. Read more…

ReElement Technologies and Posco are planning a joint US facility that will combine all manufacturing steps, from the processing of rare earth raw materials to the production of permanent magnets. Those responsible emphasise that this represents a new level of vertical integration under one roof. Read more…

Chinese EV company XPeng has announced a partnership with Singapore-based chargepoint operator Charge+. This will see both companies install new charging hubs together as well as expand charging access to Xpeng drivers. Read more…

NJ Transit, the public transport operator for New Jersey, has just approved the purchase of 260 new buses plus 26 battery-electric buses. It marks the final stage of its bus fleet modernisation programme. Read more…

The French Stellantis brand Peugeot is upgrading its STLA medium electric vehicles and now equips the E-3008 and E-5008 with a battery preheating system as standard. Peugeot is also gradually integrating the V2L (Vehicle-to-Load) function as standard across its entire range of electric cars. Read more…

Scania is establishing Scania Industrial Batteries in Sweden. The new organisation will manufacture and sell battery systems for off-road and industrial applications to third parties. The establishment is based on the acquisition of a Northvolt subsidiary at the beginning of the year. Read more…

Dreame Technology is considering building a factory for luxury electric cars in Brandenburg. However, there has been no confirmation of this from the state government. Dreame Technology is actually a Chinese vacuum cleaner manufacturer, but announced its entry into the high-end electric car market at the end of August. Read more…

First Bus has placed an order with Alexander Dennis for 17 battery-electric buses for Bath city services. The order comprises 12 Enviro200EV and five Enviro100EV vehicles, to be delivered in 2026. Read more…

The government of Australia is issuing AU$40 million in funds to help install public kerbside and fast EV charge points across the nation. The focus will be on urban and regional locations. Read more…

India is making fuel cell vehicles more affordable as part of its biggest tax reform in eight years. The country views the technology as a complement to BEVs in its broader efforts to decarbonise the transport sector. Read more…

The Lagos State–backed EV-hailing service LagRide from Nigeria stated that it is now targeting at least 70% of the Lagos EV-hailing market, following the expansion of its fleet by 100 new electric vehicles. This is only a small taste of what is to come, however. Read more…

The roaming platform Hubject has entered into a collaboration with Blink Charging and will integrate the latter’s charging points in the US, Canada and Mexico into its Intercharge roaming solution. The move aims to simplify access to charging stations in North America for Intercharge users. Read more…

Germany’s Federal Network Agency has drafted new rules that would put bidirectional charging on an equal regulatory footing with stationary battery storage. The move could enable electric vehicles to feed power back into the grid or domestic systems under the same framework as dedicated storage units. Read more…