The testing organisation DEKRA has opened a new test centre in the USA. The Michigan Automotive Testing Laboratory in Plymouth in the US state of Michigan offers the testing, validation and certification of vehicle components in North America, above all the testing of electric car parts Read more…

South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI has announced plans to expand and modernise its plant in Göd, Hungary. This is so that the factory can begin producing prismatic batteries for Hyundai and Kia EVs in Europe. Read more…

According to the industry association ACEA, new registrations of electric cars in the EU rose by 26 per cent year-on-year to just under 560,000 units in the first four months of the year. This gives BEV cars a 15.3 per cent share of the total EU new car market – significantly more than diesel cars. Read more…

Tallinn Airport has just finished an overhaul of the electric vehicle charging area in its multi-storey car park. New AC chargers have been installed in existing parking bays on the basement level. Read more…

German e-mobility firm Ladeplan has been acquired by retail database company RetailSonar. The merger will see the two companies collaborate on location planning solutions for EV charging infrastructure. Read more…

The German public transport project KIRA is performing real-world road tests of its robotaxi vehicles for the first time. The robotaxis are being tested in two municipalities in the Offenbach district using Level 4 automation. Read more…

From August 2026, Hyundai wants to build electric cars at its Turkish plant in İzmit as well as combustion engines. The plans cast their shadows ahead: to make room for the new production line, Hyundai is apparently already reducing its combustion engine production from 245,000 to 190,000 units this year. Read more…

The Scalable Systems Platform, or SSP for short, is to become the VW Group’s electric modular system of the future and serve as the basis for as many model series as possible. The ‘architecture freeze’ has now apparently taken place, with which the Wolfsburg-based company has laid the foundations for the coming generations of electric cars. Read more…

Speaking at the electrive LIVE online conference “EV Charging: Trends and Outlook,” Lucie Mattera, Secretary General of ChargeUp Europe, presented key insights from the 2025 State of the Industry report. Her message: Europe’s EV charging sector is expanding fast—but policy must keep up. Read more…

Economically, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance seems to be drifting further and further apart, but in terms of products, the cooperation seems to be continuing. Mitsubishi is apparently planning a new generation of its small car model Colt as a purely electric car – with technology from Renault. Read more…

The UK-based commercial charging service Paua has just launched Paua Share, a new scheme which gives commercial EV fleets access to charging at shared First Bus depots. It means Paua’s business fleet customers gain access to 11 depot locations fitted with fast chargers. Read more…

The Brenner motorway company has opened Italy’s first megawatt charging station for trucks at the Firmian car park at the Bolzano South exit. The HYC1000 charging system from Alpitronic not only offers an MCS plug, but also three CCS charging options. If required, the site can also be expanded with a second megawatt charging system. Read more…

The Chinese market leader BYD is offering considerable discounts on models from the Dynasty and Ocean series in its home market as part of a promotion until the end of June. Three other suppliers have already responded and also reduced their prices. Read more…

The Daimler truck subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso and the Japanese energy company Iwatani want to jointly develop and roll out refuelling technology for liquid hydrogen. The aim is to establish an efficient infrastructure for hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles in Japan. Read more…

Ola Electric, India’s best-selling e-2W maker, has commenced deliveries of its first electric motorcycle – the Roadster. The company expects this model to “unlock the true potential of EVs” in the two-wheeler category. Read more…

Serbian LFP battery manufacturer ElevenEs is launching an advanced LFP cell for use in electric cars. The prismatic cell is designed to enable fast charging from 10 to 80 per cent in twelve minutes and is advertised as being particularly durable. Read more…

Circle K has just opened its first European EV-only ‘pure’ charging station in Gothenburg, Sweden. It’s the largest EV charging-only location in Circle K’s global network. Read more…

Cumberland in the UK has just secured funding to install a number of electric vehicle chargepoints across the county. The initiative is being supported by the LEVI fund. Read more…

Eleven U.S. states have announced an initiative to support the US automotive industry in the USA to manufacture more affordable clean cars, while sharing information regarding successful programmes. Read more…

The Bavarian logistics company W&P has just expanded its commercial fleet with 20 new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 trucks. These join three eActros 300s and around 40 additional diesel-powered Mercedes-Benz trucks on the W&P fleet. Read more…