US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors announced that it will offer its own $7,500 credit for select configurations of Lucid Air Touring and Air Grand Touring models purchased by the end of March 2023. The reasoning behind the move is that Lucid does not qualify for the US American EV tax credit due to the […] More…
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Hyundai introduces vehicle subscription in the USA
Hyundai Motor America announced its new Evolve+ electric vehicle subscription service, providing flexibility to consumers who want to drive Hyundai’s newest EVs without committing to a purchase or longer-term lease. The Evolve+ subscription service operates on a month-to-month basis, covering 1,000 miles, insurance, maintenance, registration, and road-side assistance at a starting price of $699 per […] More…
ZeroAvia announces FC cooperation with Shell and Rotterdam Airport
ZeroAvia, a company specialising in electric aircraft propulsion, announced a cooperation with Shell and Rotterdam Airport. The partners want to prepare for commercial passenger flights with H2 aircraft from 2025. Part of the preparation for H2 flight operations now agreed by the trio is to develop a concept for hydrogen operations at airports by the […] More…
Toyota decreases prices for the bZ4X in China
Toyota has significantly reduced the price of its electric SUV bZ4X in China, only four months after the official sales launch. The move is seen as a reaction to the wave of price cuts initiated by Tesla in January. GAC Toyota announced that the price of the bZ4X has been reduced by 30,000 yuan (€4,105), […] More…
Ideanomics to market Mahle chargers in the USA
Ideanomics has formed a strategic partnership with German automotive supplier Mahle, and will become the development partner and exclusive North American distributor for the chargeBIG 18-36 AC fleet charging solution. The offer will begin in the second quarter of 2023, allowing North American customers to order the unit from Ideanomics with first orders expected to […] More…
Mahle integrates DC charger to climatic wind tunnel
The automotive supplier Mahle has now equipped its climatic wind tunnel in Stuttgart with a DC fast charging system. The test engineers can charge electric vehicles there with up to 350 kilowatts – under all climatic conditions, even in extreme heat. In this way, for example, it will be possible to simulate situations that are […] More…
Harley-Davidson subsidiary LiveWire postpones second model
Harley-Davidson has postponed the start of deliveries of the second model of its electric motorbike brand LiveWire from the first to the second half of 2023. Unsurprisingly, this also has an impact on LiveWire’s sales planning. Due to the delay, only 750 to 2,000 units of the S2 Del Mar are likely to be delivered […] More…
E.ON Drive to build chargers for VinFast
E.ON Drive has been commissioned by VinFast to build charging points at its sites in Germany, France and the Netherlands. As part of the cooperation, the E.ON subsidiary will cover the entire scope of the project, from planning and installation to the operation of the charging points. The charging points include AC and DC charging […] More…
EMT Madrid prepares to launch first high-speed bus line
In the Spanish capital, the public transport operator EMT Madrid has presented the first high-speed electric bus line. The line connects the districts of Valdebebas and Sanchinarro with the Ramón y Cajal Hospital over 31 kilometres and will be served by ten electric buses from Irizar from May. The route is considered a high-speed line […] More…
Contargo to set up heavy truck charging network in Germany
The German logistics company Contargo is planning to set up the largest private charging network for heavy electric trucks in Germany. In the course of this year, 33 fast chargers are to be set up at 14 locations in the country. Contargo brought the charging infrastructure manufacturer SBRS on board as its technology partner. The […] More…
LG Innotek presents wireless battery management system
LG Innotek, a company belonging to the South Korean conglomerate LG, has developed a wireless 800-volt battery management system for electric vehicles. The solution is designed to make battery packs smaller and lighter. Production is scheduled to start next year. The wireless BMS is embedded in a high-frequency communication module that combines essential components for […] More…
PowerCell to develop aviation fuel cells
PowerCell is developing the next generation of fuel cells for aviation as part of the EU’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. The Swedish specialist has joined the ‘Newborn’ project, which aims to develop a megawatt-class fuel cell propulsion system for aircraft. Project Newborn is one of a total of 20 projects in the Clean Aviation Joint […] More…
VinFast delays customer deliveries in the USA
VinFast has said that it will delay the first deliveries to its customers in the United States until the second half of February after it finishes updating the vehicles with the latest software. VinFast started to ship its first batch of 999 electric vehicles in November last year, but has not delivered them to customers […] More…
Porsche plans electric seven-seater for 2027
Porsche’s new electric flagship should be launched in 2027 and will be a seven-seater, off-road-capable luxury crossover. Porsche previously announced that it is working on an electric SUV positioned above the familiar models. Now, the first possible technical data has surfaced. According to information from British magazine Autocar, the SUV will be more than five […] More…
Hertz has fewer Tesla than planned
The fleet of the international car rental agency Hertz includes a total of 48,344 Teslas. And that, even though it had reportedly ordered 100,000 Model 3 that were to be delivered by the end of last year. According to Hertz, its US-Fleet counted a total of 428,700 vehicles by 31 December 2022. Eleven per cent […] More…
BMW could get financial boost to built electric Mini in the UK
BMW ist reportedly negotiating with the British Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to receive a 75 million pound (about 84.5 million euros) grant in order to continue production of the electric Mini at its plant in Cowley on the outskirts of Oxford. This comes after British media reported in October, that the […] More…
BMW presents updated X5 PHEV
BMW has unveiled model updates for its X5 and X6 SUV models, which will be launched worldwide in April 2023. In the course of the updates, the drive system for the plug-in hybrid variant of the X5 has also been renewed – the X6 will not be offered as a PHEV. This now bears the […] More…
UK to fund two maritime decarbonization projects
Two new investments by the British government are to harness the UK’s research and innovation excellence to decarbonise the maritime sector. A total of over £80 million will go into the two projects. The investments include a £77 million Zero Emission Vessel and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition and a £7.4 million flagship UK National Clean Maritime […] More…
WiTricity helps Yutong wirelessly charge driverless buses
WiTricity, the US provider of wireless charging systems, has announced cooperating with the Chinese manufacturer Yutong Bus to enable inductive charging of automated electric minibuses. They have already launched a first deployment in full commercial operation. Wireless charging is being used commercially for the first time in Yutong’s automated (Level 4) Xiaoyu 2.0 minibus in […] More…
Zepp.solutions announces retrofitted FC truck
Dutch fuel cell system developer and integrator zepp.solutions has confirmed the development of a hydrogen truck based on an existing diesel truck. The first examples of the H2 truck, called Europa, are expected to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Europa is a 4×2 tractor unit. Which diesel model will serve as […] More…