The fuel cell specialists Nuvera Fuel Cells from the USA and Viritech from the UK are planning to work together. The aim is to cooperate in the marketing, use and support of Viritech’s VPT60N powertrain for commercial vehicles. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Vienna Sightseeing Tours to electrify its entire bus fleet
The Vienna city tour provider Vienna Sightseeing Tours is converting its entire fleet to electric buses. Vehicles from the Spanish manufacturer UNVI are being used as part of a political and commercial initiative. Read more…
TU Graz researchers make battery diagnostic breakthrough
In practice, rechargeable batteries sometimes significantly undercut their theoretical capacity. In a lithium iron phosphate cathode, researchers at TU Graz have now been able to observe exactly where the capacity loss occurs. Read more…
Lucid to expand model lineup to better compete with Tesla
In a media interview, Lucid Senior VP of Design and Brand shed light on the planned more affordable electric cars from Lucid. Three models are currently planned: One competitor each for the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y as well as a third as yet unknown model. Read more…
Xiaomi aims to crack 100,000 vehicle milestone with the SU7
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is still on the road to success with its first electric car SU7. At the presentation of its quarterly figures, the company provided interesting insights into its new business segment. Read more…
DSV orders 300 electric trucks from Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks will deliver 300 electric trucks, including the Volvo FH Aero Electric, to the international logistics company DSV. The electric vehicles will go into operation across Europe and will be delivered by 2026. Read more…
Stellantis starts EV production in Mexico
Stellantis has started manufacturing electric cars at its factory in Toluca, Mexico. There, it builds the all-electric Jeep Wagoneer S for the North American markets and global exports. Read more…
Ford cuts spending on EV development
Ford has confirmed a realignment of its electrification strategy. According to an official announcement, the US car manufacturer will reduce the proportion of its annual investment in purely electric vehicles from 40 to 30 per cent and focus more strongly on hybrid drives. Read more…
GAC Aion can build electric cars in 53 seconds
GAC Aion has opened its new Changsha plant in central China’s Hunan province. It has a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year, which it can allegedly build in an average of 53 seconds. Read more…
Fomer Mercedes manager hired to manage Maxus business in Germany
The SAIC commercial vehicle subsidiary Maxus is reorganising its management in Europe. At the centre of the restructuring is Utz Rachner, who most recently worked at Quantron and before that, at Mercedes for many years. The exact responsibilities of the manager are still unclear. Read more…
US conversion company turns ID. Buzz into a camper van
The US company Peace Vans converts vehicles into camper vans and now takes on the electric VW ID. Buzz. Based on the MEB electric vehicle from Hanover, the Americans offer three levels of conversion – from an electric minibus with a kitchen to a fully functional camper van. Read more…
Unither & Robinson to jointly develop hydrogen helicopter
The Canadian company Unither Bioelectronics (UB) and the Californian helicopter manufacturer Robinson Helicopter Company are cooperating to drive forward the development of hydrogen-powered helicopters from UB based on Robinson’s R44 and R66 models. Read more…
Ikea India electrifies entire delivery fleet in some cities
Ikea India now only uses electric vehicles for deliveries in Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune. The Swedish furniture and homeware retailer will soon also switch to EVs only in Mumbai. Read more…
Waymo presents sixth generation of its autonomous ‘Driver’ technology
The robotaxi company Waymo of Google parent company Alphabet is presenting the 6th generation of its Waymo Driver technology for autonomous driving. The technology is already integrated into electric cars from Zeekr. Read more…
TravelCenters of America build electric truck charging hub in California
TravelCenters of America (TA) has broken ground for its new charging hub for electric trucks in Ontario, California. It will feature four chargers with 400 kW each, and one megawatt charger. Read more…
Craiss adds a dozen Mercedes eActros to its truck fleet
German logistics service provider Craiss plans to expand its fleet with a total of twelve electric trucks from Mercedes-Benz, including ten long-haul eActros 600 trucks, which are expected to arrive in 2025. Read more…
LGES plans dry electrode pilot line before the end of 2024
LG Energy Solution plans to complete a pilot line for its dry electrode process at its Ochang plant in South Korea by the end of this year. The declared goal remains to achieve series production by 2028. Read more…
Ex-Tesla manager Tinucci joins Uber
Uber has hired Rebecca Tinucci, the former head of the Supercharger team who was sacked by Elon Musk a few months ago. Tinucci will become global head of sustainability at Uber and oversee the ride-hailing company’s transition to a zero-emission platform. Read more…
Xpeng increases turnover and reduces losses
Chinese car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its latest financial figures for the second quarter. Sales rose to 8.11 billion yuan (around one billion euros) in Q2/2024, which is 60.2 per cent more than in the same period last year and 23.9 per cent more than in Q1/2024. Read more…
Ford pauses construction of Canadian cathode material plant again
Construction of the Ford, SK On and EcoPro BM cathode material plant in Becancour, Canada, has been halted for the second time this year. The cause of this renewed delay appears to be Ford’s changed priorities in the electric vehicle sector due to weak demand. Read more…
