Italian automation specialist Comau is participating in the European Union’s Reinforce project, which addresses the growing need for effective end-of-life management of electric car batteries. Read more…

Ola Electric, India’s largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer, has announced it will enter the electric three-wheeler market. The company plans to introduce its first electric three-wheeler several months after it starts selling its first electric motorcycle in January 2025. Read more…

Electric boat manufacturer Candela is bringing its P-12 electric hydrofoil to the US – specifically Lake Tahoe. It is the first regular deployment location outside of Europe. The first customer unit was delivered to Stockholm just a few weeks ago. And the Swedish manufacturer also received fresh capital. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz Vans CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) has signed a deal with energy group E.ON in Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Together, the partners want to offer charging solutions for company fleets. Read more…

Battery startup Echion and leading niobium products manufacturer CBMM have opened a plant to produce the former’s proprietary ultra-fast charging XNO. Echion wants to use the product to reduce the charging time of Li-ion batteries while delivering high power across a cycle life of more than 10,000 cycles. Read more…

British company Ilika, developer of solid-state battery technology, says it has reached an important milestone in the testing of its Goliath solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. With the 10 Ah cell, capacity has increased fivefold since July. Read more…

Spanish bus manufacturer Irizar has delivered the first right-hand drive version of its electric model ie. It handed over 20 units to London bus operator Go-Ahead, who will use them on one of the city’s longest bus routes. Read more…

Orange EV will deliver 20 electric terminal trucks to YMX Logistics’ distribution and manufacturing sites across North America. The electric tractors will be built in the US state of Kansas. Read more…

The Geely-owned sports car brand Lotus is shifting away from its plan to produce all-electric models by 2028. The focus is now on extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs). To that end, it is working on ‘Super Hybrid’ technology. Read more…

There is an update from the insolvent Quantron AG. According to the provisional insolvency administrator, business operations can continue until at least the end of the year. Although various options for reorganisation are still on the table, the company is already looking for a buyer. Read more…

Shortly after completing a billion-euro financing round, Vietnamese car manufacturer VinFast has started delivering its flagship model VF 9 to customers in the US and Canada. The first units were handed over at an event in Los Angeles. Read more…

Proviridis, a French specialist in energy infrastructure, has developed a charging solution for trucks that can be easily integrated into depots. The highlight is that most of the Kempower components are installed underground. Read more…

What was deemed only one of the options a few days ago has become a reality. Battery manufacturer Northvolt has filed for Chapter 11 under the US bankruptcy code. The company emphasises that its dealings in Germany are not affected. Read more…

BYD has put together an appealing package with its seventh European model. On paper, the drive, battery, charging capacity and price promise an attractive electric car. But can the Sealion 7 also impress on the road?

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German wallbox manufacturer ABL has added the first DC charging station to its product portfolio. The product comes from Spanish parent company Wallbox Chargers, but was specially developed for the markets in the DACH region. Read more…

Genesis has presented the redesigned 2026 Electrified GV70 SUVs on the sidelines of the LA Auto Show. The brand is opening four new retail facilities, bringing its total to 60 retail facilities in just three years. Read more…

The German mobility service provider DKV Mobility and the Motor Fuel Group (MFG) have entered into a partnership. From now on, DKV Mobility customers will have access to 1,590 charging points connected to the charging network of the largest independent petrol station operator in the UK. Read more…

Vulcan and BASF have signed a letter of intent to investigate the use of geothermal energy at the chemical company’s Ludwigshafen site. While BASF is interested in geothermal energy, Vulcan is focussing on the extraction of lithium from deep geothermal energy. Read more…

Mitsubishi Corporation, a Japanese trading and investment company independent of the car manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors, is investing 25 million US dollars in Ample, a provider of a battery swap solution for electric vehicles. Read more…

UK government officials met with British carmakers to discuss how the latter can meet their ZEV targets this year and after. As the year draws to a close, carmakers fear that they won’t meet the targets and suffer financial consequences. Moreover, the UK Department of Transport says it will publish concrete plans to move the ICE phase-out to 2030 soon. Read more…