Just last year, the UK government pushed a sales ban on new cars with internal combustion engines from 2030 to 2035. Now, with a new government residing at Downing Street 10, the 2030 date will be restored. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Tesla plans to unveil Robotaxi on 10 October
Elon Musk caused a stir a few months ago when he announced that the Robotaxi would be unveiled on 8 August. The project was later postponed – now a new date for the premiere has been set. Tesla has also commented on the more affordable ‘next gen vehicles.’ Read more…
Indian Navy to start trials of a hydrogen fuel cell bus
The Indian Navy plans to induct hydrogen fuel cell buses in its transport fleet. It has procured its first hydrogen fuel cell bus for trial purposes from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), a national oil and gas company gradually venturing into alternative energy. Read more…
Tesla reports higher profit again
After a disappointing first quarter, Tesla presented better results for Q2 last night. Turnover was slightly above expectations, and Tesla’s earnings also increased compared to the start of the year. The rest of the year could prove to be more difficult. Read more…
VinFast inaugurates first showrooms in the Philippines
VinFast has inaugurated three showrooms in the Philippines, formally marking its entry into the country. The company launched the VF 5 as its first model in the country. Read more…
Hyundai to install 400 EV chargers in Indonesia
Hyundai has partnered with several charging point operators to install 400 EV chargers in Indonesia. So far, the South Korean automaker has deployed more than 200 EV chargers across the country. Read more…
Farasis achieves technical breakthrough for ‘million-mile’ battery
#FarasisEnergy has successfully tested its P75 and P73 NMC battery cells. Its engineers expect battery packs with these cells to last one million miles over 15 years while retaining over 70% of their capacity. Read more…
VinFast starts selling VF e34 in Indonesia
Nearly four months after launching the VF e34 in Indonesia, VinFast has started delivering it to customers. The electric small SUV is the Vietnamese automaker’s first model in the country. Read more…
Windrose plans to build electric trucks in the US and Europe
Windrose Technology, a Chinese electric truck manufacturer founded two years ago, also wants to manufacture in the US and Europe. According to founder and CEO Han Wen, Windrose is planning an assembly plant in the US state of Georgia and another one in Belgium. Read more…
First electric bus fleet set to launch in Paraguay
In Paraguay, the country’s first 30 electric buses are set to go into operation this year. These will be used in the capital Asunción. The electric buses will be manufactured by Taiwanese company Master Transportation, which is planning a production facility in Paraguay. Read more…
VW orders SiC semiconductors for SSP vehicles from Onsemi
Onsemi has signed a multi-year contract with the Volkswagen Group. In future, Onsemi will be the main supplier of the Power Box solution, which is part of the new traction inverter of VW’s SSP. Read more…
Milence successfully tests megawatt charging
Whenever the truck charging provider Milence announced a new charging park this past year, it said it would first install CCS fast-chargers, while the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) would be retrofitted later. The company has now successfully tested the latter. Read more…
Skoda introduces two new entry-level Enyaq in the UK
Skoda now offers the Enyaq 50 and Enyaq 50 Edition electric SUV in the UK. Prices start at £36,970, making them about £2,000 cheaper than the current entry-level model, the Enyaq 60, which they will replace in the line-up. Read more…
Honda launches CR-V e:FCEV with a 621-km range in Japan
Honda has launched the CR-V e:FCEV on a lease basis in Japan. The new compact SUV is the country’s first plug-in hybrid hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. It has a range of 621 kilometres. Read more…
Fiat Grande Panda Electric to start below 25,000 euros
Stellantis has built the first pre-series examples of the Fiat Grande Panda at its plant in Kragujevac, Serbia. Series production is due to start in October. Stellantis has finally made initial statements about the new electric car’s base price. Read more…
Raphael Görner: Rittal wants to drive standardisation for EV charging
There’s no EV charging without the power electronics behind it. Raphael Görner explains why a company specialising in a modular platform for distribution cabinets is looking to electric mobility as a new market. Read more…
Mirai owners sue Toyota over usability
A group of Mirai drivers from California has filed a class-action suit against Toyota. They accuse the Japanese company of misleading them about the usability of fuel cell vehicles in everyday life. Read more…
Kempower equips 200 Q8 and Storm sites with fast chargers
The renewable energy company Storm and the petrol station brand Q8 want to build an HPC network with up to 200 locations in Belgium over the next five years. Each site will have 10 to 16 Kempower chargers. Forty locations will be put into operation each year, the first four this month. Read more…
GM & Tesla team up to build charging stations in Mexico
The two US-American automotive companies Tesla and General Motors have partnered to construct 1,000 charging points in Mexico. The move is intended to stimulate the development of EVs in the country. Read more…
Woojin Industrial Systems to launch H2 buses in South Korea
South Korean railway sector enterprise Woojin Industrial Systems is entering the hydrogen bus segment. The company has already been selling electric buses since 2015. Read more…
