The Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD is further expanding its activities in Hungary and plans to establish its European headquarters in the capital Budapest. A new European research and development centre is also to be built there. Read more…
Category: Electrive
DKV Mobility to expand UK charging network
The German fleet management firm DKV Mobiliy has just announced an expansion into the UK via a partnership with Fuuse, one of the UK’s major EV charge point management platforms. The partnership will enable DKV Mobility customers to access thousands more charge points across the UK. Read more…
Maxus tests bidirectional charging and plans market launch
The SAIC brand Maxus has successfully tested bidirectional DC charging for the battery-electric eDeliver 5 and eDeliver 7 vans, and the eTerron 9 electric pickup in collaboration with power electronics specialist Ambibox. A customer release with a ‘certified charger’ is said to be in preparation. Read more…
First ride in the Range Rover Electric: A cosy ride into the future
While Jaguar is currently shocking the establishment with a radical electric vision, the engineers at JLR are showing more sensitivity to the original design with the electric Range Rover and remain true to their brand.
Toyota unveils estate version of bZ4X
Toyota is set to launch an estate car version of its all-electric SUV model the bZ4X next year. It will be called the BZ4X Touring and will be 14cm longer than the standard bZ4X. Its European launch is planned for the first half of 2026. Read more…
OMV to retire a third of CNG fuel stations in Austria
The Austrian mineral oil company OMV has announced that it intends to shut down 10 of its 28 CNG fuel stations in the country. The company plans to start shutting them down this summer. Read more…
Ionity secures €600m to expand charging infrastructure
Ionity has just secured one of the European EV charging sector’s largest ever loan deals to date. It plans to fund a major expansion of its charging network with credit from nine commercial banks, aiming to more than double its current number of charging points. Read more…
UrbanLink & Regent Craft to expand seaglider collaboration
Regent Craft, the US designer and manufacturer of electric seagliders, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Florida-based UrbanLink Air Mobility. Read more…
Damera to open electric bus factory in Illinois
Damera, the exclusive North American distributor of the Karsan eJEST, plans to invest $31.5 million in the new factory and create 90 full-time jobs to open its first U.S. assembly plant, backed by state tax incentives. Read more…
São Paulo expands electric bus fleet
A $248.3m public bus electrification program is going ahead in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, following approval from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Authorities hope to deploy a total of 2,200 buses ‘powered by clean energy’, including BEVs, across the Caribbean’s largest city. Read more…
Reading borough further expands electric bus fleet
The borough of Reading, UK, is set to expand its electric bus fleet with eight new Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV double deckers. The vehicles are set to be delivered in 2026. Read more…
MAN moves into pole position on electric coaches
MAN is set to become of the first providers of a battery electric coach with the launch of the three-axle Lion’s Coach 14 E this autumn. The Munich-based company has already revealed key technical data for the new long-distance coach, including a range of up to 650km. It’s now set to enter series production in Ankara next year. Read more…
MAN moves into pole position on electric coaches
MAN is set to become of the first providers of a battery electric coach with the launch of the three-axle Lion’s Coach 14 E this autumn. The Munich-based company has already revealed key technical data for the new long-distance coach, including a range of up to 650km. It’s now set to enter series production in Ankara next year. Read more…
Verge Motorcycles launches B2B business for drive systems
The Finnish electric motorbike manufacturer Verge Motorcycles wants to make its in-wheel drive technology available to other manufacturers via the new B2B company branch, Verge Next. Read more…
Verge Motorcycles launches B2B business for drive systems
The Finnish electric motorbike manufacturer Verge Motorcycles wants to make its in-wheel drive technology available to other manufacturers via the new B2B company branch, Verge Next. Read more…
Porsche adds 97,000 ChargePoint stations to US charging service
Porsche has integrated over 97,000 ChargePoint and partner stations into its Porsche Charging Service, expanding its US network to more than 102,000 locations. It expects further rollouts in 2025. Read more…
Porsche adds 97,000 ChargePoint stations to US charging service
Porsche has integrated over 97,000 ChargePoint and partner stations into its Porsche Charging Service, expanding its US network to more than 102,000 locations. It expects further rollouts in 2025. Read more…
Altilium demonstrates battery cell production with recycled cathode materials
UK-based Altilium has completed large-scale EV battery cell manufacturing trials using recycled cathode materials. The test results show near-identical performance to conventional materials, supporting industrial-scale circularity and the creation of a domestic battery supply chain. Read more…
Waymo recalls more than 1,200 autonomous vehicles in the US
Waymo has recalled 1,212 self-driving vehicles in the US following minor collisions with fixed roadside objects such as gates and chains. That is the majority of the company’s fleet. What is strange – the issue seems to have already been fixed. Read more…
Volvo starts production of electric double-articulated buses in Brazil
Volvo Buses has kicked off series production of its fully electric articulated and bi-articulated BZRT bus chassis in Brazil. The 28-metre, zero-emission vehicles are designed for high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems and are now available for export from the Curitiba facility to global markets. Read more…
