With the 10 new Volvo FM Electric trucks added to its fleet, logistics operator DFDS aims to take centre stage in decarbonising Europe. The company added that another 110 electric heavy-duty trucks will be deployed soon. Read more…

Nio has marked a battery-swapping network covering nine horizontal highways, seven vertical highways and 12 urban clusters, in a move to reach its lofty goals of constructing battery swap stations across 2,300 counties by 2025. Read more…

SAIC Motor has announced its intention to file a lawsuit with the Court of Justice of the European Union to protect its rights and interests. SAIC is affected by the highest special tariff of 35.3 per cent – and is now accusing the EU of errors in the investigation. Read more…

Schaeffler has opened a new technology centre for materials science and engineering at its headquarters in Herzogenaurach. With the activities based there, the supplier aims to bring innovative solutions in the eMobility, battery and hydrogen sectors to series maturity. Read more…

With the Initium hydrogen fuel cell concept car, Hyundai is providing a preview of the design language of the new edition of the Nexo planned for 2025. Hyundai will present the concept of the new H2 SUV at the LA Auto Show and Auto Guangzhou in November – the first key data on the drive system is already available. Read more…

Nissan is planning its own offshoot of the electric Renault Twingo planned for 2026 at a sales price of less than 20,000 euros. This means that Ampere will not only build a Nissan offshoot of the Renault 5, but also of the upcoming Twingo. Read more…

The German Hydrogen Association (DWV) is drawing the consequences of the lobbying scandal surrounding questionable subsidies for hydrogen projects that came to light at the beginning of the year. The head of the association, Werner Diwald, is to step down at the end of the year. Read more…

India could introduce 100,000 electric buses as part of a new five-year plan. The country’s government aims to clean up transport in big cities with this move. Read more…

The fuel and charging card provider DKV Mobility, which specialises in fleet customers, is once again expanding its network of charging points and integrating those of the British provider Gridserve. Read more…

The Norwegian Environmental Protection Agency and the National Public Roads Administration are proposing a new climate target for vans: The new deadline by which only zero-emission new vans may be sold will no longer be 2025, but 2027. Read more…

Volkswagen’s profits plummeted by 64 per cent in the third quarter and the core brand is barely profitable. Against this backdrop, VW and IG Metall have started the next round of negotiations on the company’s collective labour agreement. However, VW CFO Arno Antlitz insists on billions in savings. Read more…

Scientists at TU Darmstadt and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have reported progress in the early detection of faults in battery systems. To this end, they have developed an approach that combines simple physical models and machine learning. Read more…

As electrification of the North American transport system marches on, Polestar and Volvo cars now have access to Tesla’s Superchargers with Volvo unlocking 17,800 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada. Read more…

The Candela P-12 boasts the world’s first hydrofoil ferry as it promises to eliminate emissions from Stockholm’s public transport, cutting commute time by half. Read more…

Former Stellantis manager Maria Grazia Davino will take over the role of Regional Managing Director for Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic at BYD with effect from December 1, 2024. Davino was most recently UK Head of Stellantis. Read more…

The new initiative from Climate United will utilize $250 million to set up a battery-electric truck leasing programme for small fleets and independent operators. It will kick off at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles with the intention to expand nationally. Read more…

The widespread introduction of bidirectional electric car chargers could reduce annual energy system costs in the EU by 8.6 per cent by 2040. This is the result of a Fraunhofer study commissioned by Transport & Environment. Read more…

The Finnish company Terrafame, which specialises in the production of chemicals for electric car batteries, plans to reduce the number of jobs in view of the slump in demand for electric cars. Read more…

After officially launching in the Summer, the Smart #5 has been introduced on the Chinese market and going on sale starting at 239,900 yuan. Read more…

Volvo Cars wants to completely take over the battery cell joint venture Novo Energy, which is operated together with Northvolt. The background to this is that Northvolt has failed to fulfil its financial obligations. Read more…