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Until now, batteries in electric aircraft have generally been installed as a box-shaped battery pack in the fuselage. A European consortium has spent three years researching multifunctional aircraft structures in which batteries are already integrated to reduce weight and increase efficiency. Read more…

The Italian sports car brand Ferrari has introduced a battery exchange programme for its plug-in hybrid models. The aim is to give customers the opportunity to have the battery of their sports cars replaced up to two times, also to preserve the residual value. Read more…

The EU Commission has imposed the announced special tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China with effect from 5 July – but these are still provisional. Talks with the Chinese government are still ongoing. There have also been slight changes to the tariff rates for individual manufacturers. Read more…

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) could start offering Battery as a Service (BaaS) in its EVs in South Korea this year. The new service is aimed to make its EVs more accessible in the domestic market. Read more…

Car parks in the UK are to become better equipped for charging electric cars. Sweden-based charging specialist CTEK will install electric vehicle charging points in car parks managed by APCOA, which is active in the areas of parking, charging, technologies and urban solutions in 13 European countries. Read more…

Fast-charging provider Atlante and the French financial institution Banque des Territoires are setting up a joint venture to install over 500 fast-charging stations in France. Thanks to battery-powered chargers, the network should also reach areas with a weak grid.
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In the run-up to the IAA Transportation automotive trade show held in Germany coming up in autumn, MAN presented its entire truck drive portfolio. Electric trucks are to play a central role, while the company is still committed to diesel engines, now also hydrogen combustion engines as an interim solution, and has yet to bring its hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to market. Read more…

Stellantis and the French state research organisation CEA have agreed on a five-year collaboration to develop next-generation battery cells. The deal is likely to be directly related to the currently cancelled work on ACC plants in Germany and Italy. Read more…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD is now also building its vehicles in two other countries. Two plug-in hybrids are coming off the production line in Jizzakh, Uzbekistan, while electric cars for South East Asia are being built at the factory in Thailand. Read more…

Polestar has presented its results for the first quarter of 2024. The bottom line is lower income and higher losses. However, the increased deliveries in the second quarter are fuelling hope. Read more…

Mini will present a prototype of the new Mini John Cooper Works at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July – with electric drive. To date, the most powerful and sportiest combustion engine variants have been launched on the market under the JCW label. In future, there will also be an emphatically sporty electric Mini. Read more…

The “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen University in Germany has started the pilot phase of the “DRivE” research project with numerous partners. In a field test, software that calculates the charging route of an electric truck will now be tested for two months. Read more…

First Bus has placed an order for electric buses from Yutong with the British importer Pelican Bus and Coach. The order of 169 electric buses is to be delivered to four depots within the next 16 months. Read more…

The Israeli payment processor Nayax is introducing a payment terminal for charging stations that allows customers to pay for their charging processes using a debit card or mobile wallet. The terminal can bundle the billing of several charging stations. Read more…

In a rather bizarre move, Japanese police have fined a woman for riding her electric suitcase on a sidewalk without a license. This marks the first such instance where someone is charged for riding a suitcase. Read more…

Nio is to establish new battery-swapping stations for its smaller and more affordble Firefly brand. Read more…

Nikola Motor states it has sold a total of 72 Class 8 Nikola hydrogen fuel cell trucks via its HYLA brand in North America. The number stands nearly double of the Q1 sales number. Read more…

VinFast may enter the Indian market with locally assembled EVs instead of imported vehicles. The company is also considering fast-track operations at its upcoming local factory. Read more…

The Chinese company DJI, particularly known for its camera drones on international markets, has launched a new e-bike brand called Amflow. The centrepiece is a drive system from DJI. Read more…