It is the first time that the two manufacturers have officially revealed the name and technical specifications for their jointly developed H2 truck. The Giga Fuel Cell has a range of up to 800 kilometres and can even serve as a mobile power station. Read more…
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Changan gets green light for NEV factory in Thailand
The Chinese carmaker and Thai authorities have now signed the relevant contracts for Changan to start building its factory for New Energy Vehicles there. The factory will have an initial capacity of 100,000 NEVs. Read more…
USA: Kia announces EV6 prices for 2024
Kia has announced the prices for its electric EV6 in the US. While prices are slightly higher than in previous years, the carmaker also announced a larger battery for its entry-level trim. Read more…
Toyota will offer EVs with NACS in North America
Toyota is the latest automaker to announce that it will offer its electric cars with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) from 2025. That is the same year that its first US-produced electric vehicle will roll off production lines in Kentucky. Read more…
Testing the Jeep Avenger: will the carmaker’s entry into the electric era be a success?
Jeep wants to sell only purely electric vehicles in Europe by 2030. However, at the time of the announcement about a year ago, the American company did not have a single electric car in its range. That changed with the Avenger, and the expectations for the first fully electric Jeep are correspondingly high. We tested it over 3,000 kilometres and looked at what the Avenger can do better than the older electric cars from Stellantis.
UK: Zapmap enables third-party platforms for EV services
The British charge point mapping service will allow other companies access to its data and other EV-centric offers, which third parties can now integrate into their own apps via a new API product suite. Read more…
BYD is expanding its e-mobility business in Hungary & Finland
Hungary is no new market to BYD – the Chinese company has been producing electric buses for the European market in the country for years. BYD has so far left the country out of its electric car plans – until now. In addition, the model range in Finland is being expanded. Read more…
Scania kicks off production of electric long-haul trucks
Scania is starting series production of its BEV trucks for regional transport in Södertälje, Sweden. These differ in several respects from Scania’s BEV models for urban transport, which will be launched in 2021, for example in terms of chassis, batteries, engine and charging power. Read more…
FEV opens battery cell lab in Aachen
The development service provider FEV has expanded its analysis and benchmarking capacities for battery cell tests. A new battery cell laboratory has now been opened at the Aachen site, with operations scheduled to start before the end of 2023. Read more…
Phoenix Motorcars to give all its EVs – past and present – V2G capabilities
Phoenix Motorcars is working with Fermata Energy to enable all of its electric school buses, shuttle buses and trucks to feed energy back to the grid. Even vehicles delivered nearly ten years ago will get V2G capabilities via a software update. Read more…
Pilot project on bidirectional charging takes off at Frankfurt Airport
At Frankfurt Airport, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles is to be used bidirectionally in the future. The operator, Fraport, is receiving support from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology to bring the idea into regular operation at the airport. Read more…
Nobina orders 55 electric buses for Stockholm area
The Scandinavian bus operator Nobina has ordered 55 electric regional buses from Solaris. The buses are 15-metre long, double-rear-axle intercity buses, which are widely used in the Nordic countries. Read more…
Supernal signs cooperation with Korean Air
Hyundai’s electric aerial taxi subsidiary Supernal has entered into a strategic partnership with South Korea’s largest airline Korean Air. With the cooperation, the partners aim to accelerate the development of vertical take-off and landing electric air taxis (eVTOLs) and the ecosystem for them in South Korea. Read more…
UK funds green freight projects with £200 million
Four flagship projects will receive funding to help the logistics sectors move their fleets towards zero-emission. These projects will help get battery-electric and fuel cell trucks on the road and set up the necessary infrastructure. Read more…
Japanese consortium to demonstrate inductive charging while driving
Inductive charging of electric vehicles while driving is now also being tested in Japan. A consortium of science and industry has launched a demonstration project in the city of Kashiwa. Read more…
Tesla kicks off sales of the new Model 3 in China
Tesla has now officially launched its redesigned Model 3 on the Chinese market. Deliveries of the “Highland” are scheduled to begin there this month – with delivery times between six and nine weeks. Read more…
CATL finds two new customers for its Shenxing batteries
Two more Chinese electric car manufacturers are relying on CATL’s particularly fast-charging new LFP battery Shenxing. After Neta and Avatr, Chery and BAIC BJEV also announced their use. In the case of Chery, cars with this battery will also be sold in Europe. Read more…
BMW is switching to a direct sales model in Europe
The BMW Group will gradually introduce a direct sales model in Europe from 2024. The Mini brand will start on 1 January 2024 with the three countries Italy, Poland and Sweden, with the other countries following in stages. There is also a timetable for the BMW brand. Read more…
Nio could set up a dealer network in Europe
The Chinese manufacturer is considering setting up a dealer network in Europe. So far, the company has relied on direct sales in its first European export markets. Read more…
Stellantis considers more low-cost EVs like the Citroën ë-C3
To counter competition from China, the Stellantis Group is planning a series of other low-cost electric cars based on the ‘CMP Smart Car’ platform of the recently unveiled Citroën ë-C3. Read more…
