Waymo is stepping up its pace: With the launch in Dallas, Houston, Orlando, and San Antonio, the robotaxi service has simultaneously expanded to four more U.S. cities. This brings Waymo’s availability to a total of ten locations. The expansion pace is set to remain high, as the company plans to add 20 cities by the end of this year. Read more…

German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche and Canadian Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly have signed a joint letter of intent to cooperate in the automotive and mobility sectors. The initiatives cover automotive trade as well as battery and hydrogen mobility. Read more…

US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors increased its revenue by 68 percent to $1.35 billion last year. However, as in previous years, the loss remained very high, though it stayed stable at $2.7 billion compared to 2024. Read more…

Until now, new battery types such as sodium-ion batteries have often been seen in politics and media as an opportunity to quickly catch up on technological backlogs compared to market leaders. A research team from several battery institutes has examined this in a study and expresses doubts about this opportunity. Read more…

The EU’s special tariffs on electric cars from China also affect European manufacturers producing in China, such as BMW’s Mini brand. The Munich-based company could now follow Volkswagen’s example and negotiate minimum prices with the EU Commission for the Aceman and Cooper models instead of paying the tariffs. Read more…

The German Stellantis brand Opel has announced an expansion of its range of fully electric GSE models. Following the introduction of the Mokka GSE last year, the Corsa GSE will be unveiled “soon” and will be available for order later this year. Read more…

The German Federal Ministry of Transport has announced a new funding call for e-buses in Spring, with a budget of up to €500 million euros. At the same time, Minister Patrick Schnieder has handed over nearly 100 grant notifications from the current funding round at the BUSKON 2026 conference in Berlin. Read more…

The public transport operator Azienda Trasporti Verona (ATV) has deployed 34 electric buses from the Chinese manufacturer BYD. The majority of these are 12-meter buses of the B12 model, supplemented by several units of the equally 12-meter-long K9UD. Read more…

Renault’s subsidiary Ampere has signed a development agreement with Basquevolt to accelerate the development and validation of lithium-metal batteries for future electric vehicles. Read more…

Chinese automaker Changan plans to begin testing the installation of solid-state batteries in vehicles before the third quarter of 2026. Mass production is scheduled to start in 2027. Read more…

The new scheme will see more than 3000 on-street charging points installed across the county. It’s the product of a £16.5 million partnership between Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council. Read more…

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have opened the first EV fast-charging hub at LaGuardia Airport in Queens. It features a total of 12 new charging points Read more…

Schaffhausen in Switzerland is now converting its regional bus services to battery-electric vehicles after transitioning its urban transport. Construction of charging infrastructure has begun at the regional bus center for the 13 ordered electric buses from Daimler Buses. Read more…

Indian electric bus manufacturer Olectra Greentech Limited has announced plans to deploy 1,085 electric buses for public transport use in Telangana, a state in the southern part of the country. The company will both supply and maintain these e-buses. Read more…

The Irish Ministry of Transport has once again launched a funding program for electric vehicles in passenger transport. It is called the 2026 Electric Small Public Sector Vehicles (eSPSV) Grant Scheme, and a sum of 7 million euros is available. Read more…

Geely’s electric vehicle brand Zeekr has launched in the Italian market. The local distribution partner is Jameel Motors Italia. In Germany, where the automaker has been accepting orders since December, the first deliveries have now taken place. Read more…

Sales of electric cars in the EU increased by 24.3 per cent in January to over 154,000 vehicles, with market share continuing to grow. However, the four largest markets saw mixed results. Read more…

At CES, Donut Lab presented a solid-state battery allegedly ready for mass production. However, the impressive specifications prompted critics to question the results. Donut has now commissioned the Finnish research center VTT to conduct an independent review and has published the first findings. Read more…

Lamborghini has officially abandoned its plans to build electric cars. CEO Stephan Winkelmann confirmed the cancellation of the Lanzador before its planned 2028 debut, instead opting for plug-in hybrids. Read more…

The North Rhine-Westphalia-based cable specialist Phoenix Contact has introduced new NACS and CCS Type 1 charging cables for the North American market, designed to enable ultra-fast charging at up to 500 kW. Read more…