The supplier will showcase its new electric axle drives at the Busworld 2023 in Brussels. It is said to optimise performance and efficiency of battery electric, fuel cell and trolley buses. Lire la suite…
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Polestar reaches 60,000 delivery target
Polestar is aiming to reach profitability in 2025. This can only be achieved by increasing the number of deliveries. In the third quarter, the Swedish-Chinese brand achieved a 50 per cent jump compared to Q3/2022. Lire la suite…
USA: Lucid Motors launches Air Pure with rear-wheel drive
Lucid has added a new trim of its flagship EV to the line-up. The all-electric Lucid Air Pure sedan RWD sells for just under 80,000 dollars. Lire la suite…
Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis switch to NACS from 2024
The South Korean carmaker will offer its upcoming and revised EVs in the US and Canada with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard starting next year. Thus, Hyundai is following in the footsteps of GM, Ford, Honda and others. Lire la suite…
GM returns to Europe with a fully electric SUV
General Motors is returning to Europe with a focus on battery electric vehicles. It will offer the fully electric Cadillac Lyric in Switzerland from 2024. More countries and models are to follow. Lire la suite…
Watthub: TSG opens megawatt charging park for trucks and off-highway vehicles with Kempower
TSG Netherlands has opened the first WattHub, a “charging plaza” designed for electric trucks and off-highway vehicles. Powered exclusively by renewables, the site comes with Kempower hardware, delivering a total of 3.6 megawatts. Lire la suite…
Driveco orders 200 fast chargers from Tritium
French charging network operator Driveco has placed its first order with Tritium. The French company’s order comprises 200 fast-charging columns, divided between two different models. Lire la suite…
Lightyear abandons plans for own solar EVs (for now)
Dutch solar car start-up Lightyear is putting its plan to produce its own vehicles on hold and will instead – much like Sono Motors – prioritise the production of solar modules for other manufacturers’ electric cars. Lire la suite…
British battery firm Altilium to work with ABB on recycling plants
Altilium has turned to ABB to explore automation, electrification and digital solutions for its new and existing recycling plants. The MoU concerns the company’s Devon and Eastern Europe facilities and a new factory that may become the UK’s most extensive recycling site. Lire la suite…
Wright Electric aims to produce high-energy batteries
US electric aircraft start-up Wright Electric is launching an initiative called Wright Batteries to develop battery packs with an energy density of 1,000 watt-hours per kilogramme. Lire la suite…
Test drive with camouflaged eActros 600 prototype
Shortly before the world premiere of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, Daimler Truck invited select media representatives to test drive the electric 40-tonne truck. electrive editor Cora Werwitzke climbed into the passenger seat for us—a field report. Lire la suite…
Volvo Trucks launches charging map for electric trucks of all brands
Volvo Trucks is launching a new service for hauliers to find and access charging stations. This aligns with the opening of a national network of public fast chargers for heavy-duty EVs in Sweden. Other markets, says Volvo, shall follow. Lire la suite…
Continental and DeepDrive develop combined drive-brake unit
Continental has entered into a strategic partnership with Munich-based electric motor specialist DeepDrive to develop core technologies for electric vehicles. The first joint project is a combined unit of drive and brake components that is used directly on the wheel. Lire la suite…
Foxconn to build on Bolloré solid-state batteries by Blue Solutions
Taiwan’s mass-scale manufacturer, Foxconn, has signed its next MoU with an e-mobility company. Blue Solutions by French Bolloré has agreed to join forces to develop solid-state batteries for two-wheelers with a specific market in mind. Lire la suite…
Truck charging joint venture Greenlane appoints Patrick Macdonald-King as new CEO
Greenlane, the joint venture between Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources and Blackrock, has hired Patrick Macdonald-King. The new CEO shall drive the new network of charging and H2 refuelling stations for heavy-duty vehicles in the states. Lire la suite…
Rivian continues to increase production and deliveries
US electric car maker Rivian produced 16,304 vehicles and delivered 15,564 in the third quarter, further improving on the corresponding figures for the second quarter. Lire la suite…
EU Commission launches anti-dumping investigation into China EVs
The European Commission today formally launched its “anti-subsidy investigation” into the imports of battery electric vehicles from China. It could lead to punitive tariffs imposed within a year and already triggered sharp reactions. Lire la suite…
Italy considers modelling new EV subsidies after France
After France recently announced new rules for electric car subsidies from 1 January 2024, Italy is now considering a similar approach. The core of the new approach is to scale the environmental bonus of electric cars according to their CO2 footprint. Lire la suite…
Skoda is giving the Enyaq a powertrain update
Skoda has unveiled the new 2024 vintage of its Enyaq electric model, which will start production in November. The improvements known from other MEB models as well as the new APP550 electric motor will be integrated into the Enyaq. This also has an impact on the model designation. Lire la suite…
Wrightbus could deliver 150 H2 buses to transport construction workers
Northern Ireland’s bus manufacturer Wrightbus has signed a deal with Sizewell C, the company responsible for building Britain’s next nuclear power station. If the pilot succeeds, the contract could see 150 hydrogen buses operate on-site in Suffolk. Lire la suite…
