British Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has presented a lightweight architecture for low-to-medium volume electric vehicles, such as sports coupes, roadsters, or off-road buggys. Read more…
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Nobia orders 88 electric buses from Solaris
Swedish public transport company Nobina has ordered 88 electric buses from Polish manufacturer Solaris. The order includes articulated Urbino 18 electric and the Urbino 15 LE electric. Read more…
Volkswagen Truck & Bus tests electric bus with ultra-fast charging battery in Brazil
Volkswagen Truck & Bus has presented a prototype of an electric bus in Brazil with an battery that promises ultra-fast charging. This is due to the use of the heavy metal niobium to enrich a lithium-ion battery. Read more…
Ampersand to use BYD’s battery cells in its electric motorcycles
Ampersand has joined hands with BYD to source battery cells for its electric motorcycles. The Rwanda-based startup, founded in 2016, owns a large fleet of electric commercial motorcycles with swappable batteries. Read more…
Cellcentric starts FC system pilot production
Cellcentric, the fuel cell joint venture by Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group, has announced the start of a pilot production at the Esslingen-Pliensauvorstadt site in Germany. Large-scale production will kick off by the end of the decade. Read more…
Ecopro to produce cathode material for sodium-ion batteries
South Korean battery material manufacturer Ecopro could produce materials for sodium-based batteries for a South Korean carmaker. According to local media, talks are already underway. Read more…
Volkswagen: PowerCo appoints new CTO from its own ranks
HW Vassen will become the new Chief Technology Officer and Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen battery subsidiary PowerCo on 1 August 2024. He succeeds Soonho Ahn, who will leave his post on his own initiative at the end of July. Read more…
BYD finalising plans to launch passenger EVs in South Korea
After selling commercial vehicles in South Korea for about eight years, BYD is finalising plans to launch passenger EVs in the country. Read more…
Gotion and InoBat confirm gigafactory in Slovakia
The joint battery cell factory of the Chinese Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech and the Slovakian battery company InoBat in Šurany, Slovakia, will become a reality. The government and joint venture have now signed an Investment Agreement. Read more…
Canada considers special tariffs on EVs from China
Following the lead of the US and the European Union, Canada is allegedly looking to impose tariffs on EVs made in and imported from China. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called for Ottowa to at least match US tariffs on Chinese EVs, which is 100 per cent. Read more…
Tata Power subsidiary deploys 850+ e-bus charging points in India
Tata Power has announced that its subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has installed more than 850 charging points for electric buses in India. Read more…
What effect do punitive tariffs have on EVs from China Ten questions for Peter Mock, ICCT
The special tariffs on electric cars from China are causing a stir in the industry. “The biggest losers will be the customers,” says Peter Mock. In an interview with electrive, the European head of the ICCT assesses the consequences, including those for the industry. This much can be revealed: There aren’t many winners. There are undoubtedly alternative options for the EU, as experience with past Japan tariffs has shown. Read more…
Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce gets more power
Alfa Romeo has increased the power output of the top model in its first electric series. The Junior Veloce now has an output of 207 kW and a maximum torque of 345 Newton metres. Read more…
Charging provider Atlante expands partnership with Groupe Duval
The fast-charging operator Atlante wants to equip 130 locations with fast and ultra-fast charging stations in partnership with the property company Groupe Duval. A total of 1,200 charging points are to be installed in France. Read more…
Charge+ to build charging network in Vietnam together with Porsche
Charge+ has partnered Porsche to launch a 1,700km EV charging network in Vietnam that connects Vietnam’s two largest cities Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This initiative will see 17 DC ultra-fast charging sites across the entire country over the next three years. Read more…
Chinese manufacturers demand counter-tariffs on European cars
Following the additional tariffs announced by the EU on imported Chinese electric cars, Chinese manufacturers are now apparently demanding from the Chinese government that it instigate a 25 per cent tariff on large European cars with combustion engines (over 2.5 litres displacement). Read more…
Cape Town to expand electric bus fleet
The City of Cape Town has released a tender to procure 30 electric buses for the MyCiTi programme and is investigating the feasibility of electrifying other parts of its vehicle fleet, including waste collection trucks. Read more…
Onsemi plans SiC semiconductor plant in the Czech Republic
The US semiconductor manufacturer Onsemi has announced an investment of up to two billion US dollars to build a silicon carbide production facility in the Czech Republic. The plant will produce SiC power semiconductors for electric vehicles, among other things. Read more…
Hyundai to begin its EV offensive in India in 2025
Hyundai plans to expand its EV line-up in India with the launch of four new models. The company will begin its EV offensive in the country early next year. Read more…
Toyota & Pepco begin V2G demonstration project
In the USA, Toyota Motor North America and local energy utility Pepco are working together on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for battery electric vehicles in Maryland using a Toyota bZ4X. Read more…
