Californian electric tractor manufacturer Solectrac, an operating company of Ideanomics, is continuing to expand of its certified sales and dealer network in the USA. The new dealership expansion will allow Solectrac electric tractors to be sold in Hawaii, Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. The company also added to their California dealership […] More…
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Uber expands premium EV service Comfort Electric in USA
Uber has expanded its Comfort Electric service to 24 US cities and Vancouver, Canada. The company had launched Comfort Electric to build on deals with rental companies like Hertz. The latter is helping Uber drivers get their hands on Tesla and other premium electric vehicles. Uber Comfort Electric was made available four months ago in […] More…
Uber expands premium EV service Comfort Electric
Uber has expanded its Comfort Electric service to 24 US cities and Vancouver, Canada. The company had launched Comfort Electric to build on deals with rental companies like Hertz. The latter is helping Uber drivers get their hands on Tesla and other premium electric vehicles. Uber Comfort Electric was made available four months ago in […] More…
Steyr begins production of the Volta Zero
Steyr Automotive has produced the first Zero vehicle for Volta Trucks at its plant in Steyr, Austria. It is the first unit of Volta’s second prototype generation now out for product validation in a pilot fleet. The vehicles in this fleet will be loaned out to customers for an extended period of time in late […] More…
1,000 hydrogen buses in a bid of Busan to become next eco-city
SK E&S will supply 1,000 hydrogen buses to Busan to support the bid by South Korea’s second-largest city to host World Expo 2030. The energy company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with city authorities and Hyundai. Under the agreement, SK E&S and the Busan partners will transform diesel and compressed natural gas buses into […] More…
Cummins shows range of electrified solutions at IAA
US American drive builder Cummins completed the acquisition of Meritor in August and is already debuting Meritor motor systems combined with their LFP batteries at the IAA in Hanover. Another new battery system and hydrogen engines are also on display. First for Meritor since Cummins published plans for taking over already in February. With the […] More…
Sixt targets 90% share of low-emission vehicles by 2030
Rental car company Sixt is intent on decarbonisation. The Management Board approved a sustainability programme to increase the share of bookable electric and hybrid cars in Europe. By the end of 2030, up to 90 per cent of the rental fleet could be electric; however, not quite. Sixt counts not only fully electric cars but […] More…
Tesla raise European Supercharger rates quoting energy cost
The energy price hike is also taking its toll on Tesla. The carmaker has once again increased Supercharger rates in Europe. The average rise in price across the continent was around 12 cents per kilowatt hour and even more in Germany. At Tesla Superchargers, kWh prices vary slightly by location, so there are no absolute […] More…
BYD presents blade battery adapted for electric buses
BYD presented its Blade battery platform for use in electric buses at the IAA Transportation. The space-saving design of the blade battery with CTP (Cell to Pack) technology is intended to enable a higher battery capacity while at the same time reducing the chassis weight. Specifically, BYD puts the improvement in battery space requirements at […] More…
Maxus presents 7.5 tonne electric trucks
The SAIC brand Maxus, known for transporter vans, has presented an all-electric truck for the first time at the IAA Transportation. With the 7.5-tonne Maxus Electric Light Truck, the Chinese company is venturing into heavier realms for the first time. “As our ever-growing range of electric vehicles shows, the Maxus brand goes beyond light commercial […] More…
Tevva wants to enter European markets with 19t electric truck
British truckmaker Tevva is at the IAA Transportation in Germany this week to reveal its market entry for mainland Europe. On display as well is Tevva’s heaviest truck to date. Powering the 19-tonne-vehicle are batteries and a fuel cell range extender. The dual system is the same as the first Tevva vehicle utilises. Said 7.5-ton […] More…
VW presents ID Buzz variations at the IAA
At the IAA Transportation, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveiled four near-production studies of the all-electric ID. Buzz from bodybuilders. These include not only an electric emergency ambulance and a refrigerated vehicle, but also a service van for the electrical appliance manufacturer Miele. VW Commercial Vehicles has cooperated with various body manufacturers for the four concept vehicles. […] More…
DAF shows two new electric trucks to launch in 2023
DAF Trucks has unveiled all-electric versions for its new generation DAF XD and XF truck ranges. Available to order now, the XD Electric and XF Electric are scheduled to be assembled on a new production line in Eindhoven from 2023. Both models feature modular powertrains with Paccar e-motors producing between 170 to 350 kW and […] More…
BMW presents a one-off, monster electric dune buggy
In a new video, BMW shows the prototype of a purely electric off-roader. However, the 400 kW ‘Dune Taxi’ is apparently only a one-off for promotional purposes. The concept electric buggy is based on the Odyssey 21, the all-wheel drive electric racer built by Spark Racing Technology which is supplied to every competing Extreme E […] More…
Renault presents Trafic E-Tech Electric
Renault has equipped its Trafic transporter van with an electric drive. Representing the 3.0-tonne class, the electric vehicle called Trafic E-Tech Electric adds another light commercial vehicle to Renault’s electric vehicle range. Like its sister models with combustion engines, the electric delivery van is built in Sandouville. The Trafic E-Tech Electric is based on the […] More…
Quantron presents H2 fuel cell truck with 1,500 km-range
At the IAA Transportation trade show in Germany, German truck converter and manufacturer Quantron presented the QHM FCEV Heavy Truck created with Ballard Power Systems, a tractor unit for heavy long-distance transport with a range of up to 1,500 kilometres. Quantron also displayed other fuel cell and battery commercial vehicles on its stand at the […] More…
Sunwoda to build battery plant with Donfeng in China
The Chinese battery manufacturer Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery is building a battery factory with Dongfeng in the city of Yichang in the Chinese province of Hubei. The plant will be designed for an annual production capacity of 30 GWh and is to be built in two phases. The construction and operation of the battery factory […] More…
Heart Aerospace presents hybrid regional aircraft
The Swedish electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has presented the ES-30, a hybrid-electric regional aircraft for up to 30 passengers. The ES-30 is to be operational from 2028 and achieve a purely electric range of 200 kilometres. A launch customer is already onboard. Heart Aerospace says that with reserve generators, the aircraft’s range should be […] More…
Nikola Motor & E.ON team up on H2 refuelling in Europe
E.ON and Nikola want to jointly drive the decarbonisation of heavy-duty transport with hydrogen refuelling infrastructure. The collaboration plans to establish a hydrogen supply and related infrastructure that caters to the needs of fuel cell truck operators. Nikola says the partnership should offer customers an integrated mobility solution to promote the use of hydrogen. To […] More…
Aiways to get Oktoberfest guests to sing, not drive
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Aiways is bringing a special one-off of its electric SUV model U5 to Oktoberfest in Munich with a motto of a beer tap with a charging plug. The SUV features modified camping equipment from the extension company ‘e-microcamper’ offers space for a foldable beer table set with a pull-out drawer. […] More…
