In the run-up to the IAA Transportation, the Polish bus manufacturer Solaris presented its new hydrogen bus Urbino 18 Hydrogen. It is the second hydrogen-powered model after the Urbino 12 Hydrogen. The first examples of the 18-metre articulated bus with fuel cell are to be delivered from the second quarter of 2023, according to Solaris. […] More…

A consortium of 19 Fraunhofer institutes has received a funding decision of 80 million euros from the German Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) for the project ‘H2GO – National Fuel Cell Production Action Plan’. With this, the BMDV wants to promote the ramp-up of fuel cell production for heavy-duty transport in Germany. H2GO […] More…

A charging infrastructure start-up in the USA is attracting attention with a funding round of more than one billion dollars. TeraWatt Infrastructure builds and operates charging hubs for electric vehicles from cars to trucks. The company was founded in May 2021 and is led by CEO Neha Palmer, who was most recently responsible for the […] More…

The US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE), which is supported by BMW, has presented a large-format prismatic “anode-free” 240 Ah cell with an energy density of 1,007 Wh/l. This cell can also be manufactured much more cheaply. In addition, this cell is said to be significantly cheaper to manufacture. In the release announcing the […] More…

Schaeffler has developed a new electric motor product family for trucks with oil cooling, an efficiency of over 97 per cent and a continuous drive power of up to 300 kilowatts. In addition, water-cooled electric motors with 800 volts can also be seen at the IAA Transportation in Hanover. First to the new, oil-cooled drive […] More…

Quantron has successfully closed an A-financing round of up to 50 million euros after a seed round in March 2021. Investors include German machinery and equipment manufacturer Neuman & Esser and Canadian fuel cell technology group Ballard Power Systems. The fresh funds will be used to accelerate the development of further BEVs and FCEVs with […] More…

The SAIC brand MG Motor has opened the configurator for its MG4 Electric with its official market launch in Europe. The compact electric car is available in three model variants and is scheduled for delivery this year. By 2025, the Chinese company wants to offer ten model series. The MG4 Electric Standard with a battery […] More…

Volvo Trucks has started series production of its heavy-duty electric trucks. The electric versions of the FH, FM and FMX models, which have been available for order since May, are being mass-produced in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo will also launch production in Ghent, Belgium next year. Volvo manufactures the FH Electric, FM Electric and FMX Electric […] More…

At the ID. Meeting in Locarno, VW not only presented the off-road concept ID. XTREME, but also the ID.5 GTX Xcite. The show car is based on the ID.5 GTX with an 82 kWh battery and is a single body. The exterior modifications include extensive work on the body. The ID.5 GTX Xcite even has […] More…

The eRoaming platform provider Hubject has joined the industry association of European charging infrastructure providers ChargeUp Europe as an ecosystem partner. In addition, the association has appointed a new secretary general. Hubject will not become a full member, however, but a so-called ecosystem partner. “This partnership brings together the key players in the industry to […] More…

The real estate company Castellana Properties has signed an agreement with Cable Energía to install a total of 350 charging points for electric vehicles at 14 of its properties in Spain. The capacities are to range from 22 kW to 350 kW, depending on the location. About 30 per cent of the future charging stations […] More…

The start-up Adden Energy, founded by scientists at Harvard University, is developing a new type of solid-state battery for electric vehicles and has now announced that it has received a technology licence and closed a seed funding round of 5.15 million US dollars. According to Adden Energy, the self-developed lithium metal battery achieves a charging […] More…

Bosch has equipped two vans with fuel cell technology and started test operation on the road. The partner in the project is the company Abt eLine, which converted the vehicles together with Bosch Engineering. Bosch will also bring the FC transporters to the IAA Transportation next week. The technical basis of both vehicles is formed […] More…

United plans to buy up to 500 electric air taxis. The US airline has not only invested 15 million dollars in the manufacturer Eve Air Mobility, but has also signed a purchase agreement for 200 air taxis – including an option for another 200. Deliveries are to begin in 2026. The air taxis on order […] More…

Ideanomics has announced plans for its subsidiary US Hybrid to Global Environmental Products with its proprietary electric and hybrid propulsion kits for use in the construction of 62 zero-emission street sweepers. GEP will then provide the sweepers to New York, California, the City of Helena, Montana, and Washington D.C. The two companies GEP & US […] More…

Shell relies on the software operating system of the Israeli provider Driivz for the management of new charging stations in more than ten European countries. Initially, Shell will use Driivz’s software for new charging stations in Austria and France, and later in other European countries. The software platform by the Israeli company includes a charging […] More…

The recently launched EU project Gigagreen aims to develop sustainable processes for the production of lithium-ion battery cells for electric vehicles. 16 partners from eight European countries are working on creating the “gigafactory of the future” as part of the project. The Gigagreen consortium will work together for four years, during which time it will […] More…

The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast has started deliveries of its SUV model VF 8. The first 100 units were handed over to customers in Vietnam. The first international customers are scheduled to receive their vehicles in December 2022. The VF 8 is 4.75 metres long. The battery has a usable energy content of 82 […] More…

Honda plans to introduce at least ten electric two-wheeler models worldwide by 2025. This includes electric motorcycles, mopeds and electric bicycles – but no pedelecs. Further details were also announced regarding the technology. Honda’s motorbike division wants to equip all its electric two-wheelers with solid-state batteries and is also pushing ahead with battery replacement. For […] More…

The core brand VW Passenger Cars is reorganising its board departments. According to media reports, the future fields of electromobility and digitalisation are to be combined in the ‘New Mobility’ department – under the leadership of the current board member for development, Thomas Ulbrich. The German publication Handelsblatt reported on the plans. In his new […] More…