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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In China, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (Sinotruck) and Weichai Power have received orders from three companies for a total of 1,100 fuel cell trucks to be delivered in the next two to three years. The 1,100 vehicles are different model types, including 4.5-tonne, 18-tonne and 49-tonne trucks. The vehicles are equipped with fuel […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has opened its production facility in Hungary, where battery swapping stations for Europe are manufactured. Nio announced that the first station produced there was just delivered to Germany in the last few days. The plant in Hungary was announced by Nio at its second Power Day in early July […] More…

CATL has introduced a new battery technology called MTB (Module to Bracket) for heavy-duty electric trucks. The MTB technology integrates the battery module directly into the vehicle’s chassis, which, according to CATL, enables a 40 per cent increase in battery system utilisation and a ten per cent reduction in weight. Analogous to the Qilin battery […] More…

Commercial vehicle specialist Iveco and Hyundai have unveiled a prototype of the Iveco eDaily FCEV at IAA Transportation, as well as a pure battery electric eDaily. In cooperation with US zero-emission truck manufacturer Nikola, Iveco also showed the Nikola Tre BEV for the European market and the beta version of the Nikola Tre FCEV at […] More…

There are new indications as to which models BMW is planning for the new electric car generation based on the New Class. Initially, the focus will probably be on smaller series rather than larger models, while a successor to the iX3 is already being discussed. It has already been confirmed that there will be an […] More…

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN) has published an update on the interim status of pre-orders for the ID. Buzz. This has revealed currently around 12,500 pre-orders – of which more than 6,000 reservations are for the ID. Buzz Cargo. As VWN boss Carsten Intra told the German automotive publication Automobilwoche, the delivery time for the ID […] More…