The Scottish public transport operator Xplore Dundee has received 12 new fully electric double-decker buses. These come from Chinese manufacturer Yutong. They will hit the road in the coming months. Read more…
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Ehang receives green light for commercial VTOL operation in China
Chinese air taxi developer Ehang has received its first operating licences from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), giving it the green light from the authorities for commercial operations. Read more…
Vauxhall cuts EV prices in UK in response to tax changes
Vauxhall has announced that all of its electric cars are now priced under £40,000, following the introduction of the UK government’s changes to the Expensive Car Supplement. The supplement increases road tax by £2,125 for EVs costing over £40,000. Read more…
April Fools hits the world of electric mobility
Once again this year, we have discovered a few April Fool’s jokes with an eMobility connection. We have collected some of the best and biggest, for your reading pleasure, starting with charging stations speed dating to new truck regulations from Germany. Read more…
India’s OMCs now offer nearly 26,000 chargers
India’s Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have installed more than 10,000 EV chargers in the past eleven months. As of March 2025, they offer 25,852 EV charging stations across the country. Read more…
Sion Power builds production line for lithium-metal batteries
It marks a significant step towards commercial production for Sion’s Licerion battery cells, which are expected to reduce the cost of 200kWh battery packs by 35%. The company claims its Licerion technology offers twice the energy of traditional lithium-ion batteries for the same size and weight. Read more…
Norway sees bump in hybrid sales in March
In Norway, a one-off effect has resulted in relatively high sales of hybrid cars. Purely electric cars therefore achieved a market share of ‘only’ 84 per cent in March – a downward outlier for Norwegians, who are otherwise constantly turning to electric cars. Read more…
Coulomb Solutions launches ‘Super Long Life’ commercial vehicle battery
Coulomb Solutions has just revealed its latest commercial EV battery system for US trucks, buses, trains and more. The ‘Super Long Life’ (SLL) system comes with a large 900,000 mile, 15-year warranty. Read more…
Brose sells e-bike drive business to Yamaha
The German manufacturer Brose is selling its drive and system business for electric bikes. Yamaha is the buyer. If the antitrust authorities give the green light, the Brose unit will become part of Yamaha’s subsidiary Motor eBike Systems GmbH. Read more…
MAN batter-electric eTGX completes test drive to the Arctic Circle
Called the MAN Polarexpress, the 32-tonne electric eTGX has completed its 3,400-kilometre journey from the tip of Sweden to Munich. Among other things, engineers looked at the trucks’s energy consumption and charged exclusively using public EV infrastructure. Read more…
Wayne Griffiths has left Cupra
Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Seat and Cupra, has left the company at his own request with effect from 31 March 2025. Seat’s Chief Production Officer Markus Haupt will take over the management on an interim basis. Read more…
Daimler Buses acquires 49% stake in software company Sinos
German software solutions company Sinos has a new investor. Daimler Buses has taken over nearly half of the company, strengthening the companies’ cooperation. Sinos has developed, among other things, an intelligent charging management software. Read more…
Northvolt cuts nearly 3,000 jobs in Sweden
Northvolt can continue its operations, albeit not to full capacity. The company’s bankruptcy trustee has secured the necessary agreement with key shareholders. A number of employees will be forced to leave. Read more…
Rivian receives €3.5 million from Serbia
Serbia’s Ministry of the Economy has promised Rivian SE Europe 3.5 million euros in subsidies. The money will be used to support its European technology centre and set up centres of excellence in Belgrade. Read more…
The benefits and challenges of bidirectional charging
P3, a management consultancy specialising in electric mobility, has provided an overview of various vehicle-to-grid applications with a focus on Germany. The question of whether bidirectional charging is worth the current hype serves as a guide. One thing is clear: there is still a wide range of maturity in the various use cases. Read more…
Renault and Nissan redefine partnership
Nissan will be released from its obligation to invest in Renault’s electric car division Ampere. This was announced by both carmakers as part of a series of agreements. Read more…
Esslingen public transport operator orders 48 electric buses from Skoda
Esslingen-based public transport operator Städtischer Verkehrsbetrieb Esslingen (SVE) commissioned the Skoda Group to supply 46 battery-powered trolleybuses by the end of 2026. The order also includes an option for the delivery of a further 15 trolleybuses. Read more…
Abarth 600e now available to buy in the UK
The Abarth 600e series has just been launched in the UK. One model features the most powerful drivetrain of any Abarth EV to date, with prices starting at £36,975 ( about €44,000). Read more…
Ionity introduces new pay-as-you-go charging tariff ‘Ionity Go’
This allows charging at Ionity charging points at a price of 71 pence per kWh without a contract period or monthly fees. Anyone who registers for the latest version of the Ionity app can charge more cheaply with Ionity Go than at the regular ad hoc price (Ionity Direct tariff: 74 pence/kWh). Read more…
Protests target hundreds of Tesla showrooms worldwide
Demonstrations took place at dealerships in the US, Europe, New Zealand and elsewhere on Saturday, 29th March. It marks the first coordinated attempt by protestors to simultaneously protest Tesla showrooms around the world. Read more…
