Whenever the truck charging provider Milence announced a new charging park this past year, it said it would first install CCS fast-chargers, while the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) would be retrofitted later. The company has now successfully tested the latter. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Skoda introduces two new entry-level Enyaq in the UK
Skoda now offers the Enyaq 50 and Enyaq 50 Edition electric SUV in the UK. Prices start at £36,970, making them about £2,000 cheaper than the current entry-level model, the Enyaq 60, which they will replace in the line-up. Read more…
Honda launches CR-V e:FCEV with a 621-km range in Japan
Honda has launched the CR-V e:FCEV on a lease basis in Japan. The new compact SUV is the country’s first plug-in hybrid hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. It has a range of 621 kilometres. Read more…
Fiat Grande Panda Electric to start below 25,000 euros
Stellantis has built the first pre-series examples of the Fiat Grande Panda at its plant in Kragujevac, Serbia. Series production is due to start in October. Stellantis has finally made initial statements about the new electric car’s base price. Read more…
Raphael Görner: Rittal wants to drive standardisation for EV charging
There’s no EV charging without the power electronics behind it. Raphael Görner explains why a company specialising in a modular platform for distribution cabinets is looking to electric mobility as a new market. Read more…
Mirai owners sue Toyota over usability
A group of Mirai drivers from California has filed a class-action suit against Toyota. They accuse the Japanese company of misleading them about the usability of fuel cell vehicles in everyday life. Read more…
Kempower equips 200 Q8 and Storm sites with fast chargers
The renewable energy company Storm and the petrol station brand Q8 want to build an HPC network with up to 200 locations in Belgium over the next five years. Each site will have 10 to 16 Kempower chargers. Forty locations will be put into operation each year, the first four this month. Read more…
GM & Tesla team up to build charging stations in Mexico
The two US-American automotive companies Tesla and General Motors have partnered to construct 1,000 charging points in Mexico. The move is intended to stimulate the development of EVs in the country. Read more…
Woojin Industrial Systems to launch H2 buses in South Korea
South Korean railway sector enterprise Woojin Industrial Systems is entering the hydrogen bus segment. The company has already been selling electric buses since 2015. Read more…
Western Australia invests in EV subsidies, infrastructure and buses
The Western Australia State Government will invest over $200 million into electric vehicle adoption and charging infrastructure for the state. Additional funds have been set for the acquisition of electric buses. Read more…
Did Ultium Cells halt construction of its third battery factory?
Ultium Cells has suspended the construction of its third battery factory in the US due to the slowdown in global demand for electric cars, according to a media report. The completion of the factory in Michigan, planned for the second half of this year, will be postponed until 2025 or later. Read more…
Xiaomi shows prototype version of the SU7 Ultra
Xiaomi has unveiled the SU7 Ultra, a track-focused variant of the SU7 and its first electric car. The company hopes to set a record as the world’s fastest four-door car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Read more…
Porsche reformulates electric target slightly
Porsche is responding to the slower electric ramp-up. Following the recent changes in the production of the electric Taycan, production of the combustion-powered Cayenne is also being adjusted – it is being extended. The German company is now using the subjunctive mood for the 2030 target. Read more…
Porsche may be considering an investment in Varta
The ailing battery manufacturer Varta is planning a restructuring through pre-insolvency reorganisation proceedings. Three options are currently on the table, including an investment by car manufacturer Porsche. Read more…
Porsche driver Wehrlein is Formula E world champion
Pascal Wehrlein has been crowned the new world champion at the Formula E season finale in London. The Porsche driver won the race on Saturday and finished second on Sunday while his rivals from the Jaguar works team showed unusual weaknesses. Read more…
VW and Xpeng introduce joint architecture to more models
VW and Xpeng are expanding their agreement on technical cooperation for an E/E architecture. From 2026, this will not only be integrated into VW’s China-specific CMP electric car platform, but also into all VW brand models based on the global MEB platform for the Chinese market. Read more…
Ford abandons goal to go all-electric in Europe by 2030
Ford initially wanted to sell only EVs in Europe by 2030. The US carmaker now says it will continue to offer combustion engine vehicles and hybrids, citing the slowing EV uptake in Europe. Read more…
The Mercedes EQC is well and truly history
Mercedes-Benz has stopped selling its EQC electric model. Simply because production ended more than a year ago. Read more…
Citroën secures fourth fleet order for ë-C3 in India
Citroën has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Refex Green Mobility to supply 500 units of the ë-C3 in India. The local company plans to add these cars to its 100% EV fleet under its ‘Refex eVeelz’ brand. Read more…
Serbia gives green light for lithium project in the Jadar Valley
Contrary to an earlier decision, the Serbian government has given the go-ahead for lithium mining. Europe’s largest lithium reserves are believed to be in the Jadar Valley in western Serbia. A strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles with the EU has been signed. Read more…
