The Great Wall subsidiary FTXT has signed a framework agreement with the city of Baoding in the Chinese province of Hebei to supply 3,900 fuel cell trucks by 2025. The first 900 H2 vehicles are to be delivered this year. Read more…

Daimler Truck AG can now produce its own battery cells and battery packs on a pilot line. The manufacturer intends to work on commercial vehicle-specific battery cells and next-generation truck batteries at the Battery Technology Centre (BTC), which has now opened. Read more…

Fastned is expanding its presence in Spain with two more fast-charging hubs. A new agreement with motorway operator Autopistas provides for the construction of 16 charging stations, each with a capacity of up to 400 kW, at the Garraf Nord and Garraf Süd service stations in the province of Barcelona. Read more…

Lilium has received a firm order from Saudia for 50 of its Lilium jets, with an option for 50 additional units. Saudi Arabia’s airline issued a letter of intent in 2022, and the purchase agreement has now been signed. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026. Read more…

Smart is considering a new electric version of its Roadster, which was produced from 2003 to 2005. That information is not based on statements from anonymous insiders, but on what the CEO of Smart Europe told the media. Read more…

Arriva has purchased 51 new electric double-decker buses from Volvo Buses. The battery-electric buses, which are based on the BZL Electric chassis, will be delivered in 2025 and used on the 243 and 341 routes operated by Transport for London in the British capital. Read more…

US semiconductor manufacturer Onsemi has presented its latest generation of silicon carbide technology platforms for use in electric vehicles and other applications. Compared to previous generations, the platform can reduce conduction losses by 30 per cent and switch-off losses by up to 50 per cent. Read more…

Following the postponed launch of the small electric SUV in the United States, Volvo is now no longer accepting reservations for the EX30 online. Future customers can only choose to stay updated. Read more…

Ford will use its plant in Oakville, Canada, to expand production of its combustion pickups instead of electric vehicles as previously planned. Production of a three-row electric SUV will be moved to another plant, but it is still unclear exactly where it will be produced. Read more…

The air is charged with excitement. The NEFTON consortium will charge a MAN eTruck with more than one megawatt. The team, founded in 2021, has been working towards this demonstration for a long time. We spoke to NEFTON project manager Maximilian Zähringer about the present and future of electric truck charging. Read more…

Voith has already delivered over 1,000 electric drives for buses in Great Britain. British bus manufacturers Alexander Dennis and Wrightbus rely on the electric drive concept VEDS (Voith Electrical Drive System) for their battery and fuel cell electric buses. Read more…

Gogoro will team up with Cycle & Carriage (C&C) to start selling its electric scooters with battery-swapping technology in Singapore later this year. Meanwhile, C&C announced a partnership with Shell Recharge to set up the battery-swapping stations. Read more…

The Californian lithium-sulphur battery developer Lyten, which is backed by Stellantis, has received financial support from Luxembourg Future Fund 2. The company also announced that it has established its European headquarters in Luxembourg. Read more…

As a mobility partner of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, Toyota will provide a fleet of 2,650 electrified vehicles. However, scientists and engineers have now sharply criticised the fact that a fleet includes 500 Toyota Mirai. Read more…

Automotive company Stellantis has launched the Free2move Charge app and website, offering its new BEV customers access to public charging points across the US or a Level 2 charging unit for home charging. Both have a value of about $600 dollars. Read more…

Tesla is reportedly still having difficulties with the dry coating of the cathode of its 4680 cells. According to recent media reports, Elon Musk is putting pressure on developers to meet the planned production date. Read more…

BMW and DeepDrive are road-testing an electric motor with dual rotor technology. Following a successfully completed pilot project with ‘promising results on the test rig,’ the partners are now planning an initial field test. Read more…

GAC Aion, a new energy vehicle (NEV) subsidiary of GAC Group, has opened its first overseas plant in Thailand. The company rolled out a second-generation Aion V from the new factory on its first day. Read more…

Audi is expanding its electric Q4 e-tron series with a new entry-level variant. In Germany, the Audi Q4 35 e-tron with a 55-kWh battery costs 45,600 euros, and the Sportback offshoot 47,600 euros. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging has signed a deal with Starbucks to set up 400 kW HPC chargers at 100 locations along the US West Coast. The two companies will focus on locations along Interstate 5, which passes through California and Oregon, connectig Canada and Mexico. Read more…