The US motorsport association NASCAR has announced an electric mobility partnership with technology group and charging infrastructure manufacturer ABB. The first tangible result of the alliance is the prototype of an electric race car with a peak output of up to 1,000 kW. Read more…
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Renault Trucks electrifies its own logistics
French manufacturer Renault Trucks has started using its own electric trucks for logistics operations between the axle plant in Lyon and the truck plant in Bourg-en-Bresse. Five electric trucks are currently on the road. Read more…
Stellantis invests in additional Archer shares
The car company Stellantis is investing a further 55 million US dollars in the Californian electric flying taxi developer Archer Aviation. So far, Stellantis has already invested more than 200 million dollars in Archer. Read more…
Hess receives order for 51 electric buses from Lausanne
The Swiss bus manufacturer Hess has received an order for 51 electric buses from the public transport company of the city of Lausanne. Specifically, the order is for 37 lighTram 19 DC battery trolleybuses and 14 lighTram 25 DC trolleybuses. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2026. Read more…
New eCampus: Mercedes bundles battery development in Stuttgart
Mercedes-Benz has opened the eCampus at its headquarters in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim in Germany. It is where the manufacturer will pool battery research to develop innovative high-performance cells and new manufacturing processes. That way, Mercedes wants to reduce battery costs by more than 30 per cent. electrive was at the eCampus’ inauguration. Read more…
Zeekr partially reveals its Tesla Model Y rival
Zeekr has kicked off the marketing campaign for a new electric SUV, releasing the first pictures showing it wrapped in camouflage. Codenamed ‘CX1E,’ with rumours of the final name being ‘Ark,’ the upcoming model will challenge the Tesla Model Y. Read more…
General Motors fined by the EPA over emissions
General Motors has been ordered to pay a $145.8 million fine after a federal investigation found excess emissions from approximately 5.9 million GM vehicles, according to the US regulatory agency EPA. Read more…
Customcells purchases silicon anode material from Group14
Tesla likely to shelve plans for India factory
Tesla has apparently put its plans for a factory in India on hold. According to insiders, this is because the Indian government does not expect Tesla to make an investment in the country in the near future. Read more…
Milence plans truck charging park south of Verona
The truck charging specialist Milence is expanding into Italy. The joint venture between Daimler Truck, Traton and the Volvo Group has announced a charging hub for electric trucks south of Verona. The site is due to open in the third quarter. Read more…
Traton could build a third assembly plant for truck batteries
Volkswagen’s truck subsidiary Traton wants to build another battery assembly plant for electric trucks of its MAN and Scania brands. Possible locations include Salzgitter in Germany, Krakow in Poland and Zwolle in the Netherlands. Read more…
Honda 0 EVs to share their platform with Afeela EVs
Honda could develop its new 0 electric cars on the same platform as Afeela EVs. The company plans to unveil the first car in its new EV range in 2026. Read more…
Nyobolt demonstrates extremely fast-charging battery
Using its in-house battery technology, the British startup Nyobolt has demonstrated a fast-charging process in which the battery of an electric sports car was charged from 10 to 80 per cent SoC in four and a half minutes. Read more…
BYD to sell electric buses to Azerbaijan and plans to set up a factory
Azerbaijan transport operator BakuBus wants to buy 160 electric buses and 100 chargers from BYD. The buses should hit the road in Baku by the end of October, just before it hosts the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference. Moreover, BYD is looking to sell further buses to Azerbaijan and produce them locally. Read more…
Lion Electric secures loan of up to 7.5 CAD
Lion Electric announced a new loan agreement with Investissement Québec for up to 7.5 million Canadian dollars. The electric commercial vehicle maker also announced final certification of its LionBattery heavy-duty battery pack. Read more…
EnBW installs its 5,000th fast-charging point in Germany
EnBW announces that it now has 5,000 fast-charging points in operation in Germany. The energy supplier set up the first units in 2016 and has rapidly increased the installation rate since then. A further 1,000 charging points are to be installed by the end of the year. Read more…
India proposes faster approval for EV charging stations
The Indian government could cut the time to get approval for installing EV charging stations. Such a move will help it ramp up the nation’s EV charging network at a much faster pace. Read more…
Xpeng Aeroht wants to mass-produce flying cars
Xpeng Aeroht, the flying car business of the Chinese EV manufacturer, wants to build a factory for flying cars in Guangzhou, China. Local authorities will also help with financing and flying car application scenarios. Read more…
Wallbox Chargers to launch next generation of their Supernova DC fast charger
Wallbox Chargers has announced plans to launch the next generation of its Supernova DC fast charging station. The Supernova 220 will start in European markets, and features a 220 kW output capacity. Read more…
China’s public sector in Jiangsu considers procuring Tesla Model Ys
The Tesla Model Y has apparently been included in a procurement catalogue for public bodies in the Chinese province of Jiangsu by the local government. It is therefore eligible as a company car in the public sector. A novelty. Read more…
