Volvo Trucks is launching a low-entry truck based on its FM model with just one drive option: purely electric. The electric truck is intended to develop its strengths primarily for transport tasks in urban areas. Sales will start this quarter. At the same time, Volvo is adding an aerodynamic kit to its FH range. Read more…

Tesla is apparently aiming to expand its battery cell production in Nevada with equipment from Chinese battery giant CATL. The new report notes that CATL will not be involved in production, most likely to evade criticism regarding the involvement of a Chinese company in US production. Read more…

Citroën has opened the order books for the ë-C3. The small electric car, which will be presented in October 2023, can now be ordered from any Citroën dealer at prices starting from 23,300 euros. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in early summer. Read more…

National Car Charging, a charging station reseller and installer, has scored an exclusive contract with the state of California. NCC will be the state’s primary provider of non-networked DC fast charging and has selected Kempower as its hardware partner. Read more…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk had made major headlines with a compensation package worth up to $56 billion, contingent on the company achieving several milestones, however not all shareholders were happy with the deal. A court in Delaware has now made a decision for the shareholders. Read more…

Ecolab wants to convert its North American fleet to EVs by 2030. The water and hygiene services provider relies on Ford Pro and has ordered over a thousand top-of-the-line models from the carmaker’s commercial division. Read more…

Eurorepar Car Service, the Stellantis Group’s brand-independent workshop concept for repairs and maintenance of all vehicle makes, is now also offering maintenance for electric and hybrid vehicles in Europe. Read more…

The Swedish public transit company VR Sverige has commissioned Ebusco to supply 14 electric buses. The 18-metre models each carry a battery pack of more than 500 kWh, ensuring a sufficient range for the Bus Rapid Transit lines on which they will run. Read more…

The Israeli battery developer StoreDot has transferred its silicon-dominated battery technology to prismatic cells. Until now, the company had mainly focused on pouch cells in its development work. Read more…

Solaris has received an order over 23 hydrogen buses from Germany. The order comprises 15 Urbino 12 and eight Urbino 18 Hydrogen buses with deliveries to start later this year, at least for the smaller models. Read more…

Ford is completing its electrified van family with the new Transit Connect PHEV. The panel van with plug-in hybrid drive is to be launched on the market in the middle of this year. Read more…

The Polestar 4 initially launched as a China-first EV and is the company’s third electric car. Following the start of production and the first deliveries in China in late 2023, online sales in Europe are now open with configurators raking up prices. Read more…

Nissan is said to be considering equipping electric cars produced for emerging markets with cheaper LFP cells from 2026. To this end, the Japanese company is currently sounding out partnerships with several battery manufacturers. Read more…

The UK Infrastructure Bank has granted battery cell manufacturer AESC a loan of £200 million (€234 mn) for its factory in the North East of England. The bridging loan will support the 15.8 GWh gigafactory in Sunderland, right next to Nissan. Read more…

Smart wants to expand its range of electric cars to include other body shapes and apparently enter the saloon segment with the #6. According to a Spanish media report, the market launch of the #6 in Europe is planned for 2027. Read more…

From March, BMW will be offering an additional drive variant for both the all-electric i5 and iX2 models. In the case of the i5, this is the new i5 xDrive40 with all-wheel drive, while the iX2 range will be supplemented by a front-wheel drive model. Read more…

Hyundai continues to struggle with its China strategy: according to a media report, the Korean car manufacturer has reconsidered its electric car plans for the world’s largest market. A new electric car brand planned in cooperation with BAIC is now apparently to be launched. Read more…

A mighty coalition is forming in the USA to advance charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles. Daimler Truck North America, Volvo Group and Navistar established a lobby organisation called Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT).  Read more…

The partnership between to the two charging companies will add 1,400 nationwide InstaVolt charge points to Plugsurfing’s existing network of nearly 30,000 charge points in the UK and over 600,000 in Europe. Read more…

The Dutch solid-state battery start-up LionVolt has acquired a production line for battery cells in Scotland. The site in Thurso, Scotland, is now being converted for the production of battery cells using LionVolt’s 3D technology. Read more…