Dacia will launch a new edition of the Spring electric model this year. The compact electric car – that looks like an SUV – will be completely redesigned inside and out. Rumour has it that the technology could also be new. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Lightyear seems to have abandoned its solar car plans
The Dutch start-up Lightyear has apparently abandoned its solar car plans. In a recent press release, Lightyear announces a change of management to focus on the introduction of on-board solar charging systems for the automotive industry. Read more…
Northvolt commits to building its battery cell plant in Heide
Northvolt has finally given the green light for its investment in the planned battery cell factory in Germany. The Swedish company has reached an agreement with the municipalities of Lohe-Rickelshof and Norderwöhrden and has now officially decided to build the factory near Heide in Schleswig-Holstein. Read more…
Vauxhall opens order books for the new Mokka Electric Long Range
Vauxhall has opened orders for the new Mokka Electric Long Range, which features a new 54 kWh battery and a more powerful 115 kW electric drive system. Read more…
Iveco to deliver 411 electric buses to Rome
The public transport operator Atac in Rome has awarded Iveco the contract for its procurement of 411 electric buses, which was put out to tender in July 2023. For the Italian commercial vehicle manufacturer, this is the largest electric bus order from Italy to date. Read more…
StoreDot wants to install fast-charging cells directly in battery packs
The Israeli battery developer StoreDot is presenting its cell-to-pack battery concept using its XFC cells. The company describes a cooling system integrated directly into the cells as a unique feature. Read more…
European Alternate Fuels Infrastructure Regulation to kick in from April 13
From April 13, 2024, new rules will apply to newly installed electric car charging stations. The background to this is that the European Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) will take effect on this date. Read more…
Oxford launches all-electric bus fleet
Oxford now has one of the UK’s biggest electric fleets outside of London. A total of 159 battery-electric busses will serve the city, the first of which have now been put on the road. Read more…
LA Unified School District orders 180 electric school buses from Blue Bird
US electric school bus manufacturer Blue Bird has received its largest order from a school district to date. It will deliver 180 to the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) by early 2025. Read more…
Airbus puts first hydrogen-electric propulsion system into operation
Airbus says it has made good progress towards using large hydrogen-electric aircraft from 2035. As part of its ZEROe project, the aircraft manufacturer has completed the iron pod propulsion system for its planned concept aircraft. Read more…
ACC & Circulor partner to map supply chain
The Automotive Cells Company (ACC) of Stellantis, Total and Mercedes-Benz is joining forces with the British company Circulor to track and verify the origin and CO2 emissions of raw materials in its battery cells for electric cars. Read more…
Ram launches ProMaster EV in the US
The Stellantis brand Ram Truck has presented its first BEV series model. The US offshoot of the Fiat E-Ducato is called Ram ProMaster EV and comes with 200 kW of drive power and a 110 kWh battery. Read more…
SK On & Solid Power to expand battery partnership
The South Korean battery cell manufacturer SK On and the US solid-state battery specialist Solid Power are expanding their partnership. Read more…
Volvo’s electric trucks qualify for UK plug-in grant
Volvo Truck’s FH Electric and FM Electric tractor units now qualify for the UK’s £25,000 plug-in grant. There are 100 large truck grants available across the market per financial year. After that, the subsidy is reduced. Read more…
Sixt and Stellantis sign delivery agreement
In the coming three years, car rental company Sixt wants to add up to 250,000 vehicles from the Stellantis Group to its fleet across Europe and North America. The first cars will be delivered this quarter, and an undisclosed number will have an electric drive. Read more…
Mazda to offer its EVs with NACS ports in North America
Mazda has reached an agreement with Tesla and will also adopt the NACS charging port in North America from 2025. This comes after NACS became an official charging standard. Read more…
BorgWarner wants to join forces with Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive Group
BorgWarner has agreed to form a joint venture with Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive Group, the company reports. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval but could be completed in the first quarter of 2024. Read more…
Fuel cell vehicles face low demand in Japan
Japan has high hopes for hydrogen mobility – also in the passenger car sector. The Japanese government wants to have 800,000 H2 cars on the country’s roads by 2030, but the reality is extremely sobering. Read more…
Lotus enters into charging partnerships with Bosch and Mobilize Power
Geely’s electric sports car brand Lotus has announced two new Europe-wide charging partnerships for customers of its electric cars. For public charging, Lotus is cooperating with Bosch, while for home charging there is a partnership with Mobilize Power. Read more…
Yutong delivers 214 electric buses to Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile is replacing another 214 diesel buses with electric models. The company Voy Santiago will operate the new electric buses from Yutong. 2,400 electric buses from various manufacturers are already in service in the Red Movilidad public transport system. Read more…
