Scania will work with Cummins to build 20 fuel cell trucks for the HyTrucks consortium. These will be based on Scania’s battery-electric vehicle platform and use fuel cell systems and hydrogen fueling and storage solutions from Cummins. The 20 H2 trucks are scheduled for delivery to HyTrucks in 2024. Scania does not provide more detailed […] More…

The city council of the US city of Los Angeles in the state of California has passed a motion to electrify the city’s vehicle fleet. The ‘Electric Vehicle Master Plan’ envisions electrifying more than 10,000 vehicles along with building the appropriate charging infrastructure. The Electric Vehicle Master Plan passed unanimously on Wednesday by a vote […] More…

The Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has raised 50 million US dollars in its new financing round. Among the new investors is Peter Carlsson, founder and CEO of the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt. With the capital – equivalent to about 45.9 million euros – X Shore wants to increase production at its new plant […] More…

The Israeli company ElectReon, which specialises in inductive charging of electric vehicles, has announced the extension of the Smartroad Gotland pilot project in Sweden by one year and its upgrade. The two million euro budget for the extension of the project is funded by the Swedish Transport Agency and includes an upgrade of 400 metres […] More…

BYD is planning a new production facility for its blade batteries in Taizhou in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. Production capacities for 22 GWh per year are to be created there on an area of around one million square metres. The new factory is scheduled to start production of its first production line in the […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has put its so-called Electric Software Hub into operation at the Mercedes Technology Center (MTC) in Sindelfingen. Numerous software, hardware, system integration and testing functions are located there under one roof. The company has invested more than 200 million euros in the centre. With the Electric Software Hub, Mercedes-Benz is strengthening the role of […] More…

Mitch Evans won Rounds 4 and 5 of the season in the Italian capital. With the two victories, the Jaguar driver moves up in the overall standings, but the lead in the championship has been taken over by the two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah). Jaguar driver Evans was able to convince in […] More…

455,000 New Energy Vehicles were sold in China in March, 122.4 per cent more than in the same month last year and 43.6 per cent more than in February 2022, making March the strongest month of 2022 so far. In January, 412,000 NEVs were sold, while in February, only 317,000 vehicles were sold – partly […] More…

The Swedish electric car start-up Uniti has filed for insolvency. The company announced on LinkedIn that it had not been able to raise enough capital. The move does not come as a surprise. Uniti had already warned of possible insolvency in December 2021. These financing problems for Uniti have been dragging on for some time. […] More…

The Chinese manufacturer Nio has stopped the production of its electric cars. Nio says that this is because the company’s suppliers in several places such as Jilin, Shanghai and Jiangsu have stopped production due to the effects of the pandemic. Nio informed its customers of this via the company’s own app, saying that supply chains […] More…

Electric car charging points on the Isle of Wight were hacked to show pornography. Unfortunately, the hacking also put the charge points out of commission, blocking EV drivers from charging their vehicles. The issue was discovered and reported by the local newspaper the County Press and the council, which operates the stations, is now working […] More…

The Canadian Government has issued its 2022 budget, which includes comprehensive investments in electromobility. This involves not only purchase incentives and infrastructure expansion but also the raw materials supply chain. 3.8 billion Canadian dollars (around 2.8 billion euros) will go toward implementing Canada’s first strategy for critical minerals for use in electric cars, among other […] More…

Porsche, the transmission system operator TransnetBW and the consulting company Intelligent Energy System Services (IE2S) have connected five Porsche Taycans to the power grid as buffers – under laboratory conditions, but also in a domestic environment. Porsche emphasizes that the five Taycans are production-standard vehicles and that the pilot test was realistic. As a spokesperson […] More…

Gridserve and Ecotricity have completed the major upgrade of the Electric Highway in the UK. The partners say they have now replaced all legacy motorway chargers on the network along UK freeways and trunk roads. The Electric Highway comprises 300 chargers which are now fast, reliable and connected, so Gridserve. The company did not provide […] More…

An all-electric boat has crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The ‘Mahi Two’ made the journey without a crew but powered by a Torqeedo electric motor and solar energy. They were being steered from land. The ship left the coast of Spain in September 2021 and reached the island of Martinique in the French Antilles six months […] More…

With 430 kW of system power, the Kia EV6 GT is in a completely different league than anyone would have considered Kia to be a few years ago. Instead of Seat or Skoda, the EV6’s most powerful offshoot compares with Porsche on paper to stay within the VW Group. But does the comparison hold up […] More…

With 430 kW system power, the Kia EV6 GT is in a completely different league than anyone would have considered any Kia to be a few years ago. Instead of Seat or Skoda, the EV6’s most powerful offshoot compares with Porsche on paper. But does the comparison hold up in real life? * * * […] More…

The Norwegian Post is replacing another 177 of its diesel delivery vans with electric ones. The first 132 electric Opel Combo-e have already arrived. Another 45 are expected to join the fleet soon. The vans, which have already arrived, are ready and waiting at the port of Drammen, Posten Norge writes in a statement. The […] More…

The co-founder of the charging infrastructure provider Allego, Anja van Niersen, is to take over the leadership of the announced joint venture between Daimler Trucks, Traton and Volvo. So far, the approval of the cartel authorities for the venture is still missing, which is why the top personnel has not yet been finally decided. Van […] More…

Nissan has unveiled its prototype production facility for solid-state battery cells, which the company plans to launch in 2028. The prototype plant within Nissan’s research centre in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is intended to advance the development of solid-state battery cells. The goal: in 2024, a pilot production line is to be set up at the […] More…