ElectroRide, an Indian multi-brand two- and three-wheeler electric vehicle retail chain, has partnered with Battery Smart, India’s largest battery-swapping network for light electric vehicles. The two companies aim to set up battery-swapping stations across 2,500 locations across India in the next five years. ElectroRide is also expanding its portfolio into the four-wheeler segment. Read more…

MAN Truck & Bus is now offering its electric heavy-duty truck in the UK. MAN has received almost 2,000 order enquiries and orders for the eTGX and eTGS versions of the electric truck around seven months after the sales launch in continental Europe. Read more…

A new media report says that BYD’s upcoming auto factory in Mexico could create 10,000 jobs. The Chinese automaker started selling cars in the country just a year ago but has rapidly expanded its product line-up. Read more…

In a new scientific study, experts from the University of Münster, among others, have determined the future degradation and recycling volumes for electric vehicle battery materials that are necessary to enable and maintain the circular economy in Europe. This has already resulted in recommendations for action. Read more…

British marine charge point operator Aqua SuperPower and the Canadian marineV2G software provider BlueGrid have have launched the first transatlantic vessel-to-grid project for marine electrification. Read more…

German automotive supplier ElringKlinger has announced plans to open a new Group site in Easley in Pickens County in the northwest of the US state of South Carolina. Read more…

German chemicals giant BASF and the French mineral recovery and processing company Emaret are shelving their plans to invest in a nickel-cobalt refinery complex in Indonesia for electric vehicle batteries. Read more…

Hyundai could convert its factory in Jeonju (North Jeolla Province), South Korea, into a hydrogen vehicle hub. This plant would then become a base for the company’s hydrogen buses and trucks. Read more…

Canada has announced that it may raise the import tariff on EVs made in China. The country wants to create a level playing field for its auto workers. Read more…

In the northern German city of Kiel, blackbirds have been observed imitating the alarm sound of electric scooters. A researcher says that this unusual side-effect of electric micromobility is also likely to spread to other cities as the sound seems to be advantageous for blackbirds finding mates. Read more…

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The US semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments (TI) and Taiwanese electronics specialist Delta Electronics are jointly developing improved power electronics for electric vehicles. In the first phase of the collaboration, the partners are focusing on the development of a lighter and more cost-effective 11 kW onboard charger. Read more…

German laser specialist Trumpf has presented several laser systems that can be used to recycle batteries on an industrial scale. In particular, the medium-sized company wants to use lasers to improve the cost-effectiveness of dismantling electric vehicle batteries for reconditioning or recycling. Read more…

British public transport operator Transdev Blazefield presented its 19 Enviro400EV. The all-electric buses will go into service for subsidiary The Harrogate Bus Company, serving route 36. Read more…

Iberdrola plans to install 1,000 new charging points of different power levels as part of a partnership with Eroski. These will be operational over the next three years at around 300 of the retail chain’s locations in eleven autonomous communities in Spain. Read more…

Electricity provider Rocky Mountain Power has partnered with Electrify Commercial, a business unit of Electrify America, to set up its first fast-charging locations in the US state. The goal is to add 20 new charging hubs in the Salt Lake area. Read more…

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has introduced incentives of up to $14,000 on EVs under a new Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP). The new scheme is aimed at promoting clean mobility among low-income consumers. Read more…

In Germany, LevertonHELM and EnBW have successfully produced lithium carbonate with a purity of over 99.5 per cent. The material extracted by LevertonHELM comes from an EnBW geothermal plant in Bruchsal, in the state of Baden-Wüttenburg. Read more…

Micromobility concepts, shuttles, and ridesharing services can now all receive funding in the US state of New York. Governor Kathy Hochul has earmarked $32 million for the sector. Read more…