The formerly insolvent electric truck manufacturer Volta Trucks has good news from its largest customer: Logistics service provider DB Schenker, which had pre-ordered almost 1,500 electric trucks from Volta Trucks in 2021, wants to renew its order. Read more…

The fast-charging joint venture Ionity has decided on a surprising change at the top of the company. Michael Hajesch will leave Ionity in mid-May. He will be succeeded by Jeroen van Tilburg, who was previously responsible for the Tesla charging business in Europe. Read more…

CustomCells, a developer of high-quality lithium-ion battery cells, is seeking certification as a design and manufacturing organisation by the European Aviation Union Safety Agency (EASA). The Itzehoe-based company wants to emphasise its ambition to drive forward the electrification of aviation. Read more…

Kenya wants to be a global leader in the switch from diesel to electric buses. The government’s aim is for all public transport buses in the East African country to be electric by 2027. A recently opened plant for electric buses plays an important role in this. Read more…

Chinese car manufacturers are increasingly dominating global electromobility in terms of innovation, according to a recent ranking by the Center of Automotive Management (CAM). The top six most innovative electric car companies include three companies from China: Geely, BYD and SAIC. Read more…

VW’s plan to realise a small electric car with a target price of less than 20,000 euros together with Renault has apparently stalled. The Wolfsburg works council is said to be primarily concerned with the potential production location of the vehicles. Read more…

In the run-up to Auto China, Honda has unveiled a new series of electric cars for the Chinese market. The first two models, Ye P7 and Ye S7, are due to go on sale this year. Honda is also showing a concept car. Read more…

Nissan has provided an update on its commercialisation plans for solid-state batteries. In the pilot plant currently under construction in Yokohama, Nissan wants to complete the first solid-state cells in 2025 – but series production is not expected until later. Read more…

BASF has put its prototype metal refinery for battery recycling into operation in Schwarzheide, Germany. The chemical company intends to develop and optimise processes and procedures there in order to recycle the raw materials from old batteries and production waste. Read more…

Hyundai has increased the production capacity for hydrogen buses at its plant in Jeonju, South Korea, six-fold from 500 units in 2023 to 3,000 units in 2024. The company is South Korea’s only manufacturer of hydrogen buses. Read more…

After Mercedes-Benz and BYD recently gave a first glimpse of a new model from their Denza brand, the registration application in China has now provided unveiled images and initial information, such as the name of the model. Read more…

Frankfurt public transport operator In-der-City-Bus (ICB) has ordered further fuel cell buses from Solaris. The new order comprises nine Urbino 18 Hydrogen articulated buses, which will be delivered in July 2025. Some 23 Solaris fuel cell buses are already on the road in the German city. Read more…

Together with the energy storage start-up Allye Energy, JLR is offering a portable battery system with used batteries from its plug-in hybrids. The system, called Allye MAX BESS, is to be used with second-life batteries as buffer storage for fast-charging stations. Read more…

The first electric buses have been delivered to the city of Nottingham. Nottingham City Transport (NCT) wants to completely phase out its diesel buses and replace them with 48 all-electric single deck buses. Read more…

The Dutch company Rocsys, which specialises in robotic charging solutions for electric vehicles, is pleased to welcome two new partners: Easymile from France and Autocar from the USA. Both companies intend to utilise Rocsys charging solutions in the future. Read more…

Fastned has opened a shop with a restaurant and toilets at one of its fast-charging stations for the first time. The company sees this as a kind of “motorway service station of the future”. Read more…

BMW and E.ON have unveiled their announced solution for smart charging and connecting BMW and Mini vehicles to the home PV system. The “Connected Home Charging” package can be ordered directly from BMW. Read more…

A few days after the world premiere of the Alfa Romeo Milano, the carmaker announced that the vehicle would launch under a different name. It will be called “Junior,” after the Italian government criticised the Stellantis brand’s first choice. Read more…

The plans for a battery cell factory in Blyth in the northern English county of Northumberland are on the brink of cancellation. According to media reports, the planned site is to be sold to a company that intends to build a large data centre there. Read more…

The mobility technology company AVL is cooperating with Red Bull Advanced Technologies to drive forward the development of a new generation of fuel cells. The duo intends to work on the power density of fuel cells in particular. Read more…