On 13 April, the European Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) takes effect in all 27 EU member states. And with it, new requirements for payment options at new charging stations. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Liège gets 32 electric buses and a new depot
In Belgium, the Walloon government is investing 105 million euros in the procurement of electric buses and the associated charging infrastructure. The electrically powered 18 and 24 metre buses will be stationed in Tilleur, a district of Saint-Nicolas in the Walloon province of Liège. Read more…
Voltpost presents curbside charging solution in the USA
US-American lamppost EV charging company Voltpost announced the commercial availability of an innovative curbside EV charging solution. Read more…
Graphjet to build graphite plant in Nevada
The Malaysian company Graphjet Technology is planning a commercial plant in the US state of Nevada for the production of artificial graphite for the batteries of electric vehicles. Read more…
Kuka to deliver 700 robots for VW’s production in Spain
The automation expert Kuka has received a new order from the Volkswagen Group: Kuka is to supply 700 robots to VW this year and over the next two years. The robots are to be deployed at Volkswagen Navarra in Pamplona in northern Spain, where two electric models are produced. Read more…
MAN launches eTruck as 18- to 28-tonne chassis
MAN Truck & Bus is expanding the range for its electric truck with new 4×2 and 6×2 chassis. This increases the number of configurable eTruck variants from three previously defined customer combinations to “over a million”, as the Munich-based manufacturer announces. Read more…
AST receives US certification for DC Meter
AST International GmbH, a German technology company for sensors and controls, has received certification for its DC Meter according to the North American safety standards of UL (UL 61010-1). The DC meter is already available in Europe and will be offered for MCS soon. Read more…
Panasonic opens new battery development centre in Japan
Tesla’s battery partner Panasonic Energy has completed the construction of a new R&D facility for the development of battery production processes in Japan. The new facility is adjacent to an existing Panasonic plant that produces automotive batteries. Read more…
Polestar sales fall by 40 per cent
Polestar’s electric car sales fell significantly in the first quarter of 2024. The carmaker delivered around 7,200 vehicles in the first three months of the year, around 40 per cent less than in Q1/2023. Read more…
BASF puts plans for cathode material factory in Finland on hold
A new BASF plant for cathode material precursors in Harjavalta, Finland, has been put on ice after another court defeat. The pending authorisation has been dragging on for several years. Read more…
VDL opens new electric bus factory for Citea series
VDL Bus & Coach has officially opened its new production facility for electric buses in Roeselare, Belgium. VDL will produce the latest generation of its Citea electric city bus in series there. Read more…
Volkswagen invests in Chinese production site in Hefei
Volkswagen is investing an additional 2.5 billion euros in its Chinese factory in Hefei. On top of expanding R&D capacities, it is also preparing for the production of two VW brand electric models that it is developing with Chinese partner Xpeng. Read more…
AFIF grant: EU funds 4,200 charging points and 48 hydrogen refuelling stations
The EU Commission has selected 42 new infrastructure projects that will contribute to the construction of new charging stations, hydrogen refuelling stations, and the electrification of airports – and will therefore be subsidised. More specifically, with more than €424 million from EU funds. Read more…
Partners plan charging network rollout at CBRE properties in the USA
The company Invisible Urban Charging (IUC) is aiming to install and operate one million chargers for electric vehicles in the USA over the next five years together with the CBRE Group. The locations will include properties currently managed by CBRE. Read more…
Van Hool goes to VDL and Schmitz Cargobull
After the Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool was declared insolvent on Monday, the future of the company has already been clarified: the trustees have accepted the joint bid from Dutch competitor VDL and German trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull. Read more…
EU Parliament approves stricter CO2 standards for lorries and buses
The European Parliament supports the path toward new CO2 standards for trucks and buses in the EU. As a result, all new buses should be emission-free from 2035 and almost all new trucks from 2040. The European Council still has to give the green light – but this is considered a formality. Read more…
Ford unveils 2024 Mustang Mach-E
Ford has unveiled the 2024 Mustang Mach-E lineup in the US. The new variants offer more range, quicker acceleration, and faster charging. Read more…
Vulcan Energy extracts first lithium chloride in new factory
Vulcan Energy Resources has started production of climate-neutral lithium chloride at its lithium extraction plant in Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate. According to the Australian-German company, this is the first lithium to be produced entirely in Europe. Read more…
VW Group sells fewer electric vehicles
The Volkswagen Group sold 136,400 electric cars in the first quarter of 2024. That is around three per cent less than in the same period last year. However, there are noticeable differences across the globe. Read more…
EV sales in China: March is the strongest month this year
Sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in China rose significantly in March – by 85 per cent compared to February alone. However, the dip at the beginning of the year was also a typical seasonal phenomenon. Read more…
