More than 900,000 semi-public and public charging points are connected to the European grid. One in five chargers is located in the Netherlands. These are just two of the many findings on the development of the European charging network provided by the new Charge Point Monitor from EVMarketsReports. Read more…
Category: Electrive
California to fund 1,000 zero-emission school buses
The US state of California has earmarked another $500 million in grants to fund 1,000 new zero-emission school buses and corresponding charging infrastructure. The state requires all new school buses to be zero-emission from 2035. Read more…
Munich’s football stadium to install charging park
MAN Truck & Bus and the football club FC Bayern Munich want to set up 30 public charging points for electric trucks and buses in a bus car park at the Allianz Arena. Additionally, the team is opting to employ an electric MAN bus as a professional team bus in 2026. Read more…
Lilium kicks off integration testing for the Lilium Jet power system
Lilium has successfully completed the first phase of integration testing of the Lilium Jet’s electric propulsion system in the company’s purpose-built laboratory at its headquarters in Munich, Germany. Read more…
Valmet Automotive spins off battery business
Finnish supplier and contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive wants to split off its battery business for electric vehicles. The EV Systems (EVS) division will be set up as an independent company with its own management and governance. Read more…
BMW and Toyota to extend fuel-cell alliance
The German carmaker BMW and Japanese manufacturer Toyota could extend their partnership on fuel cells. To that end, the two could sign a memorandum of understanding next week. Read more…
Cupra takes reservations for the Tavascan in the UK
Volkswagen brand Cupra will start selling the all-electric Tavascan in the UK from 11 September. Prices there start at £47,340, and the first 50 units can already be reserved today. Read more…
Vauxhall sells petrol and electric Frontera for the same price
British carmaker Vauxhall announced that the New Frontera Electric and New Frontera Hybrid would be available for the same list price in the UK. The order books will open this fall. Read more…
GREENE project kicks off in the EU to develop high-performance magnets
In the GREENE project, 15 European partners are working on high-performance magnets for electric motors in which the use of rare earths is greatly reduced. The magnets are based on neodymium, iron and boron (NdFeB). Read more…
Hyundai and Genesis focus on full hybrids
Hyundai is increasingly investing in full hybrid models. Together with its premium brand Genesis, the Korean car manufacturer intends to double its range from seven to 14 hybrids. The company also confirms the recently leaked development of a range extender electric drive. Read more…
Swiss Post expands electric-only operation to Basel
The Swiss Post has expanded its electric-vehicle-only operations to the city and canton of Basel. This is now the fourth city in Switzerland to be exclusively served by battery-electric postal delivery vehicles. Read more…
Electric Maserati for a day on the lake
Maserati has developed a luxury motorboat with an electric drive in collaboration with marine specialist Vita Power. The Maserati Tridente has space for up to ten people and was designed to bring “Maserati’s electrification strategy onto the water.” Read more…
Smart #5: Winning over customers in the premium mid-range with 800 volts
It’s official. The Smart #5 will be an 800-volt electric vehicle with impressive fast-charging capability and a fully-fledged 100-kWh battery. Visually, the electric SUV flirts with off-road aspects. It is 4.7 metres long and embodies Smart’s final departure from its former focus on small cars. Read more…
214 electric buses delivered to Santiago
Chinese manufacturer Yutong has delivered 214 electric buses to the Chilean capital Santiago. They will replace the diesel buses in the southern part of the city. Read more…
Volvo Trucks launches charge management service
Volvo Trucks introduces new services for charging electric trucks: The new “Charging Management” service enables transport companies to efficiently manage the private charging of their electric trucks at their home depots. Read more…
Electra receives $20 million in US government funding
Electra Battery Materials has received 20 million dollars from the US Department of Defense. The funding will be used for the construction of Electra’s cobalt sulfate refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada. Read more…
Michael Lohscheller takes over as CEO of Polestar
Polestar, the electric car brand of Geely and Volvo, announced the appointment of Michael Lohscheller as its new CEO. In October, he will succeed long-term CEO Thomas Ingenlath, who has held the position since 2017. The new appointment comes shortly after another significant change at the top of the board. Read more…
USA to spend over 500 million on charging infrastructure
The US government is releasing a further 521 million dollars in grants for the construction of over 9,200 new electric vehicle charging stations. The funds will be applied across thirty U.S. states. Read more…
GM and Samsung SDI to open US cell plant in 2027
Samsung SDI and General Motors have agreed on the details of their battery joint venture in the US. The centrepiece of the cooperation is a new battery cell plant in the US state of Indiana, which is scheduled to go into operation in 2027 with an initial annual capacity of 27 GWh. Read more…
Xpeng launches Mona M03 in China
Chinese carmaker Xpeng has officially launched its electric sedan Mona M03. The EV will be available in three variants, starting at prices as low as 119,800 yuan or 16,800 dollars. Read more…
