VW has long announced a sporty compact car based on the ID.3 but has yet to bring it to market. And until the Cupra Tavascan with its revised drive generation arrives, the ID.5 GTX is the sportiest electric Volkswagen out there. But how close does the GTX come to the legendary GTI? *** The first […] More…

Rimac has clearly broken the record last held by Tesla for the fastest production electric car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. With a lap time of 7:05:298 minutes, the Rimac Nevera was around 20 seconds faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid at 7:25.231. Rimac had previously broken a number of world records with the electric […] More…

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed thermal barriers that help to slow down or even stop thermal runaway. Initial series production is underway, and Freudenberg expects its new 3D geometries to become bestsellers. In technical terms, thermal runaway is the ignition or explosion of a battery cell caused by a self-reinforcing heating process initially caused by […] More…

The new Fuso eCanter is making its way to one of Fuso’s largest markets in South America. The remodelled eCanter, presented in September 2022, will go on sale in Chile later this year. The vehicle was unveiled for the first time to domestic customers at an event on 17 August. The eCanter for Chile will […] More…

The US military is looking to deploy tiny electric vehicles; at least, that is what a new deal with Arcimoto suggests. The EV startup said on Monday it scored a partnership with Department of Defense contractor Matbock. Best known for its doorless “fun utility vehicles” or e-trikes and a truly tiny box truck, the contract […] More…

The Ssangyong successor company KG Mobility is negotiating with BYD on the construction of a joint battery cell factory in South Korea. KG Mobility has apparently confirmed the plans in principle, but details such as the location and capacity still need to be decided. This was reported by The Korea Economic Daily, who states that […] More…

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt is raising an additional 1.2 billion US dollars in capital from investors to finance its further expansion in Europe and North America. According to Northvolt, the new financing round is an extension of the $1.1 billion convertible bonds signed in July 2022. The backers of the extension include the Investment Management […] More…

Automobili Pininfarina has unveiled an electric open-top supercar at Monterey Car Week in California. The model, called B95, will be available to buy, but only for a highly exclusive clientele. Automobili Pininfarina wants to produce no more than ten B95 hypercars and deliver from 2025 – at a price of at least 4.4 million euros […] More…

British charging network Be.EV has announced plans to deploy thousands of new charge points. Mainly known across the North West of England, Be.EV is focusing considerable investment on a new region, the Midlands. Backed by £110m from Octopus Energy Generation, the EV charging business is looking for locations such as retail parks, pubs and car […] More…

Maersk is expanding its electric vehicle fleet in India. The latest announcement sees the logistics company aiming to deploy 500 small EVs across 26 cities covering first, middle and last-mile distribution demand driven by e-commerce. Maersk already runs 200 electric vehicles in 15 cities at present and expects to more than double this number by […] More…

The Indian automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has presented its strategic plan ‘Maruti Suzuki 3.0’. In it, Maruti Suzuki aims to launch 6 new electric vehicles by 2031 and targets 60 per cent of sales coming from EVs. The 60 per cent EV sales rate is not the final specification, however, and Maruti further adds that […] More…

Transdev is preparing to convert the bus fleet in the Harrogate area to electric vehicles. Its regional transport operator, The Harrogate Bus Company, has placed orders worth 21 million pounds and secured government funding. The Harrogate Bus Company confirmed funding of £7.8 million through the Government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme, following a […] More…

Tesla is reportedly producing far fewer electric cars at its German factory in Grünheide than previously thought. According to a media report, weekly production has even fallen to below 4,000 vehicles – apparently because too few staff are available. As Business Insider reports, citing internal documents and consistent statements from numerous Tesla employees, the production rate […] More…

As of August 24, electric kick scooters will no longer be allowed on the Hamburg subway. As soon as there are “clear safety statuses”, Hamburger Hochbahn intends to reconsider the decision. According to the subway operator Hamburger Hochbahn, this decision is a reaction to internationally documented cases in Barcelona and London, among others, in which […] More…

Volkswagen has officially started production of the ID.7 at its Emden plant and is now gradually ramping it up. Customers in Germany will be able to order the electric sedan, which was presented in April, this month. The VW ID.7 will go on sale this fall. However, Volkswagen itself emphasizes in the announcement that it […] More…

Vauxhall has set up the ‘Electric Streets of Britain’ programme to help drivers without driveways charge their vehicles and not be left behind in the transition to electric mobility. The plan is to work with charging operators char.gy, Connected Kerb and SureCharge and set up an ‘Enablement Fund’ to help councils understand the scale of […] More…

Blue Bird has been selected to deliver 20 electric school buses to Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida. This marks the first EVs in the district’s fleet of school buses. Blue Bird will deliver its Vision electric school buses to the school district. Each of the vehicles has the capacity to carry 72 students for […] More…

Texas has approved its plan to require companies to include Tesla’s charging system NACS in electric vehicle charging stations to be eligible for federal funds. Washington state has also debated similar plans and Kentucky has already mandated it. The state of Texas had announced its plans to include NACS standards as a requirement for funding […] More…

The Serbian state-owned postal company Pošta Srbije has taken delivery of its first electric transporters. The 31 Logistar 200s, manufactured by Cenntro, will be deployed in Serbia’s second-largest city, Novi Sad, from the end of August. There, the 31 vehicles will replace older internal combustion vehicles for deliveries in the city centre, according to the […] More…

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has started electric machine production in the United States at its headquarters in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Production is starting with the company’s newest vehicle, the DD25 Electric Compactor. As Volvo CE writes, the first models are expected to be delivered later this year, and the company aims to have 35% of […] More…