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Norwegian EV sales back up from September

In Norway, 9,727 electric cars were newly registered in October, giving them a market share of 77.5 per cent of the country’s new passenger car registrations. In addition, there were 1,126 plug-in hybrids. The VW ID.4 topped the model ranking in October with 1,014 registrations. In September 2022, new registrations of electric cars were still […] More…

Hitachi Astemo to supply Nissan with electric motors

Hitachi Astemo has been selected to supply electric motors and inverters for Nissan’s future electric and hybrid vehicles. The automotive supplier will supply the components to Jatco, a systems integrator majority-owned by Nissan. Automotive Supplier also intends to expand sales of its in-house developed e-axle to various carmakers worldwide and supply motors and inverters for […] More…

Fastnet lowers charge point prices

The European fast-charging company Fastned has lowered the prices at its charge points in a number of countries, responding to a recent drop in energy prices. In Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, the kWh tariff will drop from 83 to 74 cents on 1 November, and in Switzerland from 83 to 69 centimes. Fastned had […] More…

Fastned lowers charge point prices

The European fast-charging company Fastned has lowered the prices at its charge points in a number of countries, responding to a recent drop in energy prices. In Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, the kWh tariff will drop from 83 to 74 cents on 1 November, and in Switzerland from 83 to 69 centimes. Fastned had […] More…

JLR & Wolfspeed announce strategic partnership

Jaguar Land Rover and Wolfspeed have announced a strategic partnership for the supply of silicon carbide semiconductors. The technology is expected to increase powertrain efficiency and range for JLR’s next-generation electric cars from 2024. The partnership with Wolfspeed now announced builds on the existing cooperation with the Jaguar TCS Racing team, he said. Silicon carbide […] More…

Port of Long Beach awarded grant for cargo handling EVs

The Port of Long Beach in California is receiving a $30.1 million grant from the US Department of Transportation to deploy the nation’s largest fleet of electric vehicles for cargo handling at a single container terminal. The project will replace diesel-powered terminal tractors with about 60 electric-powered tractors and build the necessary charging infrastructure. Funding […] More…

Volvo Construction Equipment presents upgraded wheel loaders

Volvo Construction Equipment has added some technical upgrades to its L20 and L25 electric compact wheel loader models, just as deliveries are starting in North America. The updates include increasing the maximum speed to 12.4 mph (20km/h), the option to fit a parallel linkage that delivers high breakout torque in various applications, additional operator-friendly features, […] More…

Electric Vehicle Council calls for more EVs in Australia

More than 100 companies operating in Australia, including a number of car manufacturers, have joined forces to form a private-sector electric vehicle alliance. The newly formed Electric Vehicle Council is demanding a strong national electric vehicle strategy from the Australian government. The goal is to get one million electric vehicles on Australian roads by 2027. […] More…

Britishvolt in financial straights

Britishvolt may soon have to file for insolvency, according to media reports. The company is said to have asked the British government for a financing advance of 30 million pounds. However, this was refused, so now the existence of the company is apparently at stake. Britishvolt is known to be planning a battery cell factory […] More…

Britishvolt in financial straits?

Britishvolt may soon have to file for insolvency, according to media reports. The company is said to have asked the British government for a financing advance of 30 million pounds. However, this was refused, so now the existence of the company is apparently at stake. ++ This article has been updated. Kindly continue reading below. […] More…

Mercedes to launch final combustion platform vehicle in 2023

The new generation E-Class planned for 2023 will be the last new model from Mercedes-Benz on an internal combustion engine platform. All subsequent new model series in the future will be based on architectures that the Stuttgart-based company is developing specifically for electric vehicles. This is what development boss Markus Schäfer told the German publication […] More…

Tradelink orders 15 Volvo VNR Electric trucks

Californian haulage company Tradelink Transport has ordered 15 all-electric VNR Electric heavy-duty trucks from Volvo Trucks North America. These 15 electric trucks will make up almost 30 per cent of Tradelink Transport’s total fleet. Ten of the 15 Volvo VNR Electric were purchased with financial support from California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher […] More…