The electronics specialist Lacroix is now producing bidirectional chargers for the Renault Group. Production of the Mobilize PowerBox has just started on the new production line at the Lacroix electronics plant in Beaupréau-en-Mauges, southwest of Paris. Read more…
Category: Electrive
Proace Verso EV and Proace Verso City EV are now available in the UK
Toyota is bringing two new electric vehicles to market in the UK, the nine-seater Proace Verso EV and the five-seater Proace City Verso EV. The carmaker expects to deliver the first vehicles to customers in March. Read more…
JLR slows down electric car ambitions
Regarding the roll-out of electric vehicles, JLR is stepping on the brakes. The carmaker also announced that it will launch more plug-in hybrids, saying that the demand for pure EVs has cooled down. Read more…
Fastned, E.ON, TotalEnergies and Autostrom win motorway charging tender in Germany
Autobahn GmbH des Bundes has successfully completed the tender for almost 1,000 fast-charging points at 200 unmanaged motorway service areas as part of the ‘Deutschlandnetz’ charging network. The contracts were awarded to Fastned, E.ON, the bidding consortium Autostrom Nord and TotalEnergies. Read more…
Austrian Post makes only emission-free deliveries in Innsbruck
The Austrian Post announced that it would be making CO2-free deliveries in Innsbruck a year ago, and now the switch has been made: With immediate effect, 145 electric vehicles are on the road in the city. Read more…
Kurt Kelty takes over as new chief battery strategist at GM
General Motors has appointed battery expert Kurt Kelty to the newly created position of Vice President of Batteries. Does the name sound familiar? Kelty once drove battery development at Tesla. Read more…
Panasonic purchases synthetic graphite from Novonix
Panasonic Energy has signed a binding purchase deal with battery materials company Novonix for the supply of synthetic graphite for the anodes of electric vehicle batteries in the USA. This agreement provides for the supply of at least 10,000 tonnes over a four-year period starting in 2025. Read more…
Electrify America opens indoor fast-charging park
Volkswagen’s charging infrastructure subsidiary Electrify America has opened its first indoor fast-charging park in San Francisco. During the charging time at one of the 20 high-power chargers, two lounge areas, Wi-Fi and restrooms are available. Read more…
Zeekr lowers prices in Europe for its electric SUV cheaper
Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr has lowered the price of the Zeekr X in the European launch markets. However, not as much as some of its Chinese competitors. The manufacturer also wants to attract new European customers with a special promotion until the end of April. Read more…
Fisker improves powertrain software via OTA update
Fisker has announced the rollout of an over-the-air software update for its all-electric Ocean SUV next week. The Ocean OS 2.0 OTA update includes improvements to performance, the powertrain, enhancements for SolarSky, and the energy management system. Read more…
BMW and MG not allowed to advertise “zero-emission” EVs
The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned adverts by BMW and MG, claiming that electric cars are “zero-emission cars.” The ASA considers the claims to be misleading. Read more…
Hyzon and New Way to develop FCEV for refuse collection in North America
Fuel cell specialist Hyzon Motors and New Way Trucks want to develop fuel cell refuse collection vehicles for the North American market. Pilot tests with North American customers will begin in the first half of 2024. The companies hope to deliver the first fuel cell trucks to American customers in 2025. Read more…
Paris public transport to expand by 3,500 buses
Paris public transport operator Île-de-France Mobilités has announced plans to order 3,500 “clean” buses. The procurement is to kick off in 2025 and will last until 2028. The order is valued at €1.8 billion. Read more…
EV sales in China experience seasonal January slump
EV sales fell significantly in January to 729,000 units due to seasonal factors. Battery electric vehicles even did worse than plug-in hybrids. Due to the Chinese New Year in February, the current month will likely be weak, too. Read more…
US carmaker orders electric rear-wheel drive from Magna
Magna has received an order to supply a primary eDrive rear-wheel drive system for a high-end vehicle platform of a North American OEM. The 800-volt system can deliver up to 726 kW. Read more…
Einride and Heineken to deliver beer emissions free
In the Netherlands, the Heineken brewery already has one or two electric trucks in operation, but primarily for local deliveries within cities. With the help of Swedish company Einride, five heavy-duty electric trucks are now being added to transport beer between the brewery in Den Bosch and the central warehouse in Duisburg. Read more…
Holon Mover attracts investor from Saudi Arabia
The Benteler Group could soon be getting some new cash. An external investor is looking to buy a significant amount of shares to help the company’s business with its autonomous vehicle grow. Read more…
Volvo to build development centre in Torslanda
Volvo Cars is building a new center for mobility innovations in Torslanda near Gothenburg. With this facility, Volvo wants to take new technologies out of the laboratory environment and test them in a realistic way. Read more…
Tallinn looking to procure 40 battery trolleybuses
Estonia’s capital Tallinn is apparently planning to procure 40 battery-powered trolleybuses, 22 of which are 18 meters long and 18 of which are 12 meters long. The first of these new buses are due to be launched in Tallinn at the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025. Read more…
The Peugeot e-208 could be the first model based on the STLA Small
According to a Spanish media report, Stellantis plans to start producing electric cars based on the STLA Small platform at its plants in Spain in 2026. There is now also an alleged model schedule – as well as initial forecasts for unit numbers. Read more…
