The transport company of the Slovakian city of Presov has ordered six more trolleybuses from the Skoda Group. The 18-metre buses are based on Solaris bodies and will have traction batteries that allow a range of at least twelve kilometres on routes without overhead lines. Presov, a city of 90,000 inhabitants, has an almost 30-kilometre-long […] More…

Tevex Logistics, the logistics subsidiary of the German butcher Tönnies Group, wants to use the battery-electric eActros LongHaul long-distance truck for food deliveries in the future. To this end, the company has now signed a letter of intent with Mercedes-Benz Trucks for the order of 50 units. The declaration has now been signed during an […] More…

Israeli battery developer StoreDot has opened its first research centre in the US. The new lab facility is designed to strengthen ties with US-based OEMs and accelerate StoreDot’s battery development. The Israeli company’s US team will be led by Dr David Lee, StoreDot’s global chief science officer. The plan is to work closely with the […] More…

The Volkswagen brand delivered around 330,000 electric cars in 2022, 23.6 per cent more than in the previous year. With a total of around 4.56 million vehicles sold in 2022, the BEV share was therefore around 7.2 per cent. The best-selling electric VW worldwide and in their home market was the ID.4. These are only […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars delivered 117,800 battery-electric cars in 2022. Thanks to a strong final quarter, the Stuttgart-based company was able to more than double its electric car deliveries compared to the previous year. The 117,800 electric vehicle deliveries are accounted for only by the Mercedes-Benz brand (including vans), which was still at 52,500 electric cars […] More…

The British energy service provider Mitie has been awarded a contract by the UK Department for Work and Pensions to install and maintain a total of around 250 charging points at 120 employment centres in the UK. The contract is worth £4.3 million. Mitie already provides facilities management services to the Department for Work and […] More…

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is now moving forward with its electric car plans. According to Chinese media, the first of the four planned Xiaomi power cars will be an electric sedan to compete with the Tesla Model 3. According to the news website CN EV Post, the mid-sized sedan, internally codenamed Modena, will be larger […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Vans wants to produce and roll out the new VAN.EA electric platform on three continents from 2025. This is to meet the growing demand for electric vans – even if the segment will not become completely electric in the foreseeable future, according to Mercedes’ plans. “In perspective, we also want to build VAN.EA models […] More…

According to industry insiders, Ford is changing battery partners for its planned battery cell factory in Turkey in order to diversify its battery suppliers. Instead of using SK On, its rival LG Energy Solution is now being given the job. Automotive News reported the change with reference to company insiders. Ford signed a letter of […] More…

The French government is cutting its subsidies for electric cars for 2023. The reduction of the eco-bonus, which had previously been postponed for a year, came into force on 1 January. Electric cars will now receive a maximum of 5,000 euros from the state, compared to 6,000 euros. France had decided to increase the subsidy […] More…

In 2022, the BMW Group sold a total of 215,755 fully electric vehicles from the BMW and Mini brands, more than twice as many as in 2021. The Group was also able to hand over the 500,000th fully electric vehicle to customers by the end of 2022. In 2021 as a whole, BMW sold a […] More…

Britishvolt, the battery maker currently in financial dire straits, can apparently still fulfil its plans for a battery cell factory in Blyth in the north-east of England, just not on its own. The company is talking about a possible sale to secure its future. Britishvolt now reveals that it is in talks with a consortium […] More…

Polestar delivered about 21,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2022, exceeding its reduced sales target of 50,000 electric cars for the full year 2022. According to the manufacturer’s preliminary figures, Polestar sold 51,500 cars last year. This marks an increase of around 80 per cent compared to 2021. Until May, Polestar itself projected 65,000 […] More…

Tesla’s renewed – and quite significant – price cuts for the Model 3 and Model Y in China are now causing protests from existing customers. Hundreds of Tesla owners protested against the company’s pricing policy in front of Tesla showrooms and delivery centres in China over the weekend. Tesla lowered its prices in China just […] More…

The Texas government is awarding charging infrastructure provider Universal EV Chargers $3.2 million in grants to install 105 charging stations at 21 locations in the state. The focus is on destination chargers at hospitality establishments or apartment buildings. Universal EV Chargers does not provide further details on the planned charging infrastructure. According to its website, […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Energy and the Indian company Lohum have agreed to a multi-year supply contract for used electric vehicle batteries. Mercedes-Benz Energy and Lohum have agreed to a minimum purchase of 50 MWh per year in the form of several second-life module variants. The two companies say they have already been collaborating for 2 years. Lohum […] More…

BYD has started construction of another electric car battery plant in China. The new blade battery production facility is being built in Xuzhou in Jiangsu province and is scheduled to start production in December 2023. The plant will be built in two phases with a total investment of 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion euros) and […] More…

US-based emerging electric vehicle manufacturer Cenntro Automotive showcased the world premiere of five new vehicles at the CES. This includes an FCEV semi-truck, an electric van and truck, and an autonomous vehicle platform. The Cenntro Automotive vehicles making their world premiere include the LM864H, a class 8 hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the Logistar 300, a […] More…

General Motors wants to produce exclusively electric cars at its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, from 2024 onwards. The revelation stems from a tweet from Mexico’s Ministry of Economy after a meeting with GM representatives. According to the tweet, representatives of the company had stated at the meeting with Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro that the […] More…

Geely’s Premium electric brand Zeekr has begun serial production of its second model. The electric van Zeekr 009 is now rolling off production lines in the company’s plant in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo city in the east Chinese province of Zhejiang. Deliveries should start shortly. The Zeekr 009 is an electric van built on Zeekr’s SEA […] More…