Westminster Council has turned to Siemens again to build out lamppost charging in the London borough. 500 new Ubitricity charge points shall link up to the existing network by spring 2023, impressively bringing up the total number of chargers in Westminster. Westminster Council says that with the addition, they will run more than 2,000 EV charging […] More…

APCOA, a leading European parking operator with 1.8 million parking spaces in 13 countries, has announced plans to install up to 100,000 new EV charging stations in its car parks by 2035. They also have partners on board. This is part of a new electric charging strategy which sees APCOA invest in expanding AC charging […] More…

Eviation Aircraft has launched the all-electric Alice, which has just completed its maiden flight in Washington. The technology demonstrator will help Eviation prepare for commercial production with clients like DHL Express already in line. First, for the maiden flight when Alice took off from Grant County International Airport, flying for eight minutes and reaching an […] More…

Tata Motors has unveiled the Tiago EV, an all-electric model for the Indian market with a base price of 849,000 rupees, equivalent to around 10,700 euros. The Tiago EV is offered with two battery sizes (19.2 and 24 kWh) for ranges of 250 and 315 kilometres respectively in the Modified Indian Driving Cycle (MIDC). The […] More…

The Volkswagen Group has completed the planned Porsche IPO. Since this morning, traders can buy Porsche shares on the Frankfurt stock exchange for €82.50 per Preferred Share under the trading symbol “P911”. Today’s initial listing makes Porsche’s the largest IPO ever carried out in Europe in terms of the market capitalisation of around 78 billion […] More…

The electric car brand Polestar has announced the presentation of its first SUV model Polestar 3 for 12 October 2022 in Copenhagen. However, there are already clear indications of the vehicle’s key technical data. We have known what the Polestar 3 will look like since this summer: In June, the manufacturer showed an undisguised image […] More…

Waiting times for electric cars in Europe are sometimes very long. Chinese manufacturers see this as an opportunity for expansion – especially BYD. The carmaker from Shenzhen has now announced details of its upcoming market launch with electric cars in Europe. The launch models will be the Atto 3, Tang and Han. BYD is already […] More…

Nikola has to recall all 93 Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks built to date in the US because improper installation of the seat belt shoulder anchors could reduce protection in a crash. Nikola imports the cabs from Italy, where they are built by manufacturing partner Iveco. The reason for the recall is that during a pre-delivery […] More…

The US electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Via Motors has received an order from Pegasus Specialty Vehicles for 2,000 Class 3 electric cutaway chassis cabs. With these, Pegasus will build electric school buses, minibuses and shuttles and distribute them through its dealer network comprised of 56 locations in the US. The contract is worth $170 million, […] More…

Hertz has agreed with BP Pulse to set up a US-wide fast charging network at its car rental locations. Installations have begun at the first 25 rental stations, while more than 500 locations are targeted in the USA. The fast-charging network follows the car rental company’s procurement of up to 340,000 electric cars  from Tesla, […] More…

Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has taken a stake in the Australian lithium company Greenwing Resources. Nio will pay 12 million Australian dollars (currently approx. eight million euros) to Greenwing through its subsidiary Blue Northstar in exchange for around twelve per cent of the company’s shares. As the CN EV Post reports, the agreement caused […] More…

Smart has published the first European prices for its electric SUV #1. In Germany, the base model called Pro+ starts at prices from 41,490 euros, with three more variants on offer above that. For the UK, pre-orders of the Launch Edition will be possible from January and are strictly limited to a volume of 100 […] More…

The logistics sector is prime ground for fleet electrification. But many logistics and delivery fleets are just starting up with this process, experimenting with their first electric vehicles and charging strategies. This means they are now in the perfect position to look at best practices and start their electric journey on the right foot and […] More…

The internationally active German logistics company Hegelmann Group has signed a letter of intent with Mercedes-Benz Trucks for an order of 50 eActros LongHaul electric trucks. The vehicles are to be delivered successively from the start of series production in 2024. Mercedes-Benz Trucks presented the concept prototype of the eActros LongHaul a few days ago […] More…

Valmet Automotive has now completed the first pre-production vehicle of the Lightyear 0 long-range solar car at its plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The pre-series is an important step in the planned start of production of the customer vehicles by the end of 2022. Lightyear unveiled the final design for the Lightyear 0 model in June, […] More…

After Opel announced that the GSe acronym would return as a sub-brand for particularly dynamic electrified models a few days ago, the carmaker has now published the first images of the new Astra GSe and Astra Sports Tourer GSe models with which the sub-brand will launch. As the Astra GSe, the plug-in hybrid variants of […] More…

Harley-Davidson has completed the announced IPO of its electric motorbike brand LiveWire via a SPAC merger with the exchange shell AEA-Bridges Impact Corporation (ABIC). In addition, the second series model Del Mar can be reserved again. LiveWire shares have been trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) since 27 September under the symbols LVWR […] More…

Mercedes-Benz is planning the market launch of the all-electric G-Class in the period from mid to late 2024, as CEO Ola Källenius has now told journalists. In addition, the premiere date for the EQE SUV has been set. Specifically, Källenius stated that he had driven a prototype of the electric G-Class in Graz in the […] More…

Automotive supplier Hitachi Astemo has been contracted by Honda to manufacture electric axles for the carmaker’s medium and large battery electric vehicles from 2026. At the same time, Hitachi Astemo is aiming to additionally expand its electrification business. As a system integrator, Hitachi Astemo is to supply a high-performance, integrated drive unit for Honda. According […] More…

BMW has announced a series of market launches with electric and plug-in hybrid drives. The main focus is on the completely new X1 series, which for the first time is also available in a purely battery-electric version. The i4 will be followed by a new base model and two plug-in hybrids in the 7 Series. […] More…