The Canadian government has launched the new Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles (IMHZEV) Program. The $550 million programme will run for four years, starting on July 11 and will provide purchase incentives worth around 50% of the price difference between an electric vehicle and a combustion vehicle. With the launch of the new […] More…

The battery-electric Opel Vivaro-e is now also available as a flatbed truck with folding side and rear walls. The flatbed version of the Vivaro-e equipped with the 50 kWh or 75 kWh battery is built by the certified Opel partner Schoon Fahrzeugsysteme & Metalltechnik. The medium-high platform version is based on the so-called platform chassis, […] More…

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions (Toshiba ESS) has entered into a partnership agreement with Echandia, a Swedish company engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of batteries and fuel cell systems for maritime applications. The partnership will focus on the development of fuel-cell technology combined with batteries to accelerate electrification of the maritime sector. The […] More…

In the USA, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is set to launch a new pilot program that aims to help small trucking fleets make the transition to zero-emission technologies. The Innovative Small e-Fleet pilot will focus on privately owned and nonprofit trucking fleets with 20 or fewer trucks and less than $15 million in […] More…

In California, USA, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Tesla have launched a new pilot program that creates a virtual power plant (VPP) to help support electric grid reliability. Customers who who contribute energy from their Tesla Powerwalls earn money from what they feed into the grid. Tesla has already invited approximately 25,000 PG&E […] More…

Ford is recalling more than 100,000 vehicles with hybrid or plug-in hybrid drive systems in the USA due to a fire hazard. The models affected are the Escape, Maverick and Corsair from the years 2020 to 2022 – however, the problem lies in the combustion part of the powertrain. In the event of an engine […] More…

Mercedes-Benz Cars sold 65,400 BEVs and PHEVs in the second quarter (incl. Smart). That is two per cent more than in the same quarter of the previous year. But: Within the electric vehicles, the purely battery-electric cars have made significant gains. In the same period, sales of purely electric EQ models rose by 90 per […] More…

In Belgium, the Flemish public transport company De Lijn is procuring the PSIebus charging and depot management system from German supplier PSI Transcom for its electric buses. The software package will control the charging processes of the electric buses and the movements of all buses in De Lijn’s depots. De Lijn says the contract is […] More…

Evolito, a Yasa spin-off specialising in motors and power electronics for electric flight applications, has acquired the battery specialist Electroflight. Evolito thus intends to offer its customers fully integrated powertrain and battery solutions from a single source in future. Through Yasa, Evolito is indirectly owned by Mercedes-Benz. The carmaker had taken over the British axial […] More…

Xing Mobility, a Taiwanese supplier of electric vehicle technologies, has introduced a new battery system with immersion cooling at the Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart. According to Xing, the Immersio XM25 is particularly well suited for heavy electrified vehicles used in logistics, construction, agriculture and mining. The Immersio XM25 combines a battery pack with a […] More…

Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore is investing in a PEM fuel cell catalyst production facility in China. Located in the northwest of Shanghai, the plant is expected to be operational by the end of 2024 and will be scalable to adapt to the growth of the H2 commercial vehicle market. According to Umicore, […] More…

Scania has delivered an all-electric truck specially designed for transporting timber to Swedish timber processor SCA, offering a gross vehicle weight of up to 64 tonnes on public roads and up to 80 tonnes on private roads. The vehicle will transport timber to SCA’s terminal in Gimonäs and the paper mill in Obbola near Umeå. […] More…

Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast will open its first six U.S. showrooms in California this week, with plans for 30 locations throughout the state by the end of the year. This marks the beginning of VinFasts marketing for the US American market. To start, six locations were chosen in Santa Monica, San Diego, San Mateo, […] More…

Sales of new energy vehicles in China reached a new record of 571,000 in June. Compared to May 2022, sales of these passenger cars (BEV, PHEV and FCEV cumulatively) increased by 150,000. The previous best value of 505,000 New Energy Vehicles dates back to December 2021 – so the mark was clearly surpassed. The best […] More…

The Seat brand Cupra is now bringing electrification to the aquatic sphere. Cupra has teamed up with De Antonio Yachts to develop the electrified vessel D28 Formentor e-Hybrid. In addition to a 400 hp combustion engine, two retractable 15 kW electric motors form the drivetrain to create a hybrid system that allows the yacht to […] More…

Posco International has begun construction of an EV components plant in Ramos Arizpe, northeastern Mexico, and says this will be its first factory in North America. The subsidiary of the South Korean steel company expects to complete construction early next year and will focus on motor cores. Posco International plans to inject about 160 billion […] More…

Mahle Powertrain has completed two new test sites in Northampton, after investing £15Mn over the last five years, including £3.6m of UK Government funding. The purpose-built facilities permit the safe testing of new vehicles, batteries and hydrogen technologies under even the most extreme simulated conditions, so Mahle. The German supplier also noted “unprecedented demand” ahead […] More…

The electric car manufacturer Human Horizons from China has presented its second model HiPhi Z. The sporty sedan accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and is equipped with a 120 kWh battery with cell-to-pack technology. However, its pricing positions the new EV in the top tiers. According to the Chinese standard, the battery can […] More…

The Turkish bus manufacturer Karsan and the transport authority Kolumbus in Norway have reached the next level in highly automated driving in public transport. An e-Atak bus is running in regular service with Level 4 autonomy on public roads in the Norwegian city of Stavanger. * * * Karsan Executive Board Member Okan Baş, Kolumbus […] More…

Network Rail, which owns and operates most of the railway network in the UK, has installed 452 new EV charging points at car parks at railway stations. The company aims to equip ten per cent of its car parking spaces, about 779 bays, by March 2024. The most recent installations include 160 charging points in […] More…