Allego will set up fast charging stations for electric cars with a charging capacity of at least 150 kW at 400 additional ATU locations in Germany. ATU leads the German market in automotive service and spare parts and accessories. The construction of the total of around 900 new charging points is to begin this year […] More…

The parcel service DPD is making faster progress than planned with the electrification of its UK fleet. DPD currently offers an all-electric delivery service in ten UK cities and aims to do so in 30 locations by the end of 2023. This is five more than originally planned and two years earlier than previously expected. […] More…

India’s largest battery recycling company Attero plans to invest one billion US dollars over the next five years in the construction of recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, among others, in Europe, the USA and Indonesia. Attero CEO Nitin Gupta confirmed to Reuters that the company’s plant in Poland is expected to come […] More…

Forsee Power has received another major order from Wrightbus. The Northern Irish bus builder is ordering Zen Slim battery modules from the French battery manufacturer for 420 of its electric buses. In addition, the battery systems of the Pulse model are to be supplied for Wrightbus’ hydrogen programme. The order for the battery-electric buses includes […] More…

Britishvolt has announced a £200 million investment to build a battery cell research and development centre at its Hams Hall site in the West Midlands with property firm Prologis. The new facility, worth the equivalent of 235 million euros, is designed to support the smooth start-up of Britishvolt’s battery cell factory at Blyth in the […] More…

Manz has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Customcells Tübingen GmbH. One focus of the cooperation between the engineering company and the battery cell manufacturer is the development of production capacities for lithium-ion battery cells for customers in the aviation sector. In addition to battery-powered aviation, existing relationships with Customcells’ customers in the automotive […] More…

Fiat has announced the removal of all non-electrified vehicles from sale in the UK. This will take effect from 1st July 2022 with the whole Fiat range now to be exclusively available in electrified forms, from hybrids to fully-electric vehicles. Last year, a total of 60 per cent of vehicles sold by Fiat in the […] More…

The legendary ‘Mini Moke’ beach car is celebrating its comeback with an all-electric drive. The company Moke International has started production of the electric Moke in Great Britain and plans to deliver the first units to customers there from June. However, the fun vehicle is not exactly cheap. At about the same time, deliveries will […] More…

The Italian electric motorbike manufacturer Energica has presented its new Experia model. It is the first model of a new platform called ‘Energica Green Tourer’. The electric motorbike is supposed to be lighter and more rideable. Innovations on the Energica Experia include a revised electric motor, new battery chemistry and a new frame and chassis […] More…

The DeLorean Motor Company has given a first full look at its battery-electric Alpha5 model and published the first key technical data of the sports coupé with gullwing doors. There is also initial information on other models. For example, the base performance model is said to offer a range of 300 miles (480 kilometres) with […] More…

Nissan will join British adventurer Chris Ramsey on an all-electric expedition from the North Pole to the South Pole in March 2023. The Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE will cover more than 27,000 kilometres. During the trip through the Arctic, North, Central and South America as well as Antarctica, the crew can expect temperatures of -30 to […] More…

Airbus has opened a Zero Emission Development Centre (ZEDC) for hydrogen technologies in the UK. A priority for the UK ZEDC in Filton near Bristol will be the development of a low-cost cryogenic tank. This tank is required for the ZEROe passenger aircraft to enter service by 2035. As the UK ZEDC will cooperate with […] More…

In France, the Polish charging infrastructure provider Ekoenergetyka has signed another framework contract with Paris public transport operator RATP. The contract, worth up to 37 million euros, provides for the supply of fast charging systems for electric buses. The first firm order from the new framework agreement covers 349 charging stations. So far, it is […] More…

Allego is to install ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles at 15 Groupe Bertrand restaurant locations in France in cooperation with Volkswagen Group France. There will be at least four HPC charging points and one AC charging point per location. Volkswagen Group France wants to participate in the HPC programme supported by the French government […] More…

The US electric car start-up Rivian has apparently parted company with its head of production Charly Mwangi. The background is the problems with the production start-up of Rivian’s first two models. In addition to the personnel change, production is also to be restructured. The news was leaked from an internal email that was made available […] More…

After the British chemical company Johnson Matthey surprisingly announced its withdrawal from the business with battery materials for the automotive industry in November 2021, parts of the business are now being sold to EV Metals Group and Nano One Materials. According to Johnson Matthey, the Australian EV Metals Group is acquiring Johnson Matthey’s assets at […] More…

Daimler Truck has built the first prototypes of the battery-electric long-distance truck eActros LongHaul and plans to test them on public roads this year. In addition, the truck manufacturer has announced further variants of the eActros for distribution transport. To differentiate: The eActros is a heavy-duty electric truck for distribution transport, which has been delivered […] More…

The Turkish bus manufacturer Otokar has presented an articulated bus version of its electric model e-Kent and a new electric midibus called e-Centro. While there is only one battery-powered variant of the e-Centro, the e-Kent is available in three sizes. The 18.75-metre articulated version of the 12-metre e-Kent electric bus with space for up to […] More…

After Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) ordered eight fuel cell buses from the Portuguese manufacturer Caetano Bus in 2020, the remaining seven H2 buses will now make their debut in the TMB fleet. In May and June, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) will be flying the vehicles into service. Starting this month, four of them […] More…

SAIC brand Maxus has unveiled two new electric models. The new Mifa 9 van and the T90 EV pickup can be ordered in the UK from August 2022 and are scheduled for delivery from the first quarter of 2023. It is not yet known whether the two new models, like the brand’s e-transporters, will also […] More…