Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio and petroleum company Shell have entered into a strategic partnership to collaborate on charging and battery swap facilities in both China and Europe. The agreement is for Nio and Shell to construct and operate battery charging and swapping facilities. Nio and Shell plan to jointly install 100 battery swap stations […] More…

BYD has won its first electric bus order from Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), the public transport operator in the Barcelona metropolitan region. The order is part of a much larger tender. It includes 25 units of new-generation 12-metre electric buses to be delivered to Barcelona from 2022. The buses, which are assembled in Hungary, […] More…

The French municipal association Bordeaux Métropole has ordered 36 electric articulated buses of the recently launched Citea generation from VDL Bus & Coach for a new express bus route. VDL will also be responsible for all charging equipment at the terminals and depot. The estimated total order value reaches 40.3 million euros. The buses are […] More…

The German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines is committed to creating new standards, certification regulations and verification procedures for fuel cell systems in aviation. To this end, MTU is now working closely with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). To this end, both sides have entered into an innovation partnership. Together they are investigating […] More…

The US supplier Allison Transmission has completed a new production line for e-axles at its plant in Auburn Hills in the state of Michigan. The new 10,000 square metre facility will produce Allison Transmission’s eGen Power electric axles for commercial vehicles. These include the eGen Power 100D for heavy-duty 6×2 vehicles and the eGen Power […] More…

About two years after the start of construction, CATL plans to hire more employees for its battery cell factory near Erfurt in the next few weeks. The workforce is expected to increase from around 180 employees from Thuringia at present to about 225 by the end of the year. This was announced by CATL’s European […] More…

The newly-elected German federal coalition government has presented its coalition agreement. This is titled “Mehr Fortschritt Wagen” and can be translated to something like “dare to innovate” or “dare to make progress.” This, of course, has a number of ramifications for the transport industry. Contrary to expectation, the three coalition parties did not agree on […] More…

The Californian EV manufacturer Mullen Technologies announced that the reservation limit for its Mullen FIVE EV Crossover has been increased to 25,000 initial reservations. The first 25,000 reservations will also receive a custom ‘launch edition’ for vehicle trim package options. The Mullen FIVE EV crossover recently debuted at the LA Auto Show, and was planned […] More…

At the Seoul Mobility Show, Kia presented the new generation of the Niro, which will go on sale next year as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric model. The focus of the presentation was on the completely new design. Kia has not yet revealed whether there will be any changes to the powertrains. The first […] More…

From the beginning of 2022, the electric versions of the Peugeot models 208 and 2008 are to receive a higher WLTP range – of up to 22 kilometres. This is made possible by changes to the software, but also to the hardware. The Peugeot e-208 will then offer a combined WLTP range of up to […] More…

The power struggle in Wolfsburg has apparently still not been resolved. According to a media report, the supervisory board has not yet decided whether or not to dismiss the criticised CEO Herbert Diess. However, Diess is not supposed to be involved in important discussions on future investments at the moment. Parallel to the Diess affair, […] More…

In Australia, battery developer Li-S Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with electric truck developer Janus Electric to power around 400 electric trucks. The agreement will see Li-S Energy develop and test lithium sulphur and lithium metal battery cells to suit the requirements of the Janus Electric exchangeable prime mover battery packs. Janus electric is […] More…

BYD reports another large electric bus order from Finland. The local transport operator Nobina has ordered a further 70 e-buses, 42 of which are 13 metres long and 28 of which are 15 metres long. These are to be delivered in the summer of 2022 and will mainly operate on city routes in the greater […] More…

Allego is to build a total of more than 2,000 fast-charging points for electric cars with outputs between 75 and 300 kW at more than 200 locations in France by 2023 for the French retailer Carrefour. In addition to building the network, Allego will also be responsible for its operation and maintenance over a period […] More…

The Italian energy company Eni has announced its intention to expand its charging network for electric cars to more than 31,000 charging points in Europe by 2030. An interim target of 27,000 chargers was also mentioned for 2025. As Eni itself announced at its Capital Markets Day, the interim target for the expansion of the […] More…

Norwegian hydrogen storage specialist Hexagon Purus has signed a long-term agreement with a European bus manufacturer to supply hydrogen tanks for the customer’s next generation of 12- and 18-metre fuel cell buses. Hexagon Purus does not name the OEM. However, the Norwegians specify that it is an existing customer and that the supply contract has […] More…

The Lancia Delta Integrale is returning as an electric car in the WRX World Rallycross Championship. The GCK team of French rallycross and stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit has had a Lancia Delta Evo-e developed in-house and plans to enter the car in the WRX in 2022. At least with the electric drive system, not much […] More…

Italian electric vehicle manufacturer Tazzari has unveiled three new light electric vehicles at the Eicma trade fair in Milan: a two-seater city car, a delivery van and a retro-style four-seater buggy. Tazzari might be familiar to some of you from an earlier collaboration with Switzerland’s Micro Mobility Systems. Originally, the Italian company was meant to […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng has presented its business figures for the third quarter of 2021. Sales from July to September rose to around 5.72 billion yuan (around 800 million euros), but the net loss also increased to just under 1.59 billion yuan (around 220 million euros). Xpeng delivered 25,666 electric cars during the […] More…

Ionity is receiving a 700-million-euro investment from its current shareholders and new partner Blackrocks Global Renewable Power Platform. The money will be used to massively expand the HPC network in Europe to around 1,000 locations by 2025. At these 1,000 locations, the fast-charging joint venture then wants to operate around 7,000 charging points, which would […] More…