Jersy City has just seen the first deployment of five battery-electric refuse trucks in New Jersey, which manufacturer BYD also claimed to be the largest deployment of battery-electric refuse trucks in the United States to date. BYD added it had commenced delivery and that the electric trucks have begun operation in regular duty service, with […] More…

Poland’s electric bus manufacturer Solaris is building a charging park on its premises in Bolechowo near Poznan and says it would become one of the most innovative of its kind in Europe when opening in 2022. The Solaris Charging Park will feature various charge systems, including bi-directional. Solaris expects the new facility to enable them […] More…

General Motors has opened its ‘Factory Zero’ in Detroit-Hamtramck in the presence of US President Joe Biden. The company sees the conversion of the factory into an all-electric car plant as “a model for future renovations” of its existing facilities. Pre-series production of the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup has already begun at the factory, […] More…

The app-based taxi service DRIVR has deployed more than 100 hydrogen cabs in Copenhagen this month. The fleet of Toyota Mirai runs against the backdrop of the Danish government’s target to ban sales of ICE cabs by 2025 and that all existing taxis must be emission-free by 2030. The 100 Toyota Mirai significantly increase the […] More…

Bosch is expanding its product portfolio for mobile hydrogen applications to include components for H2 tank systems such as tank valves or pressure regulators. To this end, the German technology group is cooperating with the northern Italian specialist OMB Saleri. Within the development partnership with the Italians, Bosch wants to make the H2 tank components […] More…

The British mass media and telecommunications company Virgin Media O2 has ordered 280 Vauxhall e-Vivaros. This is the first step towards the company commitment to transition its entire 4,300-strong fleet off fossil fuels by 2030. Drivers will also be offered charging points in their own homes as part of the move. The British company says […] More…

Proterra has received an order for its battery systems from the Turkish commercial vehicle manufacturer Anadolu Isuzu. The latter wants to integrate Proterra’s batteries into its new 12-metre and 18-metre Citi Volt electric bus models. The energy content of the battery systems per vehicle and also the total scope of the order are not mentioned […] More…

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a three-year $1.4 billion plan so the state can achieve its 2025 electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refuelling goals. The plan should enable the state’s zero-emission vehicle infrastructure build-out so that the targets set in Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order for phasing out the sale of new fossil-fuelled […] More…

The French battery manufacturer Forsee Power is cooperating with Connected Energy, a company that builds stationary energy storage systems based on spent electric vehicle batteries. The aim is to recycle Forsee batteries after they have been used in electric buses. A first joint project with a volume of around 3.5 MWh is planned for the […] More…

At the LA Auto Show, Kia unveiled the Concept EV9, a preview of a large electric SUV based on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). In terms of technology, the Concept EV9 is seen as a harbinger of the later production model – whether it is the same in terms of design remains to be […] More…

Mining group Rio Tinto is investing in Slovakian battery company InoBat. The investment follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies in May to build a value chain for the production and recycling of electric car batteries in Serbia. The partners did not disclose the amount of the investment. In a company statement, […] More…

Heliox, a company known for charging equipment for commercial vehicles, is expanding its range of chargers to the passenger car sector with a DC charger. With the Rapid 50 kW and the Rapid 150 kW Modular, the Dutch charging specialist now offers two solutions for fast charging of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in […] More…

Hubject has announced the launch of the Open Plug&Charge Testing System. This allows market participants to access a neutral testing environment to discover more features of Plug&Charge without any commercial obligation. How exactly Plug&Charge works and the importance of the certificates in the system has been elaborated upon in our more detailed report here. In […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has revealed more technical details about its EQB, which was presented in April. In Europe, two all-wheel-drive variants will initially be offered: The EQB 300 4Matic with 168 kW and the EQB 350 4Matic with 215 kW output. Unlike the larger EQC 400, which has two asynchronous motors, Mercedes has installed two different motors […] More…

At the LA Auto Show, Porsche presented a new drive variant of its electric sports car Taycan under the abbreviation GTS (Gran Turismo Sport). At the same time, the third body version of the electric car, the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo, was shown. First of all, the new drive variant: the GTS is positioned between […] More…

REE Automotive has revealed its autonomous concept vehicle Leopard, based on a new ua-modular EV platform design. REE Automotive says that their full-scale concept is designed to be flexible for tailoring towards customer needs including last-mile autonomous and delivery fleet operators, retailers and technology companies wanting to build fully autonomous solutions. REE Automotive envisages fully-autonomous […] More…

Volvo Cars is planning a significant expansion of its production capacities and intends to build another plant in Europe in the medium term. Initially, production capacity at the existing European plants in Torslanda near Gothenburg and Ghent in Belgium is to increase to 1.2 million vehicles. This is what CFO Björn Annwall told the German […] More…

US battery swap startup Ample has raised another $50 million. The fresh capital comes from investors Blackstone and Banco Santander. In addition, Ample announced a cooperation with Uber to bring its technology to Europe. Ample had already closed a Series C financing round of 160 million dollars in August. At that time, existing investors such […] More…

There is a new sign of life from Detroit Electric: electric vehicle manufacturer EV Electra has announced an investment of over 500 million US dollars in the acquisition of a majority stake in Detroit Electric. The last time the British company was heard from was in 2019. At the time, the Millbrook-based company was said […] More…