The first of seven planned EV fast-charging stations, part of the MetroCHARGE project, has gone into operation in Barcelona. It is powered exclusively by energy recovered during the metro trains’ braking process and from photovoltaic panels installed on all available roofs of the metro stations. Read more…
Liebherr and Fortescue to develop autonomous transport solution
Liebherr and Fortescue have announced plans to develop and validate an autonomous transport solution that is to be integrated into an electric dump truck. Read more…
2025 BMW iX: Range And Pricing Overview
The xDrive50 version gets more range, but the iX M60 gets less. Read more…
Lime launches new electric bikes and scooters designed for women
Lime, the world’s largest shared electric vehicle company, has just unveiled its newest electric bikes and scooters. The new designs are known as the LimeGlider and LimeBike, and they were developed largely by taking in feedback from women and older riders to make the models more inclusive and easier to operate.. Read more…
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu plans to launch its own EV this year
After Huawei and Xiaomi, another Chinese smartphone manufacturer is planning to enter the electric car business: Meizu is owned by the Geely Group and wants to launch its first electric car this year, which will be based on the Geely SEA platform. Read more…
Nantes Metropolitan Region orders 70 Heuliez electric buses
The Nantes Métropole municipal association has commissioned Iveco to supply 70 Heuliez electric buses, including standard vehicles and articulated buses. They will be used in and around Nantes, France, in the so-called Naolib network. Read more…
Review, Postmortem: Fisker Ocean was a promising EV, may be frozen in beta
Ocean EV impressed in design and features, but software and tech details lagged OS 2.0 reportedly soothed some issues for this software-defined vehicle After June 2024 bankruptcy filing, owner support is a top concern The most daunting challenge Fisker Ocean owners may face doesn’t relate directly to how this stylish, well-equipped EV is… Read more…
XPeng Mona M03 spy shots reveal Tesla Model 3-inspired interior
Since partially unveiling the Mona 03 earlier this month, XPeng has been generating a lot of interest with its upcoming EV, positioned to directly compete with the Tesla Model 3. While the company published official photos of the exterior, the interior remained a mystery – until now. The latest Mona M03 spy photos offer us a glimpse of a minimalist… Read more…
Ecojet orders 22 hydrogen-electric engines from ZeroAvia
The young Scottish airline Ecojet, which plans to start operations at the end of the year, has signed a contract for the purchase of 22 hydrogen-electric ZA2000 engines from ZeroAvia. The engines are to be retrofitted in turboprop aircraft with 40 to 80 seats. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz Trucks concludes European tour of the eActros 600
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has successfully completed its European tour with the eActros 600. After a 45-day all-electric development tour through a total of 22 countries, the two near-production prototypes of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 have arrived back in Wörth am Rhein – with 15,000 kilometres more on the clock. Read more…
Switzerland gets new recycling plant for electric car batteries
The company Librec is building Switzerland’s first large recycling plant for electric car batteries in Biberist (canton of Solothurn). A new hall has been built for this purpose on the site of a former paper factory. From the end of October, Librec plans to recycle 12,000 tonnes of electric car batteries per year in Biberist. Read more…
The South Pasadena Police Department now only drives electric
The South Pasadena Police Department says that it is the only law enforcement agency in the US to replace its entire fleet with electric vehicles. The needed charges were also installed. Read more…
Brieux named head of Ampere’s ElectriCity hub
Anne-Catherine Brieux will be responsible for the four plants of Renault’s EV division Ampere from 1 August. She takes over as VP Industrial Operations from Luciano Biondo, who is leaving the company. Read more…
Zeekr says updated Zeekr 009 gets over 6,000 orders 10 days after launch
Zeekr 009 delivered 2,907 units in the first half of 2024, contributing 3.31 percent of Zeekr’s deliveries. Read more…
Opel lowers the price of the Zafira Electric by 15,000 euros
The revised Opel Zafira Electric can now be ordered. Prices in Germany start from €47,550 net, more than €15,000 less than previously announced. However, the new starting price also strongly influences the standard equipment. Read more…
Nio exec asks Li Auto to stop sharing weekly sales figures
A Nio executive has asked Li Auto to stop sharing weekly sales rankings, saying it’s a low-level competition that interferes with other companies’ operations. Read more…
Kia announces first European prices for the EV3
Kia has published the prices for the EV3 in the UK and the Netherlands. We now also know how far the 4.30-metre compact SUV can go between charges. Read more…
Milence and Power Electronics test MW charging system
Milence, a joint venture between Daimler Truck, Traton Group and Volvo Group have successfully tested a new Megawatt Charging System (MCS) solution with Power Electronics, a manufacturer of solar inverters for photovoltaic plants. Read more…
China EV insurance registrations for week ending July 28: Nio 5,400, Tesla 13,500, Xiaomi 3,900, BYD 70,600
So far this month, Nio was at 18,700, Xpeng at 7,800, Li Auto at 43,000, Tesla at 41,900 and BYD at 257,900. Read more…
BYD launches Sealion 6 DM-i in Philippines
The Sealion 6 DM-i, known in China as the Song Plus DM-i, is the latest model offered by BYD in the Philippines after the Atto 3, Dolphin, Han, and Tang. Read more…
