Greece’s government wants to order the first 250 electric buses for Athens and Thessaloniki. Soon, it will launch another tender for 400 electric buses. The manufacturer for the first round has already been chosen. The Court of Auditors has given the green light to purchase the first 250 electric 12-metre buses. These come from Chinese […] More…

The Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower wants to distribute its product range in Germany, Denmark, Austria and Poland via GP Joule Connect. To this end, both sides have signed a distribution and service agreement. A particular focus will be on the heavy-duty sector. According to Kempower, the partnership covers the sale, installation, operation, and maintenance […] More…

The US state of Ohio has announced 27 new fast charger locations along federally-designated EV corridors. The state will invest 18 million dollars in funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Programme. The stations will be built along seven major state highways, including I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-76, I-77. All sites will feature at […] More…

Shell Recharge has just revealed the results of the annual Electric Vehicle Driver Survey for 2023. Interviews were conducted with 25,000 EV drivers across the UK, as well as in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. While EV uptake is surging across the board, UK respondents highlight some specific challenges and corresponding business opportunities. […] More…

Swedish company PowerCell is supplying fuel cell systems to German H2 aircraft startup H2FLY. PowerCell has signed a follow-on contract with H2FLY to supply aircraft fuel cell systems worth 40 million Swedish kronor (around €3.5 million) for delivery in 2023 and 2024. The follow-up order includes fuel cell systems with a capacity of 1.8 megawatts […] More…

Mitch Evans (Jaguar) and Jake Dennis (Avalanche Andretti) won both Formula E races in Rome at the weekend. Sunday’s race could have been a preliminary decision in the world championship – Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein only has a theoretical chance of winning the title. In the 13th race of the season on Saturday, Jaguar works […] More…

The UK-based electric drive specialist Equipmake has supplied an electric drivetrain system for an electric hydrofoil boat. It is Equipmake’s first client in the marine sector. The British company is partnering with Spirit Yachts marine engineering company BAR Technologies. Together, they launched the SpiritBARTech35EF – a one-of-a-kind flying electric boat with a fast-cruising range of […] More…

BYD is planning a production facility for electric cars and batteries in India together with its Indian partner Megha Engineering and Infrastructure (MEIL). According to a plan submitted to the Indian government, the partners want to invest around one billion US dollars in the plant in Hyderabad. In the long term, BYD plans to produce […] More…

Electric school bus maker Blue Bird has unveiled its next-generation Vision electric school. It has more range and more room for passengers. With a capacity of 196 kWh, the battery has about 25 per cent more capacity than the current generation. That way, the electric school bus can go up to 130 miles (209 kilometres) […] More…

Tesla announces the production of the first Cybertruck at its factory in Texas. It is likely the first example of the series version, although that is not clear from Tesla’s tweet. Whether this marks the kick-off of serial production and the EV maker is ahead of schedule or if this is another prototype is not […] More…