In Washington State, USA, the electric vehicle charging services provider EVCS has begun the construction and upgrade of its fast charging network across the state. By the end of this year, 52 DC fast chargers will be added across 21 locations. For the first time, EVCS will be deploying ultra-fast chargers with 175 kW and […] More…

The Swedish service provider Einride, which specialises in electric transport, wants to order 50 electric trucks from the Dutch manufacturer DAF Trucks. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. According to DAF, the first electric trucks have already been firmly ordered. The number of vehicles already ordered is not specified. […] More…

North American distributor of commercial vehicle batteries for CATL, Coulomb Solutions, has announced plans to set up a US manufacturing facility to assemble commercial vehicle battery packs with CATL’s LFP cells. The planned facility will launch with an initial capacity to produce up to 4.2 GWh per year and is planned to expand capacities at […] More…

LNG Electric wants to equip more than 13,000 hotels in the US AC and DC charging infrastructure. To that end, the company now announced a partnership with the design firm MD7. The goal is to equip 10 to 15 per cent of the American hotel industry with charging infrastructure to, on one hand, “tackle range […] More…

The Volvo Group has introduced a safety app for electric trucks using augmented reality technology. The app was specially developed to support first responders in emergencies. The app, which is available to download for free on both android and apple systems, is designed to help emergency responders arriving at the scene immediately obtain valuable information […] More…

The USA and Canada are creating a cross-border charging corridor for electric vehicles. It will run for around 1,400 kilometres between Kalamazoo, Michigan and Quebec City in Canada. The plan is to provide charging options at intervals of 80 kilometres, including at least one DC CCS fast charger at each location. As mentioned above, the […] More…

The Chinese SAIC commercial vehicle brand Maxus reports a major order from the Austrian Post for 703 electric transporters. A total of 700 Maxus eDeliver 3 and three eDeliver 9 are now to be delivered and will soon start their service in postal delivery throughout Austria. The Austrian Post has been procuring exclusively electric vehicles […] More…

Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr has started deliveries in China of the Zeekr 001 equipped with CATL’s Qilin batteries. The optional 140 kWh battery allows ranges of up to 1,032 kilometres in the Zeekr 001 WE, according to Chinese standards. The new model variant is available from 403,000 yuan (equivalent to around 53,000 euros), compared […] More…