Vitesco’s eMobility components have scored the drive supplier orders worth around €10 billion in the last two and a half years. Vitesco expects the electrification business to break even in 2024 as the German supplier lays out its business strategy for this decade. Vitesco, which was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange last year, announced […] More…

Shell has announced the formation of a consortium to create electrification solutions for mining sites. Besides Shell, the consortium includes Skeleton Technologies, Microvast, Stäubli, Carnegie Robotics, Heliox, Spirae, Alliance Automation and Worley. Shell envisions working with the nine-member consortium to create battery solutions for off-road vehicles that can be charged quickly and combined with a […] More…

French automotive supplier Valeo has won orders for its thermal systems for vehicle electrification worth more than four billion euros since the beginning of this year. Thermal solutions include air conditioning, heat pumps and battery cooling systems. The increase in sales represents almost double the figure for the same period in 2021. The major contributor […] More…

The water service company Anglian Water is accelerating its e-mobility advance, with more than 300 electrified vehicles coming to the East of England in the next few months. Almost 300 vehicles are on order and will join an existing fleet of electric and hybrid vans. Anglian Water, with a service area covering about a fifth […] More…

Jaguar Land Rover UK has partnered with Plugsurfing to offer JLR customers access to the charging network. Jaguar Charging and Land Rover Charging clients can now charge at over 300,000 charging points stretching across 27 countries and integrating 700 separate CPOs. Plugsurfing has provided JLR with charging services since 2018 in Europe, so the latest […] More…

Jaguar Land Rover UK has partnered with Plugsurfing to offer JLR customers access to the charging network. Jaguar Charging and Land Rover Charging clients can now charge at over 300,000 charging points stretching across 27 countries and integrating 700 separate CPOs. The biggest charge point providers in the Plugsurfing network in the UK include Osprey, […] More…

The ‘Wireless Charging of Electric Taxis’ (WiCET) project funded by the British government started a few days ago. At a taxi rank in Nottingham, nine converted electric and hybrid taxis now charge via induction pads with 10 kW. The trial is the first of its kind in the UK and has taken some time. We […] More…

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Volta Trucks have announced to facilitate full fleet electrification. They signed a letter of intent outlining how they will jointly seek to deliver “turnkey solutions” integrating vehicles, charging infrastructure and energy management. “The offering will be designed to require minimal upfront investment or technical knowledge,” writes Siemens. Volta Trucks, a startup […] More…

Daimler Buses rejects Euro-7 for city buses and will invest straight into zero-emission technology, according to CEO Till Oberwörder. We report from the Daimler Truck’s panel in Brussels that perfectly reflected the push and pull between the industry, clients, and the EU. *** Decarbonising trucks and buses – a topic that used to incur scepticism […] More…

Decarbonising trucks and buses – a topic that used to inspire silence is accelerating and instilling new hopes for a quick/er transition. The latest studies forecast ZEV to overtake ICE models in price and usability within the decade. They also must, with regulation about to become specific in the EU Green Deal – but which […] More…