Jamaica’s state-owned public transit company JUTC will see 200 electric buses joining their fleet over the next three years. Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke announced as much when he opened the budget debate this week. The new electric buses will join 70 e-buses already procured for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). However, this […] More…

The Italian electric motorbike manufacturer Energica, part of the US group Ideanomics, has begun expanding its headquarters in Modena. The expansion by another 1,150 square metres of space will serve research and development, prototype testing and the Energica Inside business unit. The latter further develops Energica components for sale to other manufacturers and is working […] More…

We have written several times about Scania’s extra-long heavy-duty electric trucks. Now another such vehicle has been delivered, this time in Norway, to haul lime with its 66 tonnes total weight, sparing the atmosphere the combustion of almost 60,000 litres of diesel per year. The vehicle was delivered in Verdal, approximately as far up North […] More…

The Australian state of Queensland is ramping up the electric bus rollout. The latest plans by the state government will see the number of e-buses doubles this year as the fleet is to receive another 40 vehicles. These will join 25 existing electric buses currently serving en routes in Queensland. Transport and main roads minister […] More…

EV charging provider InstaVolt started working on its first public charging hub in Iceland. The site at a hotel near Keflavík Airport will boast 20 chargers, making it the largest rapid charging hub in Iceland. InstaVolt, a British company now owned by EQT Infrastructures, launched in Iceland only earlier this year. InstaVolt Iceland aims to […] More…

US commercial vehicle manufacturer Mack Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, has unveiled its second battery-electric model. Similarly to its diesel counterpart launched in 2020, the medium-duty Mack MD Electric will compete in US vehicle classes 6 and 7. The MD Electric follows the LR Electric heavy-duty truck – a truck tailored primarily for the […] More…

The US speciality chemicals company Cabot has announced the establishment of a technology centre in Germany. With the centre in Münster, Cabot wants to focus on technical cooperation with customers to accelerate the development of its battery materials products in Europe. According to Cabot, it develops solutions for current and future battery technologies such as […] More…

Nissan is taking a new approach to powertrain development that integrates zero-emission and hybrid technology. The ‘X in 1’ program sees engineers utilising the same components for both EV and E-Power drives for cost-saving effects. Nissan estimates the new approach will save up to 30 per cent in development costs in 2026 compared to 2019. […] More…

Renault Trucks says it has achieved a market share of 24.2 per cent in the medium- and heavy-duty electric truck segment in Europe in 2022. Specifically, the Volvo Group-owned manufacturer sold 379 units of the E-Tech D and E-Tech D Wide models in Europe last year. This is according to a company release, which also […] More…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is preparing to introduce a station wagon version of its ET5 sedan and wants to offer it in Europe as well. First pictures and information on the estate or shooting-brake version of the ET5 come from a registration application with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). […] More…

BYD is planning a major push into battery-electric commercial vehicles, according to a media report. The Chinese manufacturer will launch a series of new BEV commercial vehicle models in markets such as China, Europe and Japan over the next three years. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed people familiar with the […] More…