US American BEV commercial vehicle chassis manufacturer Motiv Power Systems has announced a new vehicle order from Cintas for 30 additional battery-electric delivery vans. Motiv’s decision to expand its relationship with Cintas follows a successful pilot test of seven Motiv-powered vehicles across three US states in 2022. The new order of 30 Motiv trucks will […] More…

Bosch has announced that it is reorganising its supplier business to take account of the trend towards software-based vehicle development: the division ‘Bosch Mobility Solutions’ will be renamed ‘Bosch Mobility’ and managed within the group as a business sector with its own business responsibility and management team. The aim is to be able to serve […] More…

Together with partners, a team of researchers from the Fraunhofer IPA was able to show in a study that e-bike motors can be remanufactured in the sense of a modern circular economy. Since the remanufacturing succeeded with almost the same properties, the researchers see great potential in the approach. In the ‘AddRE-Mo’ project, researchers from […] More…

The US commercial vehicle dealer group Randy Marion Automotive (RMA) has ordered 1,000 electric trucks from Mullen Automotive. Deliveries are scheduled to begin as early as August. Specifically, the order is for the Mullen Three, a Class 3 low cab forward EV truck. According to Mullen, bodies of up to 4 metres and a payload […] More…

The US American city of Chicago has launched a new electrification initiative called ‘Chicago Electric’ to transition the city’s municipal fleet to electric vehicles by 2035, which will cost an investment of over $42M over a period of five years. The City of Chicago maintains a fleet of 11,246 light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles that […] More…

The drive specialist Hofer Powertrain has opened a location for the development of electric drives in Vienna. The new branch, located near the Vienna Exhibition Centre, was officially opened a few weeks ago. Hofer’s experts develop electric motors, inverters, software and complete systems at the new location in the Austrian capital. This is done “taking […] More…

Mercedes-Benz has pushed back an interim goal on its way to becoming an electric car manufacturer. Specifically, it is about the target set almost two years ago that electric cars and plug-in hybrids should account for half of sales in 2025. The manufacturer wants to continue to reach this interim goal by the middle of […] More…

US Truck manufacturer Paccar and Toyota are extending their collaboration efforts to bring hydrogen-fuelled Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks on the road. These will be equipped with Toyota’s next-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules. The trucks in question are the Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579, both Paccar brands. Battery-electric offshoots already exist for both vehicles. According to […] More…

The Peugeot e-2008 is getting an update three years after its market launch. Among other things under the bonnet – with 15 kW more power and a larger battery. The small SUV now has a 115 kW electric motor and a 54 kWh battery. Previously, the models were only equipped with 100 kW power and […] More…