Almost every fifth new car registered last month was rechargeable. More…
China: Plug-In Car Sales Reach New Record In August 2021
With Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis’ battery venture for Europe more than doubles
Mercedes-Benz announced Friday that it plans to join Automotive Cells Company (ACC), the venture between Stallantis and TotalEnergies, creating “a European battery champion for electric vehicles.” With the new stakeholder, ACC will aim for a 120-gigawatt-hour annual capacity, more than doubling the previous target, and boosting the… More…
Karsan expands electric bus lineup with solo and articulated buses
The Turkish bus builder Karsan has presented its new electric bus family e-ATA, which is offered in lengths of ten, twelve and 18 metres. Production has already started. There is also a first order for a total of 66 units of the new buses from Romania. The e-ATA models complement the company’s existing electric minibuses. […] More…
Serial version of the UrbanRebel to release in 2025
The production version of the ‘UrbanRebel Concept’ by the Seat brand Cupra, planned for 2025, is to cost around 25,000 euros, which is around 5,000 euros more expensive than the VW offshoot of the planned electric small car family. With the ‘UrbanRebel Concept’, Cupra had shown its own idea of a sporty electric small car. […] More…
VW And Art Students Imagine Future Long-Distance Mobility Concepts
The students who created these design sketches were awarded scholarship funds by Volkswagen Group of America. More…
VinFast is coming to Europe in 2022
The Vietnamese car manufacturer VinFast gives more details about its European strategy. According to this, the company’s first two electric cars, the VF e35 and the VF e36, are to make their market debut in three European countries in 2022. VinFast currently develops and manufactures exclusively electric scooters and electric buses in its own production […] More…
Polestar closing in on SPAC merger for IPO
Polestar is apparently close to completing the proposed SPAC merger with investment firm Gores Guggenheim that was first leaked in July. The official announcement could be made in the course of today, Monday. Reuters news agency, citing sources familiar with the planned US IPO, reports that the merger with Gores Guggenheim could give the proposed […] More…
Elon Musk: ‘This will be Tesla’s (TSLA) most intense delivery week ever’
Elon Musk said that this week will be Tesla’s (TSLA) “most intense delivery week ever” in a new email to employees More…
Op-Ed: Opel Mokka E Looks And Drives Great, Lacks Je Ne Sais Quoi
It’s a pleasant and competent vehicle, but it won’t really make you covet one. More…
Nissan’s New Townstar Electric Van Is A Rebadged Renault Kangoo
As with the Kangoo E-Tech Electric, the Townstar EV features a 44 kWh battery; the projected range is 285 km (177 miles). More…
Nissan presents the e-NV200 successor ‘Townstar’
Nissan presented first details on the successor of its small van NV200 and its electric variant e-NV200. The new model is called Nissan Townstar and also gets a purely electric offshoot. It is based on the CMF-C platform developed together with alliance partner Renault. The Townstar will go on sale as a commercial vehicle and […] More…
German city to raise parking fees for EVs
In Tübingen, parking fees for residents will be significantly increased. Particularly heavy cars such as SUVs are being targeted, however, the fee increase will also affect the comparatively cleaner electric vehicles as well due to their comparatively high weight. The way the new regulation works is that owners of heavy combustion vehicles weighing more than […] More…
MAN: Long Range Electric Trucks Coming In 2024
The company hints at 500 km (311 miles) of range and more in the future. More…
Global Passenger xEV Battery Market Stats: H1 2021
According to Adamas Intelligence, the market expanded 157% year-over-year. More…
Meet The New Mercedes-Benz eCitan
It will join the eVito and eSprinter in the second half of 2022. More…
ADL & BYD delivered 5 electric double-deckers to Leeds
The manufacturer alliance Alexander Dennis Limited and BYD has delivered five BYD ADL Enviro400EV electric double-decker buses to West Yorkshire Combined Authority and bus operator First Bus – for the new Stourton Park&Ride service in Leeds. The new zero-emission double-deckers will depart Stourton every ten minutes to take users of the Park & Ride service […] More…
Marubeni & Vertical Aerospace plan to launch VTOL service in Japan
UK-based eVOTL start-up Vertical Aerospace is partnering with Japanese trading company Marubeni to bring its VA-X4 electric vertical take-off aircraft to Japan. Marubeni has also signed an intention to purchase up to 200 units of Vertical’s electric aircraft as part of the deal. Vertical and Marubeni have agreed to jointly explore the requirements for operating […] More…
Hofer Powertrain to supply Mullen Technologies
The Californian electric car start-up Mullen Technologies announces an agreement with the German drive specialist Hofer Powertrain to develop and produce electric drives for its vehicles. Mullen also announces further models. The agreement with Hofer Powertrain is a memorandum of understanding focused on electric powertrains, with neither side providing further details. David Michery, CEO and […] More…
Realteam Hydrogen Redline, Porsche Win Le Mans Virtual Series Round 1 At Monza
The opening round of the inaugural Le Mans Virtual Series took to the venerated Autodromo Nazionale Monza for four hours of live multi-class racing. More…
Elon Musk Believes Chip Shortage Is Only A ‘Short Term’ Problem
Tesla’s CEO expects the ongoing semiconductor shortage that has plagued the automotive industry to be over soon. More…
