Karsan is racking up electric bus orders in Romania as they receive another order for 26 electric buses. The city of Deva expects 22 e-Jest minibuses from the Turkish manufacturer and four electric buses of type e-Atak from mid-2022. Karsan’s sales of electric buses in Romania now stand at 158 units. These are the first […] More…
Turkey’s Karsan racks up electric bus orders in Romania
Turkish manufacturer Karsan has received a new order for 26 electric buses from Romania. The city of Deva expects 22 e-Jest minibuses from Karsan and four electric buses of type e-Atak from mid-2022. With this order, Karsan increases its sales of electric buses to Romania to 158 units. These are the first electric buses Deva […] More…
VW ID Buzz Seen Winter Testing With The Least Camo Ever
This is our best look yet at the production version of Volkswagen’s upcoming electric minivan. More…
Report: EV battery costs hit another low in 2021, but they might rise in 2022
Global average battery prices fell 6% between 2020 and 2021, but they might be on the rise going forward, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) annual battery price survey. Lithium-ion battery pack prices averaged $132 per kwh in 2021—down from $140 per kwh in 2020—and $101 per kwh on a cell basis, the report said… More…
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Cites Gas Prices, Promotes EVs
We’ve often wondered if rising gas prices would be the nail in the coffin for gas cars. More…
Cummins invests in Sion Power
In the USA, the engine manufacturer Cummins is investing in the battery developer Sion Power. Together, the two sides intend to further develop Sion’s lithium metal battery technology called Licerion for applications in electric commercial vehicles. Under the agreement, Sion Power will participate in a multi-year programme to develop large-format lithium metal battery cells for […] More…
Motorsport Cannot Go Electric Only, Says WRC Title Winner Robert Reid
Robert Reid won the 2001 World Rally Championship for Subaru as co-driver to Richard Burns, the 20th anniversary was celebrated last week. The Scot has since gone on to a career in the sport’s governance on several FIA commissions including Safety. He’s running in the FIA elections in three weeks for the role of Deputy President for Sport under Mohammed ben Sulayem. Victory would see him as “co-driver” to the most powerful role in motorsport, FIA President. More…
China: Volkswagen Improves ID. Sales To Over 14,000 In November
The company now offers interest-free battery rental for the ID.3 model to increase volume. More…
Skoda Transportation & Temsa debut E’City trolley bus
Skoda Transportation Group presented its new E’City trolleybus at the CzechBus show in Prague. The all-electric bus can carry 69 passengers, 28 seated, and builds on chassis from Skoda’s Turkish partner Temsa. Their first customer is the Prague City Transport Authority (DPP). DPP had ordered 14 E’City buses from Skoda Transportation Group and will use […] More…
XPeng EV Sales Surge To Record 15,613 In November 2021
All models have set their all-time monthly sales records. More…
NIO Electric Car Sales Reach New High In November 2021
All the models note strong results – record or near record. More…
VW USA: 2021 ID.4 Reservation Holders Will Get 2022 Model Instead
This implies delivery delays, although the 2022 ID.4 will bring some improvements, including a longer range. More…
Next-Gen Renault Kangoo, Mercedes-Benz Citan Win Van Of The Year 2022
Both will soon be available in all-electric versions. More…
Valmet announces modular battery platform for utility vehicles
Valmet Automotive has introduced a modular battery platform for the electrification of off-highway and commercial vehicles. The Modular Power Pack is said to be suitable for all vehicles in agriculture, forestry, construction and mining. It is also suitable for the truck and bus segment as well as industrial applications. The battery platform of the Finnish […] More…
New Honda CEO Announces Big Change of EV Strategy
Japan’s second-largest automaker is now looking for a partner with more advanced EV tech in order to advance its own. More…
Analysis shows battery price drop to $132 per kW/h
According to a recent analysis by BloombergNEF, prices for lithium-ion battery packs fell by a further six per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year, to an average of 132 US dollars per kilowatt-hour. In the electric vehicle segment, prices were even lower than this market average. Accordingly, battery pack prices for an electric […] More…
Gaussin gets license to build Bluebus Cit-e bus
Gaussin announced the acquisition of a worldwide license (outside France) from Bolloré subsidiary Bluebus for its 6 meter, 22 passenger electric bus, equipped with LMP batteries. The vehicle will be renamed Cit-e and manufactured through Gaussin’s current and future network of licensees. The Cit-e itself is marketed as a “transport solution for private or public […] More…
Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis invest in Factorial for solid-state cells boosting range up to 50%
Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis are investing in Massachusetts-based solid-state battery firm Factorial Energy, becoming the latest in a series of automakers to back development of solid-state batteries. Multiple solid-state battery firms have cropped up promising improvements in performance over the lithium-ion chemistry used in nearly all current… More…
VW rumoured to be building electric convertible in Osnabrück
The VW plant in Osnabrück has a chance of producing an electric convertible, as Group CEO Herbert Diess has now announced. According to Diess, not only the Volkswagen brand but also Audi is considering the possibility. The plant, which currently mainly produces the open-top version of the T-Roc, is very competent as a “niche convertible […] More…
New Astra to release as an estate & includes PHEV variant
After the market launch of the five-door version of the new Astra, Opel/Vauxhall has now also shown the estate version. The Astra Sports Tourer will also be available as a plug-in hybrid right from the start. As is well known, the new Astra will be available as a battery-electric version from 2023. Briefly, Opel presented […] More…
