JUMP AHEAD Here are some to watch for. JUMP AROUND No one saw Tesla coming. A Silicon Valley start-up putting electric motors into a handful of Lotus sportscars was about a niche as car-making gets. Then Elon Musk took over. Scarily smart, and with the balls to simultaneously bet ...
SAKOR Technologies Inc., a recognized leader in the area of high-performance dynamometer systems, announces that it recently provided Carpenter Technology Corp (CTC) with a dynamometer test system that will be used to test the effectiveness of new alloys being used for electric motor components and inverters
Ceer is a joint venture between PIF and Foxconn
SMMT data for October shows that battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations increased by 23.4% to 19,933 and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) rose by 6.2% to 8,899. However, BEV uptake grew by less than the overall market for the first time since the pandemic, meaning October is the first month to ...
VDL Bus & Coach has received the first order from Sweden for the new generation of its Citea electric bus. Public transport operator Nobina has ordered four new generation VDL Citea LE-122s with 490 kWh batteries. They are scheduled to enter service in the Swedish municipality of Ale in ...
Charge+, an EV charging solution provider for Singapore and Southeast Asia, has won the Singapore government tender for EV charging infrastructure to install, operate and maintain about 4,000 EV charging points in Singapore. Charge+ was one of two consortiums which were awarded the very first governmental EV charging tender ...
Einride, the Swedish technology company for digital, electric and autonomous road freight transport, has presented the second generation of its Rigid Large autonomous electric vehicle – and a charging solution for electric trucks. Compared to the first generation, the new Rigid Large offers, among other things, more loading space ...
The Canadian recycling company Li-Cycle and Vines Energy Solutions (VinES), a battery company of Vingroup, have agreed on a global recycling partnership. Under the agreement, both companies will develop recycling solutions for VinES and VinFast, the electric car manufacturer that is also part of Vingroup. VinES “specialises in the ...
Most UK small businesses want to switch to electric vehicles but are held back by rising vehicle costs and electricity bills, new data from NatWest shows. Despite the research revealing that 81% of SMEs want to transition to green transport, the current economic conditions are delaying plans ...
The German supplier Benteler has announced that it will rename its business unit ‘Benteler EV Systems’ in ‘Holon’. The unit had only been spun off at the end of 2021 to bundle and push the business with autonomous electric shuttles – the first vehicle is to celebrate its premiere ...
The Hummer EV, in both Pickup and SUV formats, is “sold out for two years or more”, according to GMC Global Vice President Duncan Aldred. GM currently holds 90,000 reservations of the Hummer EV Pickup and SUV and has only produced 2,570 units of the Hummer EV Pickup as ...
The Chinese battery manufacturer SVOLT has started production at its new factory in Suining in Sichuan province. The first expansion stage of the factory, which has now started operation, is designed for an annual capacity of 20 GWh. The company announced the factory in Suining in February 2021 – ...
Saudi Arabia has unveiled its first electric car brand. It is called Ceer and is a joint venture between the Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF (Public Investment Fund) and the Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn. The latter will develop the electric platform for a range of Ceer models, including sedans ...
Almost a quarter of Scotland’s public charging points for electric vehicles were faulty when BBC Disclosure did spot-checks on the network. A snapshot over a six-week period of the state of the 2,200 chargers installed using Scottish government grants uncovered issues at 535 units. While the demand remains small, ...
The Chinese battery manufacturer CALB wants to build its first European factory in Portugal, specifically at the port of Sines. The company has signed a non-binding letter of intent with a subsidiary of the Portuguese Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade (AICEP). The news portal Euractiv has learned some ...
The electric car manufacturer Polestar has received a total of 1.6 billion US dollars in fresh capital from its two main shareholders. This secures the financing for the near future – including the production start-up of the Polestar 3. Volvo Cars is providing a loan of $800 million with ...
In the UK, the electric drive specialist Equipmake has presented its latest purely electric bus technology, with a zero-emission version of the New Routemaster double-decker bus. Equipmake has converted the New Routemaster with electric drive systems. This process involves completely replacing the buses’ hybrid drivetrain with Equipmake’s Zero Emission ...
In the UK, as of 1 November, Tesco will start charging electric vehicle drivers to use all types of charge points at its grocery stores. Cooperation partner Pod Point did not mention rising energy costs, saying only that the revenues will be used to meet charge point roll-out targets ...
French startup VoltAero has raised another 32 million euros in capital. The Italian company Tesi (Tecnologie E Servizi Innovativi) became a strategic investor and industrial partner in the Series B financing round. VoltAero will use the money to finance the certification and start of production of its hybrid Cassio ...
Knorr-Bremse has invested in the Chinese electric motor supplier Bobang and in return receives a company share of approximately 13 per cent. In addition to the investment, Knorr-Bremse is also planning development projects with Bobang. Knorr-Bremse is already working on energy management systems, electromechanical actuators and enhanced vehicle stabilization ...
In the USA, Nikola has received an order for 100 heavy-duty electric trucks. The order for 100 Nikola Tre BEVs comes from fleet management provider Zeem Solutions, which offers logistics companies a complete package of electric vehicles, charging solutions and other services at a flat rate. According to Nikola ...
In Austria, the Vienna public transport operator Wiener Linien has signed contracts with Daimler Trucks for 60 battery-electric buses and Solaris for ten hydrogen-electric buses. The tender for the 60 BEV and 10 FCEV buses was announced in 2020 and launched the following year. This was flanked by test ...
AkzoNobel has become the global refinish partner for new energy vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto Sales Company Ltd. – currently the world’s leading seller of electric vehicles
General Motors and Microvast are cooperating to develop a special separator technology for electric vehicle batteries. These films will then be manufactured in a new separator factory in the USA, which Microvast plans to build. The car company will contribute its separator and coating technology to the collaboration with ...
The Mobility House has secured an investment amount of around 50 million euros for its technology development and expansion in Europe, North America and Asia. The now-completed internal financing round is supported by all existing investors. The approximately 50 million euros from the Series C financing will be spent ...
Volvo Cars will only offer electric cars in Australia from 2026. As Volvo Australia announces, no new combustion models will be introduced there either. The decision is probably not entirely uncontroversial, even among Volvo dealers there. The changeover to pure electric cars in Australia will thus take place four ...
Canoo announced plans for a battery module manufacturing facility in the US state of Oklahoma. The plant will be fully operational, producing modules from Panasonic battery cells with a total annual capacity of 3.2 GWh. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the year. The module assembly ...
BYD plans to produce electric vehicles and process battery raw materials in Brazil. To this end, the Chinese manufacturer has signed a letter of intent with the government of the state of Bahia to set up three production lines in the city of Camaçari. BYD has now confirmed this ...
Like many car brands right now, Volvo is aiming to sell only electric vehicles in the future. By 2030, in fact. However, Volvo Car Australia wants to fast-track that to 2026 for the local showroom. Yep, that means Volvo will only sell electric vehicles come 2026. During a speech to ...
Limitations in the MEB Platform If wishes were horses in 2022.. TopElectricSUV says The VW ID.4 GTX isn’t the performance benchmark in its segment; that title goes to the top-end Nissan Ariya. A VW ID.4 R that’s quicker and faster could arrive, but only in the second generation of ...
The fourth-gen Kia Carnival will receive a facelift in 2023, and with the mid-life update, the minivan’s range will reportedly see the addition of a Hybrid variant. The Kia Carnival Hybrid has a fair chance of sailing to the U.S., where competitors are already available with hybrid and plug-in hybrid ...
General Motors has confirmed its return to Europe with electric cars. This came in the form of an announcement that Jaclyn McQuaid has been appointed President and CEO of GM Europe. The long-serving GM executive will take up her new job on 1 November and will be based in ...
Canoo announced on Wednesday that it would build electric vehicle battery modules at a renovated facility in the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor, Oklahoma. The new facility is expected to expand Canoo’s manufacturing and employment footprint in the region as it continues to ramp production of its electric vehicles. The ...
The Norwegian company Teco 2030 is to deliver 120 fuel cell stacks to the Austrian propulsion developer AVL. This is provided for in a letter of intent now concluded between the two companies. However, this is not yet a binding order, because AVL itself has not yet received a ...
Vattenfall has delivered 32 fast chargers to Tide Bus in Denmark’s fifth-largest city, Vejle, where 33 electric buses operated by Tide Bus have just been put into operation. Vattenfall is responsible for both the operation of the charging infrastructure and the purchase and delivery of electricity. Although Vattenfall does ...
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has expanded its range of zero-emission buses. The British bus manufacturer has now unveiled the electric Enviro400EV double-decker and the Enviro100EV midibus, as well as revealing a new generation of the hydrogen double-decker Enviro400FCEV. Announced in August this year, the new models will be on ...
In February, Beijing Benz, the joint venture of BAIC Motor and Mercedes-Benz, announced a recall for the EQC electric model after dozens of owners complained about engine problems. However, it seems that this recall was insufficient, as it has now been expanded. For the initial recall, around 10,000 EQCs ...
MAN Truck & Bus is working on an after-use strategy for its batteries. The manufacturer is currently drawing up an action protocol for this. In parallel, MAN has launched a project to test used MAN vehicle batteries in stationary storage facilities. MAN Truck & Bus wants to start early ...
The Danish bus company Vikingbus has ordered 31 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro. These are to be primarily operated in the municipality of Køge, a port city located south of the Danish capital Copenhagen in the east of the island of Sjӕlland. The city buses are scheduled to enter service at the ...
Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower is equipping Terminal Group petrol stations across Estonia with fast charging stations. In the first phase, 73 Kempower charging points will be installed at 25 locations along Estonia’s main roads. Each location will offer at least 150 kW of charging power and will be ...
The Volkswagen Group has presented a new Green Finance Framework (GFF) that takes into account the EU taxonomy rules defining sustainability. In the new GFF, only investments for battery-electric vehicles that are EU taxonomy-compliant are taken into account. Capital expenditures for plug-in hybrids or pure combustion vehicles are completely ...
Kia is aiming for an Indian EV manufacturing facility. Kia’s EV rollout is about to step up a gear, with the brand targeting a new European production hub in order to deliver a slew of new electric vehicles, as well as an Indian EV manufacturing facility that should lower ...
In Norway, 9,727 electric cars were newly registered in October, giving them a market share of 77.5 per cent of the country’s new passenger car registrations. In addition, there were 1,126 plug-in hybrids. The VW ID.4 topped the model ranking in October with 1,014 registrations. In September 2022, new ...
Geely’s premium electric subsidiary Zeekr has unveiled its second model and is now accepting reservations for the Zeekr 009 in China. Separately, Geely plans to spin off Zeekr and list it on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. First, let’s talk about the new electric car in the Zeekr portfolio: ...
We’ve heard Mitsubishi officials say that the next-gen Triton will come with electrification for over three years (via Driven). However, recently it has come to light that the company is considering not only partial but also complete electrification for the upcoming pickup truck. The latest information is that a Mitsubishi ...
Nissan unveiled two interesting electric car concepts at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, both in partnership with South Carolina-based Tommy Pike Customs. Both the Leaf and the Ariya were converted into classically-inspired looks from the past. The Sunny Leaf was converted from a car to a pickup truck ...
Hitachi Astemo has been selected to supply electric motors and inverters for Nissan’s future electric and hybrid vehicles. The automotive supplier will supply the components to Jatco, a systems integrator majority-owned by Nissan. Automotive Supplier also intends to expand sales of its in-house developed e-axle to various carmakers worldwide ...
On 1 November, Volkswagen’s electric car-sharing service WeShare was acquired by Miles Mobility. At the same time, Miles has ordered more than 10,000 electric cars from the Audi, Seat, Cupra and VW brands, which are to be delivered from 2023 onwards. In the course of the “partnership”, in which ...
The European fast-charging company Fastned has lowered the prices at its charge points in a number of countries, responding to a recent drop in energy prices. In Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, the kWh tariff will drop from 83 to 74 cents on 1 November, and in Switzerland from ...
The Port of Long Beach in California is receiving a $30.1 million grant from the US Department of Transportation to deploy the nation’s largest fleet of electric vehicles for cargo handling at a single container terminal. The project will replace diesel-powered terminal tractors with about 60 electric-powered tractors and ...
Jaguar Land Rover and Wolfspeed have announced a strategic partnership for the supply of silicon carbide semiconductors. The technology is expected to increase powertrain efficiency and range for JLR’s next-generation electric cars from 2024. The partnership with Wolfspeed now announced builds on the existing cooperation with the Jaguar TCS ...
The world’s largest electric bus depot was recently inaugurated in Qatar. Covering an area of more than 400,000 square metres, the Lusail electric bus depot consists of 24 buildings and offers space for 478 electric buses. The newly inaugurated bus dept covers an area of more than 400,000 square ...
Volvo Construction Equipment has added some technical upgrades to its L20 and L25 electric compact wheel loader models, just as deliveries are starting in North America. The updates include increasing the maximum speed to 12.4 mph (20km/h), the option to fit a parallel linkage that delivers high breakout torque ...
Volkswagen of America, Inc. is proud to announce today that the ID.4 SUV is the winner of the first-ever SEMA award for Electric Vehicle of the Year award from the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show®, hosted annually in Las Vegas, Nevada
More than 100 companies operating in Australia, including a number of car manufacturers, have joined forces to form a private-sector electric vehicle alliance. The newly formed Electric Vehicle Council is demanding a strong national electric vehicle strategy from the Australian government. The goal is to get one million electric ...
Series production of the Tesla Cybertruck will apparently not start until the end of 2023, according to a media report. That would be two years later than originally planned. According to its report, the Reuters news agency claims to have learned this from two insiders. Tesla itself has not ...
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL is developing a skateboard chassis that integrates battery packs, electric motors and other components. The CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC) is expected to be ready for series production shortly. A first potential customer has already been found with VinFast. In a short announcement, CATL states ...
Britishvolt may soon have to file for insolvency, according to media reports. The company is said to have asked the British government for a financing advance of 30 million pounds. However, this was refused, so now the existence of the company is apparently at stake. Britishvolt is known to ...
Tesco, which has been allowing customers to use its EV charge points for free since 2019, will now start charging from today (Tuesday, November 1). The network, which was launched by Tesco, Volkswagen and Pod Point, will charge 28p/kWh for 7kW connections, rising to 40p for the 22kW AC ...
After several fixes done via software, Tesla is now physically recalling about 24,000 Model 3s in the US for potentially improperly fastened seat belts. In addition, an investigation has been launched by the Department of Justice over autopilot claims. The investigation launched by the US Department of Justice into ...
The new generation E-Class planned for 2023 will be the last new model from Mercedes-Benz on an internal combustion engine platform. All subsequent new model series in the future will be based on architectures that the Stuttgart-based company is developing specifically for electric vehicles. This is what development boss ...
Ford’s electric vehicles are winning over the hearts of long-time Ford fans with an upgraded driving experience and new capabilities. EV owners are using their vehicles’ frunks and added technology such as vehicle-to-load (V2L) to upgrade their Halloween festivities, taking trick or treating to the next level. This Halloween, ...
Jeep Compass Electric Jeep Renegade Electric TopElectricSUV says As part of Jeep’s goal to convert 100% of its European sales to pure-electric vehicles by 2030, the company will begin to offer all of its small and compact models equipped with electric powertrains over the next few years. Having covered ...
TopElectricSUV says VW ID.3 SUV (VW ID.3 X) FAQs What is the VW ID.3 SUV release date? What will be the VW ID.3 SUV price? Which models will be VW ID.3 SUV rivals? Volkswagen has confirmed plans to introduce ten new electric vehicles by the year 2026, with the ...
What is it? Design & Features Price & Release Date TopElectricSUV says Jeep Wagoneer S Electric FAQs What is the Jeep Wagoneer S release date? What will be the Jeep Wagoneer S Electric price? Which models will be Jeep Wagoneer S rivals? Jeep plans to launch four pure electric ...
Nikola Corporation, a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, and KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis (“KeyState”), a clean hydrogen and chemicals production facility under development, are working together to create Pennsylvania’s first low-carbon hydrogen production value chain, which includes full integration of commercial carbon capture and storage
JustCharge, the community electric vehicle (EV) charging network from JustPark, has gone live with a brand new partnership with leading charge point mapping service Zap-Map. The partnership offers Zap-Map users the ability to find and book JustCharge chargers directly through the Zap-Map app. The partnership goes live as new ...
The logistics & transport company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has founded the Clean Port & Logistics (CPL) innovation cluster to test hydrogen-powered equipment in port logistics. The innovation cluster aims to develop solutions to bring hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles and terminal equipment to market maturity in a short ...
Californian haulage company Tradelink Transport has ordered 15 all-electric VNR Electric heavy-duty trucks from Volvo Trucks North America. These 15 electric trucks will make up almost 30 per cent of Tradelink Transport’s total fleet. Ten of the 15 Volvo VNR Electric were purchased with financial support from California’s Hybrid ...
At the Bauma construction machinery trade fair, Deutz exhibited several electric construction machines together with partners, some of which are soon to go into series production or are already on offer. In addition to an electric crawler crane or mini excavator, a battery-electric concrete pump was also presented. Strictly ...
Northern Ireland bus operator Translink has ordered 100 electric buses from Wrightbus – including 60 for the Belfast Metro Network and 40 for the Ulsterbus network operating outside Belfast. All the new electric buses are due to start operating in summer 2024. According to the partners, the buses ordered ...
Fleet Advantage, a US heavy-duty truck leasing provider, has announced the procurement of 200 US Class 8 electric heavy-duty trucks. The 200 electric trucks will be available to the provider’s customers from 2023. Fleet Advantage is not yet providing further details, such as from which manufacturer or manufacturers the ...
The “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen University has presented the first road-ready prototype of its electric heavy-duty truck, which will be equipped with a fuel cell to extend its range. The vehicle is being developed as part of the “SeLv” research project funded by ...
The Japanese company Panasonic has scheduled the start of construction of its new battery cell factory in the US state of Kansas for November 2022. It will be Panasonic’s second battery factory for electric vehicles in the USA after the Gigafactory 1 in Nevada, which is operated jointly with ...
What is it? Design & Features Release Date TopElectricSUV says What is the Foxconn Model V release date? What will be the Foxconn Model V price? Which models will be Foxconn Model V competitors? Hon Hai Technology Group (HHTG) is intensifying its foray into the auto industry. Better known ...
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning a 4.70-metre-long counterpart to the C-Class as the first electric model in the ‘Entry Luxury’ segment. In terms of technology, however, the mid-size sedan will differ from the two current electric sedans EQS and EQE. This is reported by Autocar with reference to Robert Lesnik, head ...
The Turkish electric car manufacturer Togg has inaugurated its first production facility in Gemlik. The first model is scheduled to roll out in Turkey in March 2023. For the coming year, Togg plans to produce 17,000 to 18,000 electric cars. Within five years, the annual capacity is to grow ...
The high energy prices are probably slowing down the construction of Northvolt’s planned battery factory in Germany. Northvolt CEO Magnus Carlsson confirmed this in an interview. A decision has not yet been made, but Northvolt is already considering an alternative location. “The factory in Heide could be delayed,” Northvolt ...
Tesla wants to increase its production capacities in Grünheide and is preparing the next expansion stage on the existing site for this purpose. Since Friday, 70 hectares of pine forest have been cleared for the expansion. According to media reports, permission for the clearing has already been granted. Tesla ...
An electric LandCruiser. Source: VivoPower A coalition of more than 100 companies are pushing the Australian federal government to get one million electric vehicles on the road in the next five years. The group, which includesretail and insurance, right through to agriculture and banking, wants a range of strong ...
Image: Riz Akhtar Global car rental giant Hertz has revealed strong gains in revenues and demand as economies emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic as CEO Stephen Scherr focused on the importance of the transition to electric vehicles and establishing a zero carbon fleet. Hertz reported third-quarter revenue of $US2.5 ...
In Luxembourg, the government is funding the construction of 672 additional charging points for electric cars, 44 of which are fast chargers, with more than 4.5 million euros. A total of 29 projects from 19 companies have now been selected as part of the first call for funding. However, ...
The police in the West Midlands region of England want to procure 68 new electric vehicles by the end of this year. The West Midlands Police already has 40 electric cars and 50 charging points. According to British media reports, the new electric vehicles, which are to be ordered ...