Thursday 20th August 2020
Volkswagen’s electric offensive continues to gather speed: Series production of the brand’s first all-electric SUV, the ID.4, gets underway in Zwickau. The world premiere of the ID.4 follows at the end of September.
Thursday 20th August 2020
As people around the world start driving more again, Ford and INRIX will soon help them find cheaper options for fuel prices and that elusive open parking spot.
Thursday 20th August 2020
A consortium led by Ford is developing an innovative predictive road safety tool which, using data from connected vehicles and intelligent roadside sensors, could help to make travel in towns and cities safer and easier.
Thursday 20th August 2020
Kandi America, the US subsidiary of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.,
rolled out America’s most affordable EVs – models K23 and K27. Kandi
America has received 436 pre-order reservations for the newly launched
models within 24 hours. The number is expected to increase further.
Thursday 20th August 2020
Elkem announced that it has selected Herøya Industrial Park as the
site for a potential large-scale plant for battery graphite production
in Norway. The project, named Northern Recharge, aims to supply the
fast-growing battery industry through a competitive production process
and make batteries greener with lower CO2 emissions.
Thursday 20th August 2020
Electrify America, the largest open direct current (DC) fast-charging
network in the US, announced that it will work with Love’s Travel
Stops, the nation’s industry-leading travel stop network, to bring
public ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to seven
locations in six US states.
Wednesday 19th August 2020
esVolta has selected ION Energy, an industry leader in battery management solutions, to improve the operational efficiency of its utility scale battery energy storage projects, in one of the largest such deals in the world. Under the partnership, ION Energy's battery analytics platform, Edison Analytics, will be deployed across esVolta’s entire portfolio of battery energy storage projects in North America, totaling to 581 MWh of energy storage.
Wednesday 19th August 2020
Mercedes-Benz Bank has been offering the telematics-based InScore insurance solution since 2017. The solution enables customers to lower their insurance rates by adapting their individual driving style and choosing their routes and times of travel. Since August 2020, interested customers are able to test InScore for up to three weeks for free — and with no obligation.
Wednesday 19th August 2020
General Motors announced its technology rollout plan for electrification, intelligent driving and connectivity in China, with an immersive display at the PATAC Design Dome in Shanghai and virtual presentations from the Warren Design Dome in Michigan.
Wednesday 19th August 2020
Lucid Motors announced that the Lucid Air will be the fastest charging electric vehicle ever offered with the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles per minute. For owners charging their Lucid Air in real-world conditions on the road, that can translate into 300 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging.
Wednesday 19th August 2020
Tata Motors announced a significant milestone in the electric vehicle (EV) domain by rolling out the 1000th Nexon EV from its plant in Pune.
Wednesday 19th August 2020
The electric vehicle (EV) charging experience is now even closer to the speed of a gas station visit with the new DC fast charger from leading provider, Tritium. The RT175-S smart charging system powers EVs to an 80% charge in 15 minutes on average and is the first charger on the US market capable of Plug and Charge, a communications protocol enabling electric vehicles and charging equipment to communicate, authenticate and bill customers via the charging cable.
Wednesday 19th August 2020
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has significantly grown its authorised service and maintenance network by signing a partnership with one of the UK’s largest end-to-end fleet management companies, Rivus Fleet Solutions.
Wednesday 19th August 2020
MAHLE has developed two standardized air filter solutions for fuel cells. Thanks to this new modular approach, MAHLE is able to significantly reduce development times and costs,with developers now having direct access to a fully developed “off-the-shelf” component instead of having to design individual solutions for each vehicle.
Tuesday 18th August 2020
The transport company Hamburger Hochbahn AG has signed a framework
agreement with Daimler Buses for the delivery of fully electric
Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and the new eCitaro G articulated bus. The
agreement is part of a record order for up to 530 emission-free urban
buses for the Hochbahn company from 2021 to 2025. The exact number and
their distribution will be defined during the term of contract.
Tuesday 18th August 2020
Polestar has announced the location of its first UK Space, located in Westfield London. Also known as Westfield White City or Westfield Shepherds Bush, the largest shopping centre in Europe was an obvious choice of location for the growing Swedish electric performance brand.
Tuesday 18th August 2020
Toyota Motor Corporation and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) are expanding their global collaboration, applying AWS’s vast portfolio of services to expand Toyota’s Mobility Services Platform (MSPF), an ecosystem to help Toyota engineers develop, deploy, and manage the next generation of data-driven mobility services for driver and passenger safety, security, comfort, and convenience in Toyota’s cloud-connected vehicles.
Tuesday 18th August 2020
The first electric vehicle rapid chargers at a Marks & Spencer store are now live at Maidstone Eclipse Park in Kent. Supplied and installed by bp Chargemaster, the three new 50kW chargers are now available at the company’s newest store, just off junction 7 of the M20 in Kent.
Tuesday 18th August 2020
Canoo Holdings Ltd., a company developing electric vehicles (EV) from the ground up, and Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (HCAC), a special purpose acquisition company, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination that would result in Canoo becoming a publicly listed company. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined operating company will be named Canoo Inc. and will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “CNOO.”
Monday 17th August 2020
StreetDrone, the full-stack autonomous technology company, have won UK Government funding as part of a consortium tasked with delivering an autonomous logistics capability to Nissan’s Sunderland car plant.
Monday 17th August 2020
BOGESTRA (Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen) and HCR (Straßenbahn Herne-Castrop-Rauxel), two of Germany’s leading Public Transport Operators (PTOs), have taken delivery of the first vehicle in a joint fleet order for 22 eBuses from BYD – the world’s leading eBus manufacturer. The handover brings about a landmark moment for BYD as it begins fleet deliveries to a public transport provider in Germany for the first time.
Monday 17th August 2020
Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), Stuttgart, is expanding its venture portfolio by investment in Aurora Labs Ltd. for $2.5 million. This represents a stake in the low single digit percentage area.
Monday 17th August 2020
Hyundai Motor successfully demonstrated its leadership in electrified mobility as three KONA Electric vehicles set a new range record.
Monday 17th August 2020
As the first customer of the second test phase in Germany, DB Schenker has received a battery-electric eActros of the so-called “innovation fleet”. This leading company for global logistics services will use the 25-ton truck for the delivery of general cargo — i.e., palletised goods that are too large and heavy for parcel delivery — in the city centre of Leipzig.
