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Scania boosts electric bus range and performance with new power options

Scania is expanding its electric bus portfolio, with the addition of new e-machines, batteries, and charging options. New options available on its electric bus range include four new motors of differing power levels, a new...

BYD considers opening third factory in Europe, joining Hungary and Turkey facilities

Chinese automaker BYD is reportedly considering opening a third facility within Europe, as it looks to further drive sales across the region whilst also avoiding tariffs imposed on Chinese-made EVs by the European Union. The...

Renault and Geely partner for EVs in Brazil

Renault Group and Geely Holding have signed a preliminary agreement for the production and sale of low and zero-emission vehicles within Brazil. The agreement will allow Geely to make use of Renault's already established production,...

Flexis sets new standards in urban logistics with next-gen electric fleet

Flexis unveils three EV models on a cutting-edge skateboard platform with SDV tech, built for Europe’s urban logistics. Production to kick off at Renault’s Sandouville plant, with first deliveries in 2026. Big players under the likes...

Hyundai starts EV battery production in India, with new CRETA EV first to receive local battery packs

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) plans to make the most of India's electric vehicle sales boom, after it revealed a commitment to build EV battery packs at its Chennai facility. The first locally-sold EV to...

£40 million funding on offer for UK automotive technology businesses through APC competition

£40 million funding available for UK businesses developing zero-emission automotive technologies, with APC grants ranging from £2.5 million to £20 million. Open to businesses of all sizes working on late-stage research, aiming to reduce carbon...

Rolls-Royce makes £300m investment in Goodwood site, ahead of fully-electric future

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has committed an investment of £300 million into its Goodwood site, the facility where every single Rolls-Royce vehicle is hand built. The investment will help support the brand's transition to an electric-only...

BMW expands its Research and Innovation Center to charge the quiet EV revolution

BMW’s Aeroacoustics and Electric Drive Center features the world’s quietest wind tunnel for precise EV noise testing. Engineers use advanced tools like acoustic cameras and laser vibrometry to refine acoustics and vibrations in EVs. The facility’s...

BYD to begin producing EVs in the EU from late 2025

BYD's planned Hungary factory, which will mark the first BYD EVs to be produced both within Europe and the European Union, will begin producing EVs at the facility from late 2025. The news was uncovered...

Rivian receives $6.6bn conditional loan from U.S. Department of Energy to build new EV plant

U.S. electric off-roader manufacturer, Rivian, has announced a conditional loan worth up to $6.6 billion, committed to by the U.S. Department of Energy. The loan is designed to accelerate the growth of EV design, development,...

Mercedes-owned YASA partners with Lamborghini, creating electric drive motors

Electric motor technology firm YASA, which began as a spin out from Oxford University before growing and being acquired by Mercedes-Benz AG back in 2021, has had an ongoing partnership with Automobili Lamborghini since...

Mercedes-Benz details its future electric drivetrain, capable of over 460 miles between charges

Ahead of the updated Mercedes-Benz CLA reveal, which arrives next year and will have the option of a fully-electric powertrain for the first time, the manufacturer has given more details on the all-new EV...
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State of Michigan partners with Electreon and Xos to bring wireless charging to fleet EVs

The U.S. State of Michigan has announced a new partnership with wireless EV charging specialists, Electreon, and commercial fleet electrifiers, Xon. The partnership will help deliver wireless charging solutions for commercial EV fleets within Michigan,...

Rivian and Volkswagen launch their joint venture

Having already been in the works since the summer, Rivian and Volkswagen's EV-related joint venture has been launched, in a deal worth $5.8 billion - up from the $5 billion originally announced during the...

UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre grants funding to five new sustainable transport projects

Five UK-based projects on sustainable transport have been granted funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)'s Academic Advisory Group and the UK's Department for Business and Trade. These so-called 'Feasibility Sprint' projects are designed to...

Rimac Technology partners with new Saudi EV brand Ceer, to supply EV drive systems

Saudi Arabia's first EV brand, Ceer, a collaboration between the nation's sovereign wealth fund and Foxconn, is set to release a number of BEVs for sale across the Middle East and North African region,...

Rimac begins production at new campus, with phase one complete

EV and battery tech manufacturer, Rimac Group, has completed the first phase of its new campus, located in its home territory of Croatia. This first phase, which has come from a total investment of around...

Vianode’s new synthetic graphite plant to produce enough annual material for 30,000 EV batteries

Norwegian EV battery material specialists, Vianode, has opened a mass-scale synthetic graphite anode plant in the country, the first of its kind for the firm. Graphite is a key material in lithium-ion batteries, the battery...

GM ditches the Ultium battery solution, to increase profitability of its EV offerings

At a GM investment event, the automotive manufacturer confirmed that it will drop its one battery for all EVs strategy, Ultium, in favour of differing battery cells depending on the model. The Ultium platform has...

Zeekr EVs enter Norwegian market, as its European operations expand

Geely-owned premium EV manufacturer, Zeekr, is launching in Norway this month - becoming the third European territory to take delivery of the EVs. The fully-electric models on offer will include the Zeekr 001, and Zeekr...

Adam Wood appointed MD of Renault UK, as brand’s electrification continues

Adam Wood has newly been appointed as the Managing Director of Renault Group UK, as of October. It marks a return to Renault for Wood, who after previously leaving Renault Group back in 2021, worked...

EU votes in favour of China-made EV tariffs, but opposition remains

Proposed increased tariffs from on imported China-made electric vehicles to the EU are now set to be imposed, after 10 member states backed the motion, which will see tariffs of up to 45%, depending...

Kia opens its first EV-only production facility

Kia has opened its first car plant dedicated to producing EVs, in its home territory of South Korea. The site, named the Gwangmyeong EVO Plant, will have the capacity to produce 150,000 electric cars annually,...

EV charging stations bring external economic benefits, MIT study finds

A study carried out by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which focussed on EV charging stations in the state of California, found that EV chargers can effectively pay for themselves, with the spending...
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