Tag: development

Fastned, the European electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging company, has raised nearly €23 million (£19.7 million/$24.1 million) with the issue of new bonds. In addition, investors have extended over €7 million (£6 million/$7.34 million) worth...

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has opened its Battery Engineering Lab (BEL) in Chattanooga. The plant will test and optimise batteries for all of its electric vehicles (EVs) in the American marketplace.By developing critical battery...

BrightDrop, the technology start-up decarbonising last-mile deliveries that’s owned by General Motors (GM) that’s decarbonising last-mile deliveries, is acquiring fleet optimisation software from Marain Inc., a California-based technology startup.BrightDrop will integrate Marain’s artificial intelligence-powered...

The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) has launched an interactive map that showcases the national economic impact of the United States’ growing domestic electric vehicle (EV)supply chain. The EV investment map uses publicly available data...

Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car manufacturer, has begun delivering new Polestar 2 electric cars to Hertz. This is part of the agreement announced in April 2022, under which Polestar will supply the global...

Charge My Street have announced they have joined Paua, the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) roaming network. The integration onto the roaming network means those using an electric vehicle for business can now take...

Siemens, the global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport and healthcare, has invested $25 million to acquire a minority stake in US-based WiTricity, the US wireless charging technology company. The two companies will...

Tata Motors have announced they have signed an agreement to deliver 10,000 XPRES T electric vehicles to BluSmart Electric Mobility. This order of 10,000 zero-emissions cars makes this the biggest ever fleet order in...

Tusker, the UK’s carbon-neutral car benefits scheme provider, and Diode, a tech start-up that builds tools to make electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure easy to implement, have strengthened their partnership via a newly developed platform....

Yesterday, the European Union (EU) voted to support the ban of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars by 2035 to clean up road transport. The vote, which took place in Strasbourg, France, saw  339...

Wuling, which produce the top selling electric mini in China, the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV, have launched their latest electric vehicle (EV), the Wuling Air EV,  in Jakarta, Indonesia. This model, which is...

According to the latest available Department for Transport (DfT) statistics, included in Volkswagen Financial Services UK’s first electric vehicle (EV) tracking report, the UK is currently ahead of the required adoption curve to meet...

Research by DS Automobiles in the UK has found that owners of electric and hybrid cars feel less stressed while driving than owners of petrol or diesel cars. In a survey of 2,000 drivers,...

Polestar, the Swedish premium electric vehicle (EV) car brand, has announced it will premiere its next car, the Polestar 3 electric performance sports utility vehicle (SUV), in October.The Polestar 3 is the company’s first...

Ford Motor Companyand United Auto Workers (UAW) have announced plans to add more than 6,200 new US manufacturing jobs in the Midwest. Ford plans to convert nearly 3,000 temporary UAW-Ford workers to permanent full-time...

DPD UK, the parcel delivery company, have confirmed that it is now providing an all-electric delivery service to 10 UK towns and cities. The company is aiming for 30 all-electric locations by the end...

Today sees the return of the hugely successful Decarbonisation Summit. The event is delivered by Green.TV Media, the world-leading sustainability multi-media company, in partnership with SSE Energy Solutions.The summit propels a vision for a...

New car registrations in the UK fell by 20.6 percent to 124,394 units in the second weakest May since 1992, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)....

Audi Brussels has announced battery modules and cells for its electric vehicles (EVs) that travel from Hungary to Brussels will be delivered by rail instead of truck. This switch will reduce annual carbon emissions...

Liontown Resources Limited have announced an agreement to supply Tesla with spodumene concentrate from its flagship 100 percent owned Kathleen Valley Lithium Project. The partnership, a full-form Offtake Agreement, will see the Australian-based battery...

Stellantis, a global mobility player with 14 brands including Vauxhall, Peugeot, Fiat, Citroën, Jeep, and Toyota Motor Europe, and Controlled Thermal Resources Ltd. (CTR) have signed a binding offtake agreement. As part of the...

Polestar, the Swedish premium electric vehicle (EV) car brand, has announced its Polestar 2 BST edition 270. It is a limited edition, performance-oriented version of the Polestar 2. Only 270 will be made for...

In celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is unveiling three platinum electric TX taxis. These will be seen in a pageant on Sunday 5 June.The Pageant will see the...

Buick has unveiled the Wildcat EV concept electric vehicle (EV). They say it’s an expression of the brand’s new design direction as it transitions to an all-electric future. This neat looking coupe was developed to...