It is the largest single order for electric refuse collection vehicles in the UK to date. Westminster City Council has ordered 40 eCollect from Dennis Eagle, part of the Terberg Environmental Group. According to the company’s press release, Veolia will operate the vehicles in partnership with Westminster Council. The order comes after the city tested […] More…

The Californian fleet leasing provider Zeeba is procuring almost 250 electric vehicles from Ford. These are a mix of the Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit models. Additionally, Ford will supply Zeeba with AC chargers at various locations in Southern California. The number of charging stations is not specified, but Ford Pro charging stations will […] More…

The BMW i5 is entering the home straight of its series development process with the fine-tuning of its suspension control and driver assistance systems. According to BMW, the world premiere will take place in “a few weeks”. In its statement, BMW confirms that it will offer two variants of the i5 sedan: the BMW i5 […] More…

In Canada, the public fast-charging network for electric cars is to be doubled in the next four years. The charging network operator FLO has received a loan commitment from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to build more than 2,000 new fast charging points at around 400 locations by 2027. The loan amounts to 220 million […] More…

The UK-based companies Biffa and Lunaz signed a fleet electrification and upcycling agreement. Lunaz will help electrify Biffa’s diesel refuse truck fleet over the next decade to electric powertrains through its proprietary upcycling and electrification process and technology. The multi-year-spanning programme will launch with an initial order of up to ten 26-tonne upcycled electric refuse […] More…

In the UK, 18 of the country’s leading charging infrastructure providers have joined forces in a new organisation called ChargeUK. The companies want to invest more than six billion pounds in developing and operating charging infrastructure in the UK by 2030. According to a statement, ChargeUK sees itself as the “voice of EV charging” and […] More…

The city of Boulder, Colorado, has bought an electric fire engine from Rosenbauer. It is not just a first for the city, but also for the US state. The Rosenbauer RTX fire engine is an all-electric vehicle with a diesel range extender. It will most likely be delivered in late 2024 or early 2025. The […] More…

Vitesco Technologies added an additional option to the fourth generation of its fully integrated EMR4 electric axle drive platform: a new rotor without permanent magnets forms the heart of an externally excited synchronous electric machine that does not require rare earth materials. The EMR4 (Electronics Motor Reducer) itself had already been presented by Vitesco in […] More…

Stellantis has secured nickel and cobalt from Australia. The car company entered into a binding agreement with Alliance Nickel (formerly GME Resources) to supply 170,000 tonnes of nickel sulphate and 12,000 tonnes of cobalt sulphate over an initial period of five years. This corresponds to about 40 per cent of the projected annual production of […] More…

California-based electric aircraft start-up Joby Aviation has signed a long-term agreement with Toyota to supply powertrains and other components for its aircraft. These are Joby-developed parts that Toyota manufactures on a contract basis. However, it is not just contract manufacturing, the Japanese have a vested interest in the success of the electric aircraft start-up: Toyota […] More…

Motiv Power Systems is launching the second generation of its electric trucks for medium-duty fleets. It will build on the previous generation will be “engineered to meet today’s fleet needs while embracing the latest EV technology.” It will thus be fitted with a new motor and a new battery system. Motiv provides only few details, […] More…

The two Japanese companies Honda and GS Yuasa are planning a joint battery factory in Japan. Production is said to kick off in 2027. The cell factory is to be built and operated by a joint venture between the two companies that has existed for 14 years. Blue Energy was founded by Honda and GS […] More…

BYD earned more than five times as much in the first quarter of 2023 as in the same period last year. BYD’s net profit rose by 411 per cent to 4.1 billion yuan (about $592 million). Renvenue increased by almost 80 per cent to 120.2 billion yuan. That is the equivalent of $17,4 billion in […] More…