DHL Orders Some Volvo Electric Trucks
All over the world, if you want to get something there fast (especially documents), DHL are usually the folks to go to. Americans might not know how big they are, largely because the yellow vans disappeared from our roads in…
Dutch BEV Sales Up 98%, Tailpipe Vehicles Down 19% In April 2022
The Dutch electric car (BEV) market continued its recovery in April as it started to do in Q1, up from the weak 2021 performance. The sales nearly doubled to 4,717 BEV sales compared to the same month last year. The…
Let’s Stay Committed To Our Climate Ambitions – Repower EU Makes A Step Forward By Supporting Electric Fleets
AVERE, the association for electromobility, welcomes the publication of REPowerEU and its objectives to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. We must remember that there is a direct correlation between phasing out ICE vehicles which run on fossil fuel…
ŠKODA AUTO Launches Production Of MEB Battery Systems At Mladá Boleslav Headquarters
› Next strategic milestone reached in transforming the Czech Republic from an automotive location into an electromobility hub › Around 130 million euros invested in the new production line › The Mladá Boleslav plant is the only European production facility…
Hydrovolt Launches Europe’s Largest EV Battery Recycling Plant
Hydrovolt, the EV battery recycling joint venture between Northvolt and Hydro (an aluminum company), on May 15 officially commenced commercial recycling operations at its plant in Fredrikstad, Norway. The plant starts commercial operations less than two years after the announcement…
Daimler Buses Wants To Sell Only Electric City Buses From 2030
Daimler Buses wants to offer CO2-neutral vehicles in all segments in Europe and Latin America by 2030 and only sell all-electric vehicles for city buses in Europe. To achieve this, there will be a new series and updates for existing…
Vienna To Stop Buying Combustion Vehicles From 2025
The City of Vienna will no longer procure any new petrol or diesel vehicles for the municipal fleet from 2025 at the latest. Possible exceptions apply to certain special vehicles for which no CO2-free alternatives are available by then. However,…
Germany May End Hybrid Car Subsidies By 2023, Electric By 2025-Sources
Germany’s economy ministry wants to terminate subsidies for plug-in hybrid cars next year while continuing support for buyers of electric cars for a few more years at a decremental annual pace, sources at the ministry run by the ecologist Greens…
Ford Launches The E-Transit In Europe, Electrifying Business Productivity Globally
Ford announced it has officially started shipping production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe, aligning with its goals to electrify its business globally. The Detroit-based Ford, who recently separated its electric and combustion engine businesses into…
100% Green Power: BMW Group To Use Sustainably Produced Aluminium Wheels From 2024
The BMW Group is stepping up its activities in the field of sustainability and will use cast aluminium wheels produced with 100-percent green power for its BMW and MINI brands from 2024 onwards. For the BMW Group, this is another…
