Germany Amps Up Domestic Battery Production With Massive State Subsidies
Major players in the industry are lining up to get involved in the initiative, and on Tuesday, June 30, German Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier officially awarded the government’s first grant – worth EUR 300 million –…
ABB Provides End-to-End E-Mobility Solution For Swiss National Highways
Swiss energy network operator Primeo Energie and Alpiq E-Mobility have opened their first highway charging stations in Switzerland on the A2 motorway in Inseli and Chilchbuehl Attended by Swiss officials including Jürg Röthlisberger, Director of the Federal Roads Office, the…
Mercedes’ eCitaro G Electric Bus Set To Storm The World Of Clean Public Transit
Mercedes-Benz’s eCitaro G, the latest all-electric bus slated to join the product portfolio of Daimler Buses, is making news around the world once again – two years after being presented for the first time. In these two years, the eCitaro…
World’s 1st Wireless Charging EV Taxi Fleet To Come Up In Oslo
Momentum Dynamics has announced that it will provide its wireless charging system to Jaguar Land Rover vehicles to support the City of Oslo with the world’s first high-powered wireless EV taxi fleet. In a program known as ‘ElectriCity’, Momentum will…
Ford Says 5G Deal With Vodafone Will Speed Up EV Parts Production
Ford has signed a deal with Vodafone Group to install a private 5G network at the automaker’s UK electric-vehicle parts facility in Dunton, near London. Ford said the network could speed up production of EV components. “For a single EV product,…
CityQ’s Enclosed Electric Car-eBike Begins Taking Pre-Orders
As e-bikes continue to explode in popularity and cause a nationwide shortage of the two-wheeled transports, waves of new riders are discovering the benefits of pedaling their way to work without breaking a sweat. And the ability to distance oneself…
UFO Drive Offers EV Fleet Management Software
The electric car rental company UFODrive has launched a fleet management software for electric cars. The Luxembourg-based company already rents electric vehicles in various European cities and now also offers the new software ‘eMobility Fleet Manager’. The end-to-end platform for…
Total And Gaussin Developing World’s 1st Full Electric Aircraft Refueller Transporter
Gaussin and Total are jointly developing the world’s first full electric ART® (Aircraft Refueller Transporter). Planned for the Airbus industrial site in Toulouse, this prototype will be capable of towing two fuel tankers, with a fuel capacity of 30 tons each….
FCA Begins Work At Mirafiori On Vehicle-To-Grid Pilot Project
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced that the COVID-19 outbreak has not put a stop on the world’s largest Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) pilot project, announced in September 2019. Work at the FCA plant in Mirafiori, Italy has begun in partnership with the ENGIE…
EIB Backs USD 219.1 Million Scheme To Support EV Stations In Italy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved financing for a new 487-MW wind project in Spain and a EUR-200-million (USD 219.1m) scheme to support the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in Italy. The beneficiaries were not named…
